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William Demarest

1892 - 1983

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Carl William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 28, 1983) was an American actor, known especially for his supporting roles in screwball comedies by Preston Sturges and as Uncle Charley in the sitcom My Three Sons from 1965-72. Demarest, who frequently played crusty but good-hearted roles, was a prolific film and television actor, appearing in over 140 films, beginning in 1926 and ending in the late 1970s. Before his career in movies, he performed in vaudeville for two decades. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Demarest is the 8,374th most popular actor (down from 7,722nd in 2019), the 12,919th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,418th in 2019) and the 3,933rd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, William Demarest ranks 8,374 out of 13,578. Before her are Laraine Newman, Saki Fujita, Dean Winters, Ann B. Davis, Clea DuVall, and William Moseley. After her are Ilfenesh Hadera, Andy Dick, Paul Douglas, Hudson Leick, Kyle Richards, and James Sie.

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Among people born in 1892, William Demarest ranks 303. Before her are Hugh MacDiarmid, George Barnes, Walter Hagen, Alfred Lunt, Ruth Roland, and Wilhelm Lützow. After her are William Beaudine, Abel Kiviat, Lowell Thomas, Claire Du Brey, Rose McConnell Long, and Hoot Gibson. Among people deceased in 1983, William Demarest ranks 271. Before her are John Le Mesurier, Rezső Somlai, Vic Lindquist, Harold Stephen Black, Alexei Guryshev, and Keith Holyoake. After her are Elisabeth Lutyens, Billy Fury, Ruby Myers, Alice White, Julio Rosales, and Gale Page.

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Among people born in United States, William Demarest ranks 12,923 out of 20,380. Before her are Jane Swift (1965), Dean Winters (1964), Ann B. Davis (1926), Morgan Spurlock (1970), John Scalzi (1969), and Clea DuVall (1977). After her are Jeff Nathanson (1965), Ilfenesh Hadera (1985), Andy Dick (1965), Paul Douglas (1907), Kevin Burnham (1956), and Hudson Leick (1969).

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Among actors born in United States, William Demarest ranks 3,935. Before her are Kim Rhodes (1969), Michael Harney (1956), Laraine Newman (1952), Dean Winters (1964), Ann B. Davis (1926), and Clea DuVall (1977). After her are Ilfenesh Hadera (1985), Andy Dick (1965), Paul Douglas (1907), Hudson Leick (1969), Kyle Richards (1969), and James Sie (1962).

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