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William Forrest

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William Forrest (October 10, 1902 – January 26, 1989) was an American theatre, film, and television actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1939 and 1977. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and died in Santa Monica, California.

Born

Oct 10, 1902

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

Jan 26, 1989

Known For

Acting

Movies

148 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.3

movie

Known For

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1947

as Dr. Rogers (uncredited)
Laura

Laura

1944

as Important Client (uncredited)
Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success

1957

as Sen. Harvey Walker (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

1959

as Gen. Steve Hurlburt
Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948

as Reporter (uncredited)
One-Eyed Jacks

One-Eyed Jacks

1961

as Banker
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as Officer (uncredited)
Tarzan's New York Adventure

Tarzan's New York Adventure

1942

as Inspector at Airport (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Senator (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Adjutant (uncredited)
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
1947 • as Dr. Rogers (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Laura
Laura
1944 • as Important Client (uncredited)
★ 7.6
Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success
1957 • as Sen. Harvey Walker (uncredited)
★ 7.6
The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers
1959 • as Gen. Steve Hurlburt
★ 6.9
Fort Apache
Fort Apache
1948 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 7.0
One-Eyed Jacks
One-Eyed Jacks
1961 • as Banker
★ 6.7
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941 • as Officer (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington
1944 • as Clinton (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Deadline - U.S.A.
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952 • as Mr. Greene (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942 • as Inspector at Airport (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 • as Senator (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 • as Guard Captain (uncredited)
★ 6.5
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 • as Adjutant (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Invaders from Mars
Invaders from Mars
1953 • as Colonel Mayberry
★ 5.9
Spy Smasher
Spy Smasher
1942 • as Thornton (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947 • as Mr. Baldwin (uncredited)
★ 6.9
So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail
1943 • as Major at San Francisco Dock (Uncredited)
★ 5.7
In This Our Life
In This Our Life
1942 • as Forest Ranger
★ 6.9
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
1941 • as Governor's Associate (uncredited)
★ 7.3
The Wings of Eagles
The Wings of Eagles
1957 • as Admiral Gooding (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 • as Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
★ 7.1
The Story of Seabiscuit
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949 • as Thomas Milford
★ 6.0
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam
1964 • as Millard Mellner
★ 6.6
Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning
1946 • as Lt. Col. Simpson (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Monster That Challenged the World
The Monster That Challenged the World
1957 • as Admiral Greenhouse
★ 5.5
You Can't Run Away from It
You Can't Run Away from It
1956 • as Captain (replaced by Russell Hicks) (scenes deleted)
★ 5.4
The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees
1944 • as Lt. Tom Kerrick
★ 6.2
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
1945 • as Movie Director (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Racket
The Racket
1951 • as Head of Crime Commission (uncredited)
★ 6.3
In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime
1949 • as Announcer (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Wake Island
Wake Island
1942
★ 5.8
Band of Angels
Band of Angels
1957 • as Aaron Starr, Amantha's father
★ 6.3
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
1958 • as Dr. Tom (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
1958 • as Tom - The Doctor (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955 • as Simpson (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940 • as Frederick Harper
