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