Dave Willock
Born
August 13, 1909
Died
November 12, 1990 (81 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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
Earthed 2 - Never Enough Dirt
Dave Wardell
2005
Son of Dinosaurs
1989
Prehistoric World
1989
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs
Himself
1985
Hustle
Liquor Store Clerk
1975
Emperor of the North
Groundhog
1973
The Streets of San Francisco
Clerk · (1 episode)
1972
The Roman Holidays
Gus Holiday (voice) · (13 episodes)
1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Mr. Burns
1972
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
Store Manager
1972
The Grissom Gang
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
(1 episode)
1971
The Immortal
(1 episode)
1970
Nanny and the Professor
(1 episode)
1970
Love, American Style
Charlie · (1 episode)
1969
Love, American Style
Bob · (1 episode)
1969
Love, American Style
Charley · (1 episode)
1969
Adam-12
George Edwards · (1 episode)
1968
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Regular Performer · (12 episodes)
1968
Wacky Races
Narrator (voice) · (34 episodes)
1968
Run, Buddy, Run
(1 episode)
1966
That Girl
(1 episode)
1966
Frankie and Johnny
Pete (uncredited)
1966
Hogan's Heroes
(1 episode)
1965
Green Acres
George Bennington · (1 episode)
1965
Green Acres
Ticket Agent · (2 episodes)
1965
Green Acres
Larry Lawlor · (1 episode)
1965
Green Acres
Tom Blackwell · (2 episodes)
1965
Green Acres
Mr. McGurney · (1 episode)
1965
Green Acres
Otis Cowan · (1 episode)
1965
Green Acres
Mr. Gordon · (1 episode)
1965
My Mother the Car
(3 episodes)
1965
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Taxi Driver
1964
Send Me No Flowers
Milkman Ernie
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
(1 episode)
1964
The Munsters
(1 episode)
1964
The Cara Williams Show
(1 episode)
1964
The Cara Williams Show
Sweeney · (1 episode)
1964
The Patsy
Alec (uncredited)
1964
4 for Texas
Alfred
1963
Petticoat Junction
Pixley Sheriff · (1 episode)
1963
Petticoat Junction
Touhey Benson · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Buzz Hardy · (1 episode)
1963
Temple Houston
Speedy Jackson · (2 episodes)
1963
Wives and Lovers
Dr. Leon Partridge DDS
1963
Vacation Playhouse
Carl Ryan · (1 episode)
1963
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Ray Hudson
1962
The Lucy Show
Math Teacher · (1 episode)
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Elevator Starter · (2 episodes)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Wig Salesman · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Hank Jessop · (1 episode)
1962
Margie
(26 episodes)
1961
The Ladies Man
Assistant TV Program Director (uncredited)
1961
Mister Ed
Moko (voice) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1961
My Three Sons
Ed · (1 episode)
1960
The Tom Ewell Show
(1 episode)
1960
Not for Hire
(1 episode)
1959
Dennis the Menace
(1 episode)
1959
The Twilight Zone
Marty · (1 episode)
1959
Wichita Town
(3 episodes)
1959
Ten Seconds to Hell
Peter Tillig
1959
The Donna Reed Show
(1 episode)
1958
Queen of Outer Space
Lt. Mike Cruze
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Jethro Dane · (1 episode)
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Judge · (1 episode)
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
George Goode · (1 episode)
1958
The Real McCoys
(1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
Philip Robinson · (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
Bartender · (1 episode)
1957
Boots and Saddles
(38 episodes)
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Henry Wilkins · (1 episode)
1957
The Delicate Delinquent
William C. Goerner
1957
The Buster Keaton Story
Joe Keaton
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Bain - Hotel Desk Clerk · (1 episode)
1956
Telephone Time
(1 episode)
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Frank Voss · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Clerk · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Becker · (1 episode)
1955
Revenge of the Creature
Lou Gibson
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Store Manager · (2 episodes)
1954
The Lone Wolf
Roustabout (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1954
Letter to Loretta
Counterman · (1 episode)
1953
It Came from Outer Space
Pete Davis (uncredited)
1953
Roar of the Crowd
Buster Sands
1953
Remains to Be Seen
Delivery Man (uncredited)
1953
Flat Top
Willie
1952
Battle Zone
Smitty
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Benny Corrigan · (1 episode)
1952
The Merry Widow
Marshovian Attache (uncredited)
1952
Just This Once
Caddie Ralph Roberts
1952
Love Is Better Than Ever
Davey
1952
A Girl in Every Port
Seaman McGonegal (uncredited)
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Lt. Jerry O'Neal · (1 episode)
1951
Roadblock
Airport Clerk (uncredited)
1951
Darling, How Could You!
