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.
Filmography
Callan: This Man Alone
as Himself (archive)
Callan: This Man Alone
as Himself (archive)
Testimony
as Khatchaturyan
Testimony
as Khatchaturyan
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
as Self
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
as Self
Puccini
as Giacchi, the Doctor
Puccini
as Giacchi, the Doctor
The Ghost Downstairs
as Narrator
The Ghost Downstairs
as Narrator
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Dr Clifford
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Dr Clifford
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
as The Shadow
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
as The Shadow
Les Misérables
as Magistrate
Les Misérables
as Magistrate
The Lord of the Rings
as Gandalf (voice)
The Lord of the Rings
as Gandalf (voice)
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Harkness
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Harkness
The Portable Phonograph
as The Actor
The Portable Phonograph
as The Actor
Buffet
as Arnold
Buffet
as Arnold
Snooker
as Humphrey
Snooker
as Humphrey
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Thomas More
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Thomas More
Where Eagles Dare
as Thomas
Where Eagles Dare
as Thomas
Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?
as Alex
Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?
as Alex
A Challenge for Robin Hood
as Sir John
A Challenge for Robin Hood
as Sir John
The Wars of the Roses
as Duke of Suffolk
The Wars of the Roses
as Duke of Suffolk
Innocent Sinners
as Father Lambert
Innocent Sinners
as Father Lambert
Dunkirk
as Captain (uncredited)
Dunkirk
as Captain (uncredited)
The Film That Never Was
The Film That Never Was
The Battle of the River Plate
as Ray Martin
The Battle of the River Plate
as Ray Martin
The Man Who Never Was
as Lt. Jewell
The Man Who Never Was
as Lt. Jewell
Alexander the Great
as Aeschenes
Alexander the Great
as Aeschenes
The Long Dark Hall
as Sergeant Cochcran
The Long Dark Hall
as Sergeant Cochcran