Carl William Demarest
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Feb 27, 1892 St. Paul, MN |
| Died | Dec 28, 1983 Palm Springs, CA |
| Age | Died at 91 |
| Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn (Glendale) | |
William Demarest | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1926-1978 |
| Known for | Brooklynese characters; brooding suspicion and tight-lipped sarcasm |
| Top Roles | Carl Griffith, Pa Higgins, Steve Martin, Father Belacchi, Editor Lees Berger |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance, Mystery, Crime |
| Top Topics | Screwball Comedy, Show Business, Romance (Comic) |
| Top Collaborators | Preston Sturges (Director), Byron Foulger, Jimmy Conlin, Chester Conklin |
| Shares birthday with | Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Bennett, Franchot Tone see more.. |
William Demarest Overview:
Character actor, William Demarest, was born Carl William Demarest on Feb 27, 1892 in St. Paul, MN. Demarest appeared in over 165 film and TV roles. His best known films include Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Sullivan's Travels, The Lady Eve, Easy Living, That Darn Cat -- and of course Uncle Charley on TV's My Three Sons (1965-1972). Demarest died at the age of 91 on Dec 28, 1983 in Palm Springs, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn (Glendale) Cemetery in Glendale, CA.
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HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Demarest was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1946 | Best Supporting Actor | The Jolson Story (1946) | Steve Martin | Nominated |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
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William Demarest Quotes:
Sgt. Heppelfinger:
[after Woodrow reveals his discharge and leaves the auditorium] I just wanna tell you one thing, see. I've seen a lot of brave men in my life - that's my business. But what that kid just done took real courage.
George Fury: Who is it?
Melody Jones: That used to be Packard, the Express Company fella.
George Fury: Well that cinched the duck! Now they got a corpus delicti!
Melody Jones: A what?
George Fury: A dead body! That's the way the law says it. Corpus delicti. Means that if they got a corpse, you're delicti! Before this, even if they hung ya, we could have proved it was a mistake.
Sgt. Heppelfinger: I guess you never got to know your father very well, eh?
Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith: Well, not exactly... as he fell the day I was born.
Sgt. Heppelfinger: That's right. It's hard to realize. He was a fine looking fellow. He didn't look anything like you at all.
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George Fury: Who is it?
Melody Jones: That used to be Packard, the Express Company fella.
George Fury: Well that cinched the duck! Now they got a corpus delicti!
Melody Jones: A what?
George Fury: A dead body! That's the way the law says it. Corpus delicti. Means that if they got a corpse, you're delicti! Before this, even if they hung ya, we could have proved it was a mistake.
Sgt. Heppelfinger: I guess you never got to know your father very well, eh?
Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith: Well, not exactly... as he fell the day I was born.
Sgt. Heppelfinger: That's right. It's hard to realize. He was a fine looking fellow. He didn't look anything like you at all.
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