William Newell: movies and TV shows
William Newell has 142 credits in the archive: 127 films and 15 TV series, from 1933 to 1964. Highest rated: The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (8.7/10).
Career timeline
1933 – 1964 · busiest year: 1939 (16 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Bailiff | TV | 7.1 | 70 |
| 1964 | A Global Affair | Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 70 |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Judge | TV | 7.3 | 69 |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Guard #1 | TV | 6.9 | 68 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Sam Peterson | TV | 7.8 | 68 |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Fred Sterling | TV | 7.6 | 66 |
| 1960 | Pollyanna | Mr. Hooper (Uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 66 |
| 1960 | Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus | Jailbird | Film | 6.3 | 66 |
| 1960 | Who Was That Lady? | Schultz (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 66 |
| 1959 | Last Train from Gun Hill | Hotel Desk Clerk | Film | 7.1 | 65 |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show | Mr. Ross | TV | 6.5 | 64 |
| 1958 | The Sheepman | Bartender (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 64 |
| 1958 | The Missouri Traveler | Pos Neely | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 1957 | The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour | Desk Clerk (uncredited) | TV | 8.7 | 63 |
| 1957 | Mister Cory | Ned - Owner (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 1956 | Our Miss Brooks | Dr. Henley | Film | 6.6 | 62 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mr. Fescue | TV | 7.8 | 61 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Second Bank Teller | TV | 7.8 | 61 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Charlie | TV | 7.8 | 61 |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | TV | 7.5 | 61 | |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | Self | TV | 7.5 | 61 |
| 1955 | Wichita | Bartender (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 61 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Mr. Hooper (uncredited) | TV | 7.9 | 60 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Jailbird (uncredited) | TV | 7.9 | 60 |
| 1954 | Phffft | Workman (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 60 |
| 1953 | Escape from Fort Bravo | Symore (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1953 | Let's Do It Again | Cab Driver (uncredited) | Film | 4.2 | 59 |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Arguing Husband | TV | 7.2 | 58 |
| 1952 | High Noon | Jimmy - Drunk with Eye Patch (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 58 |
| 1952 | Young Man with Ideas | Party Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 5.2 | 58 |
| 1952 | Here Come the Marines | Maj. Desmond | Film | 7.3 | 58 |
| 1951 | Bright Victory | Todd the Bartender (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 57 |
| 1951 | The Lady Pays Off | Bartender (as Billy Newell) | Film | 7.5 | 57 |
| 1950 | Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town | Horace "Hank" Hawkshaw (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 1950 | Louisa | Movie Usher (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 1948 | Song of My Heart | Doorman | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1948 | The Fuller Brush Man | Police Announcer (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1947 | Wedlock Deadlock | Dick | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1947 | Key Witness | Smiley | Film | 4.8 | 53 |
| 1947 | Second Chance | Pinky | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1947 | Philo Vance's Secret Mission | Deputy (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1947 | Doctor Jim | Editor (as Bill Newell) | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives | Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 52 |
| 1946 | Dick Tracy vs. Cueball | Piano Player (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 1946 | Lady in the Lake | Drunk (Uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1946 | Young Widow | Charlie (Uncredited) | Film | 4.8 | 52 |
| 1946 | The Man Who Dared | Police Sgt. Clay | Film | 3.8 | 52 |
| 1946 | Girl on the Spot | Lightfoot Lewis (uncredited) | Film | 10.0 | 52 |
| 1946 | The Magnificent Rogue | Stage Manager | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1946 | Bowery Bombshell | Detective Dugan | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1946 | Alias Mr. Twilight | Delivery Man (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1945 | The Lost Weekend | Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 51 |
| 1945 | Adventure | Barber #1 (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1945 | Her Lucky Night | Proprietor | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1945 | The Great Morgan | Film Character (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1945 | On Stage Everybody | Mason (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1945 | Out of the Depths | Charlie Anderson | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1944 | The Missing Juror | Wally, Counterman (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1944 | Sing a Jingle | Wiggins | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1943 | The Outlaw | Drunken Cowboy (uncredited) | Film | 5.4 | 49 |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous | Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1943 | Keeper of the Flame | Piggot | Film | 6.6 | 49 |
| 1943 | Dangerous Blondes | Attendant (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1943 | Nobody's Darling | Bus Driver (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1943 | Fired Wife | Bartender | Film | 5.6 | 49 |
| 1943 | All by Myself | Price | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1943 | Honeymoon Lodge | Bartender | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1943 | No Place for a Lady | Toreador Club Waiter | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1943 | Top Man | Secretary | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1942 | The Major and the Minor | Ticket Agent #2 (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 48 |
