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William Ching
Actor
Born October 2, 1913Died July 1, 1989 (75 years)
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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 the 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.
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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 the 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.
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Filmography
| 1959 | Escort West · as Capt. Howard Poole |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Garrett Martin |
| 1958 | Steve Canyon (TV Series) · as Lt. Roebling |
| 1958 | My World Dies Screaming · as Mark Snell (as Bill Ching) |
| 1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Pete Jordan |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Glenn Mckay |
| 1957 | Panic (TV Series) |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Telephone Time (TV Series) · as Parker |
| 1955 | The Jane Wyman Show (TV Series) · as Colonel |
| 1955 | Tall Man Riding · as Rex Willard |
| 1955 | The Magnificent Matador · as Jody Wilton |
| 1955 | Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) · as Dr. George Stoneham |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Allen Johnson |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Binky |
| 1954 | Passport to Danger (TV Series) · as Lt. Al Jacoby |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Mort Bettiger |
| 1953 | Give a Girl a Break · as Anson Prichett |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Bill Adams |
| 1953 | The Moonlighter · as Tom Anderson |
| 1953 | The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV Series) · as David Hughes |
| 1953 | Scared Stiff · as Tony Warren |
| 1953 | Never Wave at a WAC · as Lt. Col. Schuyler 'sky' Fairchild |
| 1952 | Our Miss Brooks (TV Series) · as Clint Allbright |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Pat and Mike · as Collier Weld |
| 1952 | My Little Margie (TV Series) · as Joe Sparks |
| 1951 | The Wild Blue Yonder · as Lt. Ted Cranshaw |
| 1951 | The Sea Hornet · as Sprowl |
| 1951 | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Oh! Susanna · as Cpl. Donlin |
| 1951 | Belle Le Grand · as Bill Shanks |
| 1950 | Racket Squad (TV Series) |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1950 | Surrender · as John Beauregard Hale |
| 1950 | The Showdown · as Mike Shattay |
| 1950 | In a Lonely Place · as Ted Barton |
| 1949 | |
| 1947 | The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap · as Jim Simpson |
| 1947 | Michigan Kid · as Steve Randolph Prescott |
| 1947 | Something in the Wind · as Joe |
| 1947 | Buck Privates Come Home · as 2nd Lieutenant, Mess Officer (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Song of Scheherazade · as Midshipman |
| 1947 | I'll Be Yours · as Stage Door Johnny |
| 1946 | The Mysterious Mr. M · as Jim Farrell |