William Keene
Known for Acting · 40 credits
- Born
- 1915-08-04
- Died
- 1992-05-23
- Place of birth
- Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Wm. Keene
Biography
William Joseph Keene was an American radio and television actor who appeared on several popular television shows more than one separate occasion as a different character. He appeared in shows more than once as a different character such as The Andy Griffith Show, Perry Mason and Mayberry R.F.D.. In 1958, he played the banker Mr. Botkin in the Gunsmoke episode "Kitty Caught" (Season 3, Episode 19). In 1961 he appeared on the television show Twilight Zone in the episodes "The Midnight Sun" and "The Prime Mover", and in an episode of The Asphalt Jungle. He also appeared in "Lamb to the Slaughter", a classic 1958 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Among his five appearances on Perry Mason, the last two were as Judge Seymour in the show's final season.
He died in Los Angeles on May 23, 1992. He was buried in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.
Known For
TV Shows (34)
Perry Mason
1957
as Bank Teller / Rogers / Mr. Kenneth / Judge / Judge Seymour
Bonanza
1959
as Mr. Nagel
Lassie
1954
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Reverend Tucker
The Fugitive
1963
as Dr. Garber
Ironside
1967
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Matinee Theater
1955
Get Smart
1965
as Newfield
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Janos Karq
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Desk Clerk (uncredited) / Doctor
The Virginian
1962
as Minister
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
My Three Sons
1960
Green Acres
1965
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
as Mr. Botkin
The Addams Family
1964
as Dr. Motley
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Dr. Crosier
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Fingerprint Policeman
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Royal Army One Soldier
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Captain
M Squad
1957
as Captain Bates
Honey West
1965
as Granville Manners
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Reverend Tucker
87th Precinct
1961
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Robert Bart
Coronado 9
1960
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
Johnny Midnight
1960
The Brothers Brannagan
1960
as Swift
Not for Hire
1959
Big John, Little John
1976
as Doctor
Movies (6)
About William Keene
William Joseph Keene was an American radio and television actor who appeared on several popular television shows more than one separate occasion as a different character. He appeared in shows more than once as a different character such as The Andy Griffith Show, Perry Mason and Mayberry R.F.D.. In 1958, he played the banker Mr. Botkin in the Gunsmoke episode "Kitty Caught" (Season 3, Episode 19). In 1961 he appeared on the television show Twilight Zone in the episodes "The Midnight Sun" and "The Prime Mover", and in an episode of The Asphalt… With 40 credits spanning from 1951 to 1977, William Keene has appeared in 6 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular William Keene Movies
- Heavy Traffic (1973) — as (voice)
- Honeymoon Hotel (1964) — as Mr. Johnson
- Speedway (1968) — as Taxpayer (uncredited)
- Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) — as Lapin
- Too Soon to Love (1960) — as The Doctor
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