★ 6.8
It Happened Tomorrow
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
★ 6.8
It Ain't Hay
It Ain't Hay
1943 • as Banker (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Air Force
Air Force
1943 • as Group Commander Jack Harper (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Rage at Dawn
Rage at Dawn
1955 • as Wiilliam Peterson
★ 6.2
God Is My Co-Pilot
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945 • as Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Belles on Their Toes
Belles on Their Toes
1952 • as Col. Putnam (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Walk the Proud Land
Walk the Proud Land
1956 • as Mr. Dennison (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966 • as James Underhill
★ 4.1
The Spirit of West Point
The Spirit of West Point
1947 • as Dr. Felix Blanchard
★ 10.0
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
1943 • as American Newsman (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Hello, Annapolis
Hello, Annapolis
1942 • as Lt. Burns
★ 8.5
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
1971 • as Mr. Wylie
★ 4.2
Pardners
Pardners
1956 • as Hocker (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Devil Ship
Devil Ship
1947 • as Evans
★ 6.5
The Eddie Cantor Story
The Eddie Cantor Story
1953 • as Florenz Ziegfeld
★ 7.5
New York Confidential
New York Confidential
1955 • as Paul Williamson
★ 6.0
Four Jills in a Jeep
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944 • as Officer (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Loving You
Loving You
1957 • as Mr. Jessup
★ 6.1
For God and Country
For God and Country
1943 • as Commander at New Guinea
★ 8.0
Follow the Sun
Follow the Sun
1951
★ 6.2
The Devil On Wheels
The Devil On Wheels
1947 • as Judge Roger Tanner
★ 4.6
The Rose Bowl Story
The Rose Bowl Story
1952 • as James Otis
★ 4.2
Race Street
Race Street
1948 • as Nick Walters
★ 6.0
I'll See You in My Dreams
I'll See You in My Dreams
1951 • as Florenz Ziegfeld
★ 4.9
Respect the Law
Respect the Law
1941 • as Police Lieutenant Edward Macroy
★ 7.0
Moontide
Moontide
1942 • as Well-Dressed Man in Bar (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Hard Way
The Hard Way
1943 • as 'Uncle Edward Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
★ 6.5
Trail of the Yukon
Trail of the Yukon
1949 • as Dawson
★ 7.5
Flight to Mars
Flight to Mars
1951 • as General (uncredited)
★ 5.2
Road to Alcatraz
Road to Alcatraz
1945 • as Charles Cantrell
★ 9.0
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
★ 7.1
The Good Humor Man
The Good Humor Man
1950 • as Mr. Lankford (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Nobody Lives Forever
Nobody Lives Forever
1946 • as Mr. Johnson, District Attorney's Aide (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941 • as Vic Hilton
★ 6.1
The Devil's Henchmen
The Devil's Henchmen
1949 • as Anderson
★ 7.5
Spy Ship
Spy Ship
1942 • as Martin Oster
★ 7.0
A Date with the Falcon
A Date with the Falcon
1942 • as Ward (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Blondie in Society
Blondie in Society
1941 • as Andrews, a Dog Shopper (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940 • as Arthur Trent
★ 6.4
Wilson
Wilson
1944 • as Minor Role (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Sarge Goes to College
Sarge Goes to College
1947 • as Col. Winters
★ 4.5
Francis in the Navy
Francis in the Navy
1955 • as Admiral
★ 5.6
Winning of the West
Winning of the West
1953 • as John Randolph
★ 6.0
The Guilt of Janet Ames
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947 • as (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Keep 'Em Flying
Keep 'Em Flying
1941 • as Colonel
★ 6.2
Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys
1944 • as Col. Edward Dobbs (uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947 • as Lance Fowler
★ 6.5
The Sea Hornet
The Sea Hornet
1951 • as Lt. Commander
★ 6.0
Salty O'Rourke
Salty O'Rourke
1945 • as Racing Secretary
★ 6.0
My Favorite Spy
My Favorite Spy
1942 • as Captain Green
★ 5.7
The November Plan
The November Plan
1977 • as Noel Crosman, Sr.
★ 7.0
Girls of the Big House
Girls of the Big House
1945 • as District Attorney
★ 7.5
Doctors Don't Tell
Doctors Don't Tell
1941
★ 5.2
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943 • as Secretary of Internal Affairs [Chs. 8-12]
★ 5.7
Hunt the Man Down
Hunt the Man Down
1950 • as J.P. Knight (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Mystery in Mexico
Mystery in Mexico
1948 • as Insurance Company Boss
★ 6.0
The Man Who Talked Too Much
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940 • as Federal District Attorney F.R. Greene
★ 6.4
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
1943 • as Commander Manning (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
1943 • as Commander Manning
★ 6.2
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby
1941
★ 6.3
Trapped by Boston Blackie
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948 • as Mason Carter
★ 6.9
Blondie in the Dough
Blondie in the Dough
1947 • as Robert " Bob " Dixon
★ 6.5
Meet Me on Broadway
Meet Me on Broadway
1946 • as Dwight Ferris (uncredited)
★ 8.5
The Senator Was Indiscreet
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947 • as U.S. Officer
★ 6.3
Reconnaissance Pilot
Reconnaissance Pilot
1943 • as Colonel Henry
★ 7.0
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
1945 • as Sauter (as Bill Forrest)
★ 5.5
Joe Smith, American
Joe Smith, American
1942 • as August 'Gus' Stoffen
★ 6.5
Gangs of Chicago
Gangs of Chicago
1940
★ 5.8
Abroad with Two Yanks
Abroad with Two Yanks
1944 • as Col. Hart
★ 6.7
Strange Affair
Strange Affair
1944 • as Superintendent Reynolds (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Alice in Movieland
Alice in Movieland
1940 • as 2nd Director (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Gangs of the Waterfront
Gangs of the Waterfront
1945 • as Dist. Atty. Brady
★ 7.5
Here Come the Waves
Here Come the Waves
1944 • as Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
★ 5.3
The Gentleman from Nowhere
The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948 • as Henry Thompson
★ 7.5
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943 • as Thurston
★ 6.5
Three Daring Daughters
Three Daring Daughters
1948 • as Ship Captain (uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Pittsburgh Kid
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941 • as (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin'
1955 • as Mr. Dullaby (uncredited)
★ 5.7
movie
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
1944 • as Major
Night Without Sleep
Night Without Sleep
1952 • as Mr. Carter (Uncredited)
★ 5.8
Square Dance Katy
Square Dance Katy
1950 • as Businessman
★ 4.0
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
1958 • as Governor
★ 6.5
Purity Squad
Purity Squad
1945 • as Dr. Cooper (uncredited)
★ 7.7
Pardon My Stripes
Pardon My Stripes
1942 • as Prosecutor (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Meet the Stewarts
Meet the Stewarts
1942 • as Country Club Lunch Guest (uncredited)
★ 5.2
The Doughgirls
The Doughgirls
1944 • as Forbes
★ 7.3
The Well Groomed Bride
The Well Groomed Bride
1946 • as James Smith
★ 5.7
Alias a Gentleman
Alias a Gentleman
1948 • as Carruthers
★ 6.8
Gasoline Alley
Gasoline Alley
1951 • as Hacker
★ 5.8
Flight for Freedom
Flight for Freedom
1943 • as Vice-Consul (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Meet the Governor
Meet the Governor
1955 • as Mr. Green
★ 6.0
Spy Smasher Returns
Spy Smasher Returns
1966 • as Gerald Douglas (uncredited)
★ 8.3
movie
Sakima and the Masked Marvel
1966 • as Martin Crane (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Flight from Destiny
Flight from Destiny
1941 • as Prentiss
★ 5.8
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
1948 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 4.2
Priorities on Parade
Priorities on Parade
1942 • as Col. Reeves
★ 7.0
Mug Town
Mug Town
1942 • as District Attorney
★ 8.5
The Secret Seven
The Secret Seven
1940 • as Mr. Brooks
★ 10.0
Tars and Spars
Tars and Spars
1946 • as Commander (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Arson, Inc.
Arson, Inc.
1949 • as Deputy Fire Chief / Narrator
★ 5.5
Women in Hiding
Women in Hiding
1940 • as Investigator (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Blind Spot
Blind Spot
1947 • as Henry Small
★ 5.3
Private Eyes
Private Eyes
1953 • as John Graham
★ 7.8
movie
Fighter Combat Formation: Attacks and Escorts
1944 • as Colonel
Of Pups and Puzzles
Of Pups and Puzzles
1941 • as Psychologist (uncredited)
★ 7.2
movie
Doctor Jim
1947 • as Major
★ 8.0
The Masked Marvel
The Masked Marvel
1943 • as Martin Crane
★ 5.5
Behind City Lights
Behind City Lights
1945 • as Detective Peterson
★ 7.0
Smuggler's Gold
Smuggler's Gold
1951 • as Arthur Rayburn
★ 7.0
movie
Fashion Horizons
1940
★ 4.0
The Caribbean Mystery
The Caribbean Mystery
1945 • as Col. Lane
★ 6.7