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Date of Birth:

18 July 1903, Seagoville, Texas, USA more

Date of Death:

15 December 1978, Encino, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Colorful character actor of American Westerns. Named "Chill" as an ironic... more

Trivia:

Son, Will Wills (b.1942) more

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Down 19% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins more

Alternate Names:

The Avalon Boys | Chill Wills and His Avalon Boys | Sheriff Chill Wills

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)	Janitor (1 episode, 1978)	1978	-	8.6 (63)
	AKAs: Hallmark Television Playhouse 1 TV episode: Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978) Janitor
2.	Poco... Little Dog Lost (1977)	Big Burt	1977	-	7.2 (15)
	AKAs: Poco
3.	Mr. Billion (1977)	Col. Clayton T. Winkle	1977	-	5.2 (272)
	AKAs: The Windfall
4.	"Hec Ramsey" (1972)	Sam McDade (1 episode, 1974)	1974	-	7.9 (51)
	1 TV episode: Scar Tissue (1974) Sam McDade
5.	Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)	Lemuel	1973	-	7.3 (5,608)
	AKAs: Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (USA: poster title)
6.	Guns of a Stranger (1973)	Tom Duncan	1973	-	5.1 (10)

7.	"Alias Smith and Jones" (1971)	Bixby (1 episode, 1972)	1972	-	7.5 (267)
	1 TV episode: The Biggest Game in the West (1972) Bixby
8.	The Steagle (1971)	Tall-Guy McCoy	1971	-	4.3 (34)

9.	"The Virginian" (1962)	Reedy (1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	7.6 (228)
	AKAs: The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: The Angus Killer (1971) Reedy
10.	"Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969)	(1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	7.4 (189)
	AKAs: Robert Young, Family Doctor 1 TV episode: Another Buckle for Wesley Hill (1971)
11.	"Night Gallery" (1970)	Heppelwhite (1 episode, 1970)	1970	-	8.0 (628)
	AKAs: Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: Room with a View/The Little Black Bag/The Nature of the Enemy (1970) Heppelwhite
12.	The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970) (TV)	Gentleman George Agnew	1970	-	5.2 (123)

13.	The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)	Mr. Ike	1970	-	6.7 (189)

14.	The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969) (TV)	Gentleman George Agnew	1969	-	5.9 (178)

15.	Big Daddy (1969)		1969	-	5.3 (5)
	AKAs: Paradise Road
16.	"Gunsmoke" (1955)	Abe Blocker / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1962-1968)	1968	-	8.0 (686)
	AKAs: Gun Law (UK) Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title) 3 TV episodes: A Noose for Dobie Price (1968) Elihu Gorman A Hat (1967) Red Conniston Abe Blocker (1962) Abe Blocker
17.	"Tarzan" (1966)	Montroso (1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	6.9 (88)
	1 TV episode: End of a Challenge (1968) Montroso
18.	"Judd for the Defense" (1967)	Simpson Youngert (1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	8.6 (48)
	1 TV episode: Confessional (1967) Simpson Youngert
19.	"The Rounders" (1966)	Jim Ed Love (17 episodes, 1966-1967)	1967	-	6.2 (6)
	17 TV episodes: What Elephants? (1967) Jim Ed Love Efficiency is for Experts (1966) Jim Ed Love The Sweet Little Old Lady (1966) Jim Ed Love Low Moon at Hi Lo (1966) Jim Ed Love Polo, Anyone? (1966) Jim Ed Love 12 episodes not shown.
20.	Fireball 500 (1966)	Big Jaw	1966	-	4.7 (137)

21.	"Burke's Law" (1963)	General Hector Harder / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1963-1965)	1965	-	7.7 (142)
	AKAs: Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title) 3 TV episodes: Who Killed the Toy Soldier? (1965) General Hector Harder Who Killed Avery Lord? (1964) Stanton Custer Who Killed Cable Roberts? (1963) Harry Riggs
22.	The Rounders (1965)	Jim Ed Love (owner, Love Ranch)	1965	-	6.1 (531)

23.	"Rawhide" (1959)	Sheriff Asa Tanner (2 episodes, 1964)	1964	-	8.2 (408)
	2 TV episodes: Incident at Deadhorse: Part II (1964) Sheriff Asa Tanner Incident at Deadhorse: Part I (1964) Sheriff Asa Tanner
24.	"Route 66" (1960)	Monty (2 episodes, 1964)	1964	-	8.0 (233)
	2 TV episodes: Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 2 (1964) Monty Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 1 (1964) Monty
25.	The Cardinal (1963)	Monsignor Whittle	1963	-	6.6 (778)

26.	The Wheeler Dealers (1963)	Jay Ray	1963	-	6.7 (381)
	AKAs: Separate Beds (UK)
27.	McLintock! (1963)	Drago	1963	-	7.1 (3,459)

28.	Young Guns of Texas (1962)	Preacher Sam Shelby	1962	-	4.9 (50)

29.	"Frontier Circus" (1961)	Col. Casey Thompson / Colonel Casey Thompson (8 episodes, 1962)	1962	-	5.9 (13)
	8 TV episodes: Incident at Pawnee Gun (1962) Col. Casey Thompson The Daring Durandos (1962) Colonel Casey Thompson The Good Fight (1962) Col. Casey Thompson Mighty Like Rogues (1962) Colonel Casey Thompson Naomi Champagne (1962) Col. Casey Thompson 3 episodes not shown.
30.	The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961)	Major Buford	1961	-	5.5 (33)

31.	The Deadly Companions (1961)	Turk	1961	-	6.3 (456)
	AKAs: Trigger Happy (USA: reissue title) (USA: reissue title) Deadly Companions (UK: DVD title)
32.	Gold of the Seven Saints (1961)	Doc Wilson Gates, MD	1961	-	6.0 (70)

33.	Where the Boys Are (1960)	Police Captain	1960	-	6.4 (856)

34.	"Assignment: Underwater" (1960)	Boyd Crosby (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	6.9 (6)
	1 TV episode: Troubled Waters (1960) Boyd Crosby
35.	The Alamo (1960)	Beekeeper	1960	-	6.7 (5,032)

36.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	Mr. Pruitt (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	8.5 (67)
	1 TV episode: Tomorrow (1960) Mr. Pruitt
37.	The Sad Horse (1959)	Capt Connors	1959	-	4.9 (5)

38.	"The Texan" (1958)	Captain Wylie (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	7.1 (36)
	1 TV episode: The Eyes of Captain Wylie (1959) Captain Wylie
39.	"Trackdown" (1957)	Sebulen Hunt (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.5 (25)
	1 TV episode: The Samaritan (1959) Sebulen Hunt
40.	"Wagon Train" (1957)	Bije Wilcox (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	7.6 (211)
	AKAs: Major Adams, Trail Master 1 TV episode: The Bije Wilcox Story (1958) Bije Wilcox
41.	"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)	Mr. Kilmer (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.8 (1,223)
	1 TV episode: Don't Interrupt (1958) Mr. Kilmer
42.	From Hell to Texas (1958)	Amos Bradley	1958	-	6.7 (192)
	AKAs: Man Hunt (UK: poster title) Manhunt (UK)
43.	Gun Glory (1957)	Preacher	1957	-	5.8 (203)

44.	Gun for a Coward (1957)	Loving	1957	-	5.9 (86)

45.	Giant (1956)	Uncle Bawley	1956	-	7.7 (11,098)

46.	Santiago (1956)	Captain 'Sidewheel' Jones	1956	-	5.8 (34)
	AKAs: The Gun Runner
47.	Kentucky Rifle (1956)	Tobias Taylor	1956	-	4.1 (60)

48.	Francis in the Navy (1955)	(voice) (uncredited) Francis the Talking Mule	1955	-	5.8 (248)

49.	Timberjack (1955)	Steve Riika	1955	-	5.2 (65)

50.	Hell's Outpost (1954)	Kevin Russel	1954	-	7.3 (9)

51.	Ricochet Romance (1954)	Tom Williams	1954	-	6.6 (6)

52.	Francis Joins the WACS (1954)	(voice) (uncredited) Gen. Benjamin Kaye / Voice of Francis the Talking Mule	1954	-	6.1 (130)

53.	Tumbleweed (1953)	Sheriff Murchoree	1953	-	7.1 (86)
	AKAs: Three Were Renegades (USA: alternative title)
54.	The Man from the Alamo (1953)	John Gage	1953	-	6.6 (407)

