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William Squire

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Known For

73 Years Old

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.

Born

Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK on 29th April 1916

Died

3rd May 1989

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The Adventures of Robin Hood
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Doctor Who
The Shadow
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Play for Today
Arnold
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Blake's 7
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Sunday Night Theatre
Hector
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Callan
Hunter
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Callan
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Jason King
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The Champions
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All Creatures Great and Small
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An Age of Kings
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An Age of Kings
Owen Glendower
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An Age of Kings
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The Black Arrow
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The Black Arrow
Sir Daniel Brackley
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
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The Venturers
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Rumpole of the Bailey
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The Lord of the Rings
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Marco Polo
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Where Eagles Dare
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Alexander the Great
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Dunkirk
Captain (uncredited)
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Les Misérables
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Anne of the Thousand Days
Thomas More
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The Man Who Never Was
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The Thirty Nine Steps
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Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
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In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
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The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
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Innocent Sinners
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Callan: This Man Alone
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