William Squire
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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
April 29, 1916Deathday
May 3, 1989Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
24Place of birth
Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UKAlso known as
William Arthur SquireCast credits
The Lord of the Rings
Gandalf (voice)Where Eagles Dare
ThomasAnne of the Thousand Days
Thomas MoreLes Misérables
MagistrateThe Battle of the River Plate
Ray MartinPuccini
Giacchi, the DoctorTestimony
KhatchaturyanA Challenge for Robin Hood
Sir JohnInnocent Sinners
Father LambertDunkirk
Captain (uncredited)Alexander the Great
AeschenesThe Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Dr CliffordThe Thirty Nine Steps
HarknessCallan: This Man Alone
Himself (archive)The Long Dark Hall
Sergeant CochcranThe Wars of the Roses
Duke of SuffolkThe Man Who Never Was
Lt. Jewell