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Overview
Mini Biography:
Colorful character actor of American Westerns. Named "Chill" as an ironic... moreTrivia:
Daughter, Jill Wills (b.1939) moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins moreAlternate Names:
The Avalon Boys | Chill Wills and His Avalon Boys | Sheriff Chill WillsUS TV Schedule:
| Mon. July 13 | 2:00 PM | TCM | Tulsa | more |
Filmography
Actor:
- Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978) (TV) .... Janitor
- Poco... Little Dog Lost (1977) .... Big Burt
... aka Poco - Mr. Billion (1977) .... Col. Clayton T. Winkle
... aka The Windfall - "Hec Ramsey" .... Sam McDade (1 episode, 1974)
- Scar Tissue (1974) TV episode .... Sam McDade - Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) .... Lemuel
... aka Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (USA: poster title) - Guns of a Stranger (1973) .... Tom Duncan
- "Alias Smith and Jones" .... Bixby (1 episode, 1972)
- The Biggest Game in the West (1972) TV episode .... Bixby - The Steagle (1971) .... Tall-Guy McCoy
- "The Virginian" .... Reedy (1 episode, 1971)
... aka "The Men from Shiloh" (USA: new title)
- The Angus Killer (1971) TV episode .... Reedy - "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1 episode, 1971)
... aka "Robert Young, Family Doctor"
- Another Buckle for Wesley Hill (1971) TV episode - "Night Gallery" .... Heppelwhite (1 episode, 1970)
... aka "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" (USA)
- The Little Black Bag (1970) TV episode .... Heppelwhite - The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970) (TV) .... Gentleman George Agnew
- The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) .... Mr. Ike
- The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969) (TV) .... Gentleman George Agnew
- Big Daddy (1969)
... aka Paradise Road - "Gunsmoke" .... Abe Blocker / ... (3 episodes, 1962-1968)
... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
- A Noose for Dobie Price (1968) TV episode .... Elihu Gorman
- A Hat (1967) TV episode .... Red Conniston
- Abe Blocker (1962) TV episode .... Abe Blocker - "Tarzan" .... Montroso (1 episode, 1968)
- End of a Challenge (1968) TV episode .... Montroso - "Judd for the Defense" .... Simpson Youngert (1 episode, 1967)
- Confessional (1967) TV episode .... Simpson Youngert - "The Rounders" .... Jim Ed Love (17 episodes, 1966-1967)
- What Elephants? (1967) TV episode .... Jim Ed Love
- Efficiency is for Experts (1966) TV episode .... Jim Ed Love
- The Sweet Little Old Lady (1966) TV episode .... Jim Ed Love
- Low Moon at Hi Lo (1966) TV episode .... Jim Ed Love
- Polo, Anyone? (1966) TV episode .... Jim Ed Love
(12 more) - Fireball 500 (1966) .... Big Jaw
- "Burke's Law" .... General Hector Harder / ... (3 episodes, 1963-1965)
... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (USA: new title)
- Who Killed the Toy Soldier? (1965) TV episode .... General Hector Harder
- Who Killed Avery Lord? (1964) TV episode .... Stanton Custer
- Who Killed Cable Roberts? (1963) TV episode .... Harry Riggs - The Rounders (1965) .... Jim Ed Love (owner, Love Ranch)
- "Rawhide" .... Sheriff Asa Tanner (2 episodes, 1964)
- Incident at Deadhorse: Part II (1964) TV episode .... Sheriff Asa Tanner
- Incident at Deadhorse: Part I (1964) TV episode .... Sheriff Asa Tanner - "Route 66" .... Monty (2 episodes, 1964)
- Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 2 (1964) TV episode .... Monty
- Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... Monty - The Cardinal (1963) .... Monsignor Whittle
- The Wheeler Dealers (1963) .... Jay Ray
... aka Separate Beds (UK) - McLintock! (1963) .... Drago
- Young Guns of Texas (1962) .... Preacher Sam Shelby
- "Frontier Circus" .... Col. Casey Thompson / ... (8 episodes, 1962)
- Incident at Pawnee Gun (1962) TV episode .... Col. Casey Thompson
- The Daring Durandos (1962) TV episode .... Colonel Casey Thompson
- The Good Fight (1962) TV episode .... Col. Casey Thompson
- Mighty Like Rogues (1962) TV episode .... Colonel Casey Thompson
- Naomi Champagne (1962) TV episode .... Col. Casey Thompson
(3 more) - The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961) .... Major Buford
- The Deadly Companions (1961) .... Turk
... aka Trigger Happy (USA: reissue title) (USA: reissue title)
... aka Deadly Companions (UK: DVD title) - Gold of the Seven Saints (1961) .... Doc Wilson Gates, MD
- Where the Boys Are (1960) .... Police Captain
- "Assignment: Underwater" .... Boyd Crosby (1 episode, 1960)
