Matt Willis
Date of birth: 1913-10-16
Place of birth: Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Marion Gordon "Matt" Willis III, Marion Gordon Willis III
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.
Movie Credits
The Return of the Vampire
1943-11-11
In 1918, an English family is terrorized by a vampire, until they learn how to deal with it. They th
The Mark of the Whistler
1944-10-09
A drifter claims the money in an old bank account. Soon he finds himself the target of two men who t
Invisible Agent
1942-07-31
The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany.
The Mysterious Doctor
1943-03-03
The citizens of a tiny Cornish village are tormented during World War II by a headless ghost which i
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942-02-02
The host of a whodunit radio show finds himself involved in his own mystery when he awakens to find
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951-05-18
A warden and his assistant clash over prison reform, triggering a violent riot.
It's a Joke, Son!
1947-01-15
Claghorn gets into some financial difficulties and is forced by a machine-political gang to enter a
Radio Romeo
1947-12-25
Harry gets a job at a radio station as an "advice to the lovelorn" host and winds up getting involve
Breakthrough
1950-11-17
Filmed with the full cooperation of the U.S. Army, Breakthrough is a lean, no-nonsense war film set
Forever Yours
1945-01-26
A young woman who has been stricken with infantile paralysis gives up hope and is trying to "will he
Louisiana Hayride
1944-07-13
A naïve farm girl is duped by con men who promise her movie stardom in exchange for her savings.
Blonde Savage
1947-11-22
An expedition into the deep jungle discovers a native tribe led by a tall Caucasian blonde woman.
Mr. Noisy
1946-03-22
This All-Star Comedy (production number 7437, and a remake of 1940's "The Heckler" with Charley Chas
Singing on the Trail
1946-09-01
In this Western, Ken Curtis, Columbia Pictures' low-budget answer to Gene Autry, romanced one of the
Scarlet Street
1945-12-25
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kit
Strange Voyage
1946-07-06
A group of men go on an expedition seeking sunken treasure, and wind up battling bad weather, rough
Dangerous Partners
1945-06-07
A young couple's accident could make them rich, if they can evade a Nazi spy ring.
The Spirit of Stanford
1942-10-08
Columbia's Spirit of Stanford is built around the talents of a real-life college football star, in t
The Ghost That Walks Alone
1944-02-10
Honeymooners find a dead radio producer in their suite.
Saboteur
1942-04-22
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of sta
A Walk in the Sun
1945-12-25
In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to att
Overland to Deadwood
1942-09-25
Cash Quinlan, owner of the Hauling Company, is the leader behind a gang of raiders who have been rob
Swamp Water
1941-11-16
A hunter happens upon a fugitive and his daughter living in a Georgia swamp. He falls in love with t
Mug Town
1942-12-18
Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and tr
The Fleet's In
1942-01-24
Shy sailor Casey Kirby suddenly becomes known as a sea wolf when his picture is taken with a famous
In Old California
1942-05-31
Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt D
Home in San Antone
1949-04-14
Posing as unemployed musicians, Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys, are being helped by Ted Gibso
The Spoilers
1942-06-11
When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon sing
Vacation in Reno
1946-12-10
A hapless husband searches for buried treasure at a dude ranch; meanwhile, his wife wants a divorce
The Burning Cross
1947-09-01
Recently returned from WWII combat, unable to find a job, finding his sweetheart engaged to another
About Face
1942-04-16
Two Army sergeants disrupt a bar, a party and an Army-Navy dance.
The Son of Rusty
1947-08-07
The fourth film in Columbia's "Rusty" series is a lecture against gossiping. A young army veteran co
The Mutineers
1949-04-22
Mobster Thomas Nagle and his gang take over a ship to use running guns and counterfeit money into Li
Corvette K-225
1943-09-29
The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.
A Guy Named Joe
1944-02-25
A cocky U.S. Army Air Force pilot stationed in England during World War II falls for a daring female
Stage Door Canteen
1943-06-24
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars o
Blonde Alibi
1946-03-01
Soon after a young woman breaks off her engagement to a doctor, the doctor is found murdered. Suspic
It Ain't Hay
1943-02-22
Abbot and Costello must find a replacement for a woman's horse they accidentally killed after feedin
The Noose Hangs High
1948-04-05
Two window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers he sent for to pick u
So Dear to My Heart
1948-11-29
The tale of Jeremiah Kincaid and his quest to raise his 'champion' lamb, Danny. Jeremiah's dream of
She Has What It Takes
1943-04-15
Fay Weston (Jinx Falkenburg), a radio singer of no consequence, pretends to be the daughter of a rec
Shep Comes Home
1948-12-03
Little Larry Havens, whose father died in WWII, runs away from home to keep from being separated fro