William Squire

Known for ActingBorn 1916-04-29Died 1989-05-03Neath - 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?

The Ghost Downstairs

Buffet

The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses

Festival

Doctor Who

All Creatures Great and Small

Jason King

Where Eagles Dare

Innocent Sinners

Blake's 7

The Black Arrow

Les Misérables

Anne of the Thousand Days

The XYY Man

Rumpole of the Bailey

The Venturers

Centre Play

Callan

ITV Playhouse

The Thirty Nine Steps

Pride and Prejudice

The Man Who Never Was

Marco Polo

Dunkirk

The Lord of the Rings

Play for Today

The Long Dark Hall

The Champions

The Hound of the Baskervilles

A Challenge for Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Battle of the River Plate

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

Great Performances

Alexander the Great

Armchair Theatre

Testimony

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor

An Age of Kings

Puccini

Sunday Night Theatre

Callan: This Man Alone

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

The Portable Phonograph

Snooker

Prometheus: The Life of Balzac