- Troubled Waters (1960) TV episode .... Boyd Crosby - The Alamo (1960) .... Beekeeper
- "Playhouse 90" .... Mr. Pruitt (1 episode, 1960)
- Tomorrow (1960) TV episode .... Mr. Pruitt - The Sad Horse (1959) .... Capt Connors
- "The Texan" .... Captain Wylie (1 episode, 1959)
- The Eyes of Captain Wylie (1959) TV episode .... Captain Wylie - "Trackdown" .... Sebulen Hunt (1 episode, 1959)
- The Samaritan (1959) TV episode .... Sebulen Hunt - "Wagon Train" .... Bije Wilcox (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
- The Bije Wilcox Story (1958) TV episode .... Bije Wilcox - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Mr. Kilmer (1 episode, 1958)
- Don't Interrupt (1958) TV episode .... Mr. Kilmer - From Hell to Texas (1958) .... Amos Bradley
... aka Man Hunt (UK: poster title)
... aka Manhunt (UK) - Gun Glory (1957) .... Preacher
- Gun for a Coward (1957) .... Loving
- Giant (1956) .... Uncle Bawley
- Santiago (1956) .... Captain 'Sidewheel' Jones
... aka The Gun Runner - Kentucky Rifle (1956) .... Tobias Taylor
- Francis in the Navy (1955) (voice) (uncredited) .... Francis the Talking Mule
- Timberjack (1955) .... Steve Riika
- Hell's Outpost (1954) .... Kevin Russel
- Ricochet Romance (1954) .... Tom Williams
- Francis Joins the WACS (1954) .... Gen. Benjamin Kaye/voice of Francis
- Tumbleweed (1953) .... Sheriff Murchoree
... aka Three Were Renegades (USA) - City That Never Sleeps (1953) .... Sgt. Joe, the 'Voice of Chicago'
- The Man from the Alamo (1953) .... John Gage
- Francis Covers the Big Town (1953) (voice) .... Francis the Talking Mule
- Small Town Girl (1953) .... 'Happy', Jailer
- Ride the Man Down (1952) .... Ike Adams
- Francis Goes to West Point (1952) (voice) (uncredited) .... Francis the Talking Mule
- Bronco Buster (1952) .... Dan Bream
- Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes Western (1951) .... Rodeo Performer
- The Sea Hornet (1951) .... Swede
- Cattle Drive (1951) .... Dallas
- Francis Goes to the Races (1951) (voice) (uncredited) .... Francis the Talking Mule
- Oh! Susanna (1951) .... Sergeant Barhydt
- High Lonesome (1950) .... Boatwhistle, Ranch Cook
- Rio Grande (1950) .... Dr. Wilkins (regimental surgeon)
... aka John Ford and Merian C. Cooper's Rio Grande (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) - Stella (1950) (uncredited) .... Chief Clark
- Rock Island Trail (1950) .... Hogger McCoy
... aka Transcontinent Express (UK) - Francis (1950) (voice) (uncredited) .... Francis the Talking Mule
... aka Francis the Talking Mule - The Sundowners (1950) .... Sam Beers
... aka Thunder in the Dust (UK) - The Grass Is Always Greener (1950) .... Windy
- Red Canyon (1949) .... Brackton
- Tulsa (1949) .... Pinky Jimpson (Narrator)
- Family Honeymoon (1949) .... Fred
- Loaded Pistols (1948) .... Sheriff Cramer
- That Wonderful Urge (1948) .... Homer Beggs, J.P. Monroe Twp.
- The Saxon Charm (1948) .... Captain Chatham
- Northwest Stampede (1948) .... 'Mileaway' James
- The Sainted Sisters (1948) .... Will Twitchell
- Heartaches (1947) (voice) .... Boggie Mann/Vic
- High Barbaree (1947) (uncredited) .... Lars
- The Yearling (1946) .... Buck Forrester
- Gallant Bess (1946) .... Chief Petty Officer
- The Harvey Girls (1946) .... H.H. Hartsey
- Leave Her to Heaven (1945) .... Leick Thome
- What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945) .... Sgt. Cramp
- I'll Be Seeing You (1944) .... Swanson
- Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944) .... Mr. York
- Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) .... Mr. Neely
- Trailin' West (1944) .... Old Man Coffey
- Barbary Coast Gent (1944) .... Sheriff Hightower
... aka Gold Town
... aka The Honest Thief - The Immortal Blacksmith (1944) .... Tom Davenport
... aka Passing Parade No. 47: The Immortal Blacksmith (USA: series title) - Rationing (1944) .... Bus driver
- See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) .... First Sergeant Cramp
- Best Foot Forward (1943) .... Chester Short
- A Stranger in Town (1943) .... Charles Craig
- Stand by for Action (1942) .... Chief Boatswain's Mate Jenks
... aka Cargo of Innocents (UK) - The Omaha Trail (1942) .... Henry Hawkins
- Apache Trail (1942) .... 'Pike' Skelton
- Her Cardboard Lover (1942) .... Sam, the judge
- Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) .... Manchester Montford
- The Bugle Sounds (1942) .... Sergeant Larry Dillon
- Honky Tonk (1941) .... The Sniper
- Belle Starr (1941) .... Blue Duck
... aka Belle Starr, the Bandit Queen (USA: complete title) - Billy the Kid (1941) .... Tom Patterson
- The Bad Man (1941) .... 'Red' Giddings
