William Squire was born on April 29, 1916 in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales. He was an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings (1978), Where Eagles Dare (1968) and Anne of the Thousand Days (1969). He was married to Juliet Harmer. He died on May 3, 1989 in London, England.
Friend of Richard Burton. Acted with him a number of times, including an appearance as Sir Thomas More opposite Burton's Henry VIII in the film "Anne of the Thousand Days".
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rumpole of the Bailey
1988
TV Series
Sir Daniel Derwent
Testimony
1988
Khatchaturyan
Late Starter
1985
TV Series
Vice-Chancellor
Puccini
1984
TV Movie
Giacchi, the Doctor
Badger Girl
1984
TV Series
Sam North
The Ghost Downstairs
1982
TV Movie
Narrator
Marco Polo
1982
TV Mini-Series
Inn-Keeper
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1982
TV Mini-Series
Frankland
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981
TV Series
Dr. Clifford
When the Boat Comes In
1981
TV Series
John Hartley
Doctor Who
1979
TV Series
The Shadow
Blakes 7
1979
TV Series
Kommissar
Les Miserables
1978
TV Movie
Magistrate
The Thirty-Nine Steps
1978
Harkness
The Lord of the Rings
1978
Gandalf The Grey
Gandalf The White
Narrator
... (voice)
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
TV Series
Roderick Perowne
Off to Philadelphia in the Morning
1978
TV Series
Daniel Parry
Midnight Is a Place
1977
TV Series
Sir Randolph Grimsby
The XYY Man
1977
TV Series
Laidlaw
Play for Today
1976
TV Series
Arnold
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
1976
Getafix (English version, voice)
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
1975
TV Mini-Series
Monsieur Balzac
The Venturers
1975
TV Series
Sir George Fielding
Centre Play
1975
TV Series
Humphrey
The Black Arrow
1972-1974
TV Series
Sir Daniel Brackley / The stranger / The Stranger
Spy Trap
1973
TV Series
Nigel Stewart
Callan
1970-1972
TV Series
Hunter
Proposition
1972
TV Movie
Jason King
1972
TV Series
Colonel Sardner
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969-1970
TV Series
Alec Kooning / Nick Slater
My Partner the Ghost
1970
TV Series
Sam Seymour
Paul Temple
1969
TV Series
Howard Hawthorn
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
Thomas More
Canterbury Tales
1969
TV Series
Chaucer
ITV Playhouse
1969
TV Series
Max
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
TV Series
Owen Griffiths
The Wednesday Play
1969
TV Series
Reverend Elwyn Wilderness
The Champions
1969
TV Series
Duncan
Where Eagles Dare
1968
Thomas
The Jazz Age
1968
TV Series
Mr. Urquhart
The Pilgrim's Progress
1967
TV Series
The Prisoner
Armchair Theatre
1967
TV Series
Paolo Bracchiana
Half Hour Story
1967
TV Series
Alex
A Challenge for Robin Hood
1967
Sir John
Softly Softly
1967
TV Series
Dr. Kelper
The Wars of the Roses
1965-1966
TV Mini-Series
Buckingham
Suffolk
Macbeth III: The Secret'st Man
1964
Documentary short
Macbeth
Artists' Notebooks
1964
TV Series
Eugène Delacroix
Festival
1964
TV Series
The Rev. Melvyn Thomas
Macbeth I: The Politics of Power
1964
Short
Macbeth
Macbeth II: The Themes of Macbeth
1964
Short
Macbeth
Julius Caesar
1963
TV Series
Brutus
ITV Play of the Week
1957-1963
TV Series
Colin / Fyodor / Robin Herriot / ...
BBC Sunday-Night Play
1961
TV Mini-Series
Dr. Terry
The House Under the Water
1961
TV Mini-Series
Griffith Tregaron
Another Part of the Sea
1960
TV Movie
Haffer
Boyd Q.C.
1960
TV Series
Mr. Corby
An Age of Kings
1960
TV Series
Chorus / Justice Shallow / Epilogue / ...
Suspense
1960
TV Series
Edmund
How Green Was My Valley
1960
TV Mini-Series
Rev. Merddyn Gruffydd
Strife
1960
TV Series
David Roberts
The Invisible Man
1959
TV Series
Waring - Valet
The Verdict Is Yours
1959
TV Series
Counsel for Defence / Counsel for the Defendant
Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z
1959
TV Series
Actor, 'Under Milk Wood'
Hilda Lessways
1959
TV Series
George Cannon
ITV Television Playhouse
1959
TV Series
Edward Anderson
Television Playwright
1959
TV Series
Bill Portland
The Life and Death of Sir John Falstaff
1959
TV Series
Pistol
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1954-1958
TV Series
Hector / Edward Marsh / Dr. Sheridan / ...
Innocent Sinners
1958
Father Lambert (uncredited)
Dunkirk
1958
Captain (uncredited)
Pride and Prejudice
1958
TV Series
Mr. Bingley
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
1958
TV Movie
Doctor Faustus
For the Schools: Macbeth
1958
TV Mini-Series
Narrator / Macduff
Gentlemen at Twilight
1958
TV Movie
Dr. Lloyd Richards
The Chariot of Fire
1957
TV Movie
Rawlins White
Under Milk Wood
1957
TV Movie
Captain Cat
Pursuit of the Graf Spee
1956
Ray Martin
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1956
TV Series
Vef
Alexander the Great
1956
Aeschenes
The Man Who Never Was
1956
Lt. Jewell
Miss Chloe
1956
TV Movie
Peter Farnell
Stage by Stage
1954
TV Series
The Long Dark Hall
1951
Sgt. Cochran (as William Squires)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Middle Ages: A Wonderer's Guide to Life and Letters