Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1902-07-18
- Day of Death1978-12-15 (76 years)
- Place of BirthSeagoville, Texas, USA
- Also Known AsTheodore Childress Wills
Chill Wills
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1978
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
As: The Janitor
- 1977
Poco… Little Dog Lost
As: Big Burt
- 1977
Mr. Billion
As: Col. Clayton T. Winkle
- 1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
As: Lemuel
- 1973
Guns of a Stranger
As: Tom Duncan
- 1971
The Steagle
As: Tall Guy McCoy
- 1970
Night Gallery
As: Heppelwhite (segment "The Little Black Bag")
1970The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
As: Gentleman George Agnew
1970The Liberation of L.B. Jones
As: Mr. Ike
1969The Over the Hill Gang
As: Gentleman George Agnew
1966Fireball 500
As: Big Jaw
1965The Rounders
As: Jim Ed Love
1963The Cardinal
As: Monsignor
1963The Wheeler Dealers
As: Jay Ray Spinelby
1963McLintock!
As: Drago
1963Burke's Law
As: Harry Riggs
- 1963
Burke's Law
As: Stanton Custer
- 1963
Burke's Law
As: General Hector Harder
1962Young Guns of Texas
As: Preacher Sam Shelby
1961The Deadly Companions
As: Turk
1961The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
As: Major Buford
1961Gold of the Seven Saints
As: Doc Wilson Gates, M.D.
1960Where the Boys Are
As: Police Captain
- 1960
The Alamo
As: Beekeeper
1959The Sad Horse
As: Capt. Connors
1959Rawhide
As: Sheriff Asa Tanner
1958From Hell to Texas
As: Amos Bradley
1957Gun Glory
As: Preacher
1956Gun for a Coward
As: Loving
- 1956
Giant
As: Uncle Bawley
1956New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
As: Host
1956Santiago
As: Captain 'Sidewheel' Jones
1956Kentucky Rifle
As: Tobias Taylor
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Mr. Kilmer
1955Gunsmoke
As: Abe Blocker
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Red Conniston
- 1955
Gunsmoke
As: Elihu Gorman
1955Francis in the Navy
As: Francis (voice) (uncredited)
1955Timberjack
As: Steve Riika
1954Hell's Outpost
As: Kevin Russell
1954Ricochet Romance
As: Tom Williams
1954Francis Joins the WACS
As: Francis (as Francis the Talking Muke)
1953Tumbleweed
As: Sheriff Murchoree
1953The Man from the Alamo
As: John Gage
1953City That Never Sleeps
As: Sgt. Joe, the 'Voice of Chicago'
1953Francis Covers the Big Town
As: Francis (as Franis the Talking Mule)
1952Ride the Man Down
As: Ike Adams
1952Francis Goes to West Point
As: Francis (as Francis the Talking Mule)
1952Bronco Buster
As: Dan Bream
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: The Janitor
1951The Sea Hornet
As: Swede
1951Cattle Drive
As: Dallas
1951Francis Goes to the Races
As: Francis The Talking Mule (as Francis the Talking Mule)
1951Oh! Susanna
As: Sgt. Barhydt
- 1950
Rio Grande
As: Dr. Wilkins
1950High Lonesome
As: Boatwhistle
1950Stella
As: Chief Clark
1950Rock Island Trail
As: Hogger McCoy
1950Francis
As: Francis the Talking Mule (voice)
1950The Sundowners
As: Sam Beers
1950The Grass Is Always Greener
As: Windy
1949Red Canyon
As: Brackton
1949Tulsa
As: Pinky Jimpson (Narrator)
1948Loaded Pistols
As: Sheriff Cramer
1948Family Honeymoon
As: Fred
1948That Wonderful Urge
As: Homer Beggs
1948The Saxon Charm
As: Captain Chatham
1948Northwest Stampede
As: Mileaway
1948The Sainted Sisters
As: Will Twitchell
1947Heartaches
As: 'Breezie' Mann
1947High Barbaree
As: Lars (uncredited)
1946The Yearling
As: Buck Forrester
1946Gallant Bess
As: Chief Petty Officer
1946The Harvey Girls
As: H.H. Hartsey
1945Leave Her to Heaven
As: Leick Thome
1945What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
As: Sgt. Cramp
1944I'll Be Seeing You
As: Swanson
1944Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
As: Mr. York
- 1944
Meet Me in St. Louis
As: Mr. Neely
1944Barbary Coast Gent
As: Sheriff Hightower
1944See Here, Private Hargrove
As: First Sgt. Cramp
1943Best Foot Forward
As: Chester Short
1943A Stranger in Town
As: Charles Craig
1942Stand by for Action
As: Mate Jenks, Chef-Bootsmann
1942Apache Trail
As: 'Pike' Skelton
1942The Omaha Trail
As: Henry Hawkins
1942Her Cardboard Lover
As: Judge
1942Mr. Gardenia Jones
As: Hotel Employee
1942Tarzan's New York Adventure
As: Manchester Montford
1942The Bugle Sounds
As: Sgt. Larry Dillon
1941Honky Tonk
As: The Sniper
1941Belle Starr
As: Blue Duck
1941Billy the Kid
As: Tom Patterson
1941The Bad Man
As: 'Red' Giddings
1941Western Union
As: Homer Kettle
1940Tugboat Annie Sails Again
As: Shiftless
1940Sky Murder
As: Sheriff Beckwith
1940The Westerner
As: Southeast
1940Wyoming
As: Lafe
1940Boom Town
As: Harmony Jones
1939Allegheny Uprising
As: M'Cammon
1939The Day the Bookies Wept
As: Man on Bus (uncredited)
1939Timber Stampede
As: Whopper Hatch
1939Racketeers of the Range
As: Whopper Hatch
1939Sorority House
As: Mr. Johnson
1939Trouble in Sundown
As: Whopper
1939Arizona Legion
As: Whopper Hatch
1938Lawless Valley
As: Deputy Speedy McGow
1937Nobody's Baby
As: Amateur Hour Lead Quartet Singer (as The Avalon Boys)
1937Way Out West
As: Lead Singer of the Avalon Boys / Stan's Bass Singing (uncredited)
1936Hideaway Girl
As: Lead Singer of Avalon Boys
1936At Sea Ashore
As: Leader of The Avalon Four (uncredited)
1936Call of the Prairie
As: Singing Cowhand
1935Bar 20 Rides Again
As: Henchman