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Bill Goodwin is a Actor and Second Assistant Director American born on 28 july 1910

Bill Goodwin

Bill Goodwin
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Birth name William Nettles Goodwin
Nationality USA
Birth 28 july 1910
Death 9 may 1958 (at 47 years)

William Nettles Goodwin, known as Bill Goodwin (July 28, 1910 - May 9, 1958), was for many years the announcer and a recurring character of the Burns and Allen radio program, and subsequently The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show on television from 1950-1951. Upon his departure, he was replaced by Harry von Zell.

Best films

The Jolson Story (1946)
(Actor)
Bathing Beauty (1944)
(Actor)
To Each His Own (1946)
(Actor)

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Filmography of Bill Goodwin (26 films)

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Actor

The Opposite Sex, 1h57
Directed by David Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Jeff Richards, Ann Sheridan, Ann Miller
Roles Howard Fowler
Rating60% 3.0470353.0470353.0470353.0470353.047035
The story concerns Kay Hilliard (June Allyson), a former nightclub singer who discovers her husband Steven (Leslie Nielsen) is having an affair with showgirl Crystal Allen (Joan Collins). Kay is the last to find out among her circle of gossiping girlfriends. Kay travels to Reno to divorce from Steve who then marries Crystal, but when Kay finds out that Crystal isn't true to Steve she starts fighting to win her ex-husband back.
Lucky Me
Lucky Me (1954)
, 1h40
Directed by Jack Donohue
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Doris Day, Robert Cummings, Phil Silvers, Eddie Foy, Jr., Nancy Walker, Martha Hyer
Roles Otis Thayer
Rating60% 3.002363.002363.002363.002363.00236
Candy Williams (Doris Day) is a member of a struggling Vaudeville troupe that is stranded in Miami when creditors take all their money. After the troupe's leader Hap Schneider (Phil Silvers) tries to scam a restaurant out of dinner, they are forced to work in the hotel to pay for the meal. While cleaning a hallway, Flo Neely (Nancy Walker) hears Dick Carson (Robert Cummings) singing songs that are for his new Broadway show. She tells Hap and Duke McGee (Eddie Foy Jr.) that Dick is staying in the hotel.
The First Time, 1h29
Directed by Frank Tashlin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Robert Cummings, Barbara Hale, Bill Goodwin, Jeff Donnell, Carl Benton Reid, Mona Barrie
Roles Mel Gilbert
Rating60% 3.0023553.0023553.0023553.0023553.002355
Expectant parents Joe (Robert Cummings) and Betsy (Barbara Hale) Bennett are anxiously await the arrival of their new baby. Then, after the baby arrives, they discover the other side of parenting: sleepless nights, mounting expenses, and little free time.
Tea for Two, 1h38
Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Eve Arden, S.Z. Sakall, Billy De Wolfe
Roles William 'Moe' Early
Rating64% 3.2462553.2462553.2462553.2462553.246255
Set in the Roaring Twenties, the story centers on Nanette Carter (Doris Day), a Westchester socialite with show business aspirations. She offers to invest $25,000 in a Broadway show if her boyfriend, producer Larry Blair (Billy De Wolfe), casts her in the starring role. What she doesn't realize is Larry is two-timing her with ingenue Beatrice Darcy (Patrice Wymore), whom he envisions as the lead. When he accepts Nanette's offer, she imposes upon her wealthy, penny-pinching uncle, J. Maxwell Bloomhaus (S.Z. Sakall), to lend her the money.
It's a Great Feeling, 1h25
Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Doris Day, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Irving Bacon, Bill Goodwin, Claire Carleton
Roles Arthur Trent
Rating63% 3.1969953.1969953.1969953.1969953.196995
The film begins with a succession of real-life film directors - including Michael Curtiz, King Vidor, and Raoul Walsh - refusing to helm a new Warner's flick, Mademoiselle Fifi, because Jack Carson has been signed to star in it. Frustrated, fictional studio head Arthur Trent (Bill Goodwin) finally decides to let Carson direct it. Seeking the perfect co-star for himself and fellow lead, frenemy Dennis Morgan, Carson finds her in the person of studio commissary waitress Judy Adams (Doris Day). Judy has been in Hollywood for three months without even one audition, and sneaks her way into Carson's office, where she forces him to give her a chance. A self-proclaimed liar, Carson advises her to pose as his secret bride to Morgan. He, however, does not fall for Judy's act and reveals Carson as the liar Judy did not know he was. Following an angry outburst, she leaves the studio, having felt used by the two actors for their entertainment.
