William Ching
American actor (1913-1989) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 75
William Brooks Ching was an American character actor who appeared in numerous films and on television during the later 1940s and 1950s.
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1989Died1 July 19891959
Escort WestFilm, Capt. Howard Poole1958
My World Dies ScreamingFilm, Mark Snell (as Bill Ching)1957
Panic!Series
Perry MasonSeries, 1957Glenn McKay1956
The Adventures of Jim BowieSeriesThe Last StopFilm, 1956Joseph1955
Tall Man RidingFilm, Rex Willard
The Magnificent MatadorFilm, 1955Jody Wilton1953
Letter to LorettaSeries, Bill Adams
Give a Girl a BreakFilm, 1953Anson Prichett1952
Four Star PlayhouseSeries
Bal TabarinFilm, 1952Don Barlow1951
Racket SquadSeries
The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries, 1951
Belle Le GrandFilm, 1951Bill Shanks
The Sea HornetFilm, 1951Sprowl1950
Lux Video TheatreSeries
In a Lonely PlaceFilm, 1950Ted Barton1949
D.O.A.Film, Halliday1947
Buck Privates Come HomeFilm, 2nd Lieutenant, Mess Officer (uncredited)
Michigan KidFilm, 1947Steve Randolph Prescott1946
The Mysterious Mr. MFilm, Jim Farrell1913Born2 October 1913
Escort WestFilm, Capt. Howard Poole1958My World Dies ScreamingFilm, Mark Snell (as Bill Ching)1957Panic!SeriesPerry MasonSeries, 1957Glenn McKay1956The Adventures of Jim BowieSeriesThe Last StopFilm, 1956Joseph1955Tall Man RidingFilm, Rex WillardThe Magnificent MatadorFilm, 1955Jody Wilton1953Letter to LorettaSeries, Bill AdamsGive a Girl a BreakFilm, 1953Anson Prichett1952Four Star PlayhouseSeriesBal TabarinFilm, 1952Don Barlow1951Racket SquadSeriesThe Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries, 1951Belle Le GrandFilm, 1951Bill ShanksThe Sea HornetFilm, 1951Sprowl1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesIn a Lonely PlaceFilm, 1950Ted Barton1949D.O.A.Film, Halliday1947Buck Privates Come HomeFilm, 2nd Lieutenant, Mess Officer (uncredited)Michigan KidFilm, 1947Steve Randolph Prescott1946The Mysterious Mr. MFilm, Jim Farrell1913Born2 October 1913People around William
Close ties
Allan Dwan Directed The Wild Blue Yonder and Belle Le Grand
Walter Brennan Also in The Wild Blue Yonder and Surrender
Vera Ralston Also in The Wild Blue Yonder and Belle Le Grand
Herbert Yates Produced Belle Le Grand (1951)- Charles Barton Directed The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
Myron Healey Also in In a Lonely Place and The Moonlighter
Dorothy Malone Also in Scared Stiff and Tall Man Riding
Nicholas Ray Directed In a Lonely Place (1950)
Stanley Donen Directed Give a Girl a Break (1953)
Hal B. Wallis Directed Scared Stiff (1953)
Harry Morgan Also in Belle Le Grand and The Showdown- Victor Young Wrote The Wild Blue Yonder and Belle Le Grand
Leif Erickson Also in The Showdown and Never Wave at a WAC
Budd Boetticher Directed The Magnificent Matador (1955)
Carl Switzer Also in Belle Le Grand and Pat and Mike
Morris Ankrum Also in The Moonlighter and In a Lonely Place
Roy Rowland Directed The Moonlighter (1953)- Lawrence Weingarten Produced Pat and Mike (1952)
John H. Auer Produced The Wild Blue Yonder (1951)- Robert Lord Produced In a Lonely Place (1950)
Wally Cassell Also in The Wild Blue Yonder and Oh! Susanna
Jack Cummings Produced Give a Girl a Break (1953)
Roy Barcroft Also in Surrender and Escort West
Audrey Young Also in Song of Scheherazade (1947)
Known for
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In a Lonely Place 1950
D.O.A. 1949
Pat and Mike 1952
Filmography 24
32 credits on file
Television 8
Media & music
Photos 2
About this person
Ching may be best known for his supporting role in Rudolph Maté's 1950 film noir D.O.A. along with his role as the overbearing boyfriend of Katharine Hepburn's character in George Cukor's 1952 comedy Pat and Mike.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 1989 · aged 75
