Actor. He is best remembered for the Charmin bathroom tissue commercial that ran from 1964 to 1985. Playing the role of grocer Mr. Whipple in over 500 commercials, his famous line "Please don't squeeze the Charmin" became a part of American culture. Besides his work in commercials, he enjoyed a seventy-year career as a character actor in both film and television. His daughter is actress Melanie Wilson.
He married his first wife, Alene DeMois, on February 15, 1941, when they lived in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They divorced after seven years of marriage. There were no children. He remarried in January 1960.
Actor. He is best remembered for the Charmin bathroom tissue commercial that ran from 1964 to 1985. Playing the role of grocer Mr. Whipple in over 500 commercials, his famous line "Please don't squeeze the Charmin" became a part of American culture. Besides his work in commercials, he enjoyed a seventy-year career as a character actor in both film and television. His daughter is actress Melanie Wilson.
He married his first wife, Alene DeMois, on February 15, 1941, when they lived in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They divorced after seven years of marriage. There were no children. He remarried in January 1960.
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