Jolson Sings Again, 1h36
Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Larry Parks, Barbara Hale, William Demarest, Ludwig Donath, Bill Goodwin, Myron McCormick
Roles Tom Baron
Rating65% 3.2925153.2925153.2925153.2925153.292515
In this follow-up to The Jolson Story, we pick up the singer's career just as he has returned to the stage after a premature retirement. But his wife has left him and the appeal of the spotlight is not what it used to be. This time Jolson (Larry Parks) trades in the stage for life in the fast lane: women, horses, travel. His father becomes increasingly concerned about his frivolous lifestyle. With the death of his mother (Tamara Shayne) and the beginning of World War II, Jolson comes back to earth—and returns to the stage.
Mickey
Mickey (1948)
, 1h27
Directed by Ralph Murphy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Irene Hervey, Hattie McDaniel, Skip Homeier, John Sutton, Rose Hobart, Beverly Wills
Roles George R. Kelly
Rating64% 3.2338953.2338953.2338953.2338953.233895
The plotline involves a young tomboy named Mickey (Butler) with a beautiful singing voice, who is torn between singing and playing on her baseball team. Meanwhile, Mickey trying to make her widowed father fall in love with her neighbor's aunt, Louise (Hervey), a woman who is helping Mickey try to be more ladylike so she can become her best friend's love interest.
Heaven Only Knows, 1h40
Directed by Albert S. Rogell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Western
Actors Robert Cummings, Brian Donlevy, Marjorie Reynolds, John Litel, Bill Goodwin, Stuart Erwin
Roles Bill Plumber
Rating65% 3.29283.29283.29283.29283.2928
Due to a clerical error in heaven, a man who was to become a solid citizen and community leader, Duke Byron (Brian Donlevy), is born without a soul and instead becomes a corrupt gambling hall owner. To his dismay, he discovers that he has a guardian angel, Mike (Robert Cummings), who shows up in the guise of an Eastern tenderfoot, sent to help put Duke on the life path for which he was originally destined.
To Each His Own, 2h2
Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children
Actors Olivia de Havilland, Mary Anderson, John Lund, Roland Culver, Phillip Terry, Victoria Horne
Roles Mac Tilton
Rating75% 3.793573.793573.793573.793573.79357
In World War II London, fire wardens Josephine "Jody" Norris (Olivia de Havilland) and Lord Desham (Roland Culver) keep a lonely vigil. When Jody saves Desham's life, they become better acquainted. With a bit of coaxing, the ageing spinster tells the story of her life, leading to a flashback.
House of Horrors, 1h5
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Rondo Hatton, Robert Lowery, Virginia Grey, Martin Kosleck, Bill Goodwin, Alan Napier
Roles Police Lt. Larry Brooks
Rating61% 3.051013.051013.051013.051013.05101
Struggling sculptor, Marcel De Lange (Martin Kosleck) is depressed about the events going on in his life, and decides to commit suicide. But just as he's about to kill himself, he spots and saves a madman, named "The Creeper" (Rondo Hatton) from drowning. Shortly afterward, he takes the disfigured man into his care. Marcel also makes the Creeper the subject of his next sculpture and calls it his best creation. But as the reviews begin to break Marcel's last nerve, he has the Creeper start killing the critics.
The Jolson Story, 2h8
Directed by Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Larry Parks, Evelyn Keyes, William Demarest, Bill Goodwin, Ludwig Donath, Scotty Beckett
Roles Tom Baron
Rating71% 3.593453.593453.593453.593453.59345
American burlesque performer Steve Martin (William Demarest) offers to play a song for his audience, if they agree to sing along. Only one person does sing, a young boy named Asa Yoelson (Scotty Beckett). Steve is bowled over by the boy's voice, but Asa realizes he should be singing at the synagogue with his father, Cantor Yoelson (Ludwig Donath). Asa arrives late, and is later reprimanded by his strict father. Asa is reluctant to explain where he was, but Steve Martin visits the Yoelsons' home. He explains that he heard Asa sing at the burlesque house, and that he wants Asa to be part of his act. Papa Yoelson refuses to consider it.
Spellbound
Spellbound (1945)
, 1h51
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Charles Barton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll, Rhonda Fleming, John Emery
Roles House detective
Rating74% 3.748953.748953.748953.748953.74895
The Fault... is Not in Our Stars, But in Ourselves...— William Shakespeare