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Chill Wills
Data de nascimento:
18/07/1902
Local de nascimento:
Seagoville, Texas, USA
Data de falecimento:
15/12/1978
Biografia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chill Theodore Wills (July 18, 1902 – December 15, 1978) was an American film actor, and a singer in the Avalon Boys Quartet. He was a performer from early childhood, forming and leading the Avalon Boys singing group in the 1930s. After appearing in a few westerns he disbanded the group in 1938, and struck out on a solo acting career. One of his more memorable roles was that of the distinctive voice of Francis the Mule in a series of popular films. Wills' deep, rough voice, with its Western twang, was matched to the personality of the cynical, sardonic mule. As was customary at the time, Wills was given no billing for his vocal work, though he was featured prominently on-screen as blustery General Ben Kaye in the fourth entry, Francis Joins the WACS. He provided the deep voice for Stan Laurel's performance of "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" in Way Out West (1937), in which the Avalon Boys Quartet appeared. Wills was cast in numerous serious film roles, including as "the city of Chicago" as personified by a phantom police sergeant in the film noir City That Never Sleeps (1953), and that of Uncle Bawley in Giant (1956), which also features Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean. Wills was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role as Davy Crockett's companion "Beekeeper" in the film The Alamo (1960). However, his aggressive campaign for the award was considered tasteless by many, including the film's star/director/producer John Wayne, who publicly apologized for Wills. Wills' publicity agent, W.S. "Bow-Wow" Wojciechowicz, accepted blame for the ill-advised effort, claiming that Wills had known nothing about it. The Oscar was instead won by Peter Ustinov for his role as Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus. In Rory Calhoun's CBS western series The Texan, Wills appeared in the lead role in the 1960 episode entitled "The Eyes of Captain Wylie". Wills starred in the short-run series Frontier Circus which aired for only one season (1961–62) on CBS. In 1966, he was cast in the role of a shady Texas rancher, Jim Ed Love, in the short-lived ABC comedy/western series The Rounders (reprising his role in the 1965 film The Rounders, starring Henry Fonda), with co-stars Ron Hayes, Patrick Wayne and Walker Edmiston. in 1963-64, Wills joined William Lundigan, Walter Brennan and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in making appearances on behalf of U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee in the campaign against U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. In 1968, Wills refused to support Richard Nixon for the presidency and served as master of ceremonies for George C. Wallace, former governor of Alabama, for the California campaign stops in Wallace's presidential campaign.[5] Wills was among the few Hollywood celebrities to endorse Wallace's bid against Nixon and Hubert H. Humphrey; another was Walter Brennan. Also in 1968, he starred in the Gunsmoke episode "A Noose for Dobie Price", where he played Elihu Gorman, a former outlaw who joins forces with Marshal Matt Dillon, played by James Arness, to track down a member of his former gang who has escaped jail. His last role was in 1978, as a janitor in Stubby Pringle's Christmas. CLR Description above from the Wikipedia article Chill Wills, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmes em que atuou
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)- 7.30 ★Self (archive footage)
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Drive-In Movie Memories (2001)- 7.30 ★
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Era uma Vez em Hollywood III (1994)- 6.90 ★(archive footage)
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Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978)- 0.00 ★The Janitor
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Mr. Billion (1977)- 5.45 ★Col. Clayton T. Winkle
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Poco… Little Dog Lost (1977)- 4.00 ★Big Burt
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It's Showtime (1976)- 7.00 ★Self (archive footage)
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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)- 7.20 ★Lemuel
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Guns of a Stranger (1973)- 3.00 ★Tom Duncan
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The Steagle (1971)- 4.80 ★Tall Guy McCoy
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The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970)- 5.00 ★Gentleman George Agnew
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The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)- 5.70 ★Mr. Ike
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Big Daddy (1969)- 0.00 ★
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Os Xerifes Quarentões (1969)- 5.60 ★Gentleman George Agnew
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Bola de Fogo 500 (1966)- 4.90 ★Big Jaw
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Ginetes Intrépidos (1965)- 5.50 ★Jim Ed Love
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The Wheeler Dealers (1963)- 6.20 ★Jay Ray Spinelby
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Quando um Homem É Homem (1963)- 6.55 ★Drago
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O Cardeal (1963)- 6.50 ★Monsignor
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Young Guns of Texas (1962)- 3.70 ★Preacher Sam Shelby
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Parceiros da Morte: O Homem Que Eu Devia Odiar (1961)- 5.60 ★Turk
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The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come (1961)- 4.00 ★Major Buford
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Gold of the Seven Saints (1961)- 7.00 ★Doc Wilson Gates, M.D.
