William Newell - Turner Classic Movies

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William Newell was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. In his early acting career, Newell appeared in such films as the Lionel Barrymore drama "The Voice of Bugle Ann" (1936), "Sitting on the Moon" (1936) and "Navy Born" (1936). He also appeared in "Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island" (1936) with Mala, the comedy "The Princess Comes Across" (1936) with Carole Lombard and ...

Filmography

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Who Was That Lady? (1960)

Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)

The Sheepman (1958)

The Missouri Traveler (1958)

Short Cut to Hell (1957)

Mister Cory (1957)

Photos & Videos

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Lost Weekend, The (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Two Bottles Of Rye

Wife vs. Secretary -- (Movie Clip) I'll Wear The Pants

Biography

William Newell was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. In his early acting career, Newell appeared in such films as the Lionel Barrymore drama "The Voice of Bugle Ann" (1936), "Sitting on the Moon" (1936) and "Navy Born" (1936). He also appeared in "Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island" (1936) with Mala, the comedy "The Princess Comes Across" (1936) with Carole Lombard and the Gene Autry western "The Big Show" (1936). His film career continued throughout the thirties in productions like "Larceny on the Air" (1937), "Dangerous Holiday" (1937) and the Eddie Quillan mystery "The Mandarin Mystery" (1937). He also appeared in "Bill Cracks Down" (1937). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in "The Lone Wolf and His Lady" (1949), "High Noon" (1952) and the western "Escape From Fort Bravo" (1953) with William Holden. He also appeared in the Judy Holliday comedy "Phffft!" (1954) and "Our Miss Brooks" (1956) with Eve Arden. Newell was most recently credited in the drama "Charming Billy" (2000) with Michael Hayden. Newell passed away in February 1967 at the age of 73.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Who Was That Lady? (1960)

Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)

The Sheepman (1958)

The Missouri Traveler (1958)

Short Cut to Hell (1957)

Mister Cory (1957)

Our Miss Brooks (1956)

Seven Angry Men (1955)

My Sister Eileen (1955)

The Eternal Sea (1955)

Dining room captain

Tennessee Champ (1954)

Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)

Let's Do It Again (1953)

The I Don't Care Girl (1953)

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)

Here Come the Marines (1952)

Francis Goes to West Point (1952)

Wild Stallion (1952)

High Noon (1952)

Flat Top (1952)

Bright Victory (1952)

Bonzo Goes to College (1952)

Young Man With Ideas (1952)

Criminal Lawyer (1951)

Sunny Side of the Street (1951)

Only the Valiant (1951)

Corporal of the guard

The Lady Pays Off (1951)

Meet Me After the Show (1951)

Kill the Umpire (1950)

The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)

A Woman of Distinction (1950)

To Please a Lady (1950)

The Lone Wolf and His Lady (1949)

Tell It to the Judge (1949)

That Wonderful Urge (1949)

Mighty Joe Young (1949)

The Babe Ruth Story (1948)

Brother Francis

Song of My Heart (1948)

Blondie's Secret (1948)

The Return of the Whistler (1948)

The Story of Bob and Sally (1948)

The Fuller Brush Man (1948)

Police announcer

The Senator Was Indiscreet (1948)

Elevator operator

Up in Central Park (1948)

That's My Gal (1947)

Stage manager Sam

Roses Are Red (1947)

Suddenly, It's Spring (1947)

Second Chance (1947)

Key Witness (1947)

Road to Rio (1947)

Angel and the Badman (1947)

My Favorite Brunette (1947)

The Trouble with Women (1947)

Out of the Blue (1947)

Lady in the Lake (1947)

Killer McCoy (1947)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)

Masquerade in Mexico (1946)

Wake Up and Dream (1946)

Deadline for Murder (1946)

Alias Mr. Twilight (1946)

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)

Bowery Bombshell (1946)

The Magnificent Rogue (1946)

The Man Who Dared (1946)

The Hoodlum Saint (1946)

Adventure (1946)

House of Horrors (1946)

Detective Tomlinson

The Show-Off (1946)

Inside Job (1946)

Store detective

The Runaround (1946)

Faithful in My Fashion (1946)

Phil, a salesman

Till the End of Time (1946)

Warrant officer

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)

Girl on the Spot (1946)

Lightfoot Lewis

Blonde from Brooklyn (1945)

Without Love (1945)

Hit the Hay (1945)

Honeymoon Ahead (1945)

Out of the Depths (1945)

Charlie Anderson

The Lost Weekend (1945)

Proprietor of liquor store

The Stork Club (1945)

Higgins, chauffeur

Captain Eddie (1945)

Wonder Man (1945)

That's the Spirit (1945)

Let's Go Steady (1945)

She Gets Her Man (1945)

Her Lucky Night (1945)

On Stage Everybody (1945)

See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)

Kansas City Kitty (1944)

Babes on Swing Street (1944)

Together Again (1944)

Bowery to Broadway (1944)

Sing a Jingle (1944)

My Gal Loves Music (1944)

The Missing Juror (1944)

Dancing in Manhattan (1944)

Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944)

When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1943)

The Meanest Man in the World (1943)

Dangerous Blondes (1943)

Nobody's Darling (1943)

Lady Bodyguard (1943)

Slightly Dangerous (1943)

Fired Wife (1943)

Good Morning, Judge (1943)

Honeymoon Lodge (1943)

All by Myself (1943)

Footlight Glamour (1943)

Moonlight Masquerade (1942)

Ice-Capades Revue (1942)

Orchestra Wives (1942)

The Old Homestead (1942)

The Major and the Minor (1942)

Priorities on Parade (1942)

Pardon My Stripes (1942)

A Night to Remember (1942)

Police photographer

Almost Married (1942)

Keeper of the Flame (1942)

Footlight Serenade (1942)

A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)

Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942)

Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)

Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)

Two Yanks in Trinidad (1942)

The Lady Is Willing (1942)

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)

You Can't Escape Forever (1942)

World Premiere (1941)

Blondie Goes Latin (1941)

You Belong to Me (1941)

Parking attendant

Counterman at hamburger stand

Puddin' Head (1941)

The Devil Pays Off (1941)

The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)

Miss Polly (1941)

Caught in the Act (1941)

Navy Blues (1941)

Shore patrolman

Three Girls About Town (1941)

The Big Store (1941)

Manpower (1941)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

The Strawberry Blonde (1941)

Hello Sucker (1941)

San Antonio Rose (1941)

Hold That Woman! (1940)

Girl from Havana (1940)

The Invisible Killer (1940)

Slightly Tempted (1940)

The Doctor Takes A Wife (1940)

He Stayed for Breakfast (1940)

The Ghost Comes Home (1940)

Elsa Maxwell's Public Deb No. 1 (1940)

The Great Profile (1940)

Mysterious Dr. Satan (1940)

The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)

Second reporter

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Little Accident (1939)

Honolulu (1939)

The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)

Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)

Naughty but Nice (1939)

The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)

Invitation to Happiness (1939)

Everybody's Baby (1939)

City Girl (1938)

Gas station attendant

Speed to Burn (1938)

There's That Woman Again (1938)

Ride a Crooked Mile (1938)

Orphans of the Street (1938)

Slander House (1938)

Yellow Jack (1938)

Meet the Girls (1938)

Sing You Sinners (1938)

Rhythm in the Clouds (1937)

Bill Cracks Down (1937)

Eddy "Porky" Plunkett

Larceny on the Air (1937)

Dangerous Holiday (1937)

The Hit Parade (1937)

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

Libeled Lady (1936)

Divorce detective

Riffraff (1936)

Absolute Quiet (1936)

Happy Go Lucky (1936)

Sitting on the Moon (1936)

The Big Show (1936)

Beware of Ladies (1936)

Navy Born (1936)

The Mandarin Mystery (1936)

The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936)

A Man Betrayed (1936)

Bulldog Edition (1936)

Wife Vs. Secretary (1936)

San Francisco (1936)

Man in breadline

Hotdog stand owner

Mister Cinderella (1936)

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)

Annapolis Farewell (1935)

Alias Mary Dow (1935)

Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)

Bombshell (1933)

Cinematography (Feature Film)

Charming Billy (1999)

Director Of Photography

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)

Danny Kaye's double

Cast (Short)

INFLATION (1943)

The Domineering Male (1940)

Let's Talk Turkey (1939)

Life Events

Photo Collections

House of Horrors - Scene Stills

Here are several scene stills from Universal Pictures' House of Horrors (1946), starring Rondo Hatton as The Creeper.

Videos

Lost Weekend, The (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Two Bottles Of Rye Drying-out alcoholic Don (Ray Milland) has managed to be left alone, but his booze has already been confiscated, thus he improvises, early in Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend, 1945.

Wife vs. Secretary -- (Movie Clip) I'll Wear The Pants First scene for Dave (James Stewart), boyfriend of secretary Whitey (Jean Harlow), dining with her parents (William Newell, Mary MacGregor), planning a big date when her boss Stanhope (Clark Gable) calls, in Wife Vs. Secretary, 1936.

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