Filmography
William Forrest
Bonanza
1959 · Mine Owner
My Three Sons
1960 · Ed Hoffman
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · John Canady
Maverick
1957 · Roland, Laramie Banker
The Lone Ranger
1949 · Sheriff Taylor
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · Wilke, Sam Rogers
Hawaiian Eye
1959 · Club President
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Actor, Graham
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Actor
December Bride
1954 · Harry Howard
M Squad
1957 · Mr. Manning
Adventures of Superman
1952 · Mr. Crane
The Millionaire
1955 · Quimby
Bronco
1958 · Actor
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Doctor (uncredited)
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · Actor
Public Defender
1954 · Mr. Berger, D.A. Paul Adair
My Little Margie
1952 · Actor
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954 · Actor, Major Swanson
Cavalcade of America
1952 · Dr. Sam Halleck
26 Men
1957 · Actor
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · Mr. Green
Miracle on 34th Street
1947 · Dr. Rogers (uncredited)
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Judge, Mr. Bruckner
Chevron Theatre
1952 · Actor
Coronado 9
1960 · Actor
Fort Apache
1948 · Reporter (uncredited)
Laura
1944 · Important Client (uncredited)
I'm the Law
1953 · Actor
Sweet Smell of Success
1957 · Sen. Harvey Walker (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Wells Fargo Chief
Sergeant York
1941 · Officer (uncredited)
One-Eyed Jacks
1961 · Banker
Meet John Doe
1941 · Governor's Associate (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
1959 · Gen. Steve Hurlburt
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947 · Mr. Baldwin (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
1945 · Movie Director (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · Senator (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 · Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 · Reporter (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · Adjutant (uncredited)
Dead Reckoning
1946 · Lt. Col. Simpson (uncredited)
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942 · Inspector at Airport (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
1958 · Dr. Tom (uncredited), Tom - The Doctor (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles
1957 · Admiral Gooding (uncredited)
Invaders from Mars
1953 · Colonel Mayberry
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952 · Mr. Greene (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail
1943 · Major at San Francisco Dock (Uncredited)
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949 · Thomas Milford
The Monster That Challenged the World
1957 · Admiral Greenhouse
Good Neighbor Sam
1964 · Millard Mellner
In This Our Life
1942 · Forest Ranger
It Happened Tomorrow
1944 · Actor
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 · Guard Captain (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
1944 · Lt. Tom Kerrick
Mr. Skeffington
1944 · Clinton (uncredited)
In the Good Old Summertime
1949 · Announcer (uncredited)
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945 · Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955 · Simpson (uncredited)
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940 · Frederick Harper
Walk the Proud Land
1956 · Mr. Dennison (uncredited)
Band of Angels
1957 · Aaron Starr, Amantha's father, Aaron Starr (uncredited)
Loving You
1957 · Mr. Jessup
Mission to Moscow
1943 · American Newsman (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon
1942 · Ward (uncredited)
You Can't Run Away from It
1956 · Captain (replaced by Russell Hicks) (scenes deleted)
Air Force
1943 · Group Commander Jack Harper (uncredited)
I'll See You in My Dreams
1951 · Florenz Ziegfeld
Pardners
1956 · Hocker (uncredited)
It Ain't Hay
1943 · Banker (uncredited)
The Racket
1951 · Head of Crime Commission (uncredited)
Belles on Their Toes
1952 · Col. Putnam (uncredited)
New York Confidential
1955 · Paul Williamson
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
1966 · James Underhill
Hello, Annapolis
1942 · Lt. Burns
The Hard Way
1943 · 'Uncle Edward Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited)
Wake Island
1942 · Actor
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941 · Vic Hilton
Girls of the Big House
1945 · District Attorney
Rage at Dawn
1955 · Wiilliam Peterson
Keep 'Em Flying
1941 · Colonel
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943 · Secretary of Internal Affairs [Chs. 8-12]
Follow the Boys