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O Álamo (1960)- 7.20 ★Beekeeper
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Where the Boys Are (1960)- 6.10 ★Police Captain
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Doce Aurora da Vida (1959)- 0.00 ★Capt. Connors
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Disneyland '59 (1959)- 6.50 ★Self
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Caçada Humana (1958)- 5.90 ★Amos Bradley
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A Arma de um Bravo (1957)- 5.80 ★Preacher
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Assim Caminha a Humanidade (1956)- 7.60 ★Uncle Bawley
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Santiago (1956)- 5.10 ★Captain 'Sidewheel' Jones
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Kentucky Rifle (1956)- 5.10 ★Tobias Taylor
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Arma para um Covarde (1956)- 5.60 ★Loving
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New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' (1956)- 6.00 ★Host
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Francis Entre Fantasmas (1956)- 5.10 ★Francis (as Francis the Talking Mule)
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Francis in the Navy (1955)- 5.50 ★Francis (voice) (uncredited)
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Timberjack (1955)- 3.20 ★Steve Riika
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Hell's Outpost (1954)- 5.00 ★Kevin Russell
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Os Casamenteiros (1954)- 7.00 ★Tom Williams
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Francis Joins the WACS (1954)- 5.92 ★Francis (as Francis the Talking Muke)
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A Cidade que não Dorme (1953)- 6.00 ★Sgt. Joe, the 'Voice of Chicago'
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Sangue Por Sangue (1953)- 6.59 ★John Gage
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Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)- 5.10 ★Francis (as Franis the Talking Mule)
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A RONDA DA VINGANÇA (1953)- 6.10 ★Sheriff Murchoree
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Bronco Buster (1952)- 5.00 ★Dan Bream
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Ride the Man Down (1952)- 5.00 ★Ike Adams
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Francis Goes to West Point (1952)- 5.80 ★Francis (as Francis the Talking Mule)
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Estouro da Manada (1951)- 6.10 ★Dallas
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Oh! Susanna (1951)- 5.00 ★Sgt. Barhydt
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The Sea Hornet (1951)- 5.00 ★Swede
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Francis Goes to the Races (1951)- 6.50 ★Francis The Talking Mule (as Francis the Talking Mule)
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Rio Bravo (1950)- 6.83 ★Dr. Wilkins
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The Sundowners (1950)- 5.40 ★Sam Beers
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High Lonesome (1950)- 5.10 ★Boatwhistle
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The Grass Is Always Greener (1950)- 5.30 ★Windy
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Rock Island Trail (1950)- 6.00 ★Hogger McCoy
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Stella (1950)- 0.00 ★Chief Clark
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E...O Mulo Falou (1950)- 5.60 ★Francis the Talking Mule (voice)
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Tulsa (1949)- 6.18 ★Pinky Jimpson (Narrator)
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Escrava do Ódio (1949)- 5.00 ★Brackton
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Family Honeymoon (1948)- 5.70 ★Fred
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The Sainted Sisters (1948)- 7.00 ★Will Twitchell
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Northwest Stampede (1948)- 2.00 ★Mileaway
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Esse Impulso Maravilhoso (1948)- 6.20 ★Homer Beggs
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Loaded Pistols (1948)- 5.70 ★Sheriff Cramer
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The Saxon Charm (1948)- 4.30 ★Captain Chatham
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Heartaches (1947)- 5.20 ★'Breezie' Mann
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Virtude Selvagem (1946)- 6.60 ★Buck Forrester
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Gallant Bess (1946)- 6.50 ★Chief Petty Officer
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As Garçonetes de Harvey (1946)- 6.50 ★H.H. Hartsey
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Amar foi Minha Ruína (1945)- 7.40 ★Leick Thome
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What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945)- 2.00 ★Sgt. Cramp
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Agora Seremos Felizes (1944)- 7.00 ★Mr. Neely
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Ver-te-ei Outra Vez (1944)- 6.90 ★Swanson
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Um Sonho de Domingo (1944)- 6.00 ★Mr. York
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Barbary Coast Gent (1944)- 4.60 ★Sheriff Hightower
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See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)- 6.00 ★First Sgt. Cramp
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Ilustre Incógnito (1943)- 6.50 ★Charles Craig
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Best Foot Forward (1943)- 6.00 ★Chester Short
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Tarzan Contra o Mundo (1942)- 6.37 ★Manchester Montford
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Her Cardboard Lover (1942)- 5.10 ★Judge
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Apache Trail (1942)- 6.40 ★'Pike' Skelton
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The Bugle Sounds (1942)- 6.00 ★Sgt. Larry Dillon
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The Omaha Trail (1942)- 7.00 ★Henry Hawkins
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Stand by for Action (1942)- 7.00 ★Mate Jenks, Chef-Bootsmann
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Mr. Gardenia Jones (1942)- 4.20 ★Hotel Employee
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Os Conquistadores (1941)- 6.00 ★Homer Kettle
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Belle Starr (1941)- 5.60 ★Blue Duck
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Quero-te Como És (1941)- 6.40 ★The Sniper
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Gentil Tirano (1941)- 4.70 ★Tom Patterson
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The Bad Man (1941)- 5.40 ★'Red' Giddings
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The Westerner (1940)- 7.00 ★Southeast
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Sky Murder (1940)- 6.30 ★Sheriff Beckwith
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Fruto Proibido (1940)- 6.90 ★Harmony Jones
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Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940)- 5.50 ★Shiftless
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Wyoming (1940)- 5.90 ★Lafe
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O Primeiro Rebelde (1939)- 5.77 ★M'Cammon
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Sorority House (1939)- 6.80 ★Mr. Johnson
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Arizona Legion (1939)- 5.00 ★Whopper Hatch
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The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)- 5.00 ★Man on Bus (uncredited)
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Timber Stampede (1939)- 0.00 ★Whopper Hatch
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Trouble in Sundown (1939)- 0.00 ★Whopper
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Racketeers of the Range (1939)- 6.20 ★Whopper Hatch
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Lawless Valley (1938)- 5.00 ★Deputy Speedy McGow
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Dois Caipiras Ladinos (1937)- 7.00 ★Lead Singer of the Avalon Boys / Stan's Bass Singing (uncredited)
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Nobody's Baby (1937)- 5.70 ★Amateur Hour Lead Quartet Singer (as The Avalon Boys)
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At Sea Ashore (1936)- 0.00 ★Leader of The Avalon Four (uncredited)
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A Última Testemunha (1936)- 5.00 ★Singing Cowhand
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Sinal de Fogo (1935)- 6.00 ★Henchman