Dick Wilson

Dick Wilson (July 30, 1916 – November 18, 2007), was a British-born American character actor who played the role of finicky grocery store manager Mr. George Whipple in more than 500 Charmin toilet paper television commercials (1965–89, 1999–2000). 2Biography Dick Wilson was born in Preston, Lancashire. His father performed in vaudeville and his mother was a singer. In late 1916 his father moved the family to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He got his start in show business with a part-time job at CHML radio in Hamilton at age fifteen. Wilson graduated from the Ontario College of Art & Design. Paid in dance lessons, he became a comedic acrobatic dancer and performed in vaudeville for 20 years, according to Procter & Gamble. Wilson enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and served as a pilot in World War II. After the war he moved to the United States and became an American citizen in 1954. He headed to California in 1954 for film and television work.Wilson made numerous appearances on Bewitched, playing "various" drunk