Chill Wills

Chill Wills

Known for: Acting

Born: July 18, 1902

Died: December 15, 1978

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chill Theodore Wills (July 18, 1902 – December 15, 1978) was an American film actor, and a singer in the Avalon Boys Quartet. He was a performer from early childhood, forming and leading the Avalon Boys singing group in the 1930s. After appearing in a few westerns he disbanded the group in 1938, and struck out on a solo acting career. One of his more memorable roles was that of the distinctive voice of Francis the Mule in a series of popular films. Wills…

Known for

The Grass Is Always Greener
The Grass Is Always Greener
1950
Kentucky Rifle
Kentucky Rifle
1956
Poco… Little Dog Lost
Poco… Little Dog Lost
1977
High Lonesome
High Lonesome
1950
The Sad Horse
The Sad Horse
1959
Racketeers of the Range
Racketeers of the Range
1939
Ricochet Romance
Ricochet Romance
1954
Timber Stampede
Timber Stampede
1939
Guns of a Stranger
Guns of a Stranger
1973
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
1956
The Immortal Blacksmith
The Immortal Blacksmith
1944
The Sundowners
The Sundowners
1950
The Man from the Alamo
The Man from the Alamo
1953
From Hell to Texas
From Hell to Texas
1958
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
1961
Cattle Drive
Cattle Drive
1951
Gun Glory
Gun Glory
1957
Tumbleweed
Tumbleweed
1953
Heartaches
Heartaches
1947
Loaded Pistols
Loaded Pistols
1948
The Steagle
The Steagle
1971
Big Daddy
Big Daddy
1969
The Wheeler Dealers
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
The Deadly Companions
The Deadly Companions
1961
The Yearling
The Yearling
1946
Fireball 500
Fireball 500
1966
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
1970
Santiago
Santiago
1956
What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
1945
Young Guns of Texas
Young Guns of Texas
1962
Bronco Buster
Bronco Buster
1952
Gun for a Coward
Gun for a Coward
1956
Gallant Bess
Gallant Bess
1946
Oh! Susanna
Oh! Susanna
1951
Northwest Stampede
Northwest Stampede
1948
Arizona Legion
Arizona Legion
1939
Trouble in Sundown
Trouble in Sundown
1939
Hell's Outpost
Hell's Outpost
1954
The Sea Hornet
The Sea Hornet
1951
The Western: A Lost TV Special
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
The Rounders
The Rounders
1965
City That Never Sleeps
City That Never Sleeps
1953
Tulsa
Tulsa
1949
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
1944
Gold of the Seven Saints
Gold of the Seven Saints
1961
Rock Island Trail
Rock Island Trail
1950
The Omaha Trail
The Omaha Trail
1942
Stand by for Action
Stand by for Action
1942
Mr. Gardenia Jones
Mr. Gardenia Jones
1942
Giant
Giant
1956
Rio Grande
Rio Grande
1950
McLintock!
McLintock!
1963
Western Union
Western Union
1941
Mr. Billion
Mr. Billion
1977
Belle Starr
Belle Starr
1941
Her Cardboard Lover
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
Red Canyon
Red Canyon
1949
Timberjack
Timberjack
1955
Barbary Coast Gent
Barbary Coast Gent
1944
Apache Trail
Apache Trail
1942
Way Out West
Way Out West
1937
Ride the Man Down
Ride the Man Down
1952
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
1978
See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944
I'll Be Seeing You
I'll Be Seeing You
1944
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942
The Westerner
The Westerner
1940
Where the Boys Are
Where the Boys Are
1960
Boom Town
Boom Town
1940
The Bugle Sounds
The Bugle Sounds
1942
The Sainted Sisters
The Sainted Sisters
1948
The Alamo
The Alamo
1960
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk
1941
The Bad Man
The Bad Man
1941
The Saxon Charm
The Saxon Charm
1948
Family Honeymoon
Family Honeymoon
1948
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940
Francis Goes to the Races
Francis Goes to the Races
1951
Lawless Valley
Lawless Valley
1938
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls
1946
The Over the Hill Gang
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
Hideaway Girl
Hideaway Girl
1936
Allegheny Uprising
Allegheny Uprising
1939
Sky Murder
Sky Murder
1940
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven
1945
Best Foot Forward
Best Foot Forward
1943
Francis Goes to West Point
Francis Goes to West Point
1952
A Stranger in Town
A Stranger in Town
1943
Drive-In Movie Memories
Drive-In Movie Memories
2001
At Sea Ashore
At Sea Ashore
1936
That Wonderful Urge
That Wonderful Urge
1948
Stella
Stella
1950
Sorority House
Sorority House
1939
Francis Covers the Big Town
Francis Covers the Big Town
1953
Call of the Prairie
Call of the Prairie
1936
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
Francis Joins the WACS
Francis Joins the WACS
1954
Francis in the Navy
Francis in the Navy
1955
Bar 20 Rides Again
Bar 20 Rides Again
1935
Francis
Francis
1950
Nobody's Baby
Nobody's Baby
1937
Anything Goes
Anything Goes
1936
The Cardinal
The Cardinal
1963
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
1941
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992
Wyoming
Wyoming
1940
The Day the Bookies Wept
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
It's Showtime
It's Showtime
1976
Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl
1953
Disneyland '59
Disneyland '59
1959
High Barbaree
High Barbaree
1947
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
1963
Trackdown
Trackdown
1957
Route 66
Route 66
1960
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Rawhide
Rawhide
1959
Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Tarzan
Tarzan
1966
Frontier Circus
Frontier Circus
1961
The Texan
The Texan
1958
The Rounders
The Rounders
1966
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
1970