Cast & creator
William Challee
Best known for Perry Mason, Bonanza, Bonanza
William John Challee (April 6, 1904 – March 11, 1989) was an American actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Challee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: William John Challee, William Chalee, William Challe, Bill Challee
51
film credits
75
television credits
126
1939–1976 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (126)
Showing 126 of 126 credits
Perry Mason
Mr. Medford
1957
Bonanza
Jake
1959Bonanza
Stableman
1959
Hawaii Five-O
Murphy (uncredited)
1969
The Andy Griffith Show
Townsman
1960The Andy Griffith Show
Checker Player
1960
Maverick
Bartender
1957
Wagon Train
Homeowner
1957Wagon Train
Freighter (uncredited)
1957
The Fugitive
Jim
1963
Have Gun, Will Travel
Sam Osser
1957
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Wint Davis
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jess Bartholomew
1962
Lassie
Ed Higgins
1954
The Virginian
Prisoner (uncredited)
1962The Virginian
Duffy
1962
The Twilight Zone
Rude Man On Porch (uncredited)
1959The Twilight Zone
Jasen
1959
Emergency!
Ezekial Johnson
1972Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Clerk
1963
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Witness (uncredited)
1955
The Untouchables
Jed Ryan (uncredited)
1959The Untouchables
Mike Kilkenny
1959
The Wild Wild West
Prisoner #1
1965The Wild Wild West
Fargo
1965
Cheyenne
Trooper (uncredited)
1955
The Lone Ranger
Cal Ames
1949The Lone Ranger
Fake Soldier (uncredited)
1949The Lone Ranger
Pecos Smith
1949The Lone Ranger
Flint Foster
1949The Lone Ranger
Swifty Seldon
1949The Lone Ranger
Reno
1949The Lone Ranger
Hawk
1949The Lone Ranger
Bad-Eye Dixon
1949The Lone Ranger
Deputy Jed Crawley
1949The Lone Ranger
Blade
1949
Lawman
Bill Porter
1958Lawman
Nat Denning
1958
Night Gallery
Old Man (segment "The Little Black Bag")
1970
Gunsmoke
Feist
1955Gunsmoke
Baylock
1955
Bat Masterson
Dr. Edgerton
1958
Dragnet
bearded man singing Christmas carol (uncredited)
1967
The Invaders
Danielson
1967
The Detectives
Mike Anson
1959The Detectives
Fighter Kelley
1959
The Real McCoys
Mr. Gribbon
1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Trooper (uncredited)
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
Malatta
1955
The Ford Television Theatre
Johnson
1952
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Barney Welch
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Petrie
1955
The Texan
Matt Ainsley
1958The Texan
Roy Tovers
1958State Trooper
Mr. Willoughby
1956State Trooper
Pop Boltster
1956
Studio 57
1954Studio 57
Old Timer
1954
Adventures of Superman
Mack (uncredited)
1952Adventures of Superman
Max
1952Adventures of Superman
Clippy Jones
1952
Black Saddle
Gould
1959
The Dick Powell Show
Dr. Clement Connell
1961Broken Arrow
Sergeant (uncredited)
1956
The Wonderful World of Disney
Jailbird (uncredited)
1954Chevron Theatre
1952
Panic!
Mack
1957
The Investigators
Eellie
1961
Casey Jones
Barlow
1957
Sarge
Drunk
1971
General Electric Theater
Lafe
1953General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theater
Wally
1953General Electric Theater
Redway
1953
Five Easy Pieces
Nicholas Dupea
1970
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Seven Days in May
Gen. Riley (uncredited)
1964
The Cincinnati Kid
Old Man (uncredited)
1965
The Glenn Miller Story
Dispatch Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1954
Man Without a Star
Brick Gooder (uncredited)
1955
Tap Roots
Sergeant (uncredited)
1948
From Noon Till Three
Piano Player (uncredited)
1976
The Sea of Grass
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
1947
Cimarron
Barber (uncredited)
1960
Saddle the Wind
Barfly (uncredited)
1958
Man with the Gun
Townsman (uncredited)
1955
Raintree County
Spectator (uncredited)
1957
On Dangerous Ground
Thug (uncredited)
1951
A Song to Remember
Titus (uncredited)
1945
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Jailbird
1960
God Is My Co-Pilot
Joe (uncredited)
1945
This Woman Is Dangerous
Ned Shaw (Uncredited)
1952
Days of Glory
Ducrenko (uncredited)
1944
The Sound and the Fury
Roustabout (uncredited)
1959
Without Reservations
Corporal (uncredited)
1946
Reign of Terror
Bourdon (uncredited)
1949
From This Day Forward
Pawnbroker
1946
Port of New York
Leo Stasser
1949
War Hunt
Lt. Colonel
1962
The Story on Page One
Lemke (uncredited)
1959
Miss Susie Slagle's
Interne (uncredited)
1946
The Seventh Cross
Fischer (uncredited)
1944
Dynasty
Plunkett
1976
Boomerang!
Whitney - Harvey's Assistant (uncredited)
1947
The Big Trees
Brother Williams (uncredited)
1952
Noose for a Gunman
Gorse
1960
Desperate
Reynolds
1947
Winchester '73
Liveryman (uncredited)
1967
Outrage
Lee Wilkins
1950
Twilight for the Gods
Sweeney
1958
Deadline at Dawn
Ray (Newsstand Proprietor) (uncredited)
1946
Moonchild
Alchemist
1974
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
Timothy
1972
The Plunderers
1st Citizen
1960
The Desperados Are in Town
Tom Kesh
1956
The Hook
Schmidt
1963
Chicago Syndicate
Dolan
1955
Nocturne
Olsen, Police Photographer (uncredited)
1946
Long Way Home
Town Character
1975
One Third of a Nation
Reporter (uncredited)
1939
Gambling House
Parking Attendant (uncredited)
1950
The Numbers Start with the River
Narrator
1971
Tokyo Rose
Mike Kovac
1946
A Gun in His Hand
Snorky (uncredited)
1945
Zachariah
Old Man
1971
The Whip Hand
Guard (uncredited)
1951