Carl William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 28, 1983) was an American actor, best known for his roles in several Preston Sturges comedies of the 1940s and for playing Uncle Charley on the sitcom My Three Sons from 1965–72.
He was married to Estelle Collette and Lucille Thayer and had no children, although he helped Collette raise a daughter from a previous marriage.
Demarest died in his home from a heart attack in 1983 at the age of 91.
Filmography on TV Tropes:
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Film roles
- The Jazz Singer (1927) as Buster Billings (uncredited)
- Fog Over Frisco (1934) as Spike Smith
- The Murder Man (1935) as 'Red' Maguire
- Hands Across the Table (1935) as Natty (uncredited)
- The Great Ziegfeld (1936) as Gene Buck (uncredited)
- Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) as Sgt. Kelly
- Easy Living (1937) as Wallace Whistling
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) as Henry Kipper
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Bill Griffith
- The Great McGinty (1940) as Skeeters the Policeman
- Christmas in July (1940) as Mr. Bildocker
- Little Men (1940) as Constable Tom Thorpe
- The Lady Eve (1941) as Muggsy
- The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) as First Detective
- All Through the Night (1941) as Sunshine
- Sullivan's Travels (1941) as Mr. Jonas
- Pardon My Sarong (1942) as Det. Kendall
- The Palm Beach Story (1942) as First Member, Ale and Quail Club
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) as Constable Edmund Kockenlocker
- Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) as Sgt. Heffelfinger
- Whispering Smith (1948) as Bill Dansing
- Here Come the Girls (1953) as Dennis Logan
- Son of Flubber (1963) as Mr. Hummel
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) as Chief Aloysius
- Viva Las Vegas! (1964) as Mr. Martin
- That Darn Cat! (1965) as Mr. MacDougall
Television roles
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 episode, 1958) as Tom Akins
- The Red Skelton Hour (1 episode, 1960) as Sen. Burnside
- Wagon Train (1 episode, 1961) as Mr. Hennessey
- Bonanza (2 episodes, 1963–64) as Enos Milford/Angus Tweedy
- Dr. Kildare (1 episode, 1964) as Mr. Aimes
- The Twilight Zone (1 episode, 1964) as Joe Britt
- The Farmer's Daughter (1 episode, 1964) as Sen. Richards
- Burke's Law (1 episode, 1964) as Charlie Who
- My Three Sons (215 episodes, 1965–72) as Uncle Charley O'Casey
- McMillan & Wife (2 episodes, 1973–75) as Cyrus McFee/Andy Kenesaw
- Ellery Queen (1 episode, 1975) as Alexander 'Pop' Denny
