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Willis Bouchey | |
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 Bouchey inSuddenly (1954) | |
| Born | (1907-05-24)May 24, 1907 Vernon, Michigan, US |
| Died | August 26, 1977(1977-08-26) (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–1972 |
Willis Ben Bouchey (May 24, 1907 - September 27, 1977) was an American character actor.
Bouchey may be best known for his movie appearances inThe Horse Soldiers,The Long Gray Line,Sergeant Rutledge,Two Rode Together,The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,The Big Heat,Pickup on South Street,No Name on the Bullet, andSuddenly. He also made uncredited appearances inFrom Here to Eternity,How the West Was Won,Them!,Executive Suite, andA Star Is Born, and appears briefly inFrank Capra's comedyPocketful of Miracles.
Onold-time radio, Bouchey played the title role inCaptain Midnight,[1] Charles Williams inKitty Keene, Inc.,[1]: 190 Stanley Bartlett inMidstream,[1]: 229 and Pa Barton inThe Story of Bud Barton.[1]: 317 He was also a member of the ensemble cast ofYour Parlor Playhouse.[1]: 362
Bouchey was a member ofJack Webb'sDragnet stock company, billed variously as "Willis Bouchey", "William Bouchey", "Willis Buchet," or "Bill Bouchey." He appeared as a sheep trader in the title 1958 episode "Cash Robertson" of theNBC children's western series,Buckskin. In 1960 to 1961, he was cast twice in theABCsitcom,Harrigan and Son, and four times in the role of Springer in the CBS sitcom,Pete and Gladys.
He guest starred onCBS'sDennis the Menace and played a judge in 23 episodes of that same network'sPerry Mason, "one of the more frequent judges on the bench" in that program.[2] He played Judge Neilson in "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" S1 E4 "I Saw the Whole Thing" which aired 10/10/1962. Also on CBS, on Rod Serling'sThe Twilight Zone, Willis Bouchey appeared as Dr. Samuel Thorne in the episode "The Masks," which premiered March 20, 1964.
Also in 1964, he appeared onPetticoat Junction. He was Dr. John Rhone in the episode "Kate Flat on Her Back".
He also worked again withPerry Mason title starRaymond Burr in an episode of NBC'sIronside. He made guest appearances onThe Sheriff of Cochise (1957),Have Gun Will Travel,Crossroads;Richard Diamond, Private Detective;Johnny Ringo,Stoney Burke,Going My Way,The Dakotas,Hazel (5 episodes),The Munsters (2 episodes),McHale's Navy (3 episodes),The Andy Griffith Show, andGet Smart.
On ABC'sColt .45 television series, Bouchey playedLew Wallace, thegovernor ofNew Mexico Territory, in the episode "Amnesty". Wallace offered a pardon to the banditBilly the Kid, played onColt .45 byRobert Conrad.
Throughout his career, Bouchey worked in twelve productions for directorJohn Ford and was one of the more frequently-used members of Ford's stock company. InThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, he delivered the final line, "Nothing's too good for the man who shot Liberty Valance."
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