William Squire
Acting
Born April 29, 1916 · 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 Anders…
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Doctor Who
Great Performances
The Adventures of Robin Hood
ITV Playhouse
Blake's 7
Rumpole of the Bailey
All Creatures Great and Small
Sunday Night Theatre
The Champions
Centre Play
Festival
Where Eagles Dare
Callan
Jason King
Marco Polo
An Age of Kings
The Lord of the Rings
Half Hour Story
The Verdict Is Yours
The Jazz Age
W. Somerset Maugham
The XYY Man
The Black Arrow
Armchair Theatre
The Wars of the Roses
Alexander the Great
The Venturers
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Anne of the Thousand Days
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Battle of the River Plate
The Thirty Nine Steps
Dunkirk
Pride and Prejudice
Les Misérables
The Man Who Never Was
Innocent Sinners
Canterbury Tales
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac