William Ching

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia William Ching also credited as William Brooks Bill Ching and William Brooks Ching born 2 October 1913 St Louis Missouri died 1 July 1989 Tustin California was a United States character actor who appeared in almost 20 films and on television during the later 1940s and throughout the 1950s By the early 21st century Ching was most widely noted for his supporting role in Rudolph Matés 1950 film noir drama DOA as Halliday who slips luminous poison into the drink of an accountant visiting San Francisco for the weekend along with his role as the overbearing boyfriend of Katharine Hepburns character in George Cukors 1952 TracyHepburn comedy Pat and Mike Ching began his career as a professional singer appearing in musical comedies such as Rodgers and Hammersteins Allegro 1947 His first film role was in 1946 He signed with Republic Pictures in 1947 and for the next dozen years acted mostly in westerns and dramas His last major acting credit was in a 1959 episode of the television series 77 Sunset Strip William Ching died of congestive heart failure in 1989 at the age of 75 and is buried at Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana California Description above from the Wikipedia article William Ching licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia