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Willie Tyler

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Willie Tyler
Willie Tyler was born on 8 September 1940 in Red Level, Alabama, USA. He is an actor, known for Coming Home (1978), Pacific Blue (1996) and Americathon (1979).
BornSeptember 8, 1940
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Willie Tyler in Laugh-In (1967)
Willie Tyler in Laugh-In (1967)
Patti Deutsch and Willie Tyler in Laugh-In (1967)
Willie Tyler in Laugh-In (1967)
Willie Tyler in Laugh-In (1967)
Richard Dawson, Jud Strunk, and Willie Tyler in Laugh-In (1967)
Willie Tyler in Laugh-In (1967)
Willie Tyler in Laugh-In (1967)
Dyan Cannon, Brian Bressler, Dick Martin, Dan Rowan, and Willie Tyler in Laugh-In (1967)
Willie Tyler and Lester

Known for:

Coming Home (1978)
Coming Home
7.3
  • Virgil
  • 1978
Mario Lopez in Pacific Blue (1996)
Pacific Blue
5.5
TV Series
  • Dusty Kay
Americathon (1979)
Americathon
4.5
  • Ventriloquist #1(as William Tyler)
  • 1979
The White Shadow (1978)
The White Shadow
8.0
TV Series
  • Willie Tyler

Credits

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Actor

  • Mary McCormack, Michael Cudlitz, Jack Gore, Sawyer Barth, Sam Straley, Christopher Paul Richards, Andy Walken, Caleb Foote, and Santino Barnard in The Kids Are Alright (2018)
    The Kids Are Alright
    • Willie Tyler
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Ashli Adams, Tyrone Burton, Suzzanne Douglas, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Robert Townsend, and Curtis Williams in The Parent 'Hood (1995)
    The Parent 'Hood
    • Clancy and Skillet
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • Mario Lopez in Pacific Blue (1996)
    Pacific Blue
    • Dusty Kay
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • LL Cool J, Alfonso Ribeiro, Maia Campbell, and Kim Wayans in In the House (1995)
    In the House
    • Willie Tyler
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Robert Guillaume and Wendy Phillips in The Robert Guillaume Show (1989)
    The Robert Guillaume Show
    • Don
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • What's Happening Now! (1985)
    What's Happening Now!
    • Lynn
    • Chip (voice, as Willie Tyler & Lester)
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Jeff Beck: Ambitious (1985)
    Jeff Beck: Ambitious
    • Willie
    • Music Video
    • 1985
  • The White Shadow (1978)
    The White Shadow
    • Willie Tyler
    • TV Series
    • 1980
  • Americathon (1979)
    Americathon
    • Ventriloquist #1 (as William Tyler)
    • 1979
  • Marla Gibbs, Paul Benedict, Franklin Cover, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Isabel Sanford, and Berlinda Tolbert in The Jeffersons (1975)
    The Jeffersons
    • Roy Crandall
    • TV Series
    • 1978
  • Coming Home (1978)
    Coming Home
    • Virgil
    • 1978
  • Lola! (1975)
    Lola!
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • Dan Rowan and Dick Martin (aka Rowan & Martin) 1975
    Laugh-In
    • Regular Performer
    • Freddy the Fabulous
    • TV Series
    • 1972–1973

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Willie Tyler & Lester
  • Born
    • September 8, 1940
    • Red Level, Alabama, USA
  • Spouse
    • Elaine(divorced, 3 children)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Maxwell House Coffee (1979)

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    Ventriloquist who usually appeared with his dummy, Lester.

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