William Squire

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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...

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Doctor WhoSeries • 1963Play for TodaySeries • 1970ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967Sunday Night TheatreSeries • 1950The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries • 1955All Creatures Great and SmallSeries • 1978The ChampionsSeries • 1968Rumpole of the BaileySeries • 1975Blake's 7Series • 1978Centre PlaySeries • 1973Jason KingSeries • 1971CallanSeries • 1967The Lord of the RingsMovie • 1978Marco PoloSeries • 1982Where Eagles DareMovie • 1968The Battle of the River PlateMovie • 1956The Man Who Never WasMovie • 1956Anne of the Thousand DaysMovie • 1969Alexander the GreatMovie • 1956The Thirty Nine StepsMovie • 1978DunkirkMovie • 1958Les MisérablesMovie • 1978A Challenge for Robin HoodMovie • 1967