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William Prince (I) (1913–1996)


William was a character actor whose popularity was due to hundreds of appearances in soap operas. Going from the stage to the screen, William had an undistinguished movie career in the 40's which ran out of steam after about four years. But in the 50's, he would find his calling on the small screen... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1994 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Miles Douglas
Deadly Reunion (1994) … Miles Douglas
 
1994 The Paper
Howard Hackett
 
1993 The Portrait (TV movie)
Hubert Hayden
 
1992 Law & Order (TV series)
Dwight Corcoran
The Working Stiff (1992) … Dwight Corcoran
 
1991 The Taking of Beverly Hills
Mitchell Sage
 
1991 Steel and Lace
Old Man
 
1989 Second Sight
Cardinal O'Hara
 
1989 Do You Know the Muffin Man? (TV movie)
 
1989 Monsters (TV series)
 
1988-1989 War and Remembrance (TV mini-series)
Adm. Chester Nimitz
Part 10 (1989) … Adm. Chester Nimitz
Part 7 (1988) … Adm. Chester Nimitz
 
1989 B.L. Stryker (TV series)
Blind Chess (1989)
 
1989 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Andrew Kerry
The Search for Peter Kerry (1989) … Andrew Kerry
 
1988 Shakedown
Mr. Feinberger
 
1988 Vice Versa
Stratford Avery
 
1988 Matlock (TV series)
Garland Frazier
The Gigolo (1988) … Garland Frazier
 
1987 Nuts
Clarence Middleton
 
1987 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)
Jason McMasters Sr.
Do You Take This Spy? (1987) … Jason McMasters Sr.
 
1986 Search for Tomorrow (TV series)
Judge Jeremiah Henderson
Finale (1986) … Judge Jeremiah Henderson
 
1986 Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (TV movie)
Archbishop Stefan Corro
 
1986 Dallas (TV series)
Alex Garrett
Just Desserts (1986) … Alex Garrett
Masquerade (1986) … Alex Garrett
Sitting Ducks (1986) … Alex Garrett
Overture (1986) … Alex Garrett
Dire Straits (1986) … Alex Garrett
 
1985 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Sloan
Seavers: Dead or Alive (1985) … Sloan
 
1985 Fever Pitch
Mitchell
 
1984-1985 Remington Steele (TV series)
Horton Earhart
Steele of Approval (1985) … Horton Earhart
Woman of Steele (1984) (uncredited)
 
1985 Movers & Shakers
Louis Martin
 
1984 Paper Dolls (TV series)
Godfather
Episode #1.7 (1984) … Godfather
 
1984 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Mike Bartlett
The Dark Side of the Street (1984) … Mike Bartlett
 
1984 Goldie and the Bears (TV movie)
Paul Ellison
 
1984 Too Close for Comfort (TV series)
Carol
Shipmates (1984) … Carol
 
1984 American Playhouse (TV series)
John W. Davis
Concealed Enemies, Part I: Suspicion (1984) … John W. Davis
 
1984 Fame (TV series)
Sal Di Angelo
The Deal (1984) … Sal Di Angelo
 
1984 George Washington (TV mini-series)
William Fairfax
 
1983 Found Money (TV movie)
Peterson
 
1983 Murder 1, Dancer 0 (TV movie)
Asa Lamar
 
1983 The Sting II
Tuxedo (uncredited)
 
1983 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Mr. Amos L. Broxton
Once Upon a Time (1983) … Mr. Amos L. Broxton
 
1983 The Greatest American Hero (TV series)
Dr. Striegel
Heaven Is in Your Genes (1983) … Dr. Striegel
 
1982 Kiss Me Goodbye
Rev. Hollis
 
1982 Moonlight (TV movie)
Mr. White
 
1982 The Soldier
The President
 
1982 Love & Money
Paultz
 
1979-1982 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Ken Blake / Norman Bensinger
Harts and Palms (1982) … Ken Blake
Murder Between Friends (1979) … Norman Bensinger
 
1982 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Dr. Jerome Wilkes
The Peter Pan Syndrome (1982) … Dr. Jerome Wilkes
 
1981 Dynasty (TV series)
Dr. Miller
The Miscarriage (1981) … Dr. Miller
 
1979-1981 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Gov. Dan Kanen / Prosecutor
To Kill in Plain Sight (1981) … Gov. Dan Kanen
Walk Softly Through the Night: Part 2 (1979) … Prosecutor
 
1981 A Matter of Life and Death (TV movie)
Dr. Burgess
 
1981 Joe Dancer: The Big Trade (TV movie)
 
1980 A Time for Miracles (TV movie)
Prefect
 
1980 Bronco Billy
Edgar Lipton
 
1980 Gideon's Trumpet (TV movie)
5th Supreme Court Justice
 
1980 City in Fear (TV movie)
Harrison Crawford II
 
1980 Make Me an Offer (TV movie)
Milo Spears
 
1980 The Greatest Man in the World (TV movie)
Secretary of State
 
1979 The Associates (TV series)
Mr. Milestone
The Deadly Serve (1979) … Mr. Milestone
 
1979 3 by Cheever (TV mini-series)
Carl
The Sorrows of Gin (1979) … Carl
 
1979 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
James Marshall Gunther
 
1979 Dear Detective (TV series)
Episode #1.2 (1979)
 
1979 The Jericho Mile (TV movie)
O.A.U. Chairman
 
1979 The Promise
George Calloway
 
1979 The Paper Chase (TV series)
Blair Correll
A Matter of Anger (1979) … Blair Correll
 
1978 Sword of Justice (TV series)
Rutherford
Port of Entry (1978) … Rutherford
 
1978 The American Girls (TV series)
Jason Cook
A Crash Course in Survival (1978) … Jason Cook
 
1978 The Cat from Outer Space
Mr. Olympus
 
1977 The Gauntlet
Blakelock
 
1977 Aspen (TV mini-series)
Judge Miles Kendrick
 
1977 The Best of Families (TV mini-series)
Robert Wheeler
 
1977 Rollercoaster
Quinlan
 
1977 Fire Sale
Mr. Cooper
 
1977 The Rhinemann Exchange (TV mini-series)
Alex Spaulding
 
1977 Most Wanted (TV series)
Barnes
The Pirate (1977) … Barnes
 
1976 Police Woman (TV series)
Karl Novotny
Father to the Man (1976) … Karl Novotny
 
1976 Captains and the Kings (TV mini-series)
Jay Regan
Chapter VIII (1976) … Jay Regan
 
1976 Sybil (TV movie)
Willard Dorsett
 
1976 Network
Edward George Ruddy
 
1976 Great Performances (TV series)
The Best Friend
All Over (1976) … The Best Friend
 
1976 Family Plot
Bishop
 
1976 Petrocelli (TV series)
Judge Anderson
Shadow of a Doubt (1976) … Judge Anderson
 
1976 The Blue Knight (TV series)
Throwaway (1976)
 
1975 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Arnold Newcomb
Resurrection in Black & White (1975) … Arnold Newcomb
 
1975 Mobile One (TV series)
Californium 252 (1975)
 
1975 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Dr. Kenneth Maynard
Eyes Only (1975) … Dr. Kenneth Maynard
Man of Influence (1975) … Dr. Kenneth Maynard
 
1975 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Willard Coleman
Ring of Life (1975) … Willard Coleman
 
1974 The Missiles of October (TV movie)
Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon
 
1974 Cannon (TV series)
Jason Brock
The Sounds of Silence (1974) … Jason Brock
 
1974 Night Games (TV movie)
Clayton Nikell
 
1973 Blade
Powers
 
1973 Kojak (TV series)
Baker
Conspiracy of Fear (1973) … Baker
 
1973 Key West (TV movie)
Senator Scott
 
1972 The Heartbreak Kid
Colorado Man
 
1971 Primus (TV series)
Admiral
The 65th Minute (1971) … Admiral
 
1970-1971 A World Apart (TV series)
Russell Barry
Episode dated 25 June 1971 (1971) … Russell Barry
 
