Dave Willock

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

162

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

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Munsters

    The Munsters

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • 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 Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • 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

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Alias Smith and Jones

    Alias Smith and Jones

  • Hellzapoppin'

    Hellzapoppin'

  • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • Hustle

    Hustle

  • Battle Zone

    Battle Zone

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • For Me and My Gal

    For Me and My Gal

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • Roadblock

    Roadblock

  • Nanny and the Professor

    Nanny and the Professor

  • Lucky Jordan

    Lucky Jordan

  • Emperor of the North

    Emperor of the North

  • The Gang's All Here

    The Gang's All Here

  • Cracked Nuts

    Cracked Nuts

  • Brother Rat and a Baby

    Brother Rat and a Baby

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • You Were Never Lovelier

    You Were Never Lovelier

  • Wacky Races

    Wacky Races

  • The Sunrise Gun

    The Sunrise Gun

  • Flat Top

    Flat Top

  • Let's Go Navy!

    Let's Go Navy!

  • Granny Get Your Gun

    Granny Get Your Gun

  • So This Is New York

    So This Is New York

  • Princess O'Rourke

    Princess O'Rourke

  • Not for Hire

    Not for Hire

  • Run, Buddy, Run

    Run, Buddy, Run

  • Run, Buddy, Run

    Run, Buddy, Run

  • Run, Buddy, Run

    Run, Buddy, Run

  • Pin Up Girl

    Pin Up Girl

  • Temple Houston

    Temple Houston

  • Just This Once

    Just This Once

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • Stagecoach West

    Stagecoach West

  • Stagecoach West

    Stagecoach West

  • Wichita Town

    Wichita Town

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Lone Wolf

    The Lone Wolf

  • Send Me No Flowers

    Send Me No Flowers

  • Mr. District Attorney

    Mr. District Attorney

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • This Love of Ours

    This Love of Ours

  • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

  • Spellbound

    Spellbound

  • The Runaround

    The Runaround

  • Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs

    Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs

  • The Immortal

    The Immortal

  • Son of Dinosaurs

    Son of Dinosaurs

  • Wives and Lovers

    Wives and Lovers

  • My Mother the Car

    My Mother the Car

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • The Delicate Delinquent

    The Delicate Delinquent

  • The Roman Holidays

    The Roman Holidays

  • Now You See Him, Now You Don't

    Now You See Him, Now You Don't

  • Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

    Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

  • Frankie and Johnny

    Frankie and Johnny

  • The Cara Williams Show

    The Cara Williams Show

  • The Cara Williams Show

    The Cara Williams Show

  • The Male Animal

    The Male Animal

  • Boots and Saddles

    Boots and Saddles

  • Belle of Old Mexico

    Belle of Old Mexico

  • The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

    The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

  • Earthed 2 - Never Enough Dirt

    Earthed 2 - Never Enough Dirt

  • Revenge of the Creature

    Revenge of the Creature

  • The Ladies Man

    The Ladies Man

  • The Tom Ewell Show

    The Tom Ewell Show

  • It Came from Outer Space

    It Came from Outer Space

  • The Legend of Lylah Clare

    The Legend of Lylah Clare

  • The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • 4 for Texas

    4 for Texas

  • No Man of Her Own

    No Man of Her Own

  • Action in the North Atlantic

    Action in the North Atlantic

  • The Patsy

    The Patsy

  • Golden Boy

    Golden Boy

  • Margie

    Margie

  • State of the Union

    State of the Union

  • Harvard Here I Come

    Harvard Here I Come

  • The Searching Wind

    The Searching Wind

  • The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

  • Louisa

    Louisa

  • Too Many Husbands

    Too Many Husbands

  • Queen of Outer Space

    Queen of Outer Space

  • Black Friday

    Black Friday

  • Good Girls Go to Paris

    Good Girls Go to Paris

  • The Grissom Gang

    The Grissom Gang

  • She Knew All the Answers

    She Knew All the Answers

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

  • Caught in the Draft

    Caught in the Draft

  • The Fabulous Dorseys

    The Fabulous Dorseys

  • S.O.S Tidal Wave

    S.O.S Tidal Wave

  • Ten Seconds to Hell

    Ten Seconds to Hell

  • The Buster Keaton Story

    The Buster Keaton Story

  • Three Texas Steers

    Three Texas Steers

  • Chicago Deadline

    Chicago Deadline

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

  • Niagara Falls

    Niagara Falls

  • Sealed Verdict

    Sealed Verdict

  • A Girl in Every Port

    A Girl in Every Port

  • Dixie Dugan

    Dixie Dugan

  • Love Is Better Than Ever

    Love Is Better Than Ever

  • The Fleet's In

    The Fleet's In

  • The Affairs of Martha

    The Affairs of Martha

  • Remains to Be Seen

    Remains to Be Seen

  • Men of the Sky

    Men of the Sky

  • Four Jills in a Jeep

    Four Jills in a Jeep

  • Over My Dead Body

    Over My Dead Body

  • A Shot in the Dark

    A Shot in the Dark

  • Blondie Takes a Vacation

    Blondie Takes a Vacation

  • Prehistoric World

    Prehistoric World

  • Two Yanks in Trinidad

    Two Yanks in Trinidad

  • Stork Bites Man

    Stork Bites Man

  • Bring on the Girls

    Bring on the Girls

  • He Hired the Boss

    He Hired the Boss

  • Darling, How Could You!

    Darling, How Could You!

  • Let's Face It

    Let's Face It

  • This Time for Keeps

    This Time for Keeps

  • Michael O'Hara the Fourth

    Michael O'Hara the Fourth

  • Legion of Lost Flyers

    Legion of Lost Flyers

  • Frisco Lil

    Frisco Lil

  • Priorities on Parade

    Priorities on Parade

  • Joe Palooka, Champ

    Joe Palooka, Champ

  • Roar of the Crowd

    Roar of the Crowd

  • She Has What It Takes

    She Has What It Takes