William Squire
Known for Acting · 54 credits
- Born
- 1916-04-29
- Died
- 1989-05-03
- Place of birth
- Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK
- Also known as
- William Arthur Squire
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 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.
Known For
TV Shows (29)
Play for Today
1970
as Arnold
Doctor Who
1963
as The Shadow
Great Performances
1971
as Self
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Max
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Vef
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Roderick Perowne
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Sir Daniel Derwent
Blake's 7
1978
as Kommissar
The Champions
1968
as Duncan
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Hector
Centre Play
1973
as Humphrey
Festival
1963
as The Rev Melvyn Thomas
Callan
1967
as Hunter
Jason King
1971
An Age of Kings
1960
as Shallow / Epilogue / Owen Glendower / Chorus
Marco Polo
1982
as Locandiere
The Jazz Age
1968
as Mr. Urquhart
Half Hour Story
1967
as Alex
The Verdict Is Yours
1958
as Counsel for Defence
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as Owen Griffiths
The XYY Man
1976
as Laidlaw
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1982
as Frankland
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Paolo Bracchiana
The Black Arrow
1972
as Sir Daniel Brackley / The Stranger
The Wars of the Roses
1965
as Suffolk / Buckingham
The Venturers
1975
as Sir George Fielding
Pride and Prejudice
1958
as Mr Bingley
Canterbury Tales
1969
as Chaucer
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
1975
Movies (25)
Where Eagles Dare
1968
as Thomas
The Lord of the Rings
1978
as Gandalf (voice)
Snooker
1975
as Humphrey
Innocent Sinners
1958
as Father Lambert
Les Misérables
1978
as Magistrate
Dunkirk
1958
as Captain (uncredited)
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Ray Martin
Alexander the Great
1956
as Aeschenes
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Thomas More
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978
as Harkness
The Man Who Never Was
1956
as Lt. Jewell
The Wars of the Roses
1965
as Duke of Suffolk
The Long Dark Hall
1951
as Sergeant Cochcran
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
1979
as The Shadow
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981
as Dr Clifford
A Challenge for Robin Hood
1967
as Sir John
Testimony
1988
as Khatchaturyan
Callan: This Man Alone
2016
as Himself (archive)
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988
as Self
Buffet
1976
as Arnold
Puccini
1984
as Giacchi, the Doctor
Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?
1967
as Alex
The Film That Never Was
1957
The Ghost Downstairs
1982
as Narrator
The Portable Phonograph
1977
as The Actor
About 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… With 54 credits spanning from 1950 to 2016, William Squire has appeared in 25 films and 29 TV shows.
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- Where Eagles Dare (1968) — as Thomas
- The Lord of the Rings (1978) — as Gandalf (voice)
- Snooker (1975) — as Humphrey
- Innocent Sinners (1958) — as Father Lambert
- Les Misérables (1978) — as Magistrate
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