- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 29, 1916
- Place of Birth
- Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK
- Died
- May 3, 1989
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 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…
Filmography
movieCallan: This Man Alone
2016 · Himself (archive)
movieTestimony
1988 · Khatchaturyan
movieIn from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988 · Self
moviePuccini
1984 · Giacchi, the Doctor
movieThe Ghost Downstairs
1982 · Narrator
tvMarco Polo
1982 · Locandiere
tvThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1982 · Frankland
movieThe Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981 · Dr Clifford
movieDoctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
1979 · The Shadow
movieLes Misérables
1978 · Magistrate
movieThe Lord of the Rings
1978 · Gandalf (voice)
movieThe Thirty Nine Steps
1978 · Harkness
tvAll Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Roderick Perowne
tvBlake's 7
1978 · Kommissar
The Portable Phonograph
movieThe Portable Phonograph
1977 · The Actor
movieBuffet
1976 · Arnold
tvThe XYY Man
1976 · Laidlaw
tvRumpole of the Bailey
1975 · Sir Daniel Derwent
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
tvPrometheus: The Life of Balzac
1975
Snooker
movieSnooker
1975 · Humphrey
tvThe Venturers
1975 · Sir George Fielding
tvCentre Play
1973 · Humphrey
tvThe Black Arrow
1972 · Sir Daniel Brackley, The Stranger
tvJason King
1971
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Self
tvPlay for Today
1970 · Arnold
movieAnne of the Thousand Days
1969 · Thomas More
Canterbury Tales
tvCanterbury Tales
1969 · Chaucer
W. Somerset Maugham
tvW. Somerset Maugham
1969 · Owen Griffiths
movieWhere Eagles Dare
1968 · Thomas
tvThe Champions
1968 · Duncan
The Jazz Age
tvThe Jazz Age
1968 · Mr. Urquhart
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Max
Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?
movieWhich of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?
1967 · Alex
tvCallan
1967 · , Hunter
movieA Challenge for Robin Hood
1967 · Sir John
tvHalf Hour Story
1967 · Alex
movieThe Wars of the Roses
1965 · Duke of Suffolk
tvThe Wars of the Roses
1965 · Suffolk / Buckingham
tvDoctor Who
1963 · The Shadow
Festival
tvFestival
1963 · The Rev Melvyn Thomas
tvAn Age of Kings
1960 · Shallow / Epilogue, Owen Glendower, Chorus
tvThe Verdict Is Yours
1958 · Counsel for Defence
movieInnocent Sinners
1958 · Father Lambert
movieDunkirk
1958 · Captain (uncredited)
tvPride and Prejudice
1958 · Mr Bingley
The Film That Never Was
movieThe Film That Never Was
1957
movieThe Battle of the River Plate
1956 · Ray Martin
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Paolo Bracchiana
movieThe Man Who Never Was
1956 · Lt. Jewell
movieAlexander the Great
1956 · Aeschenes
tvThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Vef
movieThe Long Dark Hall
1951 · Sergeant Cochcran
tvSunday Night Theatre
1950 · Hector