55.	City That Never Sleeps (1953)	Sgt. Joe, the 'Voice of Chicago'	1953	-	6.6 (153)

56.	Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)	(voice) Francis the Talking Mule	1953	-	6.8 (94)

57.	Small Town Girl (1953)	'Happy', Jailer	1953	-	6.4 (183)

58.	Ride the Man Down (1952)	Ike Adams	1952	-	5.6 (35)

59.	Francis Goes to West Point (1952)	(voice) (uncredited) Francis the Talking Mule	1952	-	6.4 (163)

60.	Bronco Buster (1952)	Dan Bream	1952	-	6.1 (18)

61.	Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes Western (1951)	Rodeo Performer	1951	-	-

62.	The Sea Hornet (1951)	Swede	1951	-	6.2 (14)

63.	Cattle Drive (1951)	Dallas	1951	-	6.3 (67)

64.	Francis Goes to the Races (1951)	(voice) (uncredited) Francis the Talking Mule	1951	-	6.5 (140)

65.	Oh! Susanna (1951)	Sergeant Barhydt	1951	-	5.6 (43)

66.	Rio Grande (1950)	Dr. Wilkins (regimental surgeon)	1950	-	7.3 (4,538)
	AKAs: John Ford and Merian C. Cooper's Rio Grande (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
67.	High Lonesome (1950)	Boatwhistle, Ranch Cook	1950	-	5.9 (24)

68.	Stella (1950)	(uncredited) Chief Clark	1950	-	6.7 (36)

69.	Rock Island Trail (1950)	Hogger McCoy	1950	-	6.3 (48)
	AKAs: Transcontinent Express (UK)
70.	Francis (1950)	(voice) (uncredited) Francis the Talking Mule	1950	-	6.3 (367)
	AKAs: Francis the Talking Mule
71.	The Sundowners (1950)	Sam Beers	1950	-	6.0 (133)
	AKAs: Thunder in the Dust (UK)
72.	The Grass Is Always Greener (1950)	Windy	1950	-	6.5 (14)

73.	Red Canyon (1949)	Brackton	1949	-	5.2 (20)

74.	Tulsa (1949)	Pinky Jimpson (Narrator)	1949	-	6.2 (299)

75.	Family Honeymoon (1949)	Fred	1949	-	6.0 (67)

76.	Loaded Pistols (1948)	Sheriff Cramer	1948	-	6.6 (38)

77.	That Wonderful Urge (1948)	Homer Beggs, J.P. Monroe Twp.	1948	-	6.8 (131)

78.	The Saxon Charm (1948)	Captain Chatham	1948	-	6.3 (31)

79.	Northwest Stampede (1948)	'Mileaway' James	1948	-	5.3 (46)

80.	The Sainted Sisters (1948)	Will Twitchell	1948	-	6.8 (12)

81.	Heartaches (1947)	(voice) Boggie Mann/Vic	1947	-	7.6 (7)

82.	High Barbaree (1947)	(uncredited) Lars	1947	-	5.9 (117)

83.	The Yearling (1946)	Buck Forrester	1946	-	7.5 (2,070)

84.	Gallant Bess (1946)	Chief Petty Officer	1946	-	6.9 (72)

85.	The Harvey Girls (1946)	H.H. Hartsey	1946	-	7.0 (1,097)

86.	Leave Her to Heaven (1945)	Leick Thome	1945	-	7.8 (2,579)

87.	What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945)	Sgt. Cramp	1945	-	6.3 (47)

88.	I'll Be Seeing You (1944)	Swanson	1944	-	7.1 (372)

89.	Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944)	Mr. York	1944	-	7.1 (109)

90.	Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)	Mr. Neely	1944	-	7.7 (6,339)

91.	Trailin' West (1944)	Old Man Coffey	1944	-	-

92.	Barbary Coast Gent (1944)	Sheriff Hightower	1944	-	6.5 (32)
	AKAs: Gold Town The Honest Thief
93.	The Immortal Blacksmith (1944)	Tom Davenport	1944	-	5.9 (8)
	AKAs: Passing Parade No. 47: The Immortal Blacksmith (USA: series title)
94.	Rationing (1944)	Bus driver	1944	-	6.5 (11)

