Chill Wills

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Chill Wills was an American character actor and distinctive-voiced Western film performer best known for roles in movies like "The Alamo" and "Giant."

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Chill Wills canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Western film actor
film actor
human
television actor
voice actor
activeInPeriod 20th century
birthName Theodore Childress Wills NERFINISHED
burialPlace Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1902-07-18
dateOfDeath 1978-12-15
familyName Wills
genre Western film
comedy
drama
givenName Theodore
languageSpoken English
medium film
radio
television
memberOf The Avalon Boys
name Chill Wills self-link
nationality American
notableFor distinctive deep voice
notableWork Giant
surface form: Giant (1956 film)

McLintock! (1963 film)
Meet Me in St. Louis
surface form: Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)

The Alamo (1960 film)
The Hangman (1959 film)
The Outlaw (1943 film)
The Rounders (1965 film)
The Westerner
surface form: The Westerner (1940 film)

The Yearling (1946 film)
occupation actor
singer
placeOfBirth Seagoville area of Dallas, Texas
surface form: Seagoville, Texas, United States
placeOfDeath Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States
surface form: Encino, California, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Betty Chappelle
Novella Wills
stateOfBurial California, United States
surface form: California
voiceRole Francis the Talking Mule
workedIn Hollywood
workedWith James Dean
John Wayne
Rock Hudson

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Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Chatsworth, California, United States hasNotableBurial Chill Wills
subject surface form: Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
The Yearling (1946 film) starring Chill Wills
Boom Town starring Chill Wills
Giant starring Chill Wills
Rio Grande starring Chill Wills
subject surface form: Rio Grande (1950 film)
Chill Wills name Chill Wills self-link
McLintock! (1963 film) stars Chill Wills
The Monkey’s Uncle starring Chill Wills
The Man from the Alamo starring Chill Wills