
1916Born, Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK
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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…
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The Lord of the RingsGandalf (voice)
Where Eagles DareThomas
Doctor WhoThe Shadow
Anne of the Thousand DaysThomas More
Alexander the GreatAeschenes1988TestimonyKhatchaturyanMovie
1984PucciniGiacchi, the DoctorMovie
1982The Ghost DownstairsNarratorMovie
1982Marco PoloLocandiere · 1 episodeShow
1982The Hound of the BaskervillesFrankland · 1 episodeShow
1981The Life and Times of David Lloyd GeorgeDr CliffordMovie
1979Doctor Who: The Armageddon FactorThe ShadowMovie
1978Les MisérablesMagistrateMovie
1978The Lord of the RingsGandalf (voice)Movie
1978The Thirty Nine StepsHarknessMovie
1978All Creatures Great and SmallRoderick Perowne · 1 episodeShow
1978Blake's 7Kommissar · 1 episodeShow
1977The Portable PhonographThe ActorMovie
1976BuffetArnoldMovie
1976The XYY ManLaidlaw · 4 episodesShow
1975Rumpole of the BaileySir Daniel Derwent · 1 episodeShow
1975Prometheus: The Life of Balzac6 episodesShow
1975SnookerHumphreyMovie
1975The VenturersSir George Fielding · 10 episodesShow
1973Centre PlayHumphrey · 1 episodeShow
1972The Black ArrowSir Daniel Brackley, The Stranger · 10 episodesShow
1971Jason King1 episodeShow
1970Play for TodayArnold · 1 episodeShow
1969Anne of the Thousand DaysThomas MoreMovie
1969Canterbury TalesChaucer · 7 episodesShow
1969W. Somerset MaughamOwen Griffiths · 1 episodeShow
1968Where Eagles DareThomasMovie
1968The ChampionsDuncan · 1 episodeShow
1968The Jazz AgeMr. Urquhart · 1 episodeShow
1967ITV PlayhouseMax · 1 episodeShow
1967Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?AlexMovie
1967A Challenge for Robin HoodSir JohnMovie
1967Half Hour StoryAlex · 1 episodeShow
1967CallanHunter · 22 episodesShow
1965The Wars of the RosesDuke of SuffolkMovie
1965The Wars of the RosesSuffolk / Buckingham · 3 episodesShow
1963Doctor WhoThe Shadow · 4 episodesShow
1963FestivalThe Rev Melvyn Thomas · 1 episodeShow
1960An Age of KingsShallow / Epilogue, Owen Glendower, Chorus · 2 episodesShow
1958Innocent SinnersFather LambertMovie
1958DunkirkCaptain (uncredited)Movie
1958Pride and PrejudiceMr Bingley · 4 episodesShow
1957The Film That Never WasMovie
1956The Battle of the River PlateRay MartinMovie
1956Armchair TheatrePaolo Bracchiana · 1 episodeShow
1956The Man Who Never WasLt. JewellMovie
1956Alexander the GreatAeschenesMovie
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodVef · 1 episodeShow
1951The Long Dark HallSergeant CochcranMovie
1950Sunday Night TheatreHector · 2 episodesShow
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