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{{Short description|American actor (1892β1983)}} {{about||the American sport shooter|William Demarest (sport shooter)|the president of Rutgers College|William Henry Steele Demarest}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = William Demarest | image = File:William Demarest.png | caption = 1923 photograph of William Demarest | birth_name = Carl William Demarest | birth_date = {{birth date|1892|2|27}} | birth_place = [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1983|12|28|1892|2|27}} | death_place = [[Palm Springs, California]], U.S. | resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California]] | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1906β1978 | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Estelle Collette|1923|1941|end=divorced}} (died 1968) * {{marriage|Lucille Thayer|1942}} (died 2009) }} }} '''Carl William Demarest''' (February 27, 1892 β December 28, 1983) was an American actor, known especially for his supporting roles in screwball comedies by [[Preston Sturges]] and as Uncle Charley in the sitcom ''[[My Three Sons]]'' from 1965-72.<ref>Obituary ''Variety'', January 4, 1984</ref> Demarest, who frequently played crusty but good-hearted roles, was a prolific film and television actor, appearing in over 140 films, beginning in 1926 and ending in the late 1970s. Before his career in movies, he performed in [[vaudeville]] for two decades.<ref name="TNYT83">{{cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |author1-link=Jon Pareles |title=William Demarest, 91, Actor, Known for Roles in Comedies (obituary) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/29/obituaries/william-demarest-91-actor-known-for-roles-in-comedies.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 January 2024 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=29 December 1983 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524142922/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/29/obituaries/william-demarest-91-actor-known-for-roles-in-comedies.html |archive-date=24 May 2015 |page=D19}}</ref>
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