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](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13042-the-alfred-hitchcock-hour.jpg)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
TV
5
Fred Sterling
![The Andy Griffith Show](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18301-the-andy-griffith-show.jpg)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
TV
6
Mr. Hooper (Uncredited)
![Pollyanna](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7137-pollyanna.jpg)
Pollyanna (1960)
Movie
5.33
Schultz (uncredited)
![Who Was That Lady?](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60256-who-was-that-lady.jpg)
Who Was That Lady? (1960)
Movie
Hotel Desk Clerk
![Last Train from Gun Hill](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/36189-last-train-from-gun-hill.jpg)
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Movie
Bartender (uncredited)
![The Sheepman](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50905-the-sheepman.jpg)
The Sheepman (1958)
Movie
Pos Neely
![The Missouri Traveler](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59932-the-missouri-traveler.jpg)
The Missouri Traveler (1958)
Movie
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
![The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/126622-the-lucy-desi-comedy-hour.jpg)
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
TV
Ned - Owner (uncredited)
![Mister Cory](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60188-mister-cory.jpg)
Mister Cory (1957)
Movie
Dr. Henley
![Our Miss Brooks](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68290-our-miss-brooks.jpg)
Our Miss Brooks (1956)
Movie
Second Bank Teller / Charlie / Mr. Fescue
![Alfred Hitchcock Presents](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11532-alfred-hitchcock-presents.jpg)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Bartender (uncredited)
![Wichita](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59087-wichita.jpg)
Wichita (1955)
Movie
Workman (uncredited)
![Phffft](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/66566-phffft.jpg)
Phffft (1954)
Movie
Maj. Desmond
![Here Come the Marines](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/4407-here-come-the-marines.jpg)
Here Come the Marines (1952)
Movie
Jimmy - Drunk with Eye Patch (uncredited)
![High Noon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6161-high-noon.jpg)
High Noon (1952)
Movie
4.44
Party Waiter (uncredited)
![Young Man with Ideas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77687-young-man-with-ideas.jpg)
Young Man with Ideas (1952)
Movie
Bartender (as Billy Newell)
![The Lady Pays Off](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/84462-the-lady-pays-off.jpg)
The Lady Pays Off (1951)
Movie
Todd the Bartender (uncredited)
![Bright Victory](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54487-bright-victory.jpg)
Bright Victory (1951)
Movie
Movie Usher (uncredited)
![Louisa](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64745-louisa.jpg)
Louisa (1950)
Movie
Horace 'Hank' Hawkshaw (uncredited)
![Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/4991-ma-and-pa-kettle-go-to-town.jpg)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
Movie
Doorman
![Song of My Heart](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/565276-song-of-my-heart.jpg)
Song of My Heart (1948)
Movie
Smiley
![Key Witness](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137027-key-witness.jpg)
Key Witness (1947)
Movie
Editor (as Bill Newell)
![Doctor Jim](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Doctor Jim (1947)
Movie
Waiter at Bank Dinner (uncredited)
![The Best Years of Our Lives](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8618-the-best-years-of-our-lives.jpg)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Movie
4
Delivery Man (uncredited)
![Alias Mr. Twilight](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/100238-alias-mr-twilight.jpg)
Alias Mr. Twilight (1946)
Movie
Drunk (Uncredited)
![Lady in the Lake](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/122133-lady-in-the-lake.jpg)
Lady in the Lake (1946)
Movie
Piano Player (uncredited)
![Dick Tracy vs. Cueball](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/4392-dick-tracy-vs-cueball.jpg)
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
Movie
4.33
Stage Manager
![The Magnificent Rogue](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136846-the-magnificent-rogue.jpg)
The Magnificent Rogue (1946)
Movie
Detective Dugan
![Bowery Bombshell](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97568-bowery-bombshell.jpg)
Bowery Bombshell (1946)
Movie
Police Sgt. Clay
![The Man Who Dared](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136848-the-man-who-dared.jpg)
The Man Who Dared (1946)
Movie
Charlie (Uncredited)
![Young Widow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/90729-young-widow.jpg)
Young Widow (1946)
Movie
Barber #1 (uncredited)
![Adventure](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/89353-adventure.jpg)
Adventure (1945)
Movie
Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)
![The Lost Weekend](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6533-the-lost-weekend.jpg)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Movie
5.14
Mason (uncredited)
![On Stage Everybody](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/262190-on-stage-everybody.jpg)
On Stage Everybody (1945)
Movie
Proprietor
![Her Lucky Night](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/85547-her-lucky-night.jpg)
Her Lucky Night (1945)
Movie
Film Character (uncredited)
![The Great Morgan](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108683-the-great-morgan.jpg)
The Great Morgan (1945)
Movie
Wally, Counterman (Uncredited)
![The Missing Juror](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/120452-the-missing-juror.jpg)
The Missing Juror (1944)
Movie
Wiggins
![Sing a Jingle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/215854-sing-a-jingle.jpg)
Sing a Jingle (1944)
Movie
Secretary
![Top Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/85586-top-man.jpg)
Top Man (1943)
Movie
Bartender
![Fired Wife](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/99469-fired-wife.jpg)
Fired Wife (1943)
Movie
Bartender
![Honeymoon Lodge](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136279-honeymoon-lodge.jpg)
Honeymoon Lodge (1943)
Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
![Slightly Dangerous](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/71446-slightly-dangerous.jpg)
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
Movie
Toreador Club Waiter
![No Place for a Lady](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/103497-no-place-for-a-lady.jpg)
No Place for a Lady (1943)
Movie
Drunken Cowboy (uncredited)
![The Outlaw](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/79163-the-outlaw.jpg)
The Outlaw (1943)
Movie
Police Photographer
![A Night to Remember](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/116524-a-night-to-remember.jpg)
A Night to Remember (1942)
Movie
Janitor
![Get Hep to Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93962-get-hep-to-love.jpg)
Get Hep to Love (1942)
Movie
Ticket Agent #2 (uncredited)
![The Major and the Minor](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9471-the-major-and-the-minor.jpg)
The Major and the Minor (1942)
Movie
6
Jerry the Man Wanting to Buy Car (uncredited)
![Inflation](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/127117-inflation.jpg)
Inflation (1942)
Movie
Hubert - New Postman
![Miss Polly](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135831-miss-polly.jpg)
Miss Polly (1941)
Movie
Second Steward
![Devil Pays Off](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/121858-devil-pays-off.jpg)
Devil Pays Off (1941)
Movie
Laundry Man
![Three Girls About Town](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/98785-three-girls-about-town.jpg)
Three Girls About Town (1941)
Movie
Harry Stimson
![Ice-Capades](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/121180-ice-capades.jpg)
Ice-Capades (1941)
Movie
Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
![Manpower](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/72458-manpower.jpg)
Manpower (1941)
Movie
Murdock Handler (uncredited)
![Here Comes Mr. Jordan](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64650-here-comes-mr-jordan.jpg)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Movie
Steward Ringing Chime and Crying (uncredited)
![Blondie Goes Latin](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/4855-blondie-goes-latin.jpg)
Blondie Goes Latin (1941)
Movie
Sgt. Riley
![Caught in the Act](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Caught in the Act (1941)
Movie
Speed Martin
![Mysterious Doctor Satan](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/122815-mysterious-doctor-satan.jpg)
Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)
Movie
Groom-to-be
![Wedding Bills](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/817332-wedding-bills.jpg)
Wedding Bills (1940)
Movie
Max's Lyricist (uncredited)
![City for Conquest](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/36183-city-for-conquest.jpg)
City for Conquest (1940)
Movie
Reporter
![Public Deb No. 1](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/85146-public-deb-no-1.jpg)
Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
Movie
Reporter
![The Great Profile](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/62637-the-great-profile.jpg)
The Great Profile (1940)
Movie
Insurance Investigator (uncredited)
![Andy Hardy Meets Debutante](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/58566-andy-hardy-meets-debutante.jpg)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
Movie
Alfalfa's Dad (uncredited)
![Bubbling Troubles](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Bubbling Troubles (1940)
Movie
Soda Jerk
![The Doctor Takes a Wife](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64655-the-doctor-takes-a-wife.jpg)
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
Movie
Marriage Proposer
![The Domineering Male](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
The Domineering Male (1940)
Movie
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
![The Ghost Comes Home](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/43824-the-ghost-comes-home.jpg)
The Ghost Comes Home (1940)
Movie
Minor Role (uncredited)
![The Invisible Man Returns](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/433-the-invisible-man-returns.jpg)
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
Movie
5.36
Bill, Stagehand
![Swanee River](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93330-swanee-river.jpg)
Swanee River (1939)
Movie
Taxi Driver
![Nick Carter, Master Detective](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/76421-nick-carter-master-detective.jpg)
Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
Movie
Det. Sgt. Pat Dugan
![The Invisible Killer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135557-the-invisible-killer.jpg)
The Invisible Killer (1939)
Movie
Abner J. Poodlebeam
![Let's Talk Turkey](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Let's Talk Turkey (1939)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
![Mr. Smith Goes to Washington](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6880-mr-smith-goes-to-washington.jpg)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Movie
5.27
Maxie T. Bookmaker (uncredited)
![The Day the Bookies Wept](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/99510-the-day-the-bookies-wept.jpg)
The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)
Movie
Make-Up Artist
![Second Fiddle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93373-second-fiddle.jpg)
Second Fiddle (1939)
Movie
Arranger (uncredited)
![Naughty But Nice](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96876-naughty-but-nice.jpg)
Naughty But Nice (1939)
Movie
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
![Good Girls Go to Paris](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64672-good-girls-go-to-paris.jpg)
Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
![Invitation to Happiness](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/114070-invitation-to-happiness.jpg)
Invitation to Happiness (1939)
Movie
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
![Rose of Washington Square](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/80156-rose-of-washington-square.jpg)
Rose of Washington Square (1939)
Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
![Everybody's Baby](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/192158-everybody-s-baby.jpg)
Everybody's Baby (1939)
Movie
Second Interne
![Honolulu](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39476-honolulu.jpg)
Honolulu (1939)
Movie
John Switzer
![Alfalfa's Aunt](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Alfalfa's Aunt (1939)
Movie
Terry Kent
![Slander House](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135166-slander-house.jpg)
Slander House (1938)
Movie
Clyde Lyons
![Rhythm in the Clouds](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134923-rhythm-in-the-clouds.jpg)
Rhythm in the Clouds (1937)
Movie
Solitaire
![Dangerous Holiday](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/114445-dangerous-holiday.jpg)
Dangerous Holiday (1937)
Movie
Ticket Seller (uncredited)
![Make Way for Tomorrow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10835-make-way-for-tomorrow.jpg)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Movie
4.25
Eddie 'Porky' Plunkett
![Bill Cracks Down](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134719-bill-cracks-down.jpg)
Bill Cracks Down (1937)
Movie
Detective Guffy
![The Mandarin Mystery](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/128332-the-mandarin-mystery.jpg)
The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
Movie
Charlie Davis
![Happy Go Lucky](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134509-happy-go-lucky.jpg)
Happy Go Lucky (1936)
Movie
Hank McGlaurie
![Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134615-robinson-crusoe-of-clipper-island.jpg)
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)
Movie
Divorce Detective
![Libeled Lady](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12139-libeled-lady.jpg)
Libeled Lady (1936)
Movie
6.33
Charlie Hunter
![Bulldog Edition](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/88472-bulldog-edition.jpg)
Bulldog Edition (1936)
Movie
Service Station Owner (uncredited)
![Fury](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7639-fury.jpg)
Fury (1936)
Movie
3.67
Lt. Bill Lyons
![Navy Born](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64211-navy-born.jpg)
Navy Born (1936)
Movie
Bill Dahle (Uncredited)
![Absolute Quiet](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/119024-absolute-quiet.jpg)
Absolute Quiet (1936)
Movie
Mr. Tanner
![The Voice of Bugle Ann](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64213-the-voice-of-bugle-ann.jpg)
The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936)
Movie
Carter's Receptionist (uncredited)
![Rendezvous](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/98771-rendezvous.jpg)
Rendezvous (1935)
Movie
Greasy (uncredited)
![Here Comes the Band](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77472-here-comes-the-band.jpg)
Here Comes the Band (1935)
Movie
Cop (uncredited)
![Honeymoon Limited](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134204-honeymoon-limited.jpg)
Honeymoon Limited (1935)
Movie
Lola's Chauffeur (uncredited)
![Bombshell](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/81148-bombshell.jpg)
Bombshell (1933)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.65
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Information
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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