Doodles Weaver

Doodles Weaver

Nascimento : 1912-05-11, Los Angeles, California, USA

Morte : 1983-01-17

História

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Winstead Sheffield Glenndenning Dixon "Doodles" Weaver (May 11, 1912 – January 17, 1983) was an American character actor, comedian, and musician. His mother gave him the nickname "Doodlebug" as a child because of his freckles and big ears. Weaver began his career in radio. In the late 1930s he performed on Rudy Vallée's radio programs and Kraft Music Hall. He later joined Spike Jones' City Slickers. In 1957, Weaver hosted his own variety show, The Doodles Weaver Show, which aired on NBC. In addition to his radio work, he recorded a number of comedy records, appeared in films, and guest starred on numerous television series from the 1950s through the 1970s. Weaver made his last onscreen appearance in 1981. His niece is actress Sigourney Weaver.

Perfil

Doodles Weaver

Filmes

Mule Feathers
Hotel Manager
A drifter con artist, impersonating a parson, arrives in a small Wild West town with his mule and becomes embroiled in the lives of several townsfolk.
Won Ton Ton, o Cachorro que Salvou Hollywood
Man in Mexican Film
Em 1924, Estie Del Ruth vem para Hollywood para se tornar uma atriz, mas o cão, que acompanha, se torna a estrela. Mas Hollywood tem suas próprias regras de sucesso.
Fugitive Lovers
Roy Dibbs
A swimming pool cleaner and a suicidal housewife set out on the run and are pursued by her corrupt lobbyist husband.
The Wild McCullochs
Pop Holson
A story about the rich McCulloch Family, their overbearing father and the children's misguided blaming him for everything that doesn't go right.
Truckin' Man
Ben Turner
A young man takes up truck-driving to investigate his trucker father's suspicious death.
No Limiar do Ódio
Augie
A vengeful Southern sheriff is out for blood after his wife is brutally killed by a pair of drifters. Low-budget film set in Georgia in 1953 and at the time of release, purported to be based on a true story.
Cancel My Reservation
Cactus, Deputy Sheriff
Bob Hope is a stressed out talk show host who is sent on a vacation to Arizona on doctor's orders and has to play Sherlock Holmes with his wife, the lovely Eva Marie Saint, to solve a series of murders that has Bob as the prime suspect.
A Ton of Grass Goes to Pot
A group of friends plan to smuggle a ton of marijuana from Mexico to the US by using a hot-air balloon.
Cisco Pike
Recording Studio Security Guard (uncredited)
A down on his luck former drug dealer is forced by a corrupt LAPD policeman to sell 100 kilos of confiscated marijuana in one weekend.
The Zodiac Killer
Doc
The San Francisco area is beset by a series of seemingly random murders without motive or pattern. The police are taunted by phone calls and letters. Could the maniac be the violent, truck driver, or the seemingly mild-mannered mailman, or even a cop?
Bigfoot
Forest Ranger
Bigfoot kidnaps some women and some bikers decide to go on a rescue mission to save them.
Qual é o Caminho para a Guerra?
Von Pabst (uncredited)
O homem mais rico do mundo em 1942, o playboy americano Brendan Byers III estava entediado, quando recebe convocação para servir no exército. Byer deseja lutar, mas é rejeitado no exame médico. Ele e mais três homens que também não foram aceitos, se reúnem e resolvem formar um exército particular. Depois de um treinamento ministrado por um policial corrupto e um jardineiro japonês, ex-integrante do exército de seu país, Byers III está pronto para sua missão. A bordo de um luxuoso iate carregado de caviar, vinhos e queijos raros, ele parte com seus homens e mais o mordomo e motorista rumo à Itália, onde as tropas aliadas não conseguem avançar. Seu plano é se disfarçar como um oficial nazista muito parecido com ele (Kesselring), para fazer com que as tropas alemães recuem e abram caminho para os aliados. Mas ele não sabe que Kesselring conspira contra Adolf Hitler e tem um plano para matar o ditador alemão.
Rosie!
Florist
An eccentric Los Angeles dowager decides to fight back when her two greedy daughters attempt to have her declared legally insane.
The Spirit Is Willing
Booper Mellish
