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'''William Arthur Squire''' (29 April 1917 – 3 May 1989) was a Welsh actor of stage, film and television.


==Career==
'''William Squire''' (29 April 1917<ref>Find My Past/Ancestry</ref> – 3 May 1989) was a Welsh actor of stage, film and television.
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 (musical)|Camelot]]'' at the [[Majestic Theatre (Broadway)|Majestic Theatre]] on Broadway. One of his first film appearances was in the 1956 film ''[[Alexander the Great (1956 film)|Alexander the Great]]'', which starred Burton in the title role.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17416/alexander-the-great |title=Alexander the Great |date=n.d. |access-date=19 April 2013 |work=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |publisher=[[Warner Bros. Discovery]]}}</ref>


Squire had many roles in television and movies over his career, including [[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 (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]''; and [[List of Doctor Who villains#Shadow|the Shadow]] in the 1979 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]''.<ref name=biography>{{cite web |url=https://televisionheaven.co.uk/biographies/william-squire |title=William Squire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520222905/https://televisionheaven.co.uk/biographies/william-squire |archive-date=20 May 2024 |url-status=live |date=10 April 2024 |access-date=20 May 2024 |first=Marc |last=Saul |work=Television Heaven}}</ref><ref name=bfi>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fc285db |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311194216/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fc285db |archive-date=11 Mar 2016 |url-status=dead |work=[[British Film Institute]] (BFI) |date=n.d. |title=William Squire |access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref> According to the website Television Heaven, Squire's best-known role was Hunter in the British spy series ''[[Callan (TV series)|Callan]]''. Squire was the fourth actor to play the character in the main series, taking over the role from [[Derek Bond]].<ref name=callan>{{cite web |url=https://televisionheaven.co.uk/articles/the-callan-file |title=The Callan File |work=Television Heaven |date=17 February 2019 |access-date=20 May 2024 |first=Laurence |last=Marcus}}</ref>
Squire was born in [[Neath]], [[South Wales]], the son of William Squire and his wife Martha (née Bridgeman).<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/72/William-Squire.html Film Reference: William Squire Biography]. Accessed 19 April 2013</ref>


In a set of ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]''-produced educational films about [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'', Squire played the role of Macbeth.<ref name=macbeth>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6c8f131b|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323221856/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6c8f131b|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 March 2019|title=Macbeth - A Director's Interpretation (1966)|website=BFI}}</ref> This was in keeping with his long career as a Shakespearean actor, which included roles in the classic 1960s TV series, ''[[An Age of Kings]]''.<ref name=ageKings>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7d75d4e6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323221900/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7d75d4e6|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 March 2019|title=An Age of Kings Part 7 Signs of War (1960)|website=BFI}}</ref>
==Career==
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 (1956 film)|Alexander the Great]]'', which starred Burton in the title role.<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17416/Alexander-the-Great/ Turner Classic Movies: Alexander the Great] Accessed 19 April 2013</ref>


On 15 June 1967, the [[St John's College, Cambridge|St. John's College]] choir at [[University of Cambridge]] recorded ''A Meditation on Christ's Nativity''. Squires read several poems, including ''The Annunciation'' by [[John Donne]] and ''A Dialogue'' by George Herbert, and 1 John 1:1-10 from the [[New English Bible]] for the album.<ref name=nativity>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1258891-The-Choir-Of-St-Johns-College-Cambridge-Directed-By-George-Guest-2-Readings-By-William-Squire-A-Medi |title=A Meditation On Christ's Nativity |author1=The Choir Of St. John's College |author2=William Squire |year=1968 |publisher=[[Argo Records (UK)|Argo Records]] |type=Vinyl |location=Cambridge, England}}</ref><ref name=princeton>{{Cite web |url=https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/99109727613506421 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520230349/https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/99109727613506421 |archive-date=20 May 2024 |url-status=live |title=A Meditation on Christ's Nativity |work=[[Princeton University]] |access-date=20 May 2024 |date=n.d. |author1=The Choir Of St. John's College |author2=William Squire}}</ref>
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 (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]''<ref>[http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/William_Squire Tolkien Gateway]. Accessed 19 April 2013</ref> and the [[List of Doctor Who villains#Shadow|Shadow]] in the 1979 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]''. Perhaps his best-known role was as Hunter, the superior of secret agent David Callan in the spy series ''[[Callan (TV series)|Callan]]'' in the early 1970s; Squire took over the role from [[Derek Bond]].<ref>[http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/the_callan_file3.htm Television Heaven: The Callan File]. Accessed 19 April 2013</ref>


In the late 1960s Squire narrated a series of radio advertisements for Findus Foods under the pseudonym Frobisher Collingwood. The advertisements were played on [[Radio Caroline]]. According to Squire's son Nick, the idea to use a pseudonym was a joke between Squire and his friend Hugh Bredin, who wrote the advertisements, with the name itself being a combination of two [[telephone exchange]]s in London at the time.<ref name=pirateRadio>{{cite web |url=http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/odds88.htm |title=A Word From Our Sponsor 2: Frobisher Collingwood |work=The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame |date=February 2018 |access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
In a set of ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]''-produced educational films about [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'', Squire played the role of Macbeth. This was in keeping with his long career as a Shakespearean actor, which included roles in the classic 1960s TV series, ''[[An Age of Kings]]''.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Squire was born on 29 April 1917 in [[Neath]], [[Glamorgan]], to William Squire and his wife Martha (née Bridgeman).<ref name=birth>{{cite web |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FYJ-8QR |title=England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008 |date=1 October 2014 |access-date=20 May 2024 |via=[[FamilySearch]] |page=1752, Volume 11A |url-access=registration}}</ref>
He was first married to the actress Betty Dickson. He married the actress [[Juliet Harmer]] in 1967.


