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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

0.4

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)
Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948

as Reporter (uncredited)
One-Eyed Jacks

One-Eyed Jacks

1961

as Banker
The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

1959

as Gen. Steve Hurlburt
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as Officer (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Adjutant (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Senator (uncredited)
Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

1941

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