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Carl William Demarest was an American character actor, known for playing Uncle Charley in My Three Sons. Demarest became a prolific film and television actor, appearing in over 140 films, beginning in 1927 and ending in the 1970s. He appeared in The Jazz Singer, the first sound film, and in Preston Sturges comedies, frequently played crusty but good-hearted roles.
Birth Name
Carl William Demarest
Born
Saturday, 27 February 1892
Died
Wednesday, 28 December 1983
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hit Celebrity TV Commercials | Uncle Charlie O'Casey - for Hunt's Ketchup | 2004 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Uncle Charlie O'Casey | 1999 |
| Biography | Muggsy | 1987 |
| Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Studio Gatekeeper | 1976 |
| The Wild McCullochs | Father Gurkin | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Alexander 'Pop' Denny | 1975 |
| Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | Mr. Harris | 1973 |
| McMillan & Wife | Cyrus McFee / Andy Kenesaw | 1971 |
| To Rome with Love | Uncle Charley O'Casey | 1969 |
| That Darn Cat! | Mr. MacDougall | 1965 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hit Celebrity TV Commercials | Uncle Charlie O'Casey - for Hunt's Ketchup | 2004 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Uncle Charlie O'Casey | 1999 |
| Biography | Muggsy | 1987 |
| Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Studio Gatekeeper | 1976 |
| The Wild McCullochs | Father Gurkin | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Alexander 'Pop' Denny | 1975 |
| Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | Mr. Harris | 1973 |
| McMillan & Wife | Cyrus McFee / Andy Kenesaw | 1971 |
| To Rome with Love | Uncle Charley O'Casey | 1969 |
| That Darn Cat! | Mr. MacDougall | 1965 |
| Viva Las Vegas | Mr. Martin | 1964 |
| It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World | Police Chief Aloysius | 1963 |
| The Jerry Lewis Show | Self | 1963 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Senator Richards | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Charlie Who | 1963 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Paul Keller | 1963 |
| Son of Flubber | Mr. Hummel | 1963 |
| Going My Way | Marty | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself | 1962 |
| Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon | Jeb | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Leonard Lonsdale | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Mr. Aimes | 1961 |
| Twenty Plus Two | Desmond Slocum / Slocum | 1961 |
| King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein | Henry Hecht | 1961 |
| Pepe | Movie Studio Gateman | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Uncle Charley O'Casey / Charley O'Casey | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Rebel | Ulysses Bowman | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Joe Britt | 1959 |
| Love and Marriage | William Harris | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Enos Milford / Angus Tweedy | 1959 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Self | 1958 |
| Wagon Train | Mr. Hennessey | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Jeb Gaine / Jeb / Jeb Gaines | 1957 |
| The Rawhide Years | Brand Comfort | 1956 |
| The Mountain | Father Belacchi | 1956 |
| Hell on Frisco Bay | Dan Bianco | 1955 |
| Sincerely Yours | Sam Dunne | 1955 |
| Lucy Gallant | Charles Madden | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Tom Akins | 1955 |
| The Private War of Major Benson | John | 1955 |
| The Far Horizons | Sgt. Gass | 1955 |
| Jupiter's Darling | Mago | 1955 |
| The Yellow Mountain | Jackpot Wray | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Wilbur MacDougall / Mr. Hummel | 1954 |
| Escape from Fort Bravo | Campbell | 1953 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Mr. Daly | 1953 |
| Here Come the Girls | Dennis Logan | 1953 |
| Dangerous When Wet | Pa Higgins | 1953 |
| The Lady Wants Mink | Harvey Jones | 1953 |
| The Blazing Forest | Syd Jessup | 1952 |
| What Price Glory | Cpl. Kiper / Corporal Kiper | 1952 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Senator Burnside | 1951 |
| Behave Yourself! | Officer O'Ryan / O'Ryan | 1951 |
| The Strip | Fluff | 1951 |
| Excuse My Dust | Harvey Bullitt | 1951 |
| The First Legion | Monsignor Michael Carey | 1951 |
| The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story | (archive footage) | 1951 |
| He's a Cockeyed Wonder | Bob Sears | 1950 |
| Never a Dull Moment | Mears | 1950 |
| Riding High | Happy | 1950 |
| When Willie Comes Marching Home | Herman Kluggs | 1950 |
| Red, Hot and Blue | Charlie Baxter, Press Agent / Charlie Baxter - Press Agent | 1949 |
