Matt Willis
Acting
Biography
Matt Willis was an American actor. After a long film career, he returned to his hometown where he lived a quiet, sober life. In 1965, he was employed as an advertising salesman for WQVA, a radio station in Quantico, Virginia.
Born: October 16, 1913
Place of Birth: Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
Known For
Scarlet Street
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.
Breakthrough
Filmed with the full cooperation of the U.S. Army, Breakthrough is a lean, no-nonsense war film set during the 1944 invasion of the continent.
Mr. Noisy
This All-Star Comedy (production number 7437, and a remake of 1940's "The Heckler" with Charley Chase) has Shemp Howard, noise-maker and heckler deluxe, hired by two gamblers to rattle a ball team while the gamblers bet on the opponents. The gamblers are more than a little bit vexed when Shemp loses his voice.
Mug Town
Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and trying to avoid the brakeman, is killed. The boys meet Steve's mother, Alice Bell and Tommy is given a job in the storage garage which she owns jointly with Mack Steward. Steve's brother Don Bell is working with some gangsters by tipping them off on valuable merchandise that can be hijacked. Pig, Ape and String overhear Don's plans to use Tommy as the fall guy in the next hijacking.
The Fleet's In
Shy sailor Casey Kirby suddenly becomes known as a sea wolf when his picture is taken with a famous actress. Things get complicated when bets are placed on his prowess with the ladies.
Vacation in Reno
A hapless husband searches for buried treasure at a dude ranch; meanwhile, his wife wants a divorce and bank robbers want him dead.
It's a Joke, Son!
Claghorn gets into some financial difficulties and is forced by a machine-political gang to enter a race for state senator against his wife (Una Merkel) who appears to have a good chance to beat the political hack backed by the machine. Claghorn is in to siphon votes and ensure his wife's opponent will win and is expected to run a campaign that will defeat himself and his wife. But, he runs to win and the machine's henchies abduct him.
Saboteur
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.
The Noose Hangs High
Two window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers he sent for to pick up $50,000. Now the person he sent them to sent two of his men to get the money back but they found out about it. So they try to mail to Craig but a mix up has the money sent somewhere else and the woman who got it spent it. Now Craig needs the money to pay off one of his clients.
A Guy Named Joe
A cocky U.S. Army Air Force pilot stationed in England during World War II falls for a daring female flier. After he's killed on a mission, he's sent back to Earth by a heavenly General with a new assignment.
Filmography
as Pvt. Jimbo Hollis
as Mate Toby Jarmin
as Jewel Thief Thorg
as George
as Mr. Burns - Horse Trainer
as Gangster (uncredited)
as Berger
as Mort Dauson
as Luther Hebble
as Ace
as Hank
as Dan Prichard
as The Hammer
as Ole Margarine (uncredited)
as Detective Lane (Uncredited)
as Policeman in Hogarth's Office (uncredited)
as Sgt. Pete Halverson
as Ezra Drumman (uncredited)
as Alabam
as Perry Donnelly
as Jeb Crocker
as Lt. Hunter (uncredited)
as Tom Walker
as Andreas Obry
as Roger
as Sergeant on Train (uncredited)
as 'One Round' Beasley
as Bart Redmond
as Bouncer (uncredited)
as Bouncer
as Link Wyman
as Henchman Red Larson
as Nazi Assassin (uncredited)
as Poker Player (uncredited)
as Joker at Bar in San Francisco
as First Sheriff (uncredited)
as Soldier with Daisy (uncredited)
as Dumb Cop (uncredited)
as Sailor
as Miles Tonkin