Willis Bouchey

• Born: 1895
• Died: Aug 26, 1977 in Burbank, California
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '50s-'60s
• Major Genres: Drama, Western
• Career Highlights: Suddenly, The Night Runner, Incident in an Alley
• First Major Screen Credit: Suddenly (1954)

Biography

Authoritative, sandy-haired character actor Willis Bouchey abandoned a busy Broadway career in 1951 to try his luck in films. Bouchey's striking resemblance to Dwight D. Eisenhower enabled him to play roles calling for quick decisiveness and unquestioned leadership; he even showed up as the President of the United States in 1952's Red Planet Mars, one year before the "real" Ike ascended to that office. The actor's many judge, executive, military, and town-marshal characterizations could also convey weakness and vacillation, but for the most part there was no question who was in charge when Bouchey was on the scene. A loyal and steadfast member of the John Ford stock company, Willis Bouchey was seen in such Ford productions as The Long Gray Line (1955), The Last Hurrah (1958), Sergeant Rutledge (1960), Two Rode Together (1961), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and Cheyenne Autumn (1962). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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