
William Squire
Acting
Born: 1916-04-29 · Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK
Died: 1989-05-03
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
🎬 Movies (20)

Callan: This Man Alone
2016
Himself (archive)

Testimony
1988
Khatchaturyan

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988
Self

Puccini
1984
Giacchi, the Doctor

The Ghost Downstairs
1982
Narrator

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981
Dr Clifford

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
1979
The Shadow

Les Misérables
1978
Magistrate

The Lord of the Rings
1978
Gandalf (voice)

The Thirty Nine Steps
1978
Harkness
The Portable Phonograph
1977
The Actor

Buffet
1976
Arnold
Snooker
1975
Humphrey

Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
Thomas More

Where Eagles Dare
1968
Thomas
Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?
1967
Alex

A Challenge for Robin Hood
1967
Sir John

The Wars of the Roses
1965
Duke of Suffolk

Innocent Sinners
1958
Father Lambert

Dunkirk
1958
Captain (uncredited)
📺 TV Shows (20)

Marco Polo
1982
Locandiere

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1982
Frankland

All Creatures Great and Small
1978
Roderick Perowne

Blake's 7
1978
Kommissar

The XYY Man
1976
Laidlaw

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Sir Daniel Derwent
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
1975

The Venturers
1975
Sir George Fielding

Centre Play
1973
Humphrey

The Black Arrow
1972
Sir Daniel Brackley

The Black Arrow
1972
The Stranger

Jason King
1971

Great Performances
1971
Self

Play for Today
1970
Arnold
Canterbury Tales
1969
Chaucer
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
Owen Griffiths

The Champions
1968
Duncan
The Jazz Age
1968
Mr. Urquhart

ITV Playhouse
1967
Max

Callan
1967