When Ben and Kate Powell rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve gets blamed for the destruction caused by three unruly ghosts.
Winchester '73
Shooting Contestant (uncredited)
Um homem em busca de vingança participa de uma competição de tiro, ganhando um belo rifle repetidor Winchester. No entanto, sua missão fica mais complicada quando roubam a arma dele, que passa por uma grande jornada até retornar às suas mãos.
The Road to Nashville
A Hollywood film company wants to make a movie about country music and sends Doodles Weaver to round up talent to appear. A host of then-current country stars perform their hits.
Depressa Antes Que Derreta
Ham Operator
A reporter and a photographer become entwined with women, marriage, and a defecting Russian scientist while on an expedition to Antarctica for their magazine.
Ginetes Intrépidos
Arlee
Dois cowboys modernos planejam um dia parar com os rodeios e as aventuras, mas sempre adiam a decisão.
Anjo do Diabo
Salty Sam
Straitlaced senatorial hopeful David Stratton has no idea what he's in for when he arrives home from a trip to find sexy teen Jody curled up asleep in his daughter's bed. Soon, delinquent Jody is holding David -- and his plush suburban home -- hostage while she hides out from the cops and throws wild parties with her beatnik pals. David, terrified of scandal, agrees to drive Jody and her friends to Mexico, a decision he regrets when the ride gets out of control.
Rendezvous in Space
Interviewee
This documentary, the final film directed by Frank Capra, explores America's plans for the future of space exploration. It was produced by the Martin-Marietta Corporation for exhibition in the Hall of Science at the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Um Tigre Caminha pela Noite
Bob Evans
Um tigre escapa de um caminhão de circo enquanto passa por uma cidadezinha, e esconde-se na floresta que a cerca. Isso causa pânico na cidade e todos querem que o animal seja morto imediatamente, exceto pela filha do xerife. Ela quer capturar o tigre e colocá-lo num zoológico, salvando sua vida. Sua determinação inicia uma campanha nacional entre crianças para juntar dinheiro e comprar o tigre do circo, mas antes, ela, seu pai e um domador de tigres indiano precisam achar o animal antes que Guarda Nacional siga a ordem de matá-lo.
Os Briguentos
Charlie Mary
Elderly Will Lane arranges marriage of wild son of dead friend to tame him.
Deu a Louca no Mundo
Hardware Store Clerk (uncredited)
Após um longo tempo na prisão, homem cai de carro num precipício. Antes de morrer, ele conta às pessoas que tentam socorrê-lo onde escondera uma grande fortuna. Inicia-se então uma louca corrida ao tesouro. Oscar de Efeitos Sonoros.
O Professor Aloprado
Rube
Um professor feio e desajeitado (Jerry Lewis) é ridicularizado por diversas pessoas, mas só após ele ser humilhado pelo treinador na frente de sua turma e de uma bela estudante é que ele decide criar uma poção que o transforma em um indivíduo atraente. Mas como os efeitos não são permanentes, ele se vê metidos em situações complicadas quando sua real aparência toma conta do seu corpo.
Tammy and the Doctor
Traction Patient
Tammy becomes a nurse's aide, works in a hospital, cares for an old rich woman, and causes romantic commotion in the life of Dr. Mark Cheswick.
Os Pássaros
Fisherman helping with Rental Boat
Melanie Daniels, uma jovem da cidade de São Francisco, vai até uma pequena cidade isolada da Califórnia, chamada Bodega Bay, atrás de um potencial namorado: Mitch Brenner. Mas na cidade começa de repente a acontecer fatos estranhos: pássaros de todas as espécies passam a atacar a população, em número cada vez maior e com mais violência, deixando todos aterrorizados.
Dama por Um Dia
Pool Player
Conto de fadas de Damon Runyon, carinhoso e engraçado, contado pelo diretor Frank Capra. A preciosa Annie das Maçãs, uma mendiga com uma cesta de maçãs, é tão parte do centro de Nova York quanto a própria Broadway. O contrabandista Dave Dude é um fã das suas maçãs, ele acha que elas dão sorte. Mas Dave e sua namorada Queenie Martin precisam de muito mais do que sorte quando se descobre que Annie está em uma enrascada e só eles podem ajudar: a filha de Annie, Louise, que viveu toda sua vida em um convento espanhol pago pela pobre Annie, está vindo para a América com um Conde e seu filho. O filho do conde quer se casar com Louise, que acha que sua mãe faz parte da alta sociedade de Nova York. Cabe a Dave e Queenie e seus peculiares companheiros transformar Annie em uma dama e convencer o conde e seu filho que eles estão se unindo a elite de Nova York.
