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Willie Tyler

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Willie Tyler
Willie Tyler was born on 8 September 1940 in Red Level, Alabama, USA. He is an actor, known for Coming Home (1978), Villa Hollywood and Americathon (1979).
BornSeptember 8, 1940
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    Known for

    Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, and Bruce Dern in Coming Home (1978)
    Coming Home
    7.3
    • Virgil
    • 1978
    Villa Hollywood
    Villa Hollywood
    • Jerry
      Americathon (1979)
      Americathon
      4.6
      • Ventriloquist #1(as William Tyler)
      • 1979
      Pacific Blue (1996)
      Pacific Blue
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Dusty Kay

      Credits

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      Actor

      • Villa Hollywood
        • Jerry
        • Filming
      • Mary McCormack, Michael Cudlitz, Jack Gore, Sawyer Wade, Sam Straley, Christopher Paul Richards, Andy Walken, Caleb Foote, and Santino Barnard in The Kids Are Alright (2018)
        The Kids Are Alright
        7.9
        TV Series
        • Willie Tyler
        • 2019
      • For da Love of Money (2002)
        For da Love of Money
        4.5
        • Man with dummy (as Willie Tyler & Lester)
        • 2002
      • Ashli Adams, Tyrone Burton, Suzzanne Douglas, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Robert Townsend, and Curtis Williams in The Parent 'Hood (1995)
        The Parent 'Hood
        7.0
        TV Series
        • Clancy and Skillet
        • 1999
      • Pacific Blue (1996)
        Pacific Blue
        5.6
        TV Series
        • Dusty Kay
        • 1997
      • LL Cool J, Alfonso Ribeiro, Maia Campbell, and Kim Wayans in In the House (1995)
        In the House
        6.9
        TV Series
        • Willie Tyler
        • 1996
      • Robert Guillaume and Wendy Phillips in The Robert Guillaume Show (1989)
        The Robert Guillaume Show
        7.2
        TV Series
        • Don
        • 1989
      • What's Happening Now! (1985)
        What's Happening Now!
        6.2
        TV Series
        • Lynn
        • Chip (voice, as Willie Tyler & Lester)
        • 1987
      • Fat Boys: Sex Machine (1986)
        Fat Boys: Sex Machine
        7.4
        Music Video
        • Willie Tyler
        • 1986
      • Jeff Beck: Ambitious (1985)
        Jeff Beck: Ambitious
        7.6
        Music Video
        • Willie
        • 1985
      • A Christmas Dream (1984)
        A Christmas Dream
        5.7
        TV Movie
        • Willie Tyler & Lester
        • 1984
      • The White Shadow (1978)
        The White Shadow
        8.0
        TV Series
        • Willie Tyler
        • 1980
      • Americathon (1979)
        Americathon
        4.6
        • Ventriloquist #1 (as William Tyler)
        • 1979
      • Orson Welles, Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, James Coburn, Frank Oz, Milton Berle, Dom DeLuise, Elliott Gould, Jim Henson, Bob Hope, Madeline Kahn, Carol Kane, Cloris Leachman, Richard Pryor, Telly Savalas, Edgar Bergen, and Paul Williams in The Muppet Movie (1979)
        The Muppet Movie
        7.6
        • Biff (uncredited)
        • 1979
      • Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)
        The Jeffersons
        7.5
        TV Series
        • Roy Crandall
        • 1978
      • Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, and Bruce Dern in Coming Home (1978)
        Coming Home
        7.3
        • Virgil
        • 1978

      Personal details

      • Official site
        • Official Site
      • Alternative names
        • Willie Tyler & Lester
      • Born
        • September 8, 1940
        • Red Level, Alabama, USA
      • Spouse
        • Elaine(divorced, 3 children)
      • Other works
        TV commercial for Maxwell House Coffee (1979)

      Did you know

      • Trivia
        Ventriloquist who usually appeared with his dummy, Lester.

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