William Ching
Known for Acting · 32 credits
- Born
- 1913-10-02
- Died
- 1989-07-01
- Place of birth
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- William Brooks · William Brooks Ching
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
William Ching, also credited as William Brooks, Bill Ching and William Brooks Ching (born 2 October 1913, St. Louis, Missouri - died 1 July 1989, Tustin, California) was a United States character actor who appeared in almost 20 films and on television during the later 1940s and throughout the 1950s. By the early 21st century Ching was most widely noted for his supporting role in Rudolph Maté's 1950 film noir drama D.O.A. as Halliday, who slips "luminous poison" into the drink of an accountant visiting San Francisco for the weekend, along with his role as the overbearing boyfriend of Katharine Hepburn's character in George Cukor's 1952 Tracy-Hepburn comedy Pat and Mike.
Ching began his career as a professional singer, appearing in musical comedies such as Rodgers and Hammerstein's Allegro (1947). His first film role was in 1946. He signed with Republic Pictures in 1947 and for the next dozen years acted mostly in westerns and dramas. His last major acting credit was in a 1959 episode of the television series 77 Sunset Strip.
William Ching died of congestive heart failure in 1989 at the age of 75 and is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana, California.
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Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (24)
In a Lonely Place
1950
as Ted Barton
D.O.A.
1949
as Halliday
Surrender
1950
as John Beauregard Hale
Escort West
1959
as Capt. Howard Poole
Scared Stiff
1953
as Tony Warren
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
as 2nd Lieutenant, Mess Officer (uncredited)
Oh! Susanna
1951
as Cpl. Donlin
The Sea Hornet
1951
as Sprowl
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
as Jim Simpson
Bal Tabarin
1952
as Don Barlow
Pat and Mike
1952
as Collier Weld
Belle Le Grand
1951
as Bill Shanks
The Moonlighter
1953
as Tom Anderson
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
as Lt. Col. Schuyler 'Sky' Fairchild
The Magnificent Matador
1955
as Jody Wilton
Song of Scheherazade
1947
as Midshipman
Tall Man Riding
1955
as Rex Willard
The Showdown
1950
as Mike Shattay
Give a Girl a Break
1953
as Anson Prichett
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951
as Lt. Ted Cranshaw
My World Dies Screaming
1958
as Mark Snell (as Bill Ching)
Michigan Kid
1947
as Steve Randolph Prescott
The Mysterious Mr. M
1946
as Jim Farrell
The Last Stop
1956
as Joseph
About William Ching
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Ching, also credited as William Brooks, Bill Ching and William Brooks Ching (born 2 October 1913, St. Louis, Missouri - died 1 July 1989, Tustin, California) was a United States character actor who appeared in almost 20 films and on television during the later 1940s and throughout the 1950s. By the early 21st century Ching was most widely noted for his supporting role in Rudolph Maté's 1950 film noir drama D.O.A. as Halliday, who slips "luminous poison" into the drink of an accountant visiting San… With 32 credits spanning from 1946 to 1959, William Ching has appeared in 24 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular William Ching Movies
- In a Lonely Place (1950) — as Ted Barton
- D.O.A. (1949) — as Halliday
- Surrender (1950) — as John Beauregard Hale
- Escort West (1959) — as Capt. Howard Poole
- Scared Stiff (1953) — as Tony Warren
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