Jean Willes
| Jean Willes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jean Donahue April 15, 1923 Los Angeles, California U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 1989 (aged 65) Van Nuys, California U.S. |
| Years active | 1934-1972 |
| Spouse | Gerard Cowhig (?-1989) (her death) 1 child |
Jean Willes (April 15, 1923 – January 3, 1989)[1] was an American film actress. She appeared in approximately 65 films between 1934 and 1972.
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[edit] Career
Willes is familiar to modern viewers for her roles in several Three Stooges short subjects, such as Monkey Businessmen, A Snitch in Time and Gypped in the Penthouse. She was a favorite of director Edward Bernds, who cast her in many shorts and features. She was cast from an Air Force Captain to prostitutes. Willes also appeared on several popular television shows in the 1960s and 1970s, such as The Twilight Zone, Bonanza, Meet McGraw with Frank Lovejoy, The Munsters, Perry Mason, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Bat Masterson, The Beverly Hillbillies and Kojak.[2] She portrayed Belle Starr opposite James Garner in a 1959 episode of Maverick in which Joel Grey played Billy the Kid.
In 1947, she changed her billing to her married name, Jean Willes.[3]
Willes died of liver cancer on January 3, 1989.
[edit] Personal
Willes's second husband was NFL football player Gerard Cowhig. They had one son, Gerry.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Ocean's 11 (1960)
- The FBI Story (1959) as Anna Sage
- No Time for Sergeants (1958)
- The King and Four Queens (1956)
- Gypped in the Penthouse (1955)
- Don't Throw That Knife (1951)
- Hula-La-La (1951)
- A Snitch in Time (1950)
- Monkey Businessmen (1946)
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