William Squire

William Squire

William Arthur Squire

Birth Date

4/29/1916 (Age 73)

Birth Place

Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK

Death Date

5/3/1989

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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 G...

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Acting

Gender

Male

Total Credits

6

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Gandalf (voice)

Thomas

Thomas More

Ray Martin

Lt. Jewell

Magistrate

Frequent Collaborators

Ralph Bakshi

Ralph Bakshi

1 film together

Christopher Guard

Christopher Guard

1 film together

Peter S. Beagle

Peter S. Beagle

1 film together

Leonard Rosenman

Leonard Rosenman

1 film together

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