William Newell (actor)
William M. Newell was an American film actor.
Biography
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.
Selected filmography
Bombshell - Lola's Chauffeur The Woman in Red - Reporter Gold Diggers of 1935 - Newspaper Reporter Alias Mary Dow - Reporter Honeymoon Limited - Cop Here Comes the Band - Greasy Rendezvous - Carter's Receptionist Riffraff - PeteThe Voice of Bugle Ann - Mr. TannerWife vs. Secretary - Tom Wilson Absolute Quiet - Bill Dahle, a Drunk Pilot Mariners of the Sky/Navy Born - Lieutenant Bill LyonsFury - Roadside Service Station Owner San Francisco - Man in Breadline Sitting on the Moon - MikeBulldog Edition - Charlie HunterLibeled Lady - Divorce DetectiveMr. Cinderella - First Hotel Clerk Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island - Hank McGlaurieThe Big Show - Lee WilsonHappy Go Lucky - Charlie DavisBeware of Ladies - SniffThe Mandarin Mystery - Detective GuffyA Man Betrayed - GabbyLarceny on the Air - AndrewsBill Cracks Down - Eddie 'Porky' PlunkettThe Hit Parade - Burt Ambrose Make Way for Tomorrow - Ticket Seller Dangerous Holiday - SolitaireRhythm in the Clouds - Clyde LyonsCity Girl - Gas Station Attendant Yellow Jack - Soldier Speed to Burn - Policeman Sing You Sinners - Waiter Meet the Girls - 1st Waiter Slander House - Terry KentOrphans of the Street - Charlie Ride a Crooked Mile - Kracaw There's That Woman Again - Waiter Alfalfa's Aunt - John SwitzerHonolulu - Second Intern Everybody's Baby - Waiter Rose of Washington Square - Hotel Clerk Invitation to Happiness - Waiter Good Girls Go to Paris - Nightclub Waiter Naughty but Nice - Arranger Second Fiddle - Make-Up Artist Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Maxie T. Bookmaker The Housekeeper's Daughter - Reporter Little Accident - Photographer The Invisible Killer - Detective Sergeant Pat DuganThe Amazing Mr. Williams - Waiter The Great Victor Herbert - Fred Clayton Nick Carter, Master Detective - Taxi Driver Swanee River - Bill, Stagehand The Invisible Man Returns - Minor Role The Ghost Comes Home - Nightclub Waiter All About Hash - Alfalfa's fatherThe Doctor Takes a Wife - Soda Jerk Bubbling Troubles - Alfalfa's DadHold That Woman! Andy Hardy Meets Debutante - Insurance Investigator The Great Profile - Reporter He Stayed for Breakfast - Waiter Good Bad Boys - Alfalfa's Father Girl from Havana - Henry Hewitt Public Deb No. 1 - Reporter City for Conquest - Max's Lyricist Melody and Moonlight - Sailor Slightly Tempted - WarcrossMysterious Doctor Satan - Speed MartinCaught in the Act - Police Sergeant RileyThe Strawberry Blonde - Man Blondie Goes Latin - Steward Ringing Chime and Crying Broadway Limited - Train Fireman San Antonio Rose - Headwaiter The Big Store - Press Photographer Puddin' Head - Studio Tour Guide Hello, Sucker - Mr. Giffle The Bride Came C.O.D. - McGee's PilotHere Comes Mr. Jordan - Murdoch Handler Manpower - Lineman at Cafe Counter Ice-Capades - Harry Stimson World Premiere - Fireman Navy Blues - Shore Patrolman #1 Sailors on Leave - Stuffy You Belong to Me - Parking Attendant Three Girls About Town - Laundry Man The Devil Pays Off - Second Steward Miss Polly - Hubert, New PostmanSkylark - Counterman Bedtime Story - Auto Court Manager Pardon My Stripes - Airport Clerk A Tragedy at Midnight - Swanson, Greg's AgentThe Lady Is Willing - Counterman Two Yanks in Trinidad - Taxi Driver Who Is Hope Schuyler? - Perley SeymourA Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen - Reporter on Telephone Moonlight Masquerade - Bartender Calling Dr. Gillespie - Orderly with Tray of Water Priorities on Parade - Vendor Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen - Apartment Tenant Footlight Serenade - Writer The Old Homestead - Croupier Orchestra Wives - Hotel Clerk The Major and the Minor - Ticket Agent #2 Henry Aldrich, Editor - Process Server Get Hep to Love - Janitor You Can't Escape Forever - Reporter at Execution A Night to Remember - Police Photographer The Valley of Vanishing Men - Cavalry Sentry When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Taxicab Driver Ice-Capades Revue - Deakin Lady Bodyguard - Chef Keeper of the Flame - PiggotThe Outlaw - Drunken Cowboy No Place for a Lady - Toreador Cafe Waiter The Meanest Man in the World - Photographer Slightly Dangerous - Waiter Good Morning, Judge - Bartender All by Myself - Price Honeymoon Lodge - Bartender Nobody's Darling - Bus Driver Johnny Come Lately - Vagrant Fired Wife - Bartender Top Man - Secretary Dangerous Blondes - Attendant Footlight Glamour - Taxi Driver #2 Sing a Jingle - WigginsSee Here, Private Hargrove - Mr. Smith Gypsy Wildcat - Kansas City Kitty - Gas Man Babes on Swing Street - Customer Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Hotel Clerk Bowery to Broadway - Reformer The Missing Juror - Wally—Counterman My Gal Loves Music - Soda Clerk Dancing in Manhattan - Waiter Together Again - Cabby Let's Go Steady - Cab Driver She Gets Her Man - Bettor Her Lucky Night - ProprietorWithout Love - Soldier Honeymoon Ahead - Joe That's the Spirit - Detective Wonder Man - Man at Library Captain Eddie - Blonde from Brooklyn - Waiter On Stage Everybody - Mason The Lost Weekend - Liquor Store Proprietor The Dolly Sisters - Bartender Snafu - Cleaner Hit the Hay - Cab Driver Masquerade in Mexico - FBI Agent The Stork Club - Higgins, Judy's Chauffeur Out of the Depths - Charlie AndersonAdventure - Barber #1 Girl on the Spot - Lightfoot Lewis Breakfast in Hollywood - Cop with Bench Warrant Young Widow - Charlie The Kid from Brooklyn - Photographer House of Horrors - Deputy Coroner The Hoodlum Saint - Silver Web Waiter The Man Who Dared - Police Sergeant ClayThe Runaround - Detective Moyer Inside Job - Store Detective Deadline for Murder - First Player Bowery Bombshell - Detective DuganTill the End of Time - Warrant Officer Faithful in My Fashion - Phil Cummings, Jewelry Clerk The Magnificent Rogue - Stage Manager The Best Years of Our Lives - Waiter at Bank Dinner Dick Tracy vs. Cueball - Piano Player Wake Up and Dream - Blonde's Boy Friend Boston Blackie and the Law - Mr. Jones Alias Mr. Twilight - Delivery Man The Great Morgan - Film Character The Show-Off - Court Clerk Lady in the Lake - Drunk Angel and the Badman - Headwaiter Suddenly, It's Spring - Pier Manager Out of the Blue - Danny the Bartender That's My Gal - Sam The Trouble with Women - Court Clerk Second Chance - PinkyThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Taxicab Traffic Manager Philo Vance's Secret Mission - Deputy Magic Town - Radio Comic in Montage Key Witness - SmileyRoses Are Red - Reporter Wedlock Deadlock Road to Rio - Meat Stamper The Senator Was Indiscreet - Elevator Operator Killer McCoy - Waiter Doctor Jim - EditorSong of My Heart - DoormanIf You Knew Susie - Empire Theater Janitor The Return of the Whistler - Hotel-Room Painter The Fuller Brush Man - Police Announcer Bob and Sally - Jean AndrenUp in Central Park - Stage Manager The Babe Ruth Story - Brother Francis That Wonderful Urge - Reporter Blondie's Secret - Mr. Ford, Grocery Cashier The Lone Wolf and His Lady - Ava Rockling Mighty Joe Young - Man at Bar Tell It to the Judge - Bartender The Traveling Saleswoman - Bartender A Woman of Distinction - Bartender Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town - Horace 'Hank' Hawkshaw, Police Desk Sergeant Kill the Umpire - Ted Louisa - Movie Usher To Please a Lady - Hank Harmon M - Detective Questioning Blonde About License Plate Only the Valiant - Corporal of the Guard Bright Victory - Todd, the Bartender Meet Me After the Show - Stage Manager Criminal Lawyer - Mac, Bartender Sunny Side of the Street - Recording Studio Engineer The Lady Pays Off - BartenderWild Stallion - Sergeant High Noon - Jimmy, drunk with eye patch Young Man with Ideas - Party Waiter Models Inc. - Photo Studio Customer Here Come the Marines - Major Desmond, CIAFrancis Goes to West Point - Drunk Bonzo Goes to College - Drunk Flat Top - Captain The I Don't Care Girl - Bartender Abbott and Costello Go to Mars - Drunk Let's Do It Again - Cabbie Hot News - Policeman Escape from Fort Bravo - Symore Wicked Woman - Pinball Player Riot in Cell Block 11 - Guard on Phone Tennessee Champ - Ring Announcer Phffft - Workman Seven Angry Men - Farmer Who Finds Body The Eternal Sea - Dining Room Captain Wichita - Bartender My Sister Eileen - Plumber Alfred Hitchcock Presents - CharlieOur Miss Brooks - Dr. HenleyMister Cory - Ned, Owner Short Cut to Hell - Hotel Manager The Missouri Traveler - Pos NeelyThe Sheepman - Bartender Last Train from Gun Hill - Harper House Clerk Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Mr. FescueToby Tyler - Jailbird Who Was That Lady? - Schultz Pollyanna - Mr. Hooper Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Second Bank TellerThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Sam PetersonThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Mr. JonesA Global Affair - Waiter