Usher (Uncredited)
1951
Let's Go Navy!
Algernon Hobenocker
1951
The Jack Benny Program
Bus Passenger · (1 episode)
1950
Louisa
Joe Collins
1950
Belle of Old Mexico
Tommy Mayberry
1950
No Man of Her Own
Jimmy Baker (uncredited)
1950
Chicago Deadline
Pig
1949
Sealed Verdict
Stockade Desk Sergeant
1948
So This Is New York
Willis Gilbey
1948
State of the Union
Pilot (uncredited)
1948
Stork Bites Man
Lester
1947
The Fabulous Dorseys
Foggy
1947
The Searching Wind
Harry, Male Nurse
1946
The Runaround
Hubert 'Billy' Willis
1946
Joe Palooka, Champ
Mr. Rodney
1946
Spellbound
Bellboy (uncredited)
1945
This Love of Ours
Dr. Dailey
1945
Bring on the Girls
Sailor (uncredited)
1945
Pin Up Girl
Dud Miller
1944
Four Jills in a Jeep
Heckling Soldier (uncredited)
1944
The Gang's All Here
Sgt. Pat Casey
1943
Princess O'Rourke
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
1943
Let's Face It
Barney Hilliard
1943
Action in the North Atlantic
Convoy Speaker (uncredited)
1943
She Has What It Takes
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1943
He Hired the Boss
Sailor
1943
Dixie Dugan
Phil (uncredited)
1943
The Hard Way
Bellboy (Uncredited)
1943
You Were Never Lovelier
Hotel Acuña Bellboy (uncredited)
1942
Lucky Jordan
Angelo Palacio
1942
For Me and My Gal
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1942
Men of the Sky
Bob 'Sir Galahad' Gladdens
1942
Priorities on Parade
Push Gasper
1942
The Affairs of Martha
Milkman (uncredited)
1942
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Messenger (uncredited)
1942
Frisco Lil
1942
The Male Animal
Student in Bookstore (uncredited)
1942
This Time for Keeps
Soda Jerk
1942
The Fleet's In
Sailor
1942
Over My Dead Body
Sailor
1942
Louisiana Purchase
Bellhop (uncredited)
1941
Hellzapoppin'
Orchestra Trombone Player (uncredited)
1941
Harvard Here I Come
Student
1941
Niagara Falls
Bellboy (uncredited)
1941
Caught in the Draft
Colonel's Orderly (uncredited)
1941
Cracked Nuts
Radio Technician
1941
She Knew All the Answers
Messenger Boy
1941
A Shot in the Dark
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1941
Mr. District Attorney
Hypo
1941
Too Many Husbands
Elevator Operator
1940
Black Friday
Student
1940
Granny Get Your Gun
Frightened Motorist
1940
Brother Rat and a Baby
Talking Cadet in Trouble
1940
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Bellboy (uncredited)
1939
Legion of Lost Flyers
Blinky, the Radioman
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senate Guard (uncredited)
1939
Golden Boy
Arena Call Boy
1939
Blondie Takes a Vacation
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1939
Good Girls Go to Paris
Student (uncredited)
1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Page
1939
Three Texas Steers
Hotel Desk Clerk
1939