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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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...
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Perry MasonSeries • 1957
Four Star PlayhouseSeries • 1952
The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries • 1951
The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries • 1956
Racket SquadSeries • 1951
Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950
In a Lonely PlaceMovie • 1950
Buck Privates Come HomeMovie • 1947
D.O.A.Movie • 1949
The Wistful Widow of Wagon GapMovie • 1947
Scared StiffMovie • 1953
Pat and MikeMovie • 1952