
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
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
1977The Portable PhonographThe ActorMovie
1976BuffetArnoldMovie
1975SnookerHumphreyMovie
1969Anne of the Thousand DaysThomas MoreMovie
1968Where Eagles DareThomasMovie
1967Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?AlexMovie
1967A Challenge for Robin HoodSir JohnMovie
1965The Wars of the RosesDuke of SuffolkMovie
1958Innocent SinnersFather LambertMovie
1958DunkirkCaptain (uncredited)Movie
1957The Film That Never WasMovie
1956The Battle of the River PlateRay MartinMovie
1956The Man Who Never WasLt. JewellMovie
1956Alexander the GreatAeschenesMovie
1951The Long Dark HallSergeant CochcranMovie
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