William Squire
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 29, 1916
- Died
- May 3, 1989 (aged 73)
- Place of birth
- Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK
- Credits
- 54
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
The Lord of the Rings
1978Movie
Gandalf (voice)
Where Eagles Dare
1968Movie
Thomas
Doctor Who
1963TV
The Shadow
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969Movie
Thomas More
Alexander the Great
1956Movie
Aeschenes
The Man Who Never Was
1956Movie
Lt. Jewell
Filmography
Callan: This Man Alone
2016Movie
Himself (archive)
Testimony
1988Movie
Khatchaturyan
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988Movie
Self
Puccini
1984Movie
Giacchi, the Doctor
The Ghost Downstairs
1982Movie
Narrator
Marco Polo
1982TV
Locandiere
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1982TV
Frankland
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981Movie
Dr Clifford
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
1979Movie
The Shadow
Les Misérables
1978Movie
Magistrate
The Lord of the Rings
1978Movie
Gandalf (voice)
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978Movie
Harkness
All Creatures Great and Small
1978TV
Roderick Perowne
Blake's 7
1978TV
Kommissar
The Portable Phonograph
1977Movie
The Actor
Buffet
1976Movie
Arnold
The XYY Man
1976TV
Laidlaw
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975TV
Sir Daniel Derwent
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
1975TV
Snooker
1975Movie
Humphrey
The Venturers
1975TV
Sir George Fielding
Centre Play
1973TV
Humphrey
The Black Arrow
1972TV
Sir Daniel Brackley, The Stranger
Jason King
1971TV
Great Performances
1971TV
Self
Play for Today
1970TV
Arnold
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969Movie
Thomas More
Canterbury Tales
1969TV
Chaucer
W. Somerset Maugham
1969TV
Owen Griffiths
Where Eagles Dare
1968Movie
Thomas
The Champions
1968TV
Duncan
The Jazz Age
1968TV
Mr. Urquhart
ITV Playhouse
1967TV
Max
Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?
1967Movie
Alex
A Challenge for Robin Hood
1967Movie
Sir John
Half Hour Story
1967TV
Alex
Callan
1967TV
Hunter
The Wars of the Roses
1965Movie
Duke of Suffolk
The Wars of the Roses
1965TV
Suffolk / Buckingham
Doctor Who
1963TV
The Shadow
Festival
1963TV
The Rev Melvyn Thomas
An Age of Kings
1960TV
Shallow / Epilogue, Owen Glendower, Chorus
The Verdict Is Yours
1958TV
Counsel for Defence
Innocent Sinners
1958Movie
Father Lambert
Dunkirk
1958Movie
Captain (uncredited)
Pride and Prejudice
1958TV
Mr Bingley
The Film That Never Was
1957Movie
The Battle of the River Plate
1956Movie
Ray Martin
Armchair Theatre
1956TV
Paolo Bracchiana
The Man Who Never Was
1956Movie
Lt. Jewell
Alexander the Great
1956Movie
Aeschenes
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955TV
Vef
The Long Dark Hall
1951Movie
Sergeant Cochcran
Sunday Night Theatre
1950TV
Hector