... aka Two-Gun Cupid (UK) - Western Union (1941) .... Homer Kettle
... aka Zane Grey's Western Union (Australia) - Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940) .... Shiftless
- Sky Murder (1940) .... Sheriff Beckwith
- The Westerner (1940) .... Southeast
- Wyoming (1940) (uncredited) .... Lafe
... aka Bad Man of Wyoming (UK) - Boom Town (1940) .... Deputy Harmony Jones
- Allegheny Uprising (1939) .... John M'Cammon
... aka The First Rebel (UK) - The Day the Bookies Wept (1939) (uncredited) .... Man on Bus
- Timber Stampede (1939) .... Whopper Hatch
- Racketeers of the Range (1939) .... Whopper Hatch
- Sorority House (1939) .... Mr. Johnson
... aka That Girl from College (UK) - Trouble in Sundown (1939) .... Whopper
- Arizona Legion (1939) .... 'Whopper' Hatch
- Lawless Valley (1938) .... Deputy Speedy McGow
- Block-Heads (1938) (uncredited) (voice) .... Midget in Elevator
- Nobody's Baby (1937) (uncredited) .... Member of 'The Avalon Boys'
- Way Out West (1937) (as The Avalon Boys) .... One of the Avalon Boys/Stan's bass singing
- Hideaway Girl (1936) (as The Avalon Boys) .... Lead Singer of Avalon Boys
- At Sea Ashore (1936) .... Member of 'The Avalon Boys'
- Call of the Prairie (1936) (as The Avalon Boys) .... Avalon Boy
- Anything Goes (1936) .... Member of 'The Avalon Boys'
... aka Tops Is the Limit (USA: TV title) - Bar 20 Rides Again (1935) (as Chill Wills and His Avalon Boys) .... Background Singer/Henchman
- It's a Gift (1934) (uncredited) .... Campfire Singer
Soundtrack:
- "The Porter Wagoner Show" (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode #1.277 (1970) TV episode (performer: "Water", "Mama") - The Alamo (1960) ("Here's to the Ladies")
- Kentucky Rifle (1956) ("Sweet Betsy From Pike")
- Francis Joins the WACS (1954) (performer: "I WANT TO ENLIST IN THE WACS")
- High Lonesome (1950) (writer: "20 Miles West of Carson") (performer: "20 Miles West of Carson")
- The Grass Is Always Greener (1950) (writer: "Big Blue Eyes" (uncredited)) (performer: "Big Blue Eyes" (uncredited))
- Tulsa (1949) (performer: "TULSA")
- Leave Her to Heaven (1945) (performer: "Chickens in the Garden", "Deedle Deedle Dum Dum")
- The Omaha Trail (1942) (performer: "'Taters and Corn" (1942))
- Stand by for Action (1942) (performer: "I'm a Sailor Man" (uncredited)) ("The Oceana Roll" (1911) (uncredited))
... aka Cargo of Innocents (UK) - Boom Town (1940) ("Polly Wolly Doodle" (uncredited))
- Racketeers of the Range (1939) (performer: "'Cause I'm the Man", "Sleepy Wrangler" (1939)) ("Caboose on the Red ball Train" (1939), "Red River Valley")
- Arizona Legion (1939) (performer: "Footloose and Free")
- Nobody's Baby (1937) (writer: "The West Ain't Wild and Woolly Anymore")
- Way Out West (1937) (performer: "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine")
- Bar 20 Rides Again (1935) (performer: "The Moon Hangs High")
Self:
- "Dinah!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
... aka "Dinah! & Friends"
- Episode dated 6 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - "The Porter Wagoner Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode #1.277 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode dated 6 November 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - Disneyland '59 (1959) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Kodak Presents Disneyland '59 - Screen Snapshots: Fun in the Sun (1952) .... Himself - Golf Player
- Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Mr. Movies (1952) .... Himself
- "The Gene Autry Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1950)
... aka "Melody Ranch"
- The Peacemaker (1950) TV episode .... Himself
- The Gray Dude (1950) TV episode (as Sheriff Chill Wills) .... Himself - Mister Gardenia Jones (1942) .... Hotel Employee
Archive Footage:
- How the West Was Lost (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Lemuel
- Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Drive-in Movie Memories (2001) .... Himself
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) .... Himself (clip from "Harvey Girls")
- John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (1992) (V) .... Beekeeper
- It's Showtime (1976) (voice) (uncredited) .... Francis the Talking Mule
- It Can't Be Done (1948) (uncredited) .... Tom Davenport (clip from 'The Immortal Blacksmith')
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In 1956, starred in a pilot for a western TV series called "Old Man Coffee." The series was not picked up by any of the networks. moreMessage Boards
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