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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 stage to screen, William had an undistinguished movie career in the '40s which ran out of steam after about four years. But in the '50s, he would find his calling on the small screen. On Young Dr. Malone (1958), he played the father for five...
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Born:in Nichols, New York, USADied:(age 83) in Tarrytown, New York, USA |
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Actor (154 credits)
Actor (154 credits)
1988-1989
War and Remembrance
(TV Mini-Series)
Adm. Chester Nimitz
Adm. Chester Nimitz
- Part X
(1989)
... Adm. Chester Nimitz
- Part VII
(1988)
... Adm. Chester Nimitz
1989
Murder, She Wrote
(TV Series)
Andrew Kerry
Andrew Kerry
- The Search for Peter Kerry
(1989)
... Andrew Kerry
1987
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
(TV Series)
Jason McMasters Sr.
Jason McMasters Sr.
- Do You Take This Spy?
(1987)
... Jason McMasters Sr.
1986
Search for Tomorrow
(TV Series)
Judge Jeremiah Henderson
Judge Jeremiah Henderson
- Finale
(1986)
... Judge Jeremiah Henderson
1986
Dallas
(TV Series)
Alex Garrett
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
1984-1985
Remington Steele
(TV Series)
Horton Earhart
Horton Earhart
- Steele of Approval
(1985)
... Horton Earhart
- Woman of Steele
(1984)
... (uncredited)
1984
American Playhouse
(TV Series)
John W. Davis
John W. Davis
- Concealed Enemies, Part I: Suspicion
(1984)
... John W. Davis
1983
Little House on the Prairie
(TV Series)
Mr. Amos L. Broxton
Mr. Amos L. Broxton
- Once Upon a Time
(1983)
... Mr. Amos L. Broxton
1983
The Greatest American Hero
(TV Series)
Dr. Striegel
Dr. Striegel
- Heaven Is in Your Genes
(1983)
... Dr. Striegel
1979-1982
Hart to Hart
(TV Series)
Ken Blake / Norman Bensinger
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
Dr. Jerome Wilkes
- The Peter Pan Syndrome
(1982)
... Dr. Jerome Wilkes
1979-1981
Quincy M.E.
(TV Series)
Prosecutor / Gov. Dan Kanen
Prosecutor / Gov. Dan Kanen
- To Kill in Plain Sight
(1981)
... Gov. Dan Kanen
- Walk Softly Through the Night: Part 2
(1979)
... Prosecutor
- Walk Softly Through the Night: Part 1
(1979)
... Prosecutor (credit only)
1979
Starsky and Hutch
(TV Series)
James Marshall Gunther
James Marshall Gunther
- Sweet Revenge
(1979)
... James Marshall Gunther
- Targets Without a Badge: Part 3
(1979)
... James Marshall Gunther
- Targets Without a Badge: Part 2
(1979)
... James Marshall Gunther
1978
The American Girls
(TV Series)
Jason Cook
Jason Cook
- A Crash Course in Survival
(1978)
... Jason Cook
- The Cancelled Czech
(1978)
... Jason Cook
1977
Aspen
(TV Mini-Series)
Judge Miles Kendrick
Judge Miles Kendrick
- Aspen: Chapter I
(1977)
... Judge Miles Kendrick
- Aspen: Chapter II
(1977)
... Judge Miles Kendrick
1977
The Rhinemann Exchange
(TV Mini-Series)
Alex Spaulding
Alex Spaulding
- Episode #1.1
(1977)
... Alex Spaulding
1976
Sybil
(TV Mini-Series)
Willard Dorsett
Willard Dorsett
- Episode #1.2
(1976)
... Willard Dorsett
- Episode #1.1
(1976)
... Willard Dorsett
1975
The Rockford Files
(TV Series)
Arnold Newcomb
Arnold Newcomb
- Resurrection in Black & White
(1975)
... Arnold Newcomb
1975
The Invisible Man
(TV Series)
Dr. Kenneth Maynard
Dr. Kenneth Maynard
- Eyes Only
(1975)
... Dr. Kenneth Maynard
- Man of Influence
(1975)
... Dr. Kenneth Maynard
1970-1971
A World Apart
(TV Series)
Russell Barry
Russell Barry
- Episode dated 25 June 1971
(1971)
... Russell Barry
- Episode dated 30 March 1970
(1970)
... Russell Barry
1966
As the World Turns
(TV Series)
Bill Holmes
Bill Holmes
- Episode dated 22 February 1966
(1966)
... Bill Holmes (credit only)
1964
Another World
(TV Series)
Ken Baxter
Ken Baxter
- Episode #1.131
(1964)
... Ken Baxter
- Episode #1.130
(1964)
... Ken Baxter
1963-1964
The Doctors and the Nurses
(TV Series)
Charles Vandercourt
Charles Vandercourt
- A Kind of Loving
(1964)
... Charles Vandercourt
- Disaster Call
(1963)
1963
Camera Three
(TV Series)
Henry Macy
Henry Macy
- The Ballad of the Sad Café - Part II
(1963)
... Henry Macy
- The Ballad of the Sad Café - Part I
(1963)
... Henry Macy
1962-1963
Young Dr. Malone
(TV Series)
Dr. Jerry Malone
Dr. Jerry Malone
- Episode #1.1072
(1963)
... Dr. Jerry Malone
- Episode dated 7 December 1962
(1962)
... Dr. Jerry Malone
1961
Tallahassee 7000
(TV Series)
Investigator Raymond
Investigator Raymond
- The Men from Tallahassee
(1961)
... Investigator Raymond
1958
Kraft Theatre
(TV Series)
- All the King's Men: Part 2
(1958)
- All the King's Men: Part 1
(1958)
1951-1958
Armstrong Circle Theatre
(TV Series)
Dr. Kryslot
Dr. Kryslot
- The Meanest Crime in the World
(1958)
- 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 Reverand David Alexander Day
- The Man Who Walked on Water
(1957)
... The Reverand David Alexander Day
1954-1956
Justice
(TV Series)
Richard Adams
Richard Adams
- Pattern of Lies
(1956)
... Richard Adams
- Sign Right Here
(1956)
... Richard Adams
- Sentence of Death
(1956)
... Richard Adams
- The Bolted Door
(1956)
... Richard Adams
- The Trapped
(1956)
... Richard Adams
1955
Appointment with Adventure
(TV Series)
Ed
Ed
- Crash Landing
(1955)
- The Fateful Pilgrimage
(1955)
... Ed
1955
You Are There
(TV Series)
Orville Wright
Orville Wright
- The First Flight of the Wright Brothers (December 17, 1903)
(1955)
... Orville Wright
1954
The Best of Broadway
(TV Series)
Bert Jefferson
Bert Jefferson
- The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1954)
... Bert Jefferson
1954
Inner Sanctum
(TV Series)
Townley / Ted
Townley / Ted
- Identity Unknown
(1954)
... Townley
- The Hands
(1954)
... Ted
1954
The Mask
(TV Series)
Peter Guilfoyle / Lawyer
Peter Guilfoyle / Lawyer
- The Gambler
(1954)
... Peter Guilfoyle
- Poisoned Village
(1954)
... Lawyer
- Murder in the Burlesque House
(1954)
... Peter Guilfoyle
1953
Willys Theatre Presenting Ben Hecht's Tales of the City
(TV Series)
- Miracle in the Rain
(1953)
1953
Broadway Television Theatre
(TV Series)
Heathcliff / Jeremy Wayne
Heathcliff / Jeremy Wayne
- Wuthering Heights
(1953)
... Heathcliff
- Smilin' Through
(1953)
... Jeremy Wayne
1949-1953
Repertory Theatre
(TV Series)
- Elegy
(1953)
- Night at the Vulcan
(1951)
- Pretend I Am a Stranger
(1951)
- The Second Oldest Profession
(1950)
- The Lonely
(1949)
1949-1953
Suspense
(TV Series)
Cunningham
Cunningham
- Little Camorra
(1953)
- The Return of Dr. Bourdette
(1952)
- A Killing in Abilene
(1951)
- Black Passage
(1949)
... Cunningham
- Murder Through the Looking Glass
(1949)
1949-1951
The Ford Theatre Hour
(TV Series)
Mortimer Brewster
Mortimer Brewster
- Dead on the Vine
(1951)
- Arsenic and Old Lace
(1949)
... Mortimer Brewster
1950-1951
Starlight Theatre
(TV Series)
- Season for Marriage
(1951)
- The M.P. and the Mouse
(1950)
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He played Christopher Isherwood in the original 1951 Broadway production of Isherwood's play, "I Am a Camera", the non-musical version of "Cabaret". See more »Height:
6' 2" (1.88 m)
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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:
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