William Squire
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 29, 1916
- Died
- May 3, 1989 (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
Callan: This Man Alone
Movie · as Self (archive)
Testimony
Movie · as Khatchaturyan
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Movie · as Self
Puccini
Movie · as Giacchi, the Doctor
The Ghost Downstairs
Movie · as Narrator
Marco Polo
TV · as Locandiere · 1 ep
The Hound of the Baskervilles
TV · as Frankland · 1 ep
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Movie · as Dr Clifford
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
Movie · as The Shadow
The Lord of the Rings
Movie · as Gandalf (voice)
Les Misérables
Movie · as Magistrate
The Thirty Nine Steps
Movie · as Harkness
Blake's 7
TV · as Kommissar · 1 ep
All Creatures Great and Small
TV · as Roderick Perowne · 1 ep
The Portable Phonograph
Movie · as The Actor
Buffet
Movie · as Arnold
The XYY Man
TV · as Laidlaw · 4 eps
Snooker
Movie · as Humphrey
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
TV · 6 eps
Rumpole of the Bailey
TV · as Sir Daniel Derwent · 1 ep
The Venturers
TV · as Sir George Fielding · 10 eps
Centre Play
TV · as Humphrey · 1 ep
The Black Arrow
TV · as Sir Daniel Brackley, The Stranger · 10 eps
Jason King
TV · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · as Arnold · 1 ep
Anne of the Thousand Days
Movie · as Thomas More
W. Somerset Maugham
TV · as Owen Griffiths · 1 ep
Canterbury Tales
TV · as Chaucer · 7 eps
Where Eagles Dare
Movie · as Thomas
The Champions
TV · as Duncan · 1 ep
The Jazz Age
TV · as Mr. Urquhart · 1 ep
A Challenge for Robin Hood
Movie · as Sir John
Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?
Movie · as Alex
Callan
TV · as Hunter · 8 eps
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Max · 1 ep
Half Hour Story
TV · as Alex · 1 ep
The Wars of the Roses
Movie · as Duke of Suffolk
The Wars of the Roses
TV · as Suffolk / Buckingham · 3 eps
Doctor Who
TV · as The Shadow · 4 eps
Festival
TV · as The Rev Melvyn Thomas · 1 ep
An Age of Kings
TV · as Shallow / Epilogue, Owen Glendower, Chorus · 1 ep
Innocent Sinners
Movie · as Father Lambert
Dunkirk
Movie · as Captain (uncredited)
The Verdict Is Yours
TV · as Counsel for Defence · 48 eps
Pride and Prejudice
TV · as Mr Bingley · 4 eps
The Film That Never Was
Movie
The Battle of the River Plate
Movie · as Ray Martin
Alexander the Great
Movie · as Aeschenes
The Man Who Never Was
Movie · as Lt. Jewell
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Paolo Bracchiana · 1 ep
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV · as Vef · 1 ep
The Long Dark Hall
Movie · as Sergeant Cochcran
Sunday Night Theatre
TV · as Hector · 2 eps