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William Ching (I) (1913–1989)

Actor

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Left the film business in 1959 and became a very successful real-estate agent.

Born:

William Brooks Ching
in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died:

(age 75) in Tustin, California, USA
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1959 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Garrett Martin
– Conspiracy of Silence (1959) … Garrett Martin
 
1958 Escort West
Capt. Howard Poole
 
1958 Steve Canyon (TV series)
Lt. Roebling
– Operation Jettison (1958) … Lt. Roebling
 
1958 Perry Mason (TV series)
Glenn McKay
– The Case of the Corresponding Corpse (1958) … Glenn McKay
 
1958 The Californians (TV series)
Pete Jordan
– Murietta (1958) … Pete Jordan
 
1958 My World Dies Screaming
Mark Snell (as Bill Ching)
 
1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Roark Purdom
– The Bounty Hunter (1957) … Roark Purdom
 
1957 Panic! (TV series)
Gil Beresford
– Two Martinis (1957) … Gil Beresford
 
1955-1956 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Dr. George Stoneham / Dr. Robert Porter / Walter Daniels
– The Human Circuit (1956) … Dr. George Stoneham (as Bill Ching)
– The Last Barrier (1956) … Dr. Robert Porter
– Friend of a Raven (1955) … Walter Daniels
 
1956 Passport to Danger (TV series)
– Baja, California (1956)
– Paris
 
1956 The Millionaire (TV series)
Allen Johnson
– The Louise Williams Story (1956) … Allen Johnson
 
1956 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Binky
– Lost, Strayed, and Lonely (1956) … Binky
 
1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Bill Adams
– A Shadow Between (1955) … Bill Adams
 
1955 Our Miss Brooks (TV series)
Clint Allbright
– Big Ears (1955) … Clint Allbright
– Burnt Picnic Basket (1955) … Clint Allbright
– Who's Who? (1955) … Clint Allbright
– Transition Show (1955) … Clint Allbright
 
1955 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
Jim
– The Music Teacher (1955) … Jim
 
1955 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Colonel
– Technical Charge of Murder (1955) … Colonel
 
1955 Tall Man Riding
Rex Willard (as Bill Ching)
 
1955 The Magnificent Matador
Jody Wilton (as William Brooks Ching)
 
1954 The Public Defender (TV series)
Mort Bettiger
– Lost Cause (1954) … Mort Bettiger
 
1954 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
– Indian Taker (1954)
 
1953 Give a Girl a Break
Anson Prichett
 
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
– Because I Love Him (1953)
 
1953 The Moonlighter
Tom Anderson
 
1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
– Women Who Wait (1953)
 
1953 Scared Stiff
Tony Warren
 
1953 My Little Margie (TV series)
Joe Sparks
– Homely Margie (1953) … Joe Sparks
 
1953 Never Wave at a WAC
Lt. Col. Schuyler 'Sky' Fairchild
 
1953 Racket Squad (TV series)
Don Riordan
– The System (1953) … Don Riordan (as Bill Ching)
 
1952 Pat and Mike
Collier Weld
 
1952 Bal Tabarin
Don Barlow
 
1951 The Wild Blue Yonder
Lt. Ted Cranshaw
 
1951 The Sea Hornet
Sprowl
 
1951 Oh! Susanna
Corporal Donlin
 
1951 Belle Le Grand
Bill Shanks
 
1950 Surrender
John Beauregard Hale
 
1950 The Showdown
Mike Shattay
 
1950 In a Lonely Place
Ted Barton
 
1950 D.O.A.
Halliday
 
1947 The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Jim Simpson
 
1947 Something in the Wind
Joe (uncredited)
 
1947 Buck Privates Come Home
2nd Lieutenant, Mess Officer (uncredited)
 
1947 Song of Scheherazade
Midshipman (uncredited)
 
1947 The Michigan Kid
Steve Randolph Prescott (as William Brooks)
 
1947 I'll Be Yours
Stage Door Johnny (uncredited)
 
1946 The Mysterious Mr. M
Jim Farrell [Chs. 1-3] (as William Brooks)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1947) Stage: Appeared (as "Dr. Joseph Taylor Sr.") in "Allegro" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Musical. NOTE: Ching also sang.

Alternate Names:

William Brooks | Bill Ching | William Brooks Ching
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Singers don't last. Out of perhaps 500 pictures a year, about 25 are musicals. You've got to keep working to amount to anything in Hollywood. See more »

Trivia:

Left the film business in 1959 and became a very successful real-estate agent. See more »

Star Sign:

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