William Challee
| William Challee | |
|---|---|
| Born |
William John Challe April 6, 1904 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | June 10, 1989 (aged 85) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1926 - 1979 |
| Spouse(s) |
Ruth Nelson Ella Franklin Crawford Joan Wheeler Ankrum (1984–1989; his death) |
William Challee (April 6, 1904 – March 11, 1989) was an American actor.
He appeared on Broadway by 1926 and by 1931 in early Group Theatre productions.
In 1937 Challee staged a series of one-act plays One Act Plays of the Sea consisting of: Bound East for Cardiff, In the Zone, The Long Voyage Home and Moon of the Caribbees all written by Eugene O'Neill. They were produced by the Federal Theatre Project of the WPA running for 68 performances from October 29, 1937 at the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem.
By 1940 he was living in Chicago and by the middle 1940s he was working in films in California, mainly in supporting and uncredited roles. He appeared in a 1953 episode (No. 106) of the TV Series, The Lone Ranger. Later, he appeared in a lot of television series as a supporting character actor, including an appearance in at least one episode of Perry Mason: "The Case of the Runaway Corpse", from season 1, 1957.
William John Challe married actress Ruth Nelson in 1931, they later divorced. Ruth and William appeared in the 1947 film The Sea of Grass in supporting roles after they were divorced, and Morris Ankrum also appeared.
He married dancer Ella Franklin Crawford (1913 - ?) on April 19, 1944 in Santa Monica, California.
In 1984 he married Joan Wheeler Ankrum (January 8, 1913 Palo Alto, California – December 20, 2001 Los Angeles, California) who had founded the Ankrum Gallery on La Cienega Boulevard, she had previously been married to actor Morris Ankrum.
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