He was first married to the actress Betty Dixon. He later married the actress [[Juliet Harmer]] in 1967.<ref name=biography/><ref name=pirateRadio/>
There is a park bench on [[Hampstead Heath]] dedicated to him.


There is a park bench on [[Hampstead Heath]] dedicated to him.<ref name=biography/>
==Filmography==
* ''[[The Long Dark Hall]]'' (1951)
* ''[[The Man Who Never Was]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Alexander the Great (1956 film)|Alexander the Great]]'' (1956)
* ''[[The Battle of the River Plate (film)|The Battle of the River Plate]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Dunkirk (film)|Dunkirk]]'' (1958)
* ''[[A Challenge for Robin Hood]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Where Eagles Dare]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Anne of the Thousand Days]]'' (1969)
* ''[[The Twelve Tasks of Asterix]]'' (1976)
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' (1978)
* ''[[The Thirty Nine Steps (1978 film)|The Thirty Nine Steps]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Marco Polo (miniseries)|Marco Polo]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Testimony (1988 film)|Testimony]]'' (1988)


Squire died on 3 May 1989 in London, England.<ref name=death>{{cite web |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ4-5S56 |title=England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007 |date=26 October 2021 |access-date=20 May 2024 |via=FamilySearch |page=1782, Volume 14 |url-access=registration}}</ref>
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0820109|name=William Squire}}


==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1951|| ''[[The Long Dark Hall]]'' || Sgt. Cochran ||
|-
|1956|| ''[[The Man Who Never Was]]'' || Lt. Jewell ||
|-
|1956|| ''[[Alexander the Great (1956 film)|Alexander the Great]]'' || Aeschenes ||
|-
|1956|| ''[[The Battle of the River Plate (film)|The Battle of the River Plate]]'' || Ray Martin ||
|-
|1958|| ''[[Dunkirk (1958 film)|Dunkirk]]'' || Captain || Uncredited
|-
|1958|| ''[[Innocent Sinners]]'' || Father Lambert || Uncredited
|-
|1967|| ''[[A Challenge for Robin Hood]]'' || Sir John ||
|-
|1968|| ''[[Where Eagles Dare]]'' || Capt. Lee Thomas ||
|-
|1969|| ''[[Anne of the Thousand Days]]'' || Thomas More ||
|-
|1978|| ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' || Gandalf || Voice
|-
|1978|| ''[[The Thirty Nine Steps (1978 film)|The Thirty Nine Steps]]'' || Harkness ||
|-
|1978|| ''[[Off to Philadelphia in the Morning (TV series)|Off to Philadelphia in the Morning]]'' || Daniel Parry ||
|-
|1979|| ''[[Blake's 7]]'' || Kommissar ||
|-
|1979||''[[Doctor Who]]''|| The Shadow || Episode "[[The Armageddon Factor]]"
|-
|1982|| ''[[Marco Polo (1982 TV series)|Marco Polo]]'' || Inn-Keeper || TV Mini-Series, "Episode #1.3"
|-
|1988|| ''[[Testimony (1988 film)|Testimony]]'' || Khatchaturyan ||
|}
==References==
==References==
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==External links==


* {{IMDb name|id=0820109|name=William Squire}}
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* {{IBDB name|94942}}


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Latest revision as of 23:49, 20 May 2024

For other people named William Squire, see William Squire (disambiguation).

William Arthur Squire
Born(1917-04-29)29 April 1917
Neath, Glamorgan, Wales
Died3 May 1989(1989-05-03) (aged 72)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1951–1988
Spouses

William Arthur Squire (29 April 1917 – 3 May 1989) was a Welsh actor of stage, film and television.

Career[edit]

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.[1]

Squire had many roles in television and movies over his career, including 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 Who serial The Armageddon Factor.[2][3] According to the website Television Heaven, Squire's best-known role was Hunter in the British spy series Callan. Squire was the fourth actor to play the character in the main series, taking over the role from Derek Bond.[4]

In a set of Encyclopædia Britannica-produced educational films about William Shakespeare's Macbeth, Squire played the role of Macbeth.[5] This was in keeping with his long career as a Shakespearean actor, which included roles in the classic 1960s TV series, An Age of Kings.[6]

On 15 June 1967, the St. John's College choir at University of Cambridge recorded A Meditation on Christ's Nativity. Squires read several poems, including The Annunciation by John Donne and A Dialogue by George Herbert, and 1 John 1:1-10 from the New English Bible for the album.[7][8]

In the late 1960s Squire narrated a series of radio advertisements for Findus Foods under the pseudonym Frobisher Collingwood. The advertisements were played on Radio Caroline. According to Squire's son Nick, the idea to use a pseudonym was a joke between Squire and his friend Hugh Bredin, who wrote the advertisements, with the name itself being a combination of two telephone exchanges in London at the time.[9]

Personal life[edit]

Squire was born on 29 April 1917 in Neath, Glamorgan, to William Squire and his wife Martha (née Bridgeman).[10]

He was first married to the actress Betty Dixon. He later married the actress Juliet Harmer in 1967.[2][9]

There is a park bench on Hampstead Heath dedicated to him.[2]

Squire died on 3 May 1989 in London, England.[11]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1951 The Long Dark Hall Sgt. Cochran
1956 The Man Who Never Was Lt. Jewell
1956 Alexander the Great Aeschenes
1956 The Battle of the River Plate Ray Martin
1958 Dunkirk Captain Uncredited
1958 Innocