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Abe Blocker: Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. With James Arness, Amanda Blake, Burt Reynolds, Chill Wills. Civilization is moving in on the isolation of a rugged pioneer friend of Matt's, and he starts using lethal force against the settlers encroaching on the land he regards as his.
No classic Western fan could mistake character actor Chill Wills for anyone else. First there was the name, then his unforgettable foghorn bellow of a voice. Starting out as a leader of the singing cowboy group the Avalon Boys Quartet, he appeared with the quartet in a number of oaters in the 1930s, most memorably the Laurel and Hardy Western...
Chill Theodore Wills (July 18, 1902 – December 15, 1978) was an American film actor, and a singer in the Avalon Boys Quartet. He was a performer from early childhood, forming and leading the Avalon Boys singing group in the 1930s. After appearing in a few westerns he disbanded the group in 1938, and struck out on a solo acting career.
Cattle Drive: Directed by Kurt Neumann. With Joel McCrea, Dean Stockwell, Chill Wills, Leon Ames. A cowboy finds the spoiled son of a railroad magnate lost in the deserted hills and teaches him survival skills and hard work values.
The couple had two children. In the mid-1930s, Wills formed the vocal group, Chill Wills and His Avalon Boys (also: The Avalon Boys). An RKO executive saw their show in Hollywood, and soon the quartet was appearing in low-budget Westerns. Wills’ personal big break came when the group sang in the Laurel and Hardy film Way Out West (1937), and ...
Chill Wills. Theodore Childress "Chill" Wills (July 18, 1902 – December 15, 1978) was an American actor and a singer in the Avalon Boys quartet. Read more on Wikipedia. Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chill Wills has received more than 1,271,305 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from ...
Chill Wills discusses the movies and music he's made. Discussion includes his background; being named after the doctor who delivered him; singing at church revivals with his brothers; working in medicine shows and vaudeville shows; meeting Ray Whitley and doing movies with him; appearing in "McClintock" with John Wayne; "Boom Town" with Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy; his love of country music ...
