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Willis Bouchey

1907–1977 · Actor

Biography

Willis Ben Bouchey (May 24, 1907 – September 27, 1977) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 150 films and television shows.

Notable Noir Roles

Pickup on South Street

1953Dir. Samuel Fuller · Zara

In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of…

The Big Heat

1953Dir. Fritz Lang · Lt. Ted Wilks

After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.

Suddenly

1954Dir. Lewis Allen · Secret Service Detail Chief Dan Carney

The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and those who use them. But violence descends on Elle…

Big House, U.S.A

1955Dir. Howard W. Koch · Robertson Lambert

A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands ransom paid against a young runaway whose fate lands Barker in Casabel Island Prison.

Full Noir Filmography

4 films · 1953–1955