William Bishop

William Bishop

Known for

Acting

Born

July 16, 1918

Birthplace

Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Died

October 3, 1959 (aged 41)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

William Paxton Bishop (July 16 1918 - October 3 1959) was an American television and movie actor from Oak Park, Illinois. He was best known for his role as Steve Connors on the 1950's NBC comedy series It's a Great Life[1] and for his roles in films including Harriet Craig, The Killer That Stalked New York and in numerous B-Movies and westerns such as The Tougher They Come, Gun Belt, The Basketball Fix, Cripple Creek and Wyoming Renegades.

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Best known work

Song of the Thin Man
Song of the Thin Man
1947
A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe
1944
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
1958
The Killer That Stalked New York
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
Coroner Creek
Coroner Creek
1948
Harriet Craig
Harriet Craig
1950
The Frogmen
The Frogmen
1951
The Walking Hills
The Walking Hills
1949
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
1959
Cry 'Havoc'
Cry 'Havoc'
1943

Filmography

  1. 1959

    The Oregon Trail

    as Captain George Wayne

  2. 1958

    The RiflemanTV

    as Dave Stafford (1 episode)

  3. 1957

    Short Cut to Hell

    as Sgt. Stan Lowery

  4. 1957

  5. 1957

    The Star Wagon

    as Charles Duffy

  6. 1956

    The White Squaw

    as Bob Garth

  7. 1956

    The Boss

    as Bob Herrick

  8. 1956

    The Gale Storm ShowTV

    as David (1 episode)

  9. 1955

    Top Gun

    as Canby Judd

  10. 1955

    The 20th Century Fox HourTV

    as Matt Hornbeck (1 episode)

  11. 1955

  12. 1954

    Overland Pacific

    as Del Stewart

  13. 1954

    It's a Great LifeTV

    as Steve Connors (78 episodes)

  14. 1954

    Wyoming Renegades

    as Sundance Kid

  15. 1953

    Letter to LorettaTV

    as Brad Delmar (1 episode)

  16. 1953

    Gun Belt

    as Ike Clinton

  17. 1953

  18. 1953

    The Studebaker Story

    as Henry Studebaker

  19. 1952

    The Raiders

    as Marshal Bill Henderson

  20. 1952

    The Ford Television TheatreTV

    as Matt Brownley (1 episode), as Bruce Stevens (1 episode)

  21. 1952

    Breakdown

    as Terry Williams

  22. 1952

    Cripple Creek

    as Silver Kirby

  23. 1951

    Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV

    as Charlie Sewell (1 episode)

  24. 1951

    The Basketball Fix

    as Mike Taft

  25. 1951

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