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William Ching

William Ching

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 02, 1913
Died Jul 01, 1989 (75)
Birthplace Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 t ... he 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Ching, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Escort West

Escort West

1959

as Capt. Howard Poole

My World Dies Screaming

My World Dies Screaming

1958

as Mark Snell (as Bill Ching)

Tall Man Riding

Tall Man Riding

1955

as Rex Willard

The Magnificent Matador

The Magnificent Matador

1955

as Jody Wilton

Never Wave at a WAC

Never Wave at a WAC

1953

as Lt. Col. Schuyler 'Sky' Fairchild

The Moonlighter

The Moonlighter

1953

as Tom Anderson

Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff

1953

as Tony Warren

Give a Girl a Break

Give a Girl a Break

1953

as Anson Prichett

Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike

1952

as Collier Weld

Belle Le Grand

Belle Le Grand

1951

as Bill Shanks

Oh! Susanna

Oh! Susanna

1951

as Cpl. Donlin

The Wild Blue Yonder

The Wild Blue Yonder

1951

as Lt. Ted Cranshaw

The Sea Hornet

The Sea Hornet

1951

as Sprowl

Surrender

Surrender

1950

as John Beauregard Hale

The Showdown

The Showdown

1950

as Mike Shattay

In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

1950

as Ted Barton

D.O.A.

D.O.A.

1949

as Halliday

Michigan Kid

Michigan Kid

1947

as Steve Randolph Prescott

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

1947

as Jim Simpson

Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home

1947

as 2nd Lieutenant, Mess Officer (uncredited)

The Mysterious Mr. M

The Mysterious Mr. M

1946

as Jim Farrell

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Perry Mason

as Glenn McKay

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Letter to Loretta

as Bill Adams

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Lux Video Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1956

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 1951

Racket Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 1951

Panic!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 05, 1957

Four Star Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

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