Bill Madsen

born: 18 August 1908 Nebraska, United States of America

died: 15 December 1946 Los Angeles, California, United States of America (burned to death in hotel room, age 38)

American actor who died young (see below article).  He also served as a makeup supervisor in many films made by Hal Roach, including "Of Mice And Men" and "Turnabout". "San luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune" 16 Dec. 1946: WILLIAM C. MADSEN, 38, film studio makeup artist, burned to death last night after falling asleep with a lighted cigarette in his fingers.  Firemen found Madsen's body in the smouldering remains of his bed.

Real name: William Clair Madsen

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1935 Hot Money Tenant 1936 The Pinch Singer Page 1936 An All-American Toothache Football player #14 1936 The Bohemian Girl [?] 1936 Neighborhood House Usher on stage 1936 Our Relations Pirate's Club customer 1937 Pick A Star Cecilia's hair stylist Acknowledgements: http://www.archive.org/stream/modernscreen2223unse#page/n978/mode/1up/search/madsen https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-29945-31401-49?cc=1804002 (2nd marriage) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMNH-BD2 (WWII enlistment record) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPQK-XWX (CA Death Index) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64367314 (Find a Grave) Jim Jarvis (help and information) Jesse Brisson (help and information; identification in Hot Money, An All-American Toothache) This page was last updated on: 23 June 2024