William Squire
Born in Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK — Apr 29 1916• Died May 03 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…
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Great Performances
Self
Doctor Who
The Shadow
Play for Today
Arnold
All Creatures Great and Small
Roderick Perowne
The Champions
Duncan
Rumpole of the Bailey
Sir Daniel Derwent
Sunday Night Theatre
Hector
Blake's 7
Kommissar
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Vef
Callan
Festival
The Rev Melvyn Thomas
Jason King
Where Eagles Dare
Thomas
Centre Play
Humphrey
The Jazz Age
Mr. Urquhart
An Age of Kings
Shallow / Epilogue
Marco Polo
Locandiere
The Lord of the Rings
Gandalf (voice)
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
The Shadow
The Black Arrow
Sir Daniel Brackley
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Frankland
The Venturers
Sir George Fielding
The XYY Man
Laidlaw
Les Misérables
Magistrate
Armchair Theatre
Paolo Bracchiana
The Verdict Is Yours
Counsel for Defence
Dunkirk
Captain (uncredited)
Alexander the Great
Aeschenes
The Battle of the River Plate
Ray Martin
Anne of the Thousand Days
Thomas More
The Man Who Never Was
Lt. Jewell
The Wars of the Roses
Buckingham / Suffolk
The Thirty Nine Steps
Harkness
The Long Dark Hall
Sergeant Cochcran
Pride and Prejudice
Mr Bingley
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Self
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
Testimony
Khatchaturyan
A Challenge for Robin Hood
Sir John
Callan: This Man Alone
Himself (archive)
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Dr Clifford
The Wars of the Roses
Duke of Suffolk
Puccini
Giacchi, the Doctor
Buffet
Arnold
The Ghost Downstairs
Narrator
Snooker
Humphrey
The Portable Phonograph
The Actor
The Film That Never Was
Innocent Sinners
Father Lambert
Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?
Alex