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Bill Goodwin(1910-1958)

  • Actor
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Bill Goodwin
A waitress at the Warner Bros. commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big break may have arrived when two actors agree to help her.
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It's a Great Feeling (1949)
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Bill Goodwin was born on 28 July 1910 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Spellbound (1945), Tea for Two (1950) and House of Horrors (1946). He was married to Philippa Hilber and Paula Winslowe. He died on 9 May 1958 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
BornJuly 28, 1910
DiedMay 9, 1958(47)
BornJuly 28, 1910
DiedMay 9, 1958(47)
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Known for

Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck in Spellbound (1945)
Spellbound
7.5
  • House Detective
  • 1945
Doris Day, Eve Arden, Billy De Wolfe, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, S.Z. Sakall, and Patrice Wymore in Tea for Two (1950)
Tea for Two
6.5
  • William 'Moe' Early
  • 1950
Virginia Grey, Rondo Hatton, Robert Lowery, and Joan Shawlee in House of Horrors (1946)
House of Horrors
6.1
  • Police Lt. Larry Brooks
  • 1946
Evelyn Keyes and Larry Parks in The Jolson Story (1946)
The Jolson Story
7.2
  • Tom Baron
  • 1946

Credits

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Actor

  • Colgate Theatre (1958)
    Colgate Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Announcer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Harry Hooper
    • 1958
  • The Eve Arden Show (1957)
    The Eve Arden Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Ed Weston
    • Suitor
    • 1958
  • Going Steady (1958)
    Going Steady
    5.3
    • Gordon P. Turner
    • 1958
  • Buddy Bregman, Gus Backus, Charlie Barnet, Fats Domino, Gogi Grant, Harry James, Joe Lopes, Andra Martin, Freddy Martin, Howard Miller, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills, John Mills, Russ Morgan, William Reynolds, George Shearing, David Somerville, Jeri Southern, Cal Tjader, The Del Vikings, The Lancers, The Diamonds, and The Bill Thompson Singers in The Big Beat (1958)
    The Big Beat
    6.3
    • Joseph Randall
    • 1958
  • The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show (1956)
    The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1956
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • 1956
  • Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher in Bundle of Joy (1956)
    Bundle of Joy
    6.0
    • Mr. Creely
    • 1956
  • June Allyson, Joan Blondell, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Ann Miller, David Miller, Joe Pasternak, and Ann Sheridan in The Opposite Sex (1956)
    The Opposite Sex
    6.1
    • Howard Fowler
    • 1956
  • Matinee Theatre (1955)
    Matinee Theatre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • 1956
  • Reed Hadley in Public Defender (1954)
    Public Defender
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Allie Kilgore
    • 1955
  • The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (1955)
    The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater
    7.0
    TV Series
    • 1955
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Frederick Morrow
    • 1955
  • The Atomic Kid (1954)
    The Atomic Kid
    5.4
    • Dr. Rodell
    • 1954
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Dr. Fiston
    • 1954

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Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • July 28, 1910
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • May 9, 1958
    • Palm Springs, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Philippa HilberMarch 9, 1938 - May 9, 1958 (his death, 4 children)
  • Other works
    Goodwin was the announcer for "The Burns and Allen Show" on radio (NBC, CBS) from 1941 to 1950. He would present the sponsor's commercial as part of the story.
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    Stocky, jovial supporting actor who made the switch from radio announcer to films, usually playing the friend of the hero. Found dead in his car of a suspected heart attack at the age of just 47.

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