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Dick Wilson
Birth name	Riccardo DiGuglielmo
Born	July 30, 1916(1916-07-30) Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
Died	November 19, 2007 (aged 91) Woodland Hills, California, USA
Years active	1956-1987
Spouse(s)	Meg (? - present) 1 child
Children	Melanie Wilson

Dick Wilson (born Riccardo DiGuglielmo; July 30, 1916 – November 19, 2007), was a British-born American character actor who played the role of finicky grocery store manager Mr. (George) Whipple in over 500 Charmin toilet paper television commercials (1965–1989, 1999).^[1] In appreciation for his performance of the recognizable character, Procter & Gamble famously provided Wilson with a free lifetime supply of Charmin.^[2] Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... // The following is a list of notable deaths in 2007. ... If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about Preston, Lancashire. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Woodland Hills, California in the foreground, including Warner Center. ... Melanie Wilson (born Marisa DeGuglielmo on October 14, 1961) is an American actress best known for her co-starring role as Jennifer Lyons-Appleton in the ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A character actor is an actor, especially in motion pictures, who predominantly performs in similar roles throughout the course of a career. ... Ladies, please dont squeeze the Charmin! Mr. ... Charmin (pronounced SHAR-min) is a brand-name of extra-soft toilet paper owned by Procter & Gamble. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ...

Biography

Dick Wilson was born in England to an Italian father, Aldo DiGuglielmo, and an English mother, Victoria Wilson. His father performed in vaudeville; his mother was a singer. In late 1916, his father moved the family to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada where he spent his childhood growing up in the Corktown neighbourhood and on the Mountain, attending Queen Victoria and Sacred Heart Schools. He had a Hamilton Spectator newspaper route and got his start in showbiz with a part-time job at CHML radio in Hamilton at age 15. Not wanting to be typecast as an Italian, he anglicized his first name and used his mother's maiden name as a last name when performing (DiGuglielmo and Wilson are also etymologically similar names).^[3] For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the musical variety theatre. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: , Country Province Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government  - Mayor Fred Eisenberger  - City Council Hamilton City Council  - MPs List of MPs Dean Allison Chris Charlton David Christopherson Wayne Marston David Sweet  - MPPs List of MPPs Sophia Aggelonitis Andrea... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... The Hamilton Spectator, founded in 1846 as The Hamilton Spectator and Journal of Commerce, is a newspaper published each day but Sunday in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... CHML is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 900 AM in Hamilton, Ontario. ...

Wilson graduated from the Ontario College of Art & Design and then became a comic dancer in vaudeville. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force early in World War II and served as a fighter pilot against the German Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain in 1940. After the war, he moved to the United States, becoming an American citizen in 1954. After the war he worked as an acrobatic dancer in New York City before heading to California in 1954 for movie and TV work.^[3] Inside a class in 1931 The Ontario College of Art & Design is Canadas largest and oldest university for art and design. ... “RCAF” redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Deutsche Luftwaffe or   (German: air force, literally Air Weapon, pronounced lufft-va-fa, IPA: ) is the commonly used term for the German air force. ... This article is about military history. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

Wilson made numerous appearances as several characters on the television sitcom Bewitched (usually as the drunk) and McHale's Navy, sometimes a neighbour or other stock character (various episodes between #33 and #247). He played a similar character in Disney's The World's Greatest Athlete in 1973. Also appeared in Hogan's Heroes & The Bob Newhart Show.^[3] This article is about a genre of comedy. ... This article is about an American television sitcom. ... Drunkenness, in its most common usage, is the state of being intoxicated with alcohol (i. ... McHales Navy was an American television sitcom series. ... Neighbourhood is also a term in topology. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Disney redirects here. ... The Worlds Greatest Athlete is a 1973 feature film released by the Walt Disney Company. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Hogans Heroes was an American television situation comedy that ran from September 17, 1965 to July 4, 1971 on the CBS network for 168 episodes. ... The Bob Newhart Show is the name of two different television series. ...

Wilson was quoted one time saying, "I've done 38 pictures and nobody remembers any of them. But they all remember me selling toilet paper" on his claim to fame, Charmin toilet paper TV commercials. Wilson made more than 504 commercials as George Whipple, making $300,000 annually and working only 12 days a year.^[3]

On his 80th birthday, when asked about his experiences in World War II, Wilson refused to discuss them, saying, "I lost too many good wing men."

Death

Wilson died at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, United States.^[4] Wilson was survived by his wife Meg, daughters Wendy and actress Melanie Wilson of the ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers, and five grandchildren. He was buried at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles. The Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital is a motion picture and television industry complex complete with a retirement community, with individual cottages, and a fully licensed, acute-care hospital, located at 23388 Mulholland Drive in Woodland Hills, California. ... Woodland Hills, California in the foreground, including Warner Center. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Melanie Wilson (born Marisa DeGuglielmo on October 14, 1961) is an American actress best known for her co-starring role as Jennifer Lyons-Appleton in the ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers. ... This article is about the American broadcast network. ... Perfect Strangers was an American sitcom which ran for eight seasons from 1986 through 1993 on ABC. The show was moved around in the prime time lineup and eventually landed on Fridays as part of TGIF. It is about Larry Appleton (Mark Linn-Baker), a high-strung Chicago resident, sharing... Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery is located at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive in Los Angeles, California, on the south edge of the San Fernando Valley by Burbank (and on the north side of the Santa Monica Mountains from Hollywood). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Filmography

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References

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External links

• Dick Wilson at the Internet Movie Database
• An interview with Dick Wilson