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William Demarest

Actor · 85 credits · 29 in highly-rated films

Best known for Sullivan's Travels (1941)

Frequent collaborators: Louise Fazenda, Clyde Cook, Warner Oland, Myrna Loy, Franklin Pangborn

Best William Demarest movies by genre

Movies (85 total, ranked by score)

  1. Sullivan's Travels

    1941 · ★ 7.4 (517 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Adventure

    1

  2. The Lady Eve

    1941 · ★ 7.3 (404 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    2

  3. The Jolson Story

    1946 · ★ 6.7 (16 votes)

    Drama, Music

    3

  4. Easy Living

    1937 · ★ 7.1 (67 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    4

  5. The Palm Beach Story

    1942 · ★ 7.0 (209 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    5

  6. Hail the Conquering Hero

    1944 · ★ 7.1 (77 votes)

    Comedy, War

    6

  7. The Mountain

    1956 · ★ 6.9 (51 votes)

    Adventure, Drama

    7

  8. Christmas in July

    1940 · ★ 7.0 (91 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    8

  9. Escape from Fort Bravo

    1953 · ★ 6.3 (86 votes)

    Western

    9

  10. Charlie Chan at the Opera

    1936 · ★ 6.8 (36 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    10

  11. White Lies

    1935 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    11

  12. Country Fair

    1941

    Comedy

    12

  13. Behind the Eight Ball

    1942 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)

    Music, Comedy

    13

  14. Fog Over Frisco

    1934 · ★ 6.2 (18 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Mystery

    14

  15. Nine Girls

    1944 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)

    Mystery, Comedy

    15

  16. Viva Las Vegas

    1964 · ★ 6.2 (157 votes)

    Music, Romance, Comedy

    16

  17. Wolf of New York

    1940 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    17

  18. Hollywood Victory Caravan

    1945 · ★ 4.9 (8 votes)

    Music, Comedy

    18

  19. After Office Hours

    1935 · ★ 6.4 (13 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Comedy

    19

  20. Son of Flubber

    1963 · ★ 6.1 (70 votes)

    Comedy, Family, Science Fiction

    20

  21. Night Has a Thousand Eyes

    1948 · ★ 6.8 (47 votes)

    Thriller, Mystery

    21

  22. Whispering Smith

    1948 · ★ 6.7 (24 votes)

    Western

    22

  23. The Jazz Singer

    1927 · ★ 6.1 (254 votes)

    Drama, Music

    23

  24. A Million Bid

    1927

    Drama, Romance

    24

  25. Dressed to Kill

    1941 · ★ 6.3 (26 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller

    25

  26. Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon

    1961 · ★ 5.6 (5 votes)

    Western

    26

  27. Wedding Present

    1936 · ★ 6.5 (13 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    27

  28. The Blazing Forest

    1952 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Adventure, Action

    28

  29. Lucy Gallant

    1955 · ★ 7.0 (7 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    29

  30. Pay as You Enter

    1928

    Comedy, Romance

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.