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- What happened Chill Wills?
- How did Chill Wills die?
- What year did Chill Wills die?
- Is Bob Wills related to Chill Wills?
- Did Chill Wills win an Oscar?
- Who played Mo in the searchers?
- How did Chill Wills get his name?
What happened Chill Wills?
Death. On December 15, 1978, Wills died of cancer in Encino, California, aged 76.
How did Chill Wills die?
Chill Wills, the raspy‐voiced character actor who appeared in hundreds of Westerns and other movies and who was most famous as the voice of Francis, the talking mule of the comedy series, died Friday at his home. in Encino, Calif. He was 76 years old and had been suffering from cancer.
What year did Chill Wills die?
Chill Wills died of cancer at his home in Encino, California, on December 15, 1978. His final role was as a schoolhouse janitor in a Hallmark Hall of Fame production of Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978). The movie aired on December 17, 1978, two days after his death.
Is Bob Wills related to Chill Wills?
Chill was the youngest of six children of this union and his father Robert Bruce died in 1907 when he was only forty-four and Chill was five. Robert Bruce Wills is believed to be buried in Oakland Cemetery in South Dallas.
Did Chill Wills win an Oscar?
Not only did Wills lose the Oscar to Peter Ustinov for his work in “Spartacus,” the $12-million “Alamo,” which had been nominated for seven Academy Awards, including best picture, went home with just one Oscar -- for best sound. ... He never did win an Oscar.
Who played Mo in the searchers?
Hank Worden (1901–1992)
American character actor, mainly in Westerns in comic or rustic roles.
How did Chill Wills get his name?
Colorful character actor of American Westerns. Named "Chill" as an ironic comment on his birth date being the hottest day of 1902. A musician from his youth, he performed from the age of 12 with tent shows, in vaudeville, and with stock companies.
