Dave Willock

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

161

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-08-13

Day of death

1990-11-12 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Dave Willock

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dave Willock (August 13, 1909 – November 12, 1990) was an American character actor. Willock appeared in 181 films and television series from 1939 to 1989. Born in 1909, Willock began his professional career in vaudeville in 1931, teaming with his boyhood friend Jack Carson in a comedy song and dance routine. For a time in the mid-1930s he was a reporter and editor for a Milwaukee newspaper. He first appeared on screen in Good Girls Go to Paris (1939), in an uncredited bit part. He teamed with Carson again when Carson invited him to write for his radio show; Willock wrote and played the part of Carson's nephew Tugwell on The Jack Carson Show from 1943–1949. Willock and Cliff Arquette had their own radio and television shows in the early 1950s. Both versions were called Dave and Charley; the radio version was heard circa 1950, but the television version of it was on the air for only three months in early 1952. In the 1961–1962 season, he played Harvey Clayton, father of the 1920s teenager Margie Clayton, portrayed by Cynthia Pepper in ABC's Margie. He appeared on an episode of Dragnet as an ex-vaudevillean who is cheated out of $9,000 that he found on a sidewalk. In 1966, he had an uncredited role as the bartender in the Elvis Presley vehicle Frankie and Johnny. Willock is probably most familiar to modern audiences from his performance as Baby Jane Hudson's father in the opening scenes of the cult classic What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962). He played seven different characters on CBS's Green Acres with Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor, mostly portraying clerks or elevator operators. Willock also did voice acting for animated roles, such as the offscreen narrator on Wacky Races (1968) and as father Augustus "Gus" Holiday on The Roman Holidays (1972). He appeared in a television commercial for "The Great American Soups", directed by American satirist Stan Freberg, alongside tap-dancing star Ann Miller. He died of complications due to stroke on November 12, 1990 at the age of 81. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. For his contribution to the television industry, Dave Willock has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6358 Hollywood Boulevard.

Known For

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • The Munsters

    The Munsters

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alias Smith and Jones

    Alias Smith and Jones

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • Wacky Races

    Wacky Races

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • Golden Boy

    Golden Boy

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • The Runaround

    The Runaround

  • Hustle

    Hustle

  • Battle Zone

    Battle Zone

  • Chicago Deadline

    Chicago Deadline

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

  • Nanny and the Professor

    Nanny and the Professor

  • Stagecoach West

    Stagecoach West

  • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

  • Niagara Falls

    Niagara Falls

  • The Patsy

    The Patsy

  • Hellzapoppin'

    Hellzapoppin'

