Biography
William M. Newell (January 6, 1894 – February 21, 1967) was an American film actor. Newell was most active in the 1930s, familiar to fans of the Our Gang short subjects in his recurring role as Alfalfa's father, and as Dr. Henley on Our Miss Brooks. Newell was cast as a hobo in "Little Boy Blew," one of the last episodes of the Walter Brennan sitcom, The Real McCoys, then airing on CBS.
He died in 1967 in Studio City, Los Angeles and is interred at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.
Filmography
all 117
Movies 111
TV Shows 6
Sam Peterson
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
TV
5
Fred Sterling
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
TV
6
Mr. Hooper (Uncredited)
Pollyanna (1960)
Movie
5.33
Schultz (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady? (1960)
Movie
Hotel Desk Clerk
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Movie
Bartender (uncredited)
The Sheepman (1958)
Movie
Pos Neely
The Missouri Traveler (1958)
Movie
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
TV
Ned - Owner (uncredited)
Mister Cory (1957)
Movie
Dr. Henley
Our Miss Brooks (1956)
Movie
Second Bank Teller / Charlie / Mr. Fescue
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Bartender (uncredited)
Wichita (1955)
Movie
Workman (uncredited)
Phffft (1954)
Movie
Maj. Desmond
Here Come the Marines (1952)
Movie
Jimmy - Drunk with Eye Patch (uncredited)
High Noon (1952)
Movie
4.44
Party Waiter (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas (1952)
Movie
Bartender (as Billy Newell)
The Lady Pays Off (1951)
Movie
Todd the Bartender (uncredited)
Bright Victory (1951)
Movie
Movie Usher (uncredited)
Louisa (1950)
Movie
Horace 'Hank' Hawkshaw (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
Movie
Doorman
Song of My Heart (1948)
Movie
Smiley
Key Witness (1947)
Movie
Editor (as Bill Newell)
Doctor Jim (1947)
Movie
Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Movie
4
Delivery Man (uncredited)
Alias Mr. Twilight (1946)
Movie
Drunk (Uncredited)
Lady in the Lake (1946)
Movie
Piano Player (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
Movie
4.33
Stage Manager
The Magnificent Rogue (1946)
Movie
Detective Dugan
Bowery Bombshell (1946)
Movie
Police Sgt. Clay
The Man Who Dared (1946)
Movie
Charlie (Uncredited)
Young Widow (1946)
Movie
Barber #1 (uncredited)
Adventure (1945)
Movie
Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Movie
5.14
Mason (uncredited)
On Stage Everybody (1945)
Movie
Proprietor
Her Lucky Night (1945)
Movie
Film Character (uncredited)
The Great Morgan (1945)
Movie
Wally, Counterman (Uncredited)
The Missing Juror (1944)
Movie
Wiggins
Sing a Jingle (1944)
Movie
Secretary
Top Man (1943)
Movie
Bartender
Fired Wife (1943)
Movie
Bartender
Honeymoon Lodge (1943)
Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
Movie
Toreador Club Waiter
No Place for a Lady (1943)
Movie
Drunken Cowboy (uncredited)
The Outlaw (1943)
Movie
Police Photographer
A Night to Remember (1942)
Movie
Janitor
Get Hep to Love (1942)
Movie
Ticket Agent #2 (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor (1942)
Movie
6
Jerry the Man Wanting to Buy Car (uncredited)
Inflation (1942)
Movie
Hubert - New Postman
Miss Polly (1941)
Movie
Second Steward
Devil Pays Off (1941)
Movie
Laundry Man
Three Girls About Town (1941)
Movie
Harry Stimson
Ice-Capades (1941)
Movie
Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
Manpower (1941)
Movie
Murdock Handler (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Movie
Steward Ringing Chime and Crying (uncredited)
Blondie Goes Latin (1941)
Movie
Sgt. Riley
Caught in the Act (1941)
Movie
Speed Martin
Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)
Movie
Groom-to-be
Wedding Bills (1940)
Movie
Max's Lyricist (uncredited)
City for Conquest (1940)
Movie
Reporter
Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
Movie
Reporter
The Great Profile (1940)
Movie
Insurance Investigator (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
Movie
Alfalfa's Dad (uncredited)
Bubbling Troubles (1940)
Movie
Soda Jerk
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
Movie
Marriage Proposer
The Domineering Male (1940)
Movie
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
The Ghost Comes Home (1940)
Movie
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
Movie
5.36
Bill, Stagehand
Swanee River (1939)
Movie
Taxi Driver
Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
Movie
Det. Sgt. Pat Dugan
The Invisible Killer (1939)
Movie
Abner J. Poodlebeam
Let's Talk Turkey (1939)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Movie
5.27
Maxie T. Bookmaker (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)
Movie
Make-Up Artist
Second Fiddle (1939)
Movie
Arranger (uncredited)
Naughty But Nice (1939)
Movie
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Invitation to Happiness (1939)
Movie
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square (1939)
Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Everybody's Baby (1939)
Movie
Second Interne
Honolulu (1939)
Movie
John Switzer
Alfalfa's Aunt (1939)
Movie
Terry Kent
Slander House (1938)
Movie
Clyde Lyons
Rhythm in the Clouds (1937)
Movie
Solitaire
Dangerous Holiday (1937)
Movie
Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Movie
4.25
Eddie 'Porky' Plunkett
Bill Cracks Down (1937)
Movie
Detective Guffy
The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
Movie
Charlie Davis
Happy Go Lucky (1936)
Movie
Hank McGlaurie
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)
Movie
Divorce Detective
Libeled Lady (1936)
Movie
6.33
Charlie Hunter
Bulldog Edition (1936)
Movie
Service Station Owner (uncredited)
Fury (1936)
Movie
3.67
Lt. Bill Lyons
Navy Born (1936)
Movie
Bill Dahle (Uncredited)
Absolute Quiet (1936)
Movie
Mr. Tanner
The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936)
Movie
Carter's Receptionist (uncredited)
Rendezvous (1935)
Movie
Greasy (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band (1935)
Movie
Cop (uncredited)
Honeymoon Limited (1935)
Movie
Lola's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Bombshell (1933)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.65
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1894-01-05
Deathday1967-02-21 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceMillville, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWilliam M. Newell, Wm. Newell, Bill Newell, Billy Newell
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