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William Squire

William Squire (29 April 1917 – 3 May 1989) was a Welsh actor of stage, film and television. Squire was born in Neath, South Wales, the son of William Squire and his wife Martha (née Bridgeman). As a stage actor, Squire performed at Stratford-upon-Avon and at the Old Vic, and notably replaced his fellow-countryman Richard Burton as King Arthur in Camelot at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. One of his first film appearances was in the 1956 film Alexander the Great, which starred Burton in the title role. His varied screen roles included Thomas More in the 1969 film version of Maxwell Anderson's play Anne of the Thousand Days, Sir Daniel Brackley in the 1972 television adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Black Arrow, the voice of Gandalf in the 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings and the Shadow in the 1979 Doctor Whoserial The Armageddon Factor. Perhaps his best-known role was as Hunter, the superior of secret agent David Callan in the spy series Callan in the early 1970s; Squire took over the role from Derek Bond. In a set of Encyclopædia Britannica-produced educational films about William Shakespeare's Macbeth, Squire played the role of Macbeth. This was in keeping with his long career as a Shakespearean actor, which included roles in the classic 1960s TV series, An Age of Kings.


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Born:
Apr 29, 1916 In Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK
Movie/TV Credits:
23
First Appeared:
In the movie The Long Dark Hall 1951-02-06
Latest Project:
Movie Testimony 1988-11-01
Known For
Poster of Rumpole of the Bailey
Poster of Callan
Poster of The Battle of the River Plate
Poster of The Long Dark Hall
Filmography
Movie Testimony Khatchaturyan 1988-11-01
Movie Puccini Giacchi, the Doctor 1984-01-01
Movie The Thirty Nine Steps Harkness 1978-11-04
Series Blake's 7 Kommissar 1978-01-02
Movie The Lord of the Rings Gandalf (voice) 1978-11-15
Series The Venturers Unknown 1975-01-07
Series Rumpole of the Bailey Unknown 1975-12-17
Series Jason King Unknown 1971-09-15
Series The Champions Unknown 1968-09-25
Movie Where Eagles Dare Thomas 1968-12-04
Movie A Challenge for Robin Hood Sir John 1967-07-01
Series Callan Hunter 1967-07-08
Movie The Wars of the Roses Duke of Suffolk 1965-04-08
Series The Wednesday Play Unknown 1964-09-30
Movie Innocent Sinners Father Lambert 1958-03-25
Movie Dunkirk Captain (uncredited) 1958-03-20
Series The Invisible Man Unknown 1958-09-14
Movie The Film That Never Was 1957-01-02
Movie Alexander the Great Aeschenes 1956-03-28
Movie The Man Who Never Was Lt. Jewell 1956-04-03
Movie The Battle of the River Plate Ray Martin 1956-10-30
Series The Adventures of Robin Hood Unknown 1955-09-26
Movie The Long Dark Hall Sergeant Cochcran 1951-02-06
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