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William Redfield (1927–1976)

Actor

Manhattan-born thespian William Redfield was influenced early on into an acting career as the son of an orchestra conductor and a former Ziegfeld Follies girl. Born on January 26, 1927, young "Billy Redfield" made his Broadway debut in "Swing Your Lady" in 1936 at the age of 9. Within a few years, the young boy was also heard on radio and appeared in his first movie... See full bio »

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in New York City, New York, USA

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(age 49) in New York City, New York, USA
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1978 China 9, Liberty 37
Man reporting to Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1977 Mr. Billion
Leopold Lacy
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV series)
Martindale
– Chapter I (1976) … Martindale
 
1976 Medical Center (TV series)
Dr. Frank Waldman
– If Wishes Were Horses (1976) … Dr. Frank Waldman
 
1972-1976 The Bob Newhart Show (TV series)
Arthur Hoover / Gordon Borden
– Warden Gordon Borden (1976) … Gordon Borden
– P-I-L-O-T (1972) … Arthur Hoover
 
1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Harding
 
1972-1975 Maude (TV series)
Chuck Cavender / Dr. Stern
– The Fling (1975) … Chuck Cavender
– The Perfect Marriage (1973) … Chuck Cavender
– Maude's Problem (1972) … Dr. Stern
 
1975 Fear on Trial (TV movie)
Stan Hopp
 
1974 Death Wish
Sam Kreutzer
 
1974 For Pete's Sake
Fred Robbins
 
1974 The Odd Couple (TV series)
Floyd Unger
– Shuffling Off to Buffalo (1974) … Floyd Unger
 
1972 The Hot Rock
Lt. Hoover
 
1971 Such Good Friends
Barney
 
1971 NET Playhouse (TV series)
Rev. Samuel Worcestor
– Trail of Tears (1971) … Rev. Samuel Worcestor
 
1971 A New Leaf
Beckett
 
1970 Dragon Country (TV movie)
 
1970 Pigeons
Jonathan's Father
 
1968 Companions in Nightmare (TV movie)
Richard Lyle
 
1967 Androcles and the Lion (TV movie)
Spintho
 
1967 All Woman
Tod
 
1966 Fantastic Voyage
Capt. Bill Owens
 
1966 Duel at Diablo
Sgt. Ferguson
 
1965 Bewitched (TV series)
Adam Newlarkin
– We're in for a Bad Spell (1965) … Adam Newlarkin
 
1965 Morituri
Baldwin
 
1963-1964 The Defenders (TV series)
Benjamin Rolfe / Earl Tibbetts
– Turning Point (1964) … Benjamin Rolfe
– Metamorphosis (1963) … Earl Tibbetts
 
1964 Mr. Broadway (TV series)
Palmer
– Try to Find a Spy (1964) … Palmer
 
1964/I Hamlet
Guildenstern
 
1964 Pão de Açúcar
Gary Wills
 
1952-1963 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Cab Driver / Ferenc Iszak / Jess Adams / …
– The Great Land Swindle (1963) … Lionel Perch
– The Numbers Racket (1960) … Jess Adams
– White Collar Bandit (1959) … Leo Conrad
– Flight # 387 from Budapest (1956) … Ferenc Iszak
– TV or Not TV (1955)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1962 The Connection
Jim Dunn
 
1961 Naked City (TV series)
Phillip Edgar Weaver
– The Hot Minerva (1961) … Phillip Edgar Weaver
 
1961 Great Ghost Tales (TV series)
– Room 13 (1961)
 
1961 The Million Dollar Incident (TV movie)
Jack Philbin
 
1957-1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Fred Logan / Richard / Stephen Fontaine
– The Greatest Monster of Them All (1961) … Fred Logan
– The Motive (1958) … Richard
– The Manacled (1957) … Stephen Fontaine
 
1961 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Joe Lime
– Unloaded Gun (1961) … Joe Lime
 
1960 Wrangler (TV series)
Clint Browning
– The Affair with Browning's Woman (1960) … Clint Browning
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
George Baxter
– Mr. O'Malley (1959) … George Baxter
 
1959 Startime (TV series)
Bricklow
– The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks (1959) … Bricklow
 
1958 As the World Turns (TV series)
Dr. Tim Cole
 
1958 Colgate Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Roger Boone
– Adventures of a Model (1958) … Dr. Roger Boone
 
1952-1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The Man in Authority (1958)
– A Cook for Mr. General (1957)
– Sextuplets (1957)
– What Anne Brought Home (1952)
 
1958 I Married a Woman
Eddie Benson, Elevator Operator
 
1958 Kitty Foyle (TV series)
Wyn Strafford
 
1954-1957 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– Rumblin' Galleries (1957)
– The Power of Suggestion (1954)
 
1956-1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Melvin / Otis Lockwood / Tom Bixby
– The Goodwill Ambassadors (1957) … Tom Bixby
– The Hollywood Complex (1957) … Melvin
– Love at Forth Sight (1957) … Otis Lockwood
– The Talented Mr. Ripley (1956)
 
1951-1957 The Big Story (TV series)
Carl De Bloom / Charles Gleeson / Dave Alter / …
– Desperate Hunger (1957) … Jack Gil
– Lineup (1957) … Dave Alter
– Death of Rattlesnake Ridge (1955) … Charles Gleeson
– Carl De Bloom, Reporter (1951) … Carl De Bloom
 
1957 Omnibus (TV series)
Messenger
– Lee at Gettysburg (1957) … Messenger
 
1956 The Proud and Profane
Chaplain Lt. (jg) Holmes
 
1954-1956 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Cannon / Sam
– Thirty Year Man (1956) … Sam (as Billy Redfield)
– The Great Chair (1954) … Cannon
 
1956 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– An Excuse for Shanks (1956)
 
1955 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Bill
– A Girl Can Tell (1955) … Bill
 
1955 Mr. Citizen (TV series)
– The Inner Vision (1955)
 
1955 Conquest of Space
Roy Cooper
 
1954-1955 Justice (TV series)
– Shadow of Terror (1955)
– Edge of Fear (1954)
 
1954-1955 The Elgin Hour (TV series)
Hopper / Lyman Poole
– Family Meeting (1955) … Lyman Poole
– High Man (1954) … Hopper
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
McClelland
– Yellow Jack (1955) … McClelland (as Billy Redfield)
 
1954 The Marriage (TV series)
Bobby Logan
– Inside Bobby Logan (1954) … Bobby Logan
– Episode #1.3 (1954)
 
1953 Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop (TV series)
Jimmy Hughes
 
1952 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Son
– The Return of Ulysses (1952) … Son
 
1952 Lights Out (TV series)
– The Lonely Albatross (1952)
 
1952 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
Bart / Tom Carmichael
– Appointment on Mars (1952) … Bart
– What You Need (1952) … Tom Carmichael
 
1950-1952 Suspense (TV series)
Billy / I. B. Trane
– House of Masks (1952) … Billy
– The Mandarin Murders (1952)
– Wisteria Cottage (1951) (as Billy Redfield)
– The Call (1951) (as Billy Redfield)
– Too Hot to Live (1951) (as Billy Redfield)
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1952 The Web (TV series)
– Broken Date (1952)
– Honeymoon at the Grand (1952) (as Billy Redfield)
 
1952 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– P.G. (1952) (as Billy Redfield)
 
1951 Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV series)
– The Mother (1951)
 
1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
the Prince
– The Queen's Husband (1951) … the Prince
 
1950 Treasury Men in Action (TV series)
– The Case of the Murder by Proxy (1950)
 
1950 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
Chris
– The Barker (1950) … Chris
 
1949 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– And Never Been Kissed (1949)
 
1948-1949 Actor's Studio (TV series)
– Joe McSween's Atomic Machine (1949) (as Billy Redfield)
– Jim Pemberton and His Boy Trigger (1949) (as Billy Redfield)
– To the Lovely Margaret (1948) (as Billy Redfield)
 
1939 Back Door to Heaven
Charley Smith
 
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1969-1970 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Announcer (substitute for Ed McMahon this nitght)
– Episode dated 9 December 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 June 1969 (1969) … Himself - Announcer (substitute for Ed McMahon this nitght)
 
1969 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.35 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.12 (1968) … Himself
 
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2010 Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story (documentary)
Harding
 
1997 Completely Cuckoo (video documentary)
Himself
 

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1974 to 1982: Starred in 81 episodes of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Billy Redfield

Height:

5' 9¾" (1.77 m)
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Trivia:

Played Guildenstern in the 1964 Richard Burton Hamlet directed by John Gielgud, which premiered in Toronto, was previewed in Boston and opened on Broadway on April 9, 1964 and closed on August 8, 1964 after a total of 137 performances, thus breaking the record set by John Barrymore, who himself had broken Edwin Booth's record... See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius