| Chill Wills  AKA Chill Theodore Wills
Born: 18-Jul-1903
Birthplace: Seagoville, TX
Died: 15-Dec-1978
Location of death: Encino, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified
Remains: Buried, Grand View Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Alamo Nominated for Best Supporting Actor Oscar in The Alamo, Chill's blatant campaign to win the award resulted in scorn and ridicule, among the highlights of which was Groucho Marx placement of an ad in Variety: "Dear Chill Wills, I am glad to hear I'm your cousin, but I'm voting for Sal Mineo." Wife: Betty Chappelle (m. 1928, d. 1971)
Daughter: Jill Wills (b. 1939)
Son: Will Wills (b. 1942)
Wife: Novadeen (m. 7-Dec-1973, until his death)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6925 Hollywood Blvd.
TELEVISION
The Rounders Jim Ed Love (1966-67)
Frontier Circus Col. Casey Thompson (1961-62)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Stubby Pringle's Christmas (17-Dec-1978)
Mr. Billion (3-Mar-1977)
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (23-May-1973) · Lemuel
Guns of a Stranger (1-May-1973)
The Steagle (15-Sep-1971)
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (17-Nov-1970)
The Liberation of L. B. Jones (18-Mar-1970)
The Over-the-Hill Gang (7-Oct-1969)
Fireball 500 (7-Jun-1966) · Big Jaw
The Rounders (8-Jan-1965) · Jim Ed Love
The Cardinal (12-Dec-1963) · Monsignor Whittle
The Wheeler Dealers (14-Nov-1963) · Jay Ray
McLintock! (23-Feb-1963) · Drago
Young Guns of Texas (Nov-1962)
The Deadly Companions (6-Jun-1961) · Turk
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (Jun-1961)
Gold of the Seven Saints (18-Feb-1961) · Doc Gates
Where the Boys Are (28-Dec-1960) · Police Captain
The Alamo (24-Oct-1960)
The Sad Horse (Mar-1959)
From Hell to Texas (23-May-1958)
Gun Glory (19-Jul-1957) · Preacher
Gun for a Coward (30-Jan-1957) · Loving
Giant (10-Oct-1956) · Uncle Bawley
Santiago (13-Jul-1956)
Timberjack (4-Feb-1955)
Ricochet Romance (1-Nov-1954)
Tumbleweed (Dec-1953) · Sheriff Murchoree
City That Never Sleeps (7-Aug-1953)
The Man from the Alamo (Aug-1953) · John Gage
Francis Covers the Big Town (17-Jun-1953) [VOICE]
Ride the Man Down (25-Nov-1952)
Bronco Buster (1-May-1952)
Cattle Drive (8-Aug-1951) · Dallas
Rio Grande (15-Nov-1950)
High Lonesome (1-Sep-1950)
Rock Island Trail (18-May-1950)
The Sundowners (4-May-1950)
Tulsa (26-May-1949) · Pinky Jimpson
Red Canyon (1949)
Loaded Pistols (15-Dec-1948) · Sheriff Cramer
That Wonderful Urge (20-Nov-1948) · Homer Beggs
The Saxon Charm (29-Sep-1948)
The Sainted Sisters (30-Apr-1948)
The Yearling (18-Dec-1946) · Buck Forrester
Gallant Bess (5-Dec-1946) · C.P.O.
The Harvey Girls (18-Jan-1946) · H. H. Hartsey
Leave Her to Heaven (19-Dec-1945) · Leick Thome
What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (21-Nov-1945)
I'll Be Seeing You (5-Jan-1945) · Swanson
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (8-Dec-1944) · Mr. York
Meet Me in St. Louis (28-Nov-1944) · Mr. Neely
Barbary Coast Gent (28-Sep-1944)
Rationing (24-Mar-1944)
See Here, Private Hargrove (18-Feb-1944) · First Sgt. Cramp
Best Foot Forward (29-Jun-1943) · Chester Short
A Stranger in Town (Apr-1943)
Stand by for Action (31-Dec-1942) · Chief Boatswain's Mate Jenks
Apache Trail (Sep-1942) · Pike Skelton
Her Cardboard Lover (Jun-1942) · Judge
Tarzan's New York Adventure (May-1942) · Manchester Montford
The Bugle Sounds (14-Jan-1942) · Dillon
Honky Tonk (1-Oct-1941) · The Sniper
Belle Starr (12-Sep-1941) · Blue Duck
Billy the Kid (30-May-1941) · Tom Patterson
The Bad Man (28-Mar-1941) · Red Giddings
Western Union (31-Jan-1941)
Tugboat Annie Sails Again (18-Oct-1940)
Sky Murder (27-Sep-1940) · Sheriff Beckwith
The Westerner (18-Sep-1940) · Southeast
Boom Town (30-Aug-1940) · Harmony Jones
Allegheny Uprising (10-Nov-1939) · M'Cammon
Timber Stampede (30-Jun-1939) · Whopper Hatch
Racketeers of the Range (26-May-1939)
Sorority House (5-May-1939)
Arizona Legion (20-Jan-1939) · Whopper Hatch
Nobody's Baby (23-Apr-1937)
Way Out West (16-Apr-1937)
Anything Goes (24-Jan-1936)
Bar 20 Rides Again (20-Nov-1935)
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