  • The Lone Wolf

    The Lone Wolf

  • Roadblock

    Roadblock

  • Black Friday

    Black Friday

  • Cracked Nuts

    Cracked Nuts

  • Lucky Jordan

    Lucky Jordan

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Queen of Outer Space

    Queen of Outer Space

  • Temple Houston

    Temple Houston

  • My Mother the Car

    My Mother the Car

  • Spellbound

    Spellbound

  • The Immortal

    The Immortal

  • Wichita Town

    Wichita Town

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • Frankie and Johnny

    Frankie and Johnny

  • Flat Top

    Flat Top

  • Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

    Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

  • 4 for Texas

    4 for Texas

  • Now You See Him, Now You Don't

    Now You See Him, Now You Don't

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Ladies Man

    The Ladies Man

  • Emperor of the North

    Emperor of the North

  • Remains to Be Seen

    Remains to Be Seen

  • The Tom Ewell Show

    The Tom Ewell Show

  • A Girl in Every Port

    A Girl in Every Port

  • The Buster Keaton Story

    The Buster Keaton Story

  • The Fabulous Dorseys

    The Fabulous Dorseys

  • State of the Union

    State of the Union

  • It Came from Outer Space

    It Came from Outer Space

  • The Affairs of Martha

    The Affairs of Martha

  • The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

    The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

  • Three Texas Steers

    Three Texas Steers

  • Revenge of the Creature

    Revenge of the Creature

  • No Man of Her Own

    No Man of Her Own

  • For Me and My Gal

    For Me and My Gal

  • Not for Hire

    Not for Hire

  • The Cara Williams Show

    The Cara Williams Show

  • The Cara Williams Show

    The Cara Williams Show

  • A Shot in the Dark

    A Shot in the Dark

  • Ten Seconds to Hell

    Ten Seconds to Hell

  • S.O.S Tidal Wave

    S.O.S Tidal Wave

  • Michael O'Hara the Fourth

    Michael O'Hara the Fourth

  • Stork Bites Man

    Stork Bites Man

  • The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

  • Run, Buddy, Run

    Run, Buddy, Run

  • Run, Buddy, Run

    Run, Buddy, Run

  • Run, Buddy, Run

    Run, Buddy, Run

  • Action in the North Atlantic

    Action in the North Atlantic

  • Too Many Husbands

    Too Many Husbands

  • The Male Animal

    The Male Animal

  • You Were Never Lovelier

    You Were Never Lovelier

  • Legion of Lost Flyers

    Legion of Lost Flyers

  • The Fleet's In

    The Fleet's In

  • Princess O'Rourke

    Princess O'Rourke

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

  • Good Girls Go to Paris

    Good Girls Go to Paris

  • He Hired the Boss

    He Hired the Boss

  • The Delicate Delinquent

    The Delicate Delinquent

  • Darling, How Could You!

    Darling, How Could You!

  • Boots and Saddles

    Boots and Saddles

  • The Legend of Lylah Clare

    The Legend of Lylah Clare

  • The Grissom Gang

    The Grissom Gang

  • Let's Face It

    Let's Face It

  • Love Is Better Than Ever

    Love Is Better Than Ever

  • The Roman Holidays

    The Roman Holidays

  • So This Is New York

    So This Is New York

  • Son of Dinosaurs

    Son of Dinosaurs

  • Men of the Sky

    Men of the Sky

  • Caught in the Draft

    Caught in the Draft

  • Belle of Old Mexico

    Belle of Old Mexico

  • She Knew All the Answers

    She Knew All the Answers

  • She Has What It Takes

    She Has What It Takes

  • Send Me No Flowers

    Send Me No Flowers

  • Just This Once

    Just This Once

  • Four Jills in a Jeep

    Four Jills in a Jeep

  • Blondie Takes a Vacation

    Blondie Takes a Vacation

  • Priorities on Parade

    Priorities on Parade

  • The Gang's All Here

    The Gang's All Here

  • Mr. District Attorney

    Mr. District Attorney

  • Let's Go Navy!

    Let's Go Navy!

  • This Love of Ours

    This Love of Ours

  • Over My Dead Body

    Over My Dead Body

  • Margie

    Margie

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs

    Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs

  • Louisa

    Louisa

  • Brother Rat and a Baby

    Brother Rat and a Baby

  • Harvard Here I Come

    Harvard Here I Come

  • The Sunrise Gun

    The Sunrise Gun

  • Bring on the Girls

    Bring on the Girls

  • Granny Get Your Gun

    Granny Get Your Gun

  • Pin Up Girl

    Pin Up Girl

  • The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

  • Frisco Lil

    Frisco Lil

  • Wives and Lovers

    Wives and Lovers

  • Joe Palooka, Champ

    Joe Palooka, Champ

  • This Time for Keeps

    This Time for Keeps

  • Two Yanks in Trinidad

    Two Yanks in Trinidad

  • The Searching Wind

    The Searching Wind

  • Sealed Verdict

    Sealed Verdict

  • Prehistoric World

    Prehistoric World

  • Dixie Dugan

    Dixie Dugan

  • Roar of the Crowd

    Roar of the Crowd

  • Earthed 2 - Never Enough Dirt

    Earthed 2 - Never Enough Dirt