William Squire
Acting
1916-04-29 · Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK
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.
Filmography
Callan: This Man Alone
2016 · Movie
Testimony
1988 · Movie
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988 · Movie
Puccini
1984 · Movie
The Ghost Downstairs
1982 · Movie
Marco Polo
1982 · Series
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1982 · Series
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981 · Movie
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
1979 · Movie
Les Misérables
1978 · Movie
The Lord of the Rings
1978 · Movie
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978 · Movie
All Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Series
Blake's 7
1978 · Series
The Portable Phonograph
1977 · Movie
Buffet
1976 · Movie
The XYY Man
1976 · Series
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 · Series
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
1975 · Series
Snooker
1975 · Movie
The Venturers
1975 · Series
Centre Play
1973 · Series
The Black Arrow
1972 · Series
Jason King
1971 · Series
Great Performances
1971 · Series
Play for Today
1970 · Series
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969 · Movie
Canterbury Tales
1969 · Series
W. Somerset Maugham
1969 · Series
Where Eagles Dare
1968 · Movie
The Champions
1968 · Series
The Jazz Age
1968 · Series
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Series
Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?
1967 · Movie
A Challenge for Robin Hood
1967 · Movie
Half Hour Story
1967 · Series
Callan
1967 · Series
The Wars of the Roses
1965 · Series
The Wars of the Roses
1965 · Movie
Doctor Who
1963 · Series
Festival
1963 · Series
An Age of Kings
1960 · Series
The Verdict Is Yours
1958 · Series
Innocent Sinners
1958 · Movie
Dunkirk
1958 · Movie
Pride and Prejudice
1958 · Series
The Film That Never Was
1957 · Movie
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 · Movie
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Series
The Man Who Never Was
1956 · Movie
Alexander the Great
1956 · Movie
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Series
The Long Dark Hall
1951 · Movie
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · Series