Acting · Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA · Born August 4, 1915
William Joseph Keene was an American radio and television actor who appeared on several popular television shows more than one separate occasion as a different character. He appeared in shows more than once as a different character such as The Andy Griffith Show, Perry Mason and Mayberry R.F.D.. In 1958, he played the banker Mr. Botkin in the Gunsmoke episode "Kitty Caught" (Season 3, Episode 19). In 1961 he appeared on the television show Twilight Zone in the episodes "The Midnight Sun" and "The Prime Mover", and in an episode of The Asphalt Jungle. He also appeared in "Lamb to the Slaughter", a classic 1958 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Among his five appearances on Perry Mason, the last two were as Judge Seymour in the show's final season. He died in Los Angeles on May 23, 1992. He was buried in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.
Herowork
1977
as Judge
TVBig John, Little John
1976
as Doctor
TVLittle House on the Prairie
1974
MovieHeavy Traffic
1973
as (voice)
TVMayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Reverend Tucker
MovieSpeedway
1968
as Taxpayer (uncredited)
TVIronside
1967
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Janos Karq
TVGet Smart
1965
as Newfield
TVHoney West
1965
as Granville Manners
TVGreen Acres
1965
TVThe Addams Family
1964
as Dr. Motley
MovieHoneymoon Hotel
1964
as Mr. Johnson
TVKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Captain
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Dr. Garber
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Minister
TV87th Precinct
1961
TVThe Asphalt Jungle
1961
TVThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Reverend Tucker
TVMy Three Sons
1960
TVThe Brothers Brannagan
1960
as Swift
TVCoronado 9
1960
MovieToo Soon to Love
1960
as The Doctor
TVJohnny Midnight
1960
Not for Hire
1959
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
TVBonanza
1959
as Mr. Nagel
TVThe Donna Reed Show
1958
TVShirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Royal Army One Soldier
TVMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Robert Bart
MovieTarzan and the Trappers
1958
as Lapin
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Bank Teller
TVM Squad
1957
as Captain Bates
TVTales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Dr. Crosier
TVMatinee Theater
1955
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Fingerprint Policeman
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Mr. Botkin
TVThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
TVLassie
1954
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
