From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Dave Willock August 13 1909 November 12 1990 was an American character actor Willock appeared in 181 films and television series from 1939 to 1989 Born in 1909 Willock began his professional career in vaudeville in 1931 teaming with his boyhood friend Jack Carson in a comedy song and dance routine For a time in the mid1930s he was a reporter and editor for a Milwaukee newspaper He first appeared on screen in Good Girls Go to Paris 1939 in an uncredited bit part He teamed with Carson again when Carson invited him to write for his radio show Willock wrote and played the part of Carsons nephew Tugwell on The Jack Carson Show from 19431949 Willock and Cliff Arquette had their own radio and television shows in the early 1950s Both versions were called Dave and Charley the radio version was heard circa 1950 but the television version of it was on the air for only three months in early 1952 In the 19611962 season he played Harvey Clayton father of the 1920s teenager Margie Clayton portrayed by Cynthia Pepper in ABCs Margie He appeared on an episode of Dragnet as an exvaudevillean who is cheated out of 9000 that he found on a sidewalk In 1966 he had an uncredited role as the bartender in the Elvis Presley vehicle Frankie and Johnny Willock is probably most familiar to modern audiences from his performance as Baby Jane Hudsons father in the opening scenes of the cult classic What Ever Happened to Baby Jane 1962 He played seven different characters on CBSs Green Acres with Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor mostly portraying clerks or elevator operators Willock also did voice acting for animated roles such as the offscreen narrator on Wacky Races 1968 and as father Augustus Gus Holiday on The Roman Holidays 1972 He appeared in a television commercial for The Great American Soups directed by American satirist Stan Freberg alongside tapdancing star Ann Miller He died of complications due to stroke on November 12 1990 at the age of 81 He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery For his contribution to the television industry Dave Willock has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6358 Hollywood Boulevard
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