Mocinho Encrenqueiro
Weaver
Em um dos grandes estúdios de Hollywood, a Paramutual Pictures, o big boss da companhia, T.P. (Brian Donlevy), está muito irritado, pois a empresa dia a dia está perdendo dinheiro. Porém isto não acontece na bilheteria, e sim dentro do próprio estúdio. Durante uma reunião de diretoria, onde o assunto é levantado, T.P. apresenta para os diretores um técnico em eficiência, mas Irma (Isolbel Elsom), uma das sócias da companhia, se indispõe com ele, dizendo que isto não ira funcionar. O técnico se retira irritado, então T.P. e a diretoria concluem que precisam de uma pessoa totalmente desconhecida para fazer esta inspeção. Eles acabam escolhendo um colocador de cartazes, Morty S. Tashman (Jerry Lewis), que é uma pessoa muito boa e honesta, mas com uma incrível capacidade de arrumar confusões.
O Terror das Mulheres
Soundman
Herbert H. Heebert é um jovem rapaz que perdeu sua namorada e não quer mais saber de romances. Ele vai trabalhar como camareiro em uma pensão, dirigida por Helen Wellenmellen. Para seu desespero, a pensão é só para mulheres. Elas são inúmeras e a maioria delas belas e solteiras, causando terror em Herbert que não quer ceder a novos relacionamentos amorosos. Até que Fay resolve ajudá-lo a se curar de seu medo de mulheres.
Anel de Fogo
Mr. Hobart
Frank Gorshin and his girlfriend, Joyce Taylor, are on the run from the law when apprehended and arrested by the Sherriff..
O Grande Impostor
Farmer Hauling Fertilizer
Baseado na história real de Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., um jovem brilhante que não tem paciência para a forma normal de levar a vida e percebe que as pessoas raramente questionam se seus documentos estão em ordem. Ele se torna um fuzileiro naval, um monge, um cirurgião a bordo de um navio de guerra canadense, e um guarda de prisão.
The Rookie
TV commentator
A manic young radio network employee enlists in the army at the end of WWII and finds himself the only new recruit at basic training camp. Military comedy.
O Túnel do Amor
Escort
Isolde Poole (Doris Day) e August "Augie" Poole (Richard Widmark) são incapazes de ter um bebê, depois de anos de tentativas. Eles contratam a Agência de Adoção Rock-A-Bye, e a Srta Novick (Gia Scala) é designada como investigadora. Por conta de um absurdo mal entendido ela fica com uma impressão muito ruim de Augie Poole e o seu relatório será desfavorável. Por circunstâncias ainda mais rebuscadas, Augie é capaz de mudar a ideia da Srta. Novick e então passa a acreditar que o bebê que ela está carregando é dela. Rock-A-Bye encontra um bebê para os Pooles, e Augie está convencido de que o bebê é da Srta Novick, e que ele é o verdadeiro pai. Tanto que sua esposa Isolde passa a acreditar também. Ela corre o risco de deixá-lo, mas todos os mal-entendidos são finalmente esclarecidos por um final feliz.
Frontier Gun
Eph Loveman
Small-town sheriff discovers that gun-fighting is the only way to clean up the town.
Hot Rod Gang
Mr. Cavendish
A kid who wants to enter his car in the drag races joins a rock band to make enough money to do it.
O Flautista Mágico
First Counselor (uncredited)
The singing, rhyming citizens of Hamelin hope to win a competition with rival towns for royal recognition. To this end, the mayor outlaws play (which is a bit hard on the children) and refuses to help a rival town when it's flooded. But rats (seen only as shadows), fleeing the flood, invade Hamelin in droves; a magical piper, whose music only children (and rats) can hear, strikes a bargain...which, once the rats are gone, the Mayor and council renege on, to their subsequent regret.
Tennis Racquet
Radio commentator