| Jolson Sings Again | Steve Martin | 1949 |
| Sorrowful Jones | Regret | 1949 |
| Whispering Smith | Bill Dansing | 1948 |
| Night Has a Thousand Eyes | Lieut. Shawn / Lt. Shawn | 1948 |
| The Sainted Sisters | Vern Tewilliger | 1948 |
| On Our Merry Way | Floyd | 1948 |
| Variety Girl | Barker | 1947 |
| The Perils of Pauline | George 'Mac' McGuire | 1947 |
| The Jolson Story | Steve Martin | 1946 |
| Our Hearts Were Growing Up | Peanuts Schultz | 1946 |
| Pardon My Past | Chuck Gibson | 1946 |
| Duffy's Tavern | William Demarest | 1945 |
| Along Came Jones | George Fury | 1945 |
| Salty O'Rourke | Smitty | 1945 |
| Hail the Conquering Hero | Sgt. Heffelfinger / Sgt. Heppelfinger | 1944 |
| The Great Moment | Eben Frost | 1944 |
| Once Upon a Time | Brandt | 1944 |
| Nine Girls | Walter Cummings | 1944 |
| True to Life | Uncle Jake | 1943 |
| The Miracle of Morgan's Creek | Constable Edmund Kockenlocker | 1943 |
| Dangerous Blondes | Detective Gatling | 1943 |
| Stage Door Canteen | William Demarest | 1943 |
| Johnny Doughboy | Harry Fabian | 1942 |
| Life Begins at Eight-Thirty | Police Officer | 1942 |
| Behind the Eight Ball | McKenzie | 1942 |
| The Palm Beach Story | First Member Ale and Quail Club | 1942 |
| Pardon My Sarong | Detective Kendall | 1942 |
| My Favorite Spy | Flower Pot Policeman | 1942 |
| True to the Army | Sgt. Butts | 1942 |
| All Through the Night | Sunshine | 1942 |
| Glamour Boy | Papa Doran | 1941 |
| Sullivan's Travels | Mr. Jones | 1941 |
| Dressed to Kill | Inspector Pierson | 1941 |
| Country Fair | Stogie McPhee | 1941 |
| Ride on Vaquero | Bartender Barney | 1941 |
| Rookies on Parade | Mike Brady | 1941 |
| The Devil and Miss Jones | First Detective | 1941 |
| The Lady Eve | Muggsy | 1941 |
| Little Men | Constable Tom Thorpe | 1940 |
| Christmas in July | Mr. Bildocker | 1940 |
| Comin' Round the Mountain | Gutsy Mann | 1940 |
| The Golden Fleecing | Swallow | 1940 |
| The Great McGinty | Skeeters - The Politician / Skeeters | 1940 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Victor Walsh | 1940 |
| Wolf of New York | Bill Ennis | 1940 |
| Laugh It Off | Barney 'Gimpy' Cole | 1939 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Bill Griffith | 1939 |
| Miracles for Sale | Quinn | 1939 |
| The Cowboy Quarterback | Rusty Walker | 1939 |
| The Gracie Allen Murder Case | Police Sgt. Ernest Heath | 1939 |
| King of the Turf | Arnold | 1939 |
| The Great Man Votes | Charles Dale / Charles Dole | 1939 |
| Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus | Daro | 1938 |
| Josette | Bill / Joe, Diner Owner | 1938 |
| One Wild Night | Collins / Editor Collins | 1938 |
| Romance on the Run | Police Lt. Eckhardt | 1938 |
| Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Henry Kipper / Harry Kipper | 1938 |
| Rosalie | Army Coach | 1937 |
| Big City | Beecher / Mr. Beecher | 1937 |
| Blonde Trouble | Paul Sears | 1937 |
| Wake Up and Live | Radio Station Attendant / Radio Center Tour Guide | 1937 |
| Easy Living | Wallace Whistling | 1937 |
| The Great Gambini | Police Sgt. Kirby / Sergeant Kirby | 1937 |
| Oh, Doctor | Marty Short | 1937 |
| The Great Hospital Mystery | Mr. Beatty | 1937 |
| The Hit Parade | Parole Officer | 1937 |
| Don't Tell the Wife | Larry 'Horace' Tucker | 1937 |
| Time Out for Romance | Willoughby Sproggs | 1937 |
| Mind Your Own Business | Droopy | 1936 |
| Charlie Chan at the Opera | Sgt. Kelly / Sergeant Kelly | 1936 |
| Love on the Run | Editor | 1936 |
| Wedding Present | 'Smiles' Benson | 1936 |
| The Great Ziegfeld | Gene Buck | 1936 |
| Hands Across the Table | Natty | 1935 |
| Diamond Jim | Harry Hill | 1935 |
| Bright Lights | Detective | 1935 |
| The Murder Man | 'Red' Maguire | 1935 |
| The Casino Murder Case | Auctioneer | 1935 |
| After Office Hours | Police Detective | 1935 |
| White Lies | Roberts | 1934 |
| Fugitive Lady | Steve Rogers | 1934 |
| Many Happy Returns | Brinker | 1934 |
| Fog Over Frisco | Spike Smith | 1934 |
| The Butter and Egg Man | Jack McLure | 1928 |
| Five and Ten Cent Annie | Briggs | 1928 |
| Pay as You Enter | 'Terrible Bill' McGovern | 1928 |
| A Girl in Every Port | Man in Bombay | 1928 |
| The Jazz Singer | Buster Billings | 1928 |
| Sharp Shooters | 'Hi Jack' Murdock | 1928 |
| The Night Court | Defense Counsel | 1927 |
| A Reno Divorce | James the Chauffeur | 1927 |
| A Sailor's Sweetheart | Detective | 1927 |
| The Bush Leaguer | John Gilroy | 1927 |
| The First Auto | Dave Doolittle / The Village Cut-Up | 1927 |
| What Happened to Father | Detective Dibbin | 1927 |
| A Million Bid | George Lamont | 1927 |
| Matinee Ladies | Man-About-Town | 1927 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1968 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy | Nominated |
| 1947 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