1944 · Col. Edward Dobbs (uncredited)
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944 · Actor
The Rose Bowl Story
1952 · James Otis
Blondie in Society
1941 · Andrews, a Dog Shopper (uncredited)
Flight to Mars
1951 · General (uncredited)
Moontide
1942 · Well-Dressed Man in Bar (uncredited)
Winning of the West
1953 · John Randolph
Francis in the Navy
1955 · Admiral
Devil Ship
1947 · Evans
Corvette K-225
1943 · Commander Manning (uncredited), Commander Manning
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944 · Officer (uncredited)
Spy Smasher
1942 · Thornton (uncredited)
Purity Squad
1945 · Dr. Cooper (uncredited)
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947 · (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
1950 · Mr. Lankford (uncredited)
The Devil's Henchmen
1949 · Anderson
The Eddie Cantor Story
1953 · Florenz Ziegfeld
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
1971 · Mr. Wylie
Wilson
1944 · Minor Role (uncredited)
Sarge Goes to College
1947 · Col. Winters
The Devil On Wheels
1947 · Judge Roger Tanner
Race Street
1948 · Nick Walters
Here Come the Waves
1944 · Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
Gangs of Chicago
1940 · Actor
Million Dollar Baby
1941 · Actor
My Favorite Spy
1942 · Captain Green
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947 · U.S. Officer
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
1945 · Sauter (as Bill Forrest)
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947 · Lance Fowler
The Well Groomed Bride
1946 · James Smith
Doctors Don't Tell
1941 · Actor
Hunt the Man Down
1950 · J.P. Knight (uncredited)
Blondie in the Dough
1947 · Robert " Bob " Dixon
Flight for Freedom
1943 · Vice-Consul (uncredited)
Spy Ship
1942 · Martin Oster
Meet the Stewarts
1942 · Country Club Lunch Guest (uncredited)
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
1948 · Reporter (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940 · Arthur Trent
Gangs of the Waterfront
1945 · Dist. Atty. Brady
Trail of the Yukon
1949 · Dawson
The Spirit of West Point
1947 · Dr. Felix Blanchard
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943 · Thurston
Nobody Lives Forever
1946 · Mr. Johnson, District Attorney's Aide (uncredited)
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
1958 · Governor
Strange Affair
1944 · Superintendent Reynolds (uncredited)
Gasoline Alley
1951 · Hacker
Mystery in Mexico
1948 · Insurance Company Boss
The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948 · Henry Thompson
Ain't Misbehavin'
1955 · Mr. Dullaby (uncredited)
The Doughgirls
1944 · Forbes
The Sea Hornet
1951 · Lt. Commander
Road to Alcatraz
1945 · Charles Cantrell
Alice in Movieland
1940 · 2nd Director (uncredited)
The November Plan
1977 · Noel Crosman, Sr.
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948 · Mason Carter
Arson, Inc.
1949 · Deputy Fire Chief / Narrator
Private Eyes
1953 · John Graham
Flight from Destiny
1941 · Prentiss
Sakima and the Masked Marvel
1966 · Martin Crane (archive footage)
For God and Country
1943 · Commander at New Guinea
Mug Town
1942 · District Attorney
Square Dance Katy
1950 · Businessman
Night Without Sleep
1952 · Mr. Carter (Uncredited)
Abroad with Two Yanks
1944 · Col. Hart
Three Daring Daughters
1948 · Ship Captain (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
1945 · Racing Secretary
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941 · (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American
1942 · August 'Gus' Stoffen
Women in Hiding
1940 · Investigator (uncredited)
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940 · Federal District Attorney F.R. Greene
Meet Me on Broadway
1946 · Dwight Ferris (uncredited)
Pardon My Stripes
1942 · Prosecutor (uncredited)
Smuggler's Gold
1951 · Arthur Rayburn
The Caribbean Mystery
1945 · Col. Lane
Tars and Spars
1946 · Commander (uncredited)
Alias a Gentleman
1948 · Carruthers
Reconnaissance Pilot
1943 · Colonel Henry
Follow the Sun
1951 · Actor
The Masked Marvel
1943 · Martin Crane
Fighter Combat Formation: Attacks and Escorts
1944 · Colonel
Of Pups and Puzzles
1941 · Psychologist (uncredited)
Respect the Law
1941 · Police Lieutenant Edward Macroy
Priorities on Parade
1942 · Col. Reeves
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
1944 · Major
Blind Spot
1947 · Henry Small
Doctor Jim
1947 · Major
Spy Smasher Returns
1966 · Gerald Douglas (uncredited)
The Secret Seven
1940 · Mr. Brooks
Behind City Lights
1945 · Detective Peterson
Meet the Governor
1955 · Mr. Green
Fashion Horizons
1940 · Actor