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.
Acted in 138
1980s
- 1989
Prehistoric World
Movie
1970s
- 1975
Hustle
Liquor Store Clerk
- 1973
Emperor of the North
Groundhog
- 1972
The Roman Holidays
Gus Holiday (voice) · 13 episodes
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
Store Manager
- 1971
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Cameraman
- 1966
Run, Buddy, Run
Chicken Buyer (uncredited), Sheriff Len Rhodes · 1 episode
- 1965
My Mother the Car
TV
- 1964
The Cara Williams Show
Sweeney · 1 episode
The Patsy
Alec (uncredited)
- 1963
4 for Texas
Alfred
Temple Houston
Speedy Jackson · 2 episodes
Wives and Lovers
Dr. Leon Partridge DDS
- 1962
- 1961
Margie
TV
The Ladies Man
Assistant TV Program Director (uncredited)
- 1960
The Tom Ewell Show
TV
1950s
- 1959
Wichita Town
TV
- 1958
Queen of Outer Space
Lt. Mike Cruze
- 1957
Boots and Saddles
TV
The Delicate Delinquent
William C. Goerner
The Buster Keaton Story
Joe Keaton
- 1956
- 1955
Revenge of the Creature
Lou Gibson
- 1954
- 1953
Roar of the Crowd
Buster Sands
Remains to Be Seen
Delivery Man (uncredited)
- 1952
Flat Top
Willie
Battle Zone
Smitty
The Merry Widow
Marshovian Attache (uncredited)
Just This Once
Caddie Ralph Roberts
Love Is Better Than Ever
Davey
A Girl in Every Port
Seaman McGonegal (uncredited)
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Lt. Jerry O'Neal · 1 episode
Darling, How Could You!
Usher (Uncredited)
Let's Go Navy!
Algernon Hobenocker
- 1950
Louisa
Joe Collins
Belle of Old Mexico
Tommy Mayberry
No Man of Her Own
Jimmy Baker (uncredited)
1940s
- 1949
Chicago Deadline
Pig
- 1948
Sealed Verdict
Stockade Desk Sergeant
So This Is New York
Willis Gilbey
- 1947
Stork Bites Man
Lester
The Fabulous Dorseys
Foggy
- 1946
The Searching Wind
Harry, Male Nurse
The Runaround
Hubert 'Billy' Willis
Joe Palooka, Champ
Mr. Rodney
- 1945
This Love of Ours
Dr. Dailey
Bring on the Girls
Sailor (uncredited)
- 1944
Pin Up Girl
Dud Miller
Four Jills in a Jeep
Heckling Soldier (uncredited)
- 1943
The Gang's All Here
Sgt. Pat Casey
Princess O'Rourke
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Let's Face It
Barney Hilliard
Action in the North Atlantic
Convoy Speaker (uncredited)
She Has What It Takes
Cab Driver (uncredited)
He Hired the Boss
Sailor
Dixie Dugan
Phil (uncredited)
The Hard Way
Bellboy (Uncredited)
- 1942
You Were Never Lovelier
Hotel Acuña Bellboy (uncredited)
Lucky Jordan
Angelo Palacio
For Me and My Gal
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Men of the Sky
Bob 'Sir Galahad' Gladdens
Priorities on Parade
Push Gasper
The Affairs of Martha
Milkman (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Messenger (uncredited)
The Male Animal
Student in Bookstore (uncredited)
This Time for Keeps
Soda Jerk
The Fleet's In
Sailor
Over My Dead Body
Sailor
- 1941
Louisiana Purchase
Bellhop (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
Orchestra Trombone Player (uncredited)
Harvard Here I Come
Student
Niagara Falls
Bellboy (uncredited)
Caught in the Draft
Colonel's Orderly (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts
Radio Technician
She Knew All the Answers
Messenger Boy
A Shot in the Dark
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- 1940
Too Many Husbands
Elevator Operator
Granny Get Your Gun
Frightened Motorist
Brother Rat and a Baby
Talking Cadet in Trouble
1930s
- 1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Bellboy (uncredited)
Legion of Lost Flyers
Blinky, the Radioman
Golden Boy
Arena Call Boy
Blondie Takes a Vacation
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Good Girls Go to Paris
Student (uncredited)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Page
Three Texas Steers
Hotel Desk Clerk
Appearances3
1980s
- 1989
Son of Dinosaurs
Self
- 1985
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs
Himself
1960s
- 1968