Two Goofys play a tennis match in typical Goofy style. The announcer sometimes has trouble following the action. The groundskeeper seems to always be present, trimming the grass, filling in holes (in one case with a tree), and delivering the oversized trophy.
Hockey Homicide
Narrator
A crowd gathers at the skating rink to watch the big championship hockey game of the Pelicans versus the Aardvarks. Although referee "Clean Game" Kinney does his best to supervise, the hockey game really gets out of hand eventually. Two star players, Bertino and Ferguson, are so anxious, they never get let out of the penalty box, referee Kinney is never able to drop the puck without being physically hurt somehow, and the spectators themselves are so worked into the game, they take out their aggression on the ice while the players relax in the bleachers.
Duck Pimples
Radio Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Donald has an unpleasant evening when a mysterious book salesman comes to his door then disappears leaving Donald with a collection of whodunnit novels. He reads one and gets so fully involved in it that it appears that the characters are actually coming out of the book and into his living room getting him involved in the murder caper. Finally the author of the book, J. Harold King, steps forth and claims Donald innocent. The characters return to the novel from whence they came leaving Donald wondering if it was really just his "imagination"
Thoroughbreds
Pvt. Mulrooney
Sgt. Rusty Curtis of the U.S. Cavalry is unhappy about the Army's plan to replace horses with tanks so, after a medical discharge, he tries to buy his old military mount Sireson. Unfortunately, the father of wealthy socialite Sally Crandall outbids him with plans to train Sireson for a steeplechase race. Sally and Rusty develop a rivalry because she has a favorite horse of her own, but when her horse is hurt she and Rusty declare a truce and begin a romantic relationship.
And Now Tomorrow
Charlie
Emily Blair is rich and deaf. Doctor Vance, who grew up poor in Blairtown, is working on a serum to cure deafness which he tries on Emily. It doesn't work. Her sister is carrying on an affair with her fiance Jeff. Vance tries a new serum which causes Emily to faint... Will it work this time?
Mrs. Parkington, A Mulher Inspiração
Caterer (uncredited)
In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.
The Singing Sheriff
Ivory
In this comic western, a Broadway star leaves his musical revue to go West and help out his troubled friend. While there, the performer finds himself forced into becoming the town sheriff. Mayhem ensues, but somehow, the crooner manages to round up a band of killers.
Desde Que Partiste
Convalescent Wishing for Watermelon (uncredited)
While husband Tim is away during World War II, Anne Hilton copes with problems on the homefront. Taking in a lodger, Colonel Smollett, to help make ends meet and dealing with shortages and rationing are minor inconveniences compared to the love affair daughter Jane and the Colonel's grandson conduct.
Duas Garotas e um Marujo
Soldier Playing Ocarina (uncredited)
A sailor helps two sisters start up a service canteen. The sailor soon becomes taken with gorgeous sister Jean, unaware that her sibling Patsy is also in love with him.
Hey, Rookie
Maxon
Musical comedy star Jimmy Leighter wants to get away from show biz and his leading lady Winnie Clark, so he joins the Army. There he gets the order to put on a show, Winnie Clark appears in a camp show, hears about his task and offers him his help. He thinks, she does it for her publicity only, so he doesn't want to know anything about this, till he finds out, that she has no such intentions.
Graças à Minha Boa Estrela
Self (uncredited)
An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.
For God and Country
Letter-Writing Soldier
The story of the U.S. Army Chaplain Service as dramatized in the stories of three chaplains, Father Michael O'Keefe, Arnold Miller, and Tom Manning.
Reveille with Beverly
Elmer (uncredited)
Beverly Ross, the switchboard operator at a local radio station, jumps at the chance to be the DJ for an early morning show before the soldiers at a nearby army camp assemble for reveille. Beverly, with her modern music, camp bulletins and chatter, is a hit with the soldiers. Beverly's younger brother and his two buddies are soldiers at the camp. The buddies vie for Beverly's attentions.
