William Squire
Born
April 29, 1916
Died
May 3, 1989 (73 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK
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
Callan: This Man Alone
Himself (archive)
2016
Testimony
Khatchaturyan
1988
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Self
1988
Puccini
Giacchi, the Doctor
1984
The Ghost Downstairs
Narrator
1982
Marco Polo
Locandiere · (1 episode)
1982
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Frankland · (4 episodes)
1982
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Dr Clifford
1981
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
The Shadow
1979
Les Misérables
Magistrate
1978
The Lord of the Rings
Gandalf (voice)
1978
The Thirty Nine Steps
Harkness
1978
All Creatures Great and Small
Roderick Perowne · (1 episode)
1978
Blake's 7
Kommissar · (1 episode)
1978
The Portable Phonograph
The Actor
1977
Buffet
Arnold
1976
The XYY Man
(13 episodes)
1976
Rumpole of the Bailey
(1 episode)
1975
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
(6 episodes)
1975
Snooker
Humphrey
1975
The Venturers
(1 episode)
1975
The Venturers
Sir George Fielding · (2 episodes)
1975
The Black Arrow
Sir Daniel Brackley · (10 episodes)
1972
The Black Arrow
The Stranger · (2 episodes)
1972
Jason King
(1 episode)
1971
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Play for Today
Arnold · (1 episode)
1970
Anne of the Thousand Days
Thomas More
1969
Where Eagles Dare
Thomas
1968
The Champions
Duncan · (1 episode)
1968
The Jazz Age
Mr. Urquhart · (1 episode)
1968
Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?
Alex
1967
Callan
(9 episodes)
1967
Callan
Hunter · (22 episodes)
1967
A Challenge for Robin Hood
Sir John
1967
The Wars of the Roses
Duke of Suffolk
1965
Doctor Who
The Shadow · (4 episodes)
1963
An Age of Kings
Shallow / Epilogue · (1 episode)
1960
An Age of Kings
Owen Glendower · (1 episode)
1960
An Age of Kings
Chorus · (2 episodes)
1960
Innocent Sinners
Father Lambert
1958
Dunkirk
Captain (uncredited)
1958
Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Bingley · (6 episodes)
1958
The Film That Never Was
1957
The Battle of the River Plate
Ray Martin
1956
The Man Who Never Was
Lt. Jewell
1956
Alexander the Great
Aeschenes
1956
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Vef · (1 episode)
1955
The Long Dark Hall
Sergeant Cochcran
1951
Sunday Night Theatre
Hector · (2 episodes)
1950