| 1942 | A Night to Remember | Police Photographer (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1942 | The Lady Is Willing | Counterman (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1942 | Life Begins at Eight-Thirty | Clerk | Film | 6.8 | 48 |
| 1942 | Two Yanks in Trinidad | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | Film | 4.0 | 48 |
| 1942 | Get Hep to Love | Janitor | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1942 | A Tragedy at Midnight | Swanson | Film | 5.2 | 48 |
| 1942 | Inflation | Jerry the Man Wanting to Buy Car (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1941 | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Murdock Handler (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1941 | The Strawberry Blonde | Man (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1941 | Manpower | Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1941 | Three Girls About Town | Laundry Man | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1941 | Blondie Goes Latin | Steward Ringing Chime and Crying (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1941 | Miss Polly | Hubert - New Postman | Film | 4.9 | 47 |
| 1941 | Ice-Capades | Harry Stimson | Film | 5.9 | 47 |
| 1941 | Devil Pays Off | Second Steward | Film | 4.1 | 47 |
| 1941 | Caught in the Act | Sgt. Riley | Film | 6.7 | 47 |
| 1941 | Penny To the Rescue | Man | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1940 | The Invisible Man Returns | Minor Role (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1940 | Mysterious Doctor Satan | Speed Martin | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1940 | City for Conquest | Max's Lyricist (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 1940 | Andy Hardy Meets Debutante | Insurance Investigator (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 46 |
| 1940 | The Great Profile | Reporter | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1940 | The Ghost Comes Home | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 46 |
| 1940 | Wedding Bills | Groom-to-be (uncredited) | Film | 8.5 | 46 |
| 1940 | Social Sea Lions | George T. Formaldehyde | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Soda Jerk (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1940 | He Stayed for Breakfast | Waiter | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1940 | All About Hash | Alfalfa's Father | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1940 | Bubbling Troubles | Alfalfa's Dad (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1940 | The Domineering Male | Marriage Proposer (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1940 | Public Deb No. 1 | Reporter | Film | 4.9 | 46 |
| 1940 | Hold That Woman! | Film | 7.0 | 46 | |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Reporter (uncredited) | Film | 7.8 | 45 |
| 1939 | Alfalfa's Aunt | John Switzer | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1939 | Naughty but Nice | Arranger (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1939 | Good Girls Go to Paris | Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 45 |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1939 | The Housekeeper's Daughter | Reporter | Film | 4.6 | 45 |
| 1939 | Honolulu | Second Interne | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1939 | Invitation to Happiness | Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1939 | Swanee River | Bill, Stagehand | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1939 | Nick Carter, Master Detective | Taxi Driver | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle | Make-Up Artist | Film | 5.1 | 45 |
| 1939 | The Day the Bookies Wept | Maxie T. Bookmaker (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 45 |
| 1939 | The Invisible Killer | Det. Sgt. Pat Dugan | Film | 4.4 | 45 |
| 1939 | Everybody's Baby | Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1939 | Culinary Carving | Knife Customer | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1939 | Let's Talk Turkey | Abner J. Poodlebeam | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1938 | Slander House | Terry Kent | Film | 4.4 | 44 |
| 1937 | Make Way for Tomorrow | Ticket Seller (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1937 | Larceny on the Air | Andrews | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1937 | Rhythm in the Clouds | Clyde Lyons | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1937 | Bill Cracks Down | Eddie 'Porky' Plunkett | Film | 5.7 | 43 |
| 1937 | Dangerous Holiday | Solitaire | Film | 5.3 | 43 |
| 1936 | Libeled Lady | Divorce Detective | Film | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary | Tom Wilson (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1936 | Fury | Service Station Owner (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1936 | Happy Go Lucky | Charlie Davis | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1936 | Bulldog Edition | Charlie Hunter | Film | 4.3 | 42 |
| 1936 | The Voice of Bugle Ann | Mr. Tanner | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1936 | Riffraff | Pete | Film | 5.4 | 42 |
| 1936 | Absolute Quiet | Bill Dahle (Uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 42 |
| 1936 | Navy Born | Lt. Bill Lyons | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1936 | The Mandarin Mystery | Detective Guffy | Film | 5.0 | 42 |
| 1936 | A Man Betrayed | Gabby | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1936 | Beware Of Ladies | Sniff | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1936 | Sitting on the Moon | Mike | Film | 5.3 | 42 |
| 1936 | Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island | Hank McGlaurie | Film | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1935 | Rendezvous | Carter's Receptionist (uncredited) | Film | 4.9 | 41 |
| 1935 | Here Comes the Band | Greasy (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1935 | Honeymoon Limited | Cop (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1933 | Bombshell | Lola's Chauffeur (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 39 |