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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

0.3

movie

Known For

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1947

as Dr. Rogers (uncredited)
Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success

1957

as Sen. Harvey Walker (uncredited)
Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948

as Reporter (uncredited)
Laura

Laura

1944

as Important Client (uncredited)
One-Eyed Jacks

One-Eyed Jacks

1961

as Banker
The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

1959

as Gen. Steve Hurlburt
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Senator (uncredited)
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as Officer (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Adjutant (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947

as Mr. Baldwin (uncredited)
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
1947 • as Dr. Rogers (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Spy Smasher
Spy Smasher
1942 • as Thornton (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington
1944 • as Clinton (uncredited)
★ 6.8
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
Laura
Laura
1944 • as Important Client (uncredited)
★ 7.6
One-Eyed Jacks
One-Eyed Jacks
1961 • as Banker
★ 6.7
Devil Ship
Devil Ship
1947 • as Evans
★ 6.5
Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 • as Guard Captain (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers
1959 • as Gen. Steve Hurlburt
★ 6.9
In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime
1949 • as Announcer (uncredited)
★ 6.8
So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail
1943 • as Major at San Francisco Dock (Uncredited)
★ 5.7
Deadline - U.S.A.
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952 • as Mr. Greene (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 • as Senator (uncredited)
★ 6.7
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
Hello, Annapolis
Hello, Annapolis
1942 • as Lt. Burns
★ 8.5
The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees
1944 • as Lt. Tom Kerrick
★ 6.2
In This Our Life
In This Our Life
1942 • as Forest Ranger
★ 6.9
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947 • as Mr. Baldwin (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning
1946 • as Lt. Col. Simpson (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam
1964 • as Millard Mellner
★ 6.6
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
1941 • as Governor's Associate (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Invaders from Mars
Invaders from Mars
1953 • as Col. Mayberry
★ 5.9
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 • as Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
★ 7.1
The Devil's Henchmen
The Devil's Henchmen
1949 • as Anderson
★ 7.5
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955 • as Simpson (uncredited)
★ 6.2
God Is My Co-Pilot
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945 • as Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
1945 • as Movie Director (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942 • as Inspector at Airport (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Devil On Wheels
The Devil On Wheels
1947 • as Judge Roger Tanner
★ 4.6
The Wings of Eagles
The Wings of Eagles
1957 • as Admiral Gooding (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Respect the Law
Respect the Law
1941 • as Police Lieutenant Edward Macroy
★ 7.0
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
The Story of Seabiscuit
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949 • as Thomas Milford
★ 6.0
Band of Angels
Band of Angels
1957 • as Aaron Starr, Amantha's father
★ 6.3
The Monster That Challenged the World
The Monster That Challenged the World
1957 • as Admiral Greenhouse
★ 5.5
Walk the Proud Land
Walk the Proud Land
1956 • as Mr. Dennison (uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Racket
The Racket
1951 • as Head of Crime Commission (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940 • as Frederick Harper
★ 6.8
Road to Alcatraz
Road to Alcatraz
1945 • as Charles Cantrell
★ 9.0
Pardners
Pardners
1956 • as Hocker (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Follow the Sun
Follow the Sun
1951
★ 6.2
Salty O'Rourke
Salty O'Rourke
1945 • as Racing Secretary
★ 6.0
Loving You
Loving You
1957 • as Mr. Jessup
★ 6.1
Girls of the Big House
Girls of the Big House
1945 • as District Attorney
★ 7.5
Winning of the West
Winning of the West
1953 • as John Randolph
★ 6.0
Belles on Their Toes
Belles on Their Toes
1952 • as Col. Putnam (uncredited)
★ 7.1
New York Confidential
New York Confidential
1955 • as Paul Williamson
★ 6.0
Air Force
Air Force
1943 • as Group Commander Jack Harper (uncredited)
★ 6.5
For God and Country
For God and Country
1943 • as Commander at New Guinea
★ 8.0
The Hard Way
The Hard Way
1943 • as 'Uncle Edward Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
★ 6.5
Wake Island
Wake Island
1942
★ 5.8
Nobody Lives Forever
Nobody Lives Forever
1946 • as Mr. Johnson, District Attorney's Aide (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947 • as Lance Fowler
★ 6.5
Rage at Dawn
Rage at Dawn
1955 • as Wiilliam Peterson
★ 6.2
Moontide
Moontide
1942 • as Well-Dressed Man in Bar (uncredited)
★ 6.4
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
Pardon My Stripes
Pardon My Stripes
1942 • as Prosecutor (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
1943 • as American Newsman (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Night Without Sleep
Night Without Sleep
1952 • as Mr. Carter (Uncredited)
★ 5.8
Blondie in Society
Blondie in Society
1941 • as Andrews, a Dog Shopper (uncredited)
★ 6.4
It Ain't Hay
It Ain't Hay
1943 • as Banker (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966 • as James Underhill
★ 4.1
Keep 'Em Flying
Keep 'Em Flying
1941 • as Colonel
★ 6.2
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
★ 7.1
Reconnaissance Pilot
Reconnaissance Pilot
1943 • as Colonel Henry
★ 7.0
