Chill Wills
Acting
Born July 18, 1902 · Seagoville, Texas, USA
Biography
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' deep, rough voice, with its Western twang, was matched to the personality of the cynical, sardonic…
Known For · 40 titles
The Merv Griffin Show
Rawhide
Burke's Law
Gunsmoke
Night Gallery
Route 66
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Texan
Tarzan
Trackdown
Alias Smith and Jones
Judd, for the Defense
Giant
The Rounders
The Alamo
McLintock!
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Frontier Circus
Rio Grande
Meet Me in St. Louis
Leave Her to Heaven
That's Entertainment! III
Where the Boys Are
The Harvey Girls
The Rounders
Boom Town
Way Out West
The Deadly Companions
The Yearling
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
That Wonderful Urge
Big Daddy
Santiago
The Cardinal
Western Union
Belle Starr
Tarzan's New York Adventure
See Here, Private Hargrove
Gold of the Seven Saints