Girl Trouble
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
A South American in New York rents the apartment of a socialite who pretends to be his maid.
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Eddie
Steve is a shy quiet man who is an executive for a shipping firm. He meets Dot at the Opera where she had his seats and the next day she shows up as his temporary secretary. Then Coffee Cup comes to town to see Dot, his gal. When Steven is with Cecilia, everything is boring. When he is with Dot and Coffee Cup, everything is exciting and he falls for Dot. But Coffee is getting out of the Navy in a few days and he plans to marry Dot.
Kitty Foyle
Pianist (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle, a hard-working white-collar girl from a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania low, middle-class family, meets and falls in love with young socialite Wyn Strafford but his family is against her.
Li'l Abner
Hannibal Hoops
Li'l Abner becomes convinced that he is going to die within twenty-four hours, so agrees to marry two different girls: Daisy Mae (who has chased him for years) and Wendy Wilecat (who rescued him from an angry mob). It is all settled at the Sadie Hawkins Day race.
O Hotel dos Acusados
Gatekeeper (uncredited)
O Coronel Burr MacFay suspeita que um jovem queira assassina-lo. Ele liga para Nick e Nora (com o novo bebê) para ajudá-lo.
Thunder Afloat
Sailor (uncredited)
A tugboat captain serves under his rival as a U-boat chaser in World War I.
Take a Cue
Homer (uncredited)
Despite the school just having won an important basketball game, its students are more interested in one of its teachers, namely Charles C. Peterson, who teaches them in the fine art of playing billiards.
Invitation to Happiness
Band Leader / Emcee at Harry's
An egotistical boxer romances a rich backer's daughter.
Duel Personalities
Goofy Assistant (uncredited)
While under a hypnotic spell, Alfalfa thinks he's one of the Three Musketeers and challenges Butch to a duel.
Boy Trouble
Ralph
A fussy shopkeeper's life drastically changes when his wife takes in two homeless boys.
Swing That Cheer
Bennett
Undeniably talented on the gridiron, Bob Potter is equally undeniably an arrogant pain in the posterior. So swell-headed does Potter become that he can never admit to himself that his blocking-back teammate Larry Royal is equally responsible for Bob's success. To teach his pal a lesson, Larry feigns an injury and pulls out of the Big Game, forcing Bob to have a go at it alone.
Hold That Co-ed
Gilks
An egotistical politician believes he can win votes by turning a small college's hapless football squad into a championship team.
Swiss Miss
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Stan and Ollie are mousetrap salesmen hoping for better business in Switzerland, with Stan's theory that because there is more cheese in Switzerland, there should be more mice.
Um Yankee em Oxford
Bill (uncredited)
A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.
Double Wedding
Bass Fiddler (uncredited)
A bohemian free spirit helps meek Waldo win back his fiancée and falls in love with her over-controlling sister in the process.
A Dupla do Outro Mundo
Rustic
Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.
Lodge Night
Jimmy
Andy gets into hot water because of his frequent lodge meetings.
Behind The Headlines
Duggan
A radio reporter sets out to rescue his ex-girlfriend when she is kidnapped by gangsters.
The Woman I Love
'Chopin' Pianist
In World War I France, a pilot falls in love with the wife of his friend and superior officer.
Meu Filho é Meu Rival
Sourdough Barfly
Wyoming, década de 1880. Lenhador Barney Glasgow despreza a amada Lotta Morgan, cantora de saloon, em favor de um casamento por interesse com Emma Louise, filha do patrão. Seu amigo Swan Bostrom une-se a Lotta. Barney enriquece derrubando árvores sem o cuidado de replantá-las. Anos mais tarde, tanto ele quanto o filho Richard apaixonam-se pela filha de Lotta e Swan, também chamada Lotta e também muito parecida com a mãe.