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
1971 • as Mr. Wylie
★ 4.2
Flight to Mars
Flight to Mars
1951 • as General (uncredited)
★ 5.2
Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin'
1955 • as Mr. Dullaby (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Abroad with Two Yanks
Abroad with Two Yanks
1944 • as Col. Hart
★ 6.7
Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys
1944 • as Col. Edward Dobbs (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Doctors Don't Tell
Doctors Don't Tell
1941
★ 5.2
Purity Squad
Purity Squad
1945 • as Dr. Cooper (uncredited)
★ 7.7
A Date with the Falcon
A Date with the Falcon
1942 • as Ward (uncredited)
★ 6.4
It Happened Tomorrow
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
★ 6.8
Francis in the Navy
Francis in the Navy
1955 • as Admiral
★ 5.6
The Rose Bowl Story
The Rose Bowl Story
1952 • as James Otis
★ 4.2
I'll See You in My Dreams
I'll See You in My Dreams
1951 • as Florenz Ziegfeld
★ 4.9
Trapped by Boston Blackie
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948 • as Mason Carter
★ 6.9
Here Come the Waves
Here Come the Waves
1944 • as Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Sarge Goes to College
Sarge Goes to College
1947 • as Col. Winters
★ 4.5
Hunt the Man Down
Hunt the Man Down
1950 • as J.P. Knight (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Four Jills in a Jeep
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944 • as Officer (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Wilson
Wilson
1944 • as Minor Role (uncredited)
★ 5.6
The November Plan
The November Plan
1977 • as Noel Crosman, Sr.
★ 7.0
The Guilt of Janet Ames
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947 • as (uncredited)
★ 5.8
The Eddie Cantor Story
The Eddie Cantor Story
1953 • as Florenz Ziegfeld
★ 7.5
The Good Humor Man
The Good Humor Man
1950 • as Mr. Lankford (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Spirit of West Point
The Spirit of West Point
1947 • as Dr. Felix Blanchard
★ 10.0
My Favorite Spy
My Favorite Spy
1942 • as Captain Green
★ 5.7
The Man Who Talked Too Much
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940 • as Federal District Attorney F.R. Greene
★ 6.4
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
1945 • as Sauter (as Bill Forrest)
★ 5.5
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943 • as Secretary of Internal Affairs [Chs. 8-12]
★ 5.7
Meet Me on Broadway
Meet Me on Broadway
1946 • as Dwight Ferris (uncredited)
★ 8.5
The Senator Was Indiscreet
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947 • as U.S. Officer
★ 6.3
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943 • as Thurston
★ 6.5
Meet the Stewarts
Meet the Stewarts
1942 • as Country Club Lunch Guest (uncredited)
★ 5.2
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941 • as Vic Hilton
★ 6.1
Race Street
Race Street
1948 • as Nick Walters
★ 6.0
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby
1941
★ 6.3
Strange Affair
Strange Affair
1944 • as Superintendent Reynolds (uncredited)
★ 6.2
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
Gangs of Chicago
Gangs of Chicago
1940
★ 5.8
The Well Groomed Bride
The Well Groomed Bride
1946 • as James Smith
★ 5.7
Gangs of the Waterfront
Gangs of the Waterfront
1945 • as Dist. Atty. Brady
★ 7.5
Spy Ship
Spy Ship
1942 • as Martin Oster
★ 7.0
The Doughgirls
The Doughgirls
1944 • as Forbes
★ 7.3
Trail of the Yukon
Trail of the Yukon
1949 • as Dawson
★ 7.5
Blondie in the Dough
Blondie in the Dough
1947 • as Robert " Bob " Dixon
★ 6.5
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
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
1948 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 4.2
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
1958 • as Governor
★ 6.5
Alias a Gentleman
Alias a Gentleman
1948 • as Carruthers
★ 6.8
The Sea Hornet
The Sea Hornet
1951 • as Lt. Commander
★ 6.0
Mug Town
Mug Town
1942 • as District Attorney
★ 8.5
The Gentleman from Nowhere
The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948 • as Henry Thompson
★ 7.5
Alice in Movieland
Alice in Movieland
1940 • as 2nd Director (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940 • as Arthur Trent
★ 6.4
movie
Sakima and the Masked Marvel
1966 • as Martin Crane (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Blind Spot
Blind Spot
1947 • as Henry Small
★ 5.3
Flight from Destiny
Flight from Destiny
1941 • as Prentiss
★ 5.8
Gasoline Alley
Gasoline Alley
1951 • as Hacker
★ 5.8
Flight for Freedom
Flight for Freedom
1943 • as Vice-Consul (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Of Pups and Puzzles
Of Pups and Puzzles
1941 • as Psychologist (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Joe Smith, American
Joe Smith, American
1942 • as August 'Gus' Stoffen
★ 6.5
Priorities on Parade
Priorities on Parade
1942 • as Col. Reeves
★ 7.0
The Masked Marvel
The Masked Marvel
1943 • as Martin Crane
★ 5.5
Smuggler's Gold
Smuggler's Gold
1951 • as Arthur Rayburn
★ 7.0
Meet the Governor
Meet the Governor
1955 • as Mr. Green
★ 6.0
Spy Smasher Returns
Spy Smasher Returns
1966 • as Gerald Douglas (uncredited)
★ 8.3
Tars and Spars
Tars and Spars
1946 • as Commander (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Behind City Lights
Behind City Lights
1945 • as Detective Peterson
★ 7.0
Arson, Inc.
Arson, Inc.
1949 • as Deputy Fire Chief / Narrator
★ 5.5
Private Eyes
Private Eyes
1953 • as John Graham
★ 7.8
The Caribbean Mystery
The Caribbean Mystery
1945 • as Col. Lane
★ 6.7
Women in Hiding
Women in Hiding
1940 • as Investigator (uncredited)
★ 7.0
movie
Doctor Jim
1947 • as Major
★ 8.0
The Pittsburgh Kid
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941 • as (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Square Dance Katy
Square Dance Katy
1950 • as Businessman
★ 4.0
movie
Fighter Combat Formation: Attacks and Escorts
1944 • as Colonel
The Secret Seven
The Secret Seven
1940 • as Mr. Brooks
★ 10.0
movie
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
1944 • as Major
movie
Fashion Horizons
1940
★ 4.0