95.	See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)	First Sergeant Cramp	1944	-	6.6 (130)

96.	Best Foot Forward (1943)	Chester Short	1943	-	6.6 (271)

97.	A Stranger in Town (1943)	Charles Craig	1943	-	7.4 (122)

98.	Stand by for Action (1942)	Chief Boatswain's Mate Jenks	1942	-	6.3 (258)
	AKAs: Cargo of Innocents (UK)
99.	Apache Trail (1942)	'Pike' Skelton	1942	-	6.1 (55)

100.	The Omaha Trail (1942)	Henry Hawkins	1942	-	5.0 (24)

101.	Her Cardboard Lover (1942)	Sam, the judge	1942	-	5.6 (174)

102.	Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)	Manchester Montford	1942	-	7.0 (1,527)

103.	The Bugle Sounds (1942)	Sergeant Larry Dillon	1942	-	6.3 (66)

104.	Honky Tonk (1941)	The Sniper	1941	-	6.5 (327)

105.	Belle Starr (1941)	Blue Duck	1941	-	6.0 (211)
	AKAs: Belle Starr, the Bandit Queen (USA: complete title)
106.	Billy the Kid (1941)	Tom Patterson	1941	-	5.8 (328)

107.	The Bad Man (1941)	'Red' Giddings	1941	-	6.2 (97)
	AKAs: Two-Gun Cupid (UK)
108.	Western Union (1941)	Homer Kettle	1941	-	6.9 (756)
	AKAs: Zane Grey's Western Union (Australia)
109.	Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940)	Shiftless	1940	-	5.7 (96)

110.	Sky Murder (1940)	Sheriff Beckwith	1940	-	5.9 (72)

111.	The Westerner (1940)	Southeast	1940	-	7.7 (1,278)

112.	Wyoming (1940)	(uncredited) Lafe	1940	-	6.2 (33)
	AKAs: Bad Man of Wyoming (UK)
113.	Boom Town (1940)	Deputy Harmony Jones	1940	-	7.1 (977)

114.	Allegheny Uprising (1939)	John M'Cammon	1939	-	6.2 (490)
	AKAs: The First Rebel (UK)
115.	The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)	(uncredited) Man on Bus	1939	-	6.1 (24)

116.	Timber Stampede (1939)	Whopper Hatch	1939	-	5.3 (18)

117.	Racketeers of the Range (1939)	Whopper Hatch	1939	-	5.8 (22)

118.	Sorority House (1939)	Mr. Johnson	1939	-	5.9 (46)
	AKAs: That Girl from College (UK)
119.	Trouble in Sundown (1939)	Whopper	1939	-	5.8 (17)

120.	Arizona Legion (1939)	'Whopper' Hatch	1939	-	6.1 (22)

121.	Lawless Valley (1938)	Deputy Speedy McGow	1938	-	6.2 (16)

122.	Block-Heads (1938)	(uncredited) (voice) Midget in Elevator	1938	-	7.6 (1,019)

123.	Nobody's Baby (1937)	(uncredited) Member of 'The Avalon Boys'	1937	-	4.8 (12)

124.	Way Out West (1937)	(as The Avalon Boys) One of the Avalon Boys/Stan's bass singing	1937	-	7.8 (2,686)

125.	Hideaway Girl (1936)	(as The Avalon Boys) Lead Singer of Avalon Boys	1936	-	9.8 (5)

126.	At Sea Ashore (1936)	Member of 'The Avalon Boys'	1936	-	-

127.	Call of the Prairie (1936)	(as The Avalon Boys) Avalon Boy	1936	-	6.9 (32)

128.	Anything Goes (1936)	Member of 'The Avalon Boys'	1936	-	6.6 (98)
	AKAs: Tops Is the Limit (USA: TV title)
129.	Bar 20 Rides Again (1935)	(as Chill Wills and His Avalon Boys) Background Singer/Henchman	1935	-	7.1 (42)

130.	It's a Gift (1934)	(uncredited) Campfire Singer	1934	-	7.8 (1,794)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Porter Wagoner Show" (1960)	(1 episode, 1970)	1970	-	7.4 (11)
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.277 (1970) (performer: "Water", "Mama")
2.	The Alamo (1960)	("Here's to the Ladies")	1960	-	6.7 (5,032)

3.	Kentucky Rifle (1956)	("Sweet Betsy From Pike")	1956	-	4.1 (60)

4.	Francis Joins the WACS (1954)	(performer: "I WANT TO ENLIST IN THE WACS" (uncredited))	1954	-	6.1 (130)

5.	Bronco Buster (1952)	(writer: "Rodeo, Oh!")	1952	-	6.1 (18)

6.	High Lonesome (1950)	(writer: "20 Miles West of Carson") (performer: "20 Miles West of Carson")	1950	-	5.9 (24)

7.	The Grass Is Always Greener (1950)	(writer: "Big Blue Eyes" (uncredited)) (performer: "Big Blue Eyes" (uncredited))	1950	-	6.5 (14)

8.	Tulsa (1949)	(performer: "TULSA")	1949	-	6.2 (299)

9.	Leave Her to Heaven (1945)	(performer: "Chickens in the Garden", "Deedle Deedle Dum Dum")	1945	-	7.8 (2,579)

10.	The Omaha Trail (1942)	(performer: "'Taters and Corn" (1942))	1942	-	5.0 (24)

11.	Stand by for Action (1942)	(performer: "I'm a Sailor Man" (uncredited)) ("The Oceana Roll" (1911) (uncredited))	1942	-	6.3 (258)
	AKAs: Cargo of Innocents (UK)
12.	Boom Town (1940)	("Polly Wolly Doodle" (uncredited))	1940	-	7.1 (977)

13.	Racketeers of the Range (1939)	(performer: "'Cause I'm the Man", "Sleepy Wrangler" (1939)) ("Caboose on the Red ball Train" (1939), "Red River Valley")	1939	-	5.8 (22)

14.	Arizona Legion (1939)	(performer: "Footloose and Free")	1939	-	6.1 (22)

15.	Nobody's Baby (1937)	(writer: "The West Ain't Wild and Woolly Anymore")	1937	-	4.8 (12)

16.	Way Out West (1937)	(performer: "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" (uncredited))	1937	-	7.8 (2,686)

17.	Bar 20 Rides Again (1935)	(performer: "The Moon Hangs High")	1935	-	7.1 (42)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Dinah!" (1974)	Himself (1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	6.5 (37)
	AKAs: Dinah! & Friends 1 TV episode: Episode dated 6 January 1977 (1977) Himself
2.	"The Porter Wagoner Show" (1960)	Himself (1 episode, 1970)	1970	-	7.4 (11)
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.277 (1970) Himself
3.	"The Merv Griffin Show" (1962)	Himself (1 episode, 1969)	1969	-	7.3 (95)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 6 November 1969 (1969) Himself
4.	Disneyland '59 (1959) (TV)	Himself	1959	-	7.8 (46)
	AKAs: Kodak Presents Disneyland '59
5.	Screen Snapshots: Fun in the Sun (1952)	Himself - Golf Player	1952	-	-

6.	Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Mr. Movies (1952)	Himself	1952	-	-

7.	"The Gene Autry Show" (1950)	Himself (2 episodes, 1950)	1950	-	7.8 (39)
	AKAs: Melody Ranch 2 TV episodes: The Peacemaker (1950) Himself The Gray Dude (1950) (as Sheriff Chill Wills) Himself
8.	Mister Gardenia Jones (1942)	Hotel Employee	1942	-	4.4 (27)


1.	How the West Was Lost (2008) (TV)	(uncredited) Lemuel

2.	Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) (TV)	Himself

3.	Drive-in Movie Memories (2001)	Himself

4.	That's Entertainment! III (1994)	(uncredited) Himself (clip from "Harvey Girls")

5.	John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (1992) (V)	Beekeeper

6.	It's Showtime (1976)	(voice) (uncredited) Francis the Talking Mule

7.	It Can't Be Done (1948)	(uncredited) Tom Davenport (clip from 'The Immortal Blacksmith')

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Other Works:

In 1956, starred in a pilot for a western TV series called "Old Man Coffee." The series was not picked up by any of the networks. more

Genres:

Western | Comedy | Drama | Romance more

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