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William Squire‌

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William Squire

Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK

William Squire

Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1916-04-29

Popularity

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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.

Movie Credits

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings‌
star6.6
calendar 1978

Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare‌
star7.5
calendar 1968

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days‌
star7.1
calendar 1969

Les Misérables

Les Misérables‌
star6.9
calendar 1978

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate‌
star6.1
calendar 1956

Puccini

Puccini‌
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calendar 1984

Testimony

Testimony‌
star5.7
calendar 1988

A Challenge for Robin Hood

A Challenge for Robin Hood‌
star6.0
calendar 1967

Innocent Sinners

Innocent Sinners‌
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calendar 1958

Snooker

Snooker‌
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calendar 1975

Dunkirk

Dunkirk‌
star6.7
calendar 1958

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great‌
star5.9
calendar 1956

The Portable Phonograph

The Portable Phonograph‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

The Ghost Downstairs

The Ghost Downstairs‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps‌
star6.7
calendar 1978

Callan: This Man Alone

Callan: This Man Alone‌
star0.0
calendar 2016

The Long Dark Hall

The Long Dark Hall‌
star6.4
calendar 1951

The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses‌
star8.5
calendar 1965

The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was‌
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calendar 1956

The Film That Never Was

The Film That Never Was‌
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calendar 1957

Buffet

Buffet‌
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calendar 1976

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton‌
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calendar 1988

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor‌
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calendar 1979

Tv Credits

The XYY Man

The XYY Man‌
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calendar 1976

Blake's 7

Blake's 7‌
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calendar 1978

Jason King

Jason King‌
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calendar 1971

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey‌
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calendar 1975

Callan

Callan‌
star7.0
calendar 1967

The Champions

The Champions‌
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calendar 1968

The Venturers

The Venturers‌
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calendar 1975

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood‌
star6.4
calendar 1955

An Age of Kings

An Age of Kings‌
star4.7
calendar 1960

Prometheus: The Life of Balzac

Prometheus: The Life of Balzac‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

The Jazz Age

The Jazz Age‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Doctor Who

Doctor Who‌
star7.9
calendar 1963

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles‌
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calendar 1982

The Black Arrow

The Black Arrow‌
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calendar 1972

The Black Arrow

The Black Arrow‌
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calendar 1972

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small‌
star7.6
calendar 1978

Callan

Callan‌
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calendar 1967

Marco Polo

Marco Polo‌
star6.8
calendar 1982

The Venturers

The Venturers‌
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calendar 1975

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice‌
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calendar 1958