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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Callan: This Man Alone
Character:Himself (archive)
Release Date:01/02/2016
Testimony
Character:Khatchaturyan
Release Date:01/11/1988
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Character:Self
Release Date:20/09/1988
Puccini
Character:Giacchi, the Doctor
Release Date:01/01/1984
The Ghost Downstairs
Character:Narrator
Release Date:26/12/1982
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Character:Dr Clifford
Release Date:04/03/1981
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
Character:The Shadow
Release Date:24/02/1979
Les Misérables
Character:Magistrate
Release Date:27/12/1978
The Lord of the Rings
Character:Gandalf (voice)
Release Date:15/11/1978
The Thirty Nine Steps
Character:Harkness
Release Date:04/11/1978
The Portable Phonograph
Character:The Actor
Release Date:01/05/1977
Buffet
Character:Arnold
Release Date:02/11/1976
Snooker
Character:Humphrey
Release Date:13/01/1975
Anne of the Thousand Days
Character:Thomas More
Release Date:18/12/1969
Where Eagles Dare
Character:Thomas
Release Date:04/12/1968
Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?
Character:Alex
Release Date:12/07/1967
A Challenge for Robin Hood
Character:Sir John
Release Date:01/07/1967
The Wars of the Roses
Character:Duke of Suffolk
Release Date:08/04/1965
Innocent Sinners
Character:Father Lambert
Release Date:25/03/1958
Dunkirk
Character:Captain (uncredited)
Release Date:20/03/1958
The Film That Never Was
Character:
Release Date:02/01/1957
The Battle of the River Plate
Character:Ray Martin
Release Date:30/10/1956
The Man Who Never Was
Character:Lt. Jewell
Release Date:03/04/1956
Alexander the Great
Character:Aeschenes
Release Date:28/03/1956
The Long Dark Hall
Character:Sergeant Cochcran
Release Date:06/02/1951
Television Appearances
Marco Polo
Character:Locandiere
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Character:Frankland
All Creatures Great and Small
Character:Roderick Perowne
Blake's 7
Character:Kommissar
The XYY Man
Character:
Rumpole of the Bailey
Character:Sir Daniel Derwent
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
Character:
The Venturers
Character:Sir George Fielding
The Black Arrow
Character:Sir Daniel Brackley
The Black Arrow
Character:The Stranger
Jason King
Character:
Great Performances
Character:Self
Play for Today
Character:Arnold
The Champions
Character:Duncan
The Jazz Age
Character:Mr. Urquhart
Callan
Character:
Callan
Character:Hunter
The Wars of the Roses
Character:Buckingham / Suffolk
Doctor Who
Character:The Shadow
Festival
Character:The Rev Melvyn Thomas
An Age of Kings
Character:Shallow / Epilogue
An Age of Kings
Character:Owen Glendower
An Age of Kings
Character:Chorus
The Verdict Is Yours
Character:Counsel for Defence
Pride and Prejudice
Character:Mr Bingley
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Character:Vef
Sunday Night Theatre
Character:Hector
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