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William Squire
Actor

William Squire

29 Apr 1916Born
3 May 1989Died
73Age at death
51Credits

Biography

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.

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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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Filmography

  1. 1988TestimonyFilm: Khatchaturyan
  2. 1984PucciniFilm: Giacchi, the Doctor
  3. 1982The Ghost DownstairsFilm: Narrator
  4. 1982Marco PoloSeries: Locandiere (1 episode)
  5. 1982The Hound of the BaskervillesSeries: Frankland (1 episode)
  6. 1981The Life and Times of David Lloyd GeorgeFilm: Dr Clifford
  7. 1979Doctor Who: The Armageddon FactorFilm: The Shadow
  8. 1978Les MisérablesFilm: Magistrate
  9. 1978The Lord of the RingsFilm: Gandalf (voice)
  10. 1978The Thirty Nine StepsFilm: Harkness
  11. 1978All Creatures Great and SmallSeries: Roderick Perowne (1 episode)
  12. 1978Blake's 7Series: Kommissar (1 episode)
  13. 1977The Portable PhonographFilm: The Actor
  14. 1976BuffetFilm: Arnold
  15. 1976The XYY ManSeries: Laidlaw (4 episodes)
  16. 1975Rumpole of the BaileySeries: Sir Daniel Derwent (1 episode)
  17. 1975Prometheus: The Life of BalzacSeries (6 episodes)
  18. 1975SnookerFilm: Humphrey
  19. 1975The VenturersSeries: Sir George Fielding (10 episodes)
  20. 1973Centre PlaySeries: Humphrey (1 episode)
  21. 1972The Black ArrowSeries: Sir Daniel Brackley, The Stranger (10 episodes)
  22. 1971Jason KingSeries (1 episode)
  23. 1970Play for TodaySeries: Arnold (1 episode)
  24. 1969Anne of the Thousand DaysFilm: Thomas More
  25. 1969Canterbury TalesSeries: Chaucer (7 episodes)
  26. 1969W. Somerset MaughamSeries: Owen Griffiths (1 episode)
  27. 1968Where Eagles DareFilm: Thomas
  28. 1968The ChampionsSeries: Duncan (1 episode)
  29. 1968The Jazz AgeSeries: Mr. Urquhart (1 episode)
  30. 1967ITV PlayhouseSeries: Max (1 episode)
  31. 1967Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?Film: Alex
  32. 1967A Challenge for Robin HoodFilm: Sir John
  33. 1967Half Hour StorySeries: Alex (1 episode)
  34. 1967CallanSeries: Hunter (8 episodes)
  35. 1965The Wars of the RosesFilm: Duke of Suffolk
  36. 1965The Wars of the RosesSeries: Suffolk / Buckingham (3 episodes)
  37. 1963Doctor WhoSeries: The Shadow (4 episodes)
  38. 1963FestivalSeries: The Rev Melvyn Thomas (1 episode)
  39. 1960An Age of KingsSeries: Shallow / Epilogue, Owen Glendower, Chorus (1 episode)
  40. 1958The Verdict Is YoursSeries: Counsel for Defence (48 episodes)
  41. 1958Innocent SinnersFilm: Father Lambert
  42. 1958DunkirkFilm: Captain (uncredited)
  43. 1958Pride and PrejudiceSeries: Mr Bingley (4 episodes)
  44. 1957The Film That Never WasFilm
  45. 1956The Battle of the River PlateFilm: Ray Martin
  46. 1956Armchair TheatreSeries: Paolo Bracchiana (1 episode)
  47. 1956The Man Who Never WasFilm: Lt. Jewell
  48. 1956Alexander the GreatFilm: Aeschenes
  49. 1955The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries: Vef (1 episode)
  50. 1951The Long Dark HallFilm: Sergeant Cochcran
  51. 1950Sunday Night TheatreSeries: Hector (2 episodes)

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