William Ching
William Ching | |
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William Ching in DOA (1950) | |
Born |
William Brooks Ching October 2, 1913 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Died |
July 1, 1989 75) Tustin, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1946-1959 |
Spouse(s) |
Lucile Rieger (19??-1958; her death); 3 children Evelyn Olmsted (1958-1989; his death) |
William Brooks Ching (October 2, 1913 – July 1, 1989) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 20 films as well as a similar number of television appearances during the later 1940s and throughout the 1950s.[1]
Ching may be best known for his supporting role in Rudolph Maté's 1950 film noir, D.O.A. [2] along with his role as the overbearing boyfriend of Katharine Hepburn's character in George Cukor's 1952 comedy Pat and Mike.[3]
Ching began his career as a professional singer, appearing in musical comedies such as Rodgers and Hammerstein's Allegro (1947). His first film role was in 1946. He signed with Republic Pictures in 1947, and for the next dozen years acted mostly in westerns and dramas.[4]
He appeared in the Randolph Scott western Tall Man Riding (1955). The same year Ching was cast as Clint Allbright on CBS's Our Miss Brooks. In 1958 he played murderer Glenn McKay in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Corresponding Corpse". His last major acting credit was in a 1959 episode of the television series 77 Sunset Strip.[1]
Death
William Ching died of congestive heart failure in 1989, aged 75.[1] and is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana, California.[3]
Partial filmography
- The Mysterious Mr. M (1946) - Jim Farrell [Chs. 1-3]
- I'll Be Yours (1947) - Stage Door Johnny (uncredited)
- The Michigan Kid (1947) - Steve Randolph Prescott
- Song of Scheherazade (1947) - Midshipman (uncredited)
- Buck Privates Come Home (1947) - 2nd Lieutenant, Mess Officer (uncredited)
- Something in the Wind (1947) - Joe (uncredited)
- The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) - Jim Simpson
- Life of St. Paul Series (1949) - Jailer
- D.O.A. (1950) - Halliday
- In a Lonely Place (1950) - Ted Barton
- The Showdown (1950) - Mike Shattay
- Surrender (1950) - John Beauregard Hale
- Belle Le Grand (1951) - Bill Shanks
- Oh! Susanna (1951) - Corporal Donlin
- The Sea Hornet (1951) - Sprowl
- The Wild Blue Yonder (1951) - Lt. Ted Cranshaw
- Bal Tabarin (1952) - Don Barlow
- Pat and Mike (1952) - Collier Weld
- Never Wave at a WAC (1953) - Lt. Col. Schuyler 'Sky' Fairchild
- Scared Stiff (1953) - Tony Warren
- The Moonlighter (1953) - Tom Anderson
- Give a Girl a Break (1953) - Anson Prichett
- The Magnificent Matador (1955) - Jody Wilton
- Tall Man Riding (1955) - Rex Willard
- Terror in the Haunted House (1958) - Mark Snell
- Escort West (1959) - Capt. Howard Poole
References
- 1 2 3 William Ching profile at IMDb; retrieved January 28, 2009
- ↑ William Ching profile @ www.rottentomatoes.com; retrieved January 28, 2009
- 1 2 William Ching profile at Find-a-Grave; retrieved January 28, 2009
- ↑ Brennan, Sandra, William Ching profile, AllMovie.com; retrieved January 28, 2009.
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