Cliff Arquette(1905-1974)

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The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957–1962)

Comedian, actor, pianist, composer and songwriter. He was a night club pianist, later joining the Henry Halstead orchestra in 1923. He created the character of 'Charlie Weaver' for The Jack Paar Show, and portrayed 'Mrs. Butterworth' in television commercials. He joined ASCAP in 1959, and his chief musical collaborator was Charles "Bud" Dant. His popular-song compositions include: "It's Xmas in Mount Idy" "Just Got a Letter from Mama"; "On the Boardwalk at Snider's Swamp"; "Fight for Sub-Normal U"; "Who'll Sign the Pardon for Wallace Swine?"; and "Don't Give the Chair to Buster".

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Known for

The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)

6.8

TV Series

Charley Weaver - Panelist
Charley Weaver
Charley Weaver - Center Square
Charley Weaver - The Center Square

Saturday Night in Apple Valley

4.7

Charley Weaver
Mama Coot

1965

The Dennis Day Show

7.2

TV Series

Charley Weaver
Charlie Weaver

The Charlie Weaver Show

8.2

TV Series

Charley Weaver

1959

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Actor

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
6.8
TV Series
- Charley Weaver - Guest
- 1969
The Jonathan Winters Show
8.2
TV Series
- Charley Weaver
- 1967–1969
The Kraft Music Hall
6.4
TV Series
- Charley Weaver
- 1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
8.5
TV Series
- Charley Weaver - Guest
- 1967
F Troop
7.4
TV Series
- General Sam Courage
- 1967
The Andy Williams Show
7.4
TV Series
- Charley Weaver
- 1965–1967
McNab's Lab
TV Movie
- Andrew McNab
- 1966
Summer Fun
6.2
TV Series
- Andrew McNab
- 1966
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
4.4
- KEB Agent (uncredited)
- 1966
The Jimmy Dean Show
7.9
TV Series
- Charley Weaver
- 1965
The Farmer's Daughter
7.4
TV Series
- Old Ranger
- 1965
Saturday Night in Apple Valley
4.7
- Charley Weaver
- Mama Coot
- 1965
The Joey Bishop Show
6.5
TV Series
- Tom Weed
- 1965
Charlie Weaver and the John Deere Show
- Charlie Weaver
- 1964
The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show
7.2
TV Series
- Charley Weaver
- Charlie Weaver
- 1962

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Soundtrack

The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show
7.2
TV Series
- performer: "Old Paint Needs a Paint Job" (uncredited)
- 1962
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
7.8
TV Series
- performer: "The Country's in the Very Best of Hands"
- performer: "You Gotta Be a Football Hero", "Buckle Down, Winsocki", "College Yell", "Collegiate", "You Gotta Be a Football Hero" (reprise), "College Yell" (reprise)
- performer: "Too Old to Cut the Mustard" (uncredited) ...
- 1958–1961

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Personal details

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Alternative names
- Cliff 'Charley Weaver' Arquette
Born
- December 28, 1905
- Toledo, Ohio, USA
Died
- September 23, 1974
- Burbank, California, USA(Stroke)
Spouses
Children
- Lewis Arquette
Relatives
Other works
Appeared in a number of old-time radio programs, including "Fibber McGee and Molly," "Lum and Abner" and "Point Sublime."

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Trivia
For eight years (from its inception in 1966) the grizzly, stocky storyteller occupied the lower left square of The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1965) game show as his 'Charley Weaver' character. A major stroke took him off the show for a time, but he eventually returned, much more gaunt looking, and remained until his death in 1974 of a heart attack. Comedian George Gobel replaced him.