William Squire

William Squire

Known for

Acting

Born

April 29, 1916

Birthplace

Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK

Died

May 3, 1989 (aged 73)

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. 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...

Best known work

The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
1978
Where Eagles Dare
Where Eagles Dare
1968
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
1963
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
1956
The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was
1956
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
1958
The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
Blake's 7
Blake's 7
1978
All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small
1978

Filmography

  1. 2016

    Callan: This Man Alone

    as Himself (archive)

  2. 1988

    Testimony

    as Khatchaturyan

  3. 1988

  4. 1984

    Puccini

    as Giacchi, the Doctor

  5. 1982

  6. 1982

    Marco PoloTV

    as Locandiere (1 episode)

  7. 1982

    The Hound of the BaskervillesTV

    as Frankland (1 episode)

  8. 1981

  9. 1979

  10. 1978

    Les Misérables

    as Magistrate

  11. 1978

    The Lord of the Rings

    as Gandalf (voice)

  12. 1978

  13. 1978

    All Creatures Great and SmallTV

    as Roderick Perowne (1 episode)

  14. 1978

    Blake's 7TV

    as Kommissar (1 episode)

  15. 1977

  16. 1976

    Buffet

    as Arnold

  17. 1976

    The XYY ManTV

    as Laidlaw (4 episodes)

  18. 1975

    Rumpole of the BaileyTV

    as Sir Daniel Derwent (1 episode)

  19. 1975

  20. 1975

    Snooker

    as Humphrey

  21. 1975

    The VenturersTV

    as Sir George Fielding (10 episodes)

  22. 1973

    Centre PlayTV

    as Humphrey (1 episode)

  23. 1972

    The Black ArrowTV

    as Sir Daniel Brackley (10 episodes), as The Stranger (2 episodes)

  24. 1971

  25. 1971

    Great PerformancesTV

    as Self (1 episode)

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