Acting · Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK · Born April 29, 1916
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.
MovieCallan: This Man Alone
2016
as Himself (archive)
MovieTestimony
1988
as Khatchaturyan
MovieIn from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988
as Self
MoviePuccini
1984
as Giacchi, the Doctor
MovieThe Ghost Downstairs
1982
as Narrator
TVMarco Polo
1982
as Locandiere
TVThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1982
as Frankland
MovieThe Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981
as Dr Clifford
MovieDoctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
1979
as The Shadow
MovieLes Misérables
1978
as Magistrate
MovieThe Lord of the Rings
1978
as Gandalf (voice)
MovieThe Thirty Nine Steps
1978
as Harkness
TVAll Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Roderick Perowne
TVBlake's 7
1978
as Kommissar
The Portable Phonograph
1977
as The Actor
MovieBuffet
1976
as Arnold
TVThe XYY Man
1976
as Laidlaw
TVRumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Sir Daniel Derwent
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
1975
Snooker
1975
as Humphrey
TVThe Venturers
1975
as Sir George Fielding
TVCentre Play
1973
as Humphrey
TVThe Black Arrow
1972
as Sir Daniel Brackley
TVJason King
1971
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
TVPlay for Today
1970
as Arnold
MovieAnne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Thomas More
Canterbury Tales
1969
as Chaucer
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as Owen Griffiths
MovieWhere Eagles Dare
1968
as Thomas
TVThe Champions
1968
as Duncan
The Jazz Age
1968
as Mr. Urquhart
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Max
Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?
1967
as Alex
MovieA Challenge for Robin Hood
1967
as Sir John
TVHalf Hour Story
1967
as Alex
TVCallan
1967
MovieThe Wars of the Roses
1965
as Duke of Suffolk
TVThe Wars of the Roses
1965
as Suffolk / Buckingham
TVDoctor Who
1963
as The Shadow
Festival
1963
as The Rev Melvyn Thomas
TVAn Age of Kings
1960
as Shallow / Epilogue
TVThe Verdict Is Yours
1958
as Counsel for Defence
MovieInnocent Sinners
1958
as Father Lambert
MovieDunkirk
1958
as Captain (uncredited)
TVPride and Prejudice
1958
as Mr Bingley
The Film That Never Was
1957
MovieThe Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Ray Martin
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Paolo Bracchiana
MovieThe Man Who Never Was
1956
as Lt. Jewell
MovieAlexander the Great
1956
as Aeschenes
TVThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Vef
MovieThe Long Dark Hall
1951
as Sergeant Cochcran
TVSunday Night Theatre
1950
as Hector
