AKA Chill Theodore Wills

Born: 18-Jul-1903
Birthplace: Seagoville, TX
Died: 15-Dec-1978
Location of death: Encino, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified
Remains: Buried, Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, CA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Alamo

Nominated for Best Supporting Actor Oscar in The Alamo, Chill's blatant campaign to win the award resulted in scorn and ridicule, among the highlights of which was Groucho Marx placement of an ad in Variety: "Dear Chill Wills, I am glad to hear I'm your cousin, but I'm voting for Sal Mineo."

Wife: Betty Chappelle (m. 1928, d. 1971)
Daughter: Jill Wills (b. 1939)
Son: Will Wills (b. 1942)
Wife: Novadeen (m. 7-Dec-1973, until his death)

    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6925 Hollywood Blvd.

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Stubby Pringle's Christmas (17-Dec-1978)
    Mr. Billion (3-Mar-1977)
    Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (23-May-1973)
    The Liberation of L. B. Jones (18-Mar-1970)
    The Over-the-Hill Gang (7-Oct-1969)
    Fireball 500 (7-Jun-1966)
    The Rounders (8-Jan-1965)
    The Cardinal (12-Dec-1963)
    The Wheeler Dealers (14-Nov-1963)
    McLintock! (23-Feb-1963)
    Young Guns of Texas (Nov-1962)
    The Deadly Companions (6-Jun-1961)
    Gold of the Seven Saints (18-Feb-1961)
    Where the Boys Are (28-Dec-1960)
    The Alamo (24-Oct-1960)
    Giant (10-Oct-1956)
    Francis Joins the WACS (30-Jul-1954)
    City That Never Sleeps (7-Aug-1953)
    The Man from the Alamo (Aug-1953)
    Small Town Girl (10-Apr-1953)
    Rio Grande (15-Nov-1950)
    Rock Island Trail (18-May-1950)
    The Sundowners (4-May-1950)
    Tulsa (26-May-1949)
    The Yearling (18-Dec-1946)
    The Harvey Girls (18-Jan-1946)
    Leave Her to Heaven (19-Dec-1945)
    What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (21-Nov-1945)
    I'll Be Seeing You (5-Jan-1945)
    Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (8-Dec-1944)
    Meet Me in St. Louis (28-Nov-1944)
    See Here, Private Hargrove (18-Feb-1944)
    Best Foot Forward (29-Jun-1943)
    Stand by for Action (31-Dec-1942)
    Tarzan's New York Adventure (May-1942)
    Honky Tonk (1-Oct-1941)
    Belle Starr (12-Sep-1941)
    Billy the Kid (30-May-1941)
    Western Union (31-Jan-1941)
    Tugboat Annie Sails Again (18-Oct-1940)
    The Westerner (18-Sep-1940)
    Boom Town (30-Aug-1940)
    Allegheny Uprising (10-Nov-1939)
    Racketeers of the Range (26-May-1939)
    Way Out West (16-Apr-1937)

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