1971 Sacco & Vanzetti
William Thompson
 
1968-1969 The Edge of Night (TV series)
Senator Benjamin 'Ben' Travis #1
 
1966 NET Playhouse (TV series)
Aslaksen
 
1966 An Enemy of the People (TV movie)
Aslaksen
 
1966 Hawk (TV series)
Carl Rowland
Thanks for the Honeymoon (1966) … Carl Rowland
 
1966-1967 As the World Turns (TV series)
Bill Holmes
Episode dated 22 February 1966 (1966) … Bill Holmes (credit only)
 
1966 The Atom and Eve (short)
Narrator
 
1964 Another World (TV series)
Ken Baxter
Episode dated 10 November 1964 (1964) … Ken Baxter
 
1963-1964 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Charles Vandercourt
A Kind of Loving (1964) … Charles Vandercourt
Disaster Call (1963)
 
1961 Play of the Week (TV series)
Black Monday (1961)
 
1958 Young Dr. Malone (TV series)
Dr. Jerry Malone (1958-1959) (origianal cast)
 
1958 Rendezvous (TV series)
Alone (1958)
 
1958 Macabre
Dr. Rodney Barrett
 
1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
 
1958 All the King's Men (TV movie)
 
1951-1958 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Kryslot
John Doe #154 (1957) … Dr. Kryslot
The Bystander (1956)
Fight for Tomorrow (1955)
Lie Detector (1954)
 
1957 Crossroads (TV series)
The Reverand David Alexander Day
The Man Who Walked on Water (1957) … The Reverand David Alexander Day
 
1956 Secret of Treasure Mountain
Robert Kendall
 
1954-1956 Justice (TV series)
Richard Adams
The Trapped (1956) … Richard Adams
 
1955 Appointment with Adventure (TV series)
Ed
Crash Landing (1955)
The Fateful Pilgrimage (1955) … Ed
 
1955 The Way of the World (TV series)
 
1954 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
Bert Jefferson
 
1954 Inner Sanctum (TV series)
Ted / Townley
Identity Unknown (1954) … Townley
The Hands (1954) … Ted
 
1954 The Mask (TV series)
Peter Guilfoyle / Lawyer
The Gambler (1954) … Peter Guilfoyle
Poisoned Village (1954) … Lawyer
 
1953 Medallion Theatre (TV series)
Return Match (1953)
 
1953 Danger (TV series)
Trial by Jungle (1953)
Car Pool (1953)
 
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
Don't Wink at Fate (1953)
 
1953 The Doctor (TV series)
The Researcher (1953)
 
1953 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
Lazarus Walks (1953)
 
1953 Proudly I Love (TV movie)
 
1953 Broadway Television Theatre (TV series)
Heathcliff / Jeremy Wayne
Wuthering Heights (1953) … Heathcliff
Smilin' Through (1953) … Jeremy Wayne
 
1953 Span of Time (TV movie)
 
1949-1953 Suspense (TV series)
Cunningham
Little Camorra (1953)
Black Passage (1949) … Cunningham
 
1952 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
The Dusty Drawer (1952)
 
1949-1951 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
Mortimer Brewster
Dead on the Vine (1951)
 
1950-1951 Starlight Theatre (TV series)
Season for Marriage (1951)
 
1951 Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV series)
Halfway to Broadway (1951)
 
1950 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV series)
Introduction (1950)
 
1949 The Clock (TV series)
Madame Pompadour (1949)
 
1949 Lust for Gold
Barry Storm
 
1949 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Peter Standish
 
1947 Carnegie Hall
Tony Salerno Jr.
 
1947 Dead Reckoning
Sgt. Johnny Drake
 
1946 Shadow of a Woman
David G. MacKellar
 
1946 Cinderella Jones
Bart Williams
 
1945 Pillow to Post
Lieutenant Don Mallory
 
1945 Objective, Burma!
Lt. Sid Jacobs
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen
William Prince
 
1943 The Moon Is Down
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.44 (1968) … Himself
 
1963 The 17th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)

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Personal Details

Other Works:

He played the role of Mr. Marshall in the 1967 Broadway revival of Lillian Hellman's "The Little Foxes". See more »

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

He appeared in many adaptations of/and original plays on TV during the Golden Age of Television, including an adaptation of "Arsenic and Old Lace" in which he played Mortimer Brewster, the role that Cary Grant played in the 1944 film version. To many modern viewers, he is primarily known as a soap opera actor. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius