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Sun 26
Gunfight in Black Horse Canyon — William Demarest
An ex-con seeks vengeance against Jim Hardie (Dale Robertson) in this film derived from the "Tales of Wells Fargo". Ellen Burstyn, George Kennedy, William Demarest, Philip Carey, Jack Ging, Claude Akins.
Air Time & Details for William Demarest, Sun 26, 10:00 pm -
Mon 27
Tales of Wells Fargo: A Killing in Calico — William Demarest
Jamie Coburn (Dean Jones), an outlaw-turned-stool pigeon, is marked for murder by his old gang. Hardie: Dale Robertson. Beau: Jack Ging. Beaker: John Larch. Theresa: Patricia Breslin. Wolf: George Brenlin.
Air Time & Details for William Demarest, Mon 27, 2:00 am -
Mon 27
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington — William Demarest
Frank Capra's Best Picture nominee about a wide-eyed patriotic bumpkin named Jefferson Smith (James Stewart), who's appointed to the Senate by corrupt politicos, chief among them and unbeknownst to Smith is a senior senator whom he idolized. Stewart was nominated for Best Actor and the film was up for a total of 10 Academy Awards. A TV series of the same name had a one-season run (1962-3).
Air Time & Details for William Demarest, Mon 27, 5:10 pm -
Mon 27
Tales of Wells Fargo: The Legacy — William Demarest
A young Easterner comes West to claim an inheritance and finds himself in the middle of a range war. Hardie: Dale Robertson. Tom: William Joyce. Jeff: Will Wright. Sally: Sandra Knight. Bodeen: Myron Healey.
Air Time & Details for William Demarest, Mon 27, 6:00 pm -
Mon 27
Tales of Wells Fargo: Showdown Trail — William Demarest
Jim Hardie is held up by a family based gang to free a member Jim is cuffed to and transporting to jail. Once the cuffs are cut Jim is able to escape but his prisoner wants revenge against Hardie nor will Hardie leave without his prisoner.
Air Time & Details for William Demarest, Mon 27, 6:30 pm -
Mon 27
Tales of Wells Fargo: Dealer's Choice — William Demarest
Hardie (Dale Robertson) has trouble from a girl (Patricia Barry) when he tries to deliver a diamond pendant to Sacramento, Cal. Galena: Robert Lowery. Ward: Robert Carson. Sarah: Ann McCrea.
Air Time & Details for William Demarest, Mon 27, 7:00 pm -
Mon 27
Tales of Wells Fargo: Young Jim Hardie — William Demarest
Hardie (Dale Robertson) tells the story of his life to an Eastern reporter. Clark: Walter Sande. Butler: Robert Nichols. Crane: John Dehner. Caboose: Vito Scotti.
Air Time & Details for William Demarest, Mon 27, 7:30 pm -
Tue 28
Tales of Wells Fargo: The Wayfarers — William Demarest
Bandits Ben Crider (James Coburn) and Ada Parker (Roxanne Berard) flee to Mexico---with Hardie hot on their trail. Hardie: Dale Robertson. Adams: Hugh Marlowe. Grace: June Vincent. Parmalee: Robert Ellenstein. Maxon: Robert Bray. Morin: Alex Montoya.
Air Time & Details for William Demarest, Tue 28, 2:00 am -
Tue 28
Escape From Fort Bravo — William Demarest
In the Arizona territory, a ruthless Union Army captain undertakes a mission to recapture escaped Confederate prisoners and runs into an Apache hunting party.
Air Time & Details for William Demarest, Tue 28, 5:45 pm -
Tue 28
Tales of Wells Fargo: Long Odds — William Demarest
Hardie risks his job to help an outlaw go straight. Dangler: Russ Conway. Renton: Roscoe Ates. Hardie: Dale Robertson.
Air Time & Details for William Demarest, Tue 28, 6:00 pm -
Tue 28
Tales of Wells Fargo: Woman with a Gun — William Demarest
The self-righteous sister of a man Hardie (Dale Robertson) killed has a gun herself---and she intends to use it. Linda: Madlyn Rhue. Klinger: William Forrester. Lonnie: Hank Warden. Coffee: Robert F. Simon.
Air Time & Details for William Demarest, Tue 28, 6:30 pm -
Tue 28
Tales of Wells Fargo: Kid Brother — William Demarest
Jim is sent to capture an outlaw living in Louisiana but hitting Wells Fargo in Texas which means the law can't touch him. While in Louisiana he decides to visit his brother who is getting restless living on the farm so he goes with Jim.
Air Time & Details for William Demarest, Tue 28, 7:00 pm
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Biography
About William Demarest
Famed for his ratchety voice and cold-fish stare, William Demarest was an "old pro" even when he was a young pro. He began his stage career at age 13, holding down a variety of colorful jobs (including professional boxer) during the off-season. After years in carnivals and as a vaudeville headliner, Demarest starred in such Broadway long-runners as Earl Carroll's Sketch Book.
He was signed with Warner Bros. pictures in 1926, where he was briefly paired with Clyde Cook as a "Mutt and Jeff"-style comedy team. Demarest's late-silent and early-talkie roles varied in size, becoming more consistently substantial in the late 1930s.
His specialty during this period was a bone-crushing pratfall, a physical feat he was able to perform into his 60s. While at Paramount in the 1940s, Demarest was a special favorite of writer/director Preston Sturges, who cast Demarest in virtually all his films: The Great McGinty (1940); Christmas in July (1940); The Lady Eve (1941); Sullivan's Travels (1942); The Palm Beach Story (1942); Hail the Conquering Hero (1944); Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944), wherein Demarest was at his bombastic best as Officer Kockenlocker; and The Great Moment (1944). For his role as Al Jolson's fictional mentor Steve Martin in The Jolson Story (1946), Demarest was Oscar-nominated (the actor had, incidentally, appeared with Jolie in 1927's The Jazz Singer).
Demarest continued appearing in films until 1975, whenever his increasingly heavy TV schedule would allow. Many Demarest fans assumed that his role as Uncle Charlie in My Three Sons (66-72) was his first regular TV work: in truth, Demarest had previously starred in the short-lived 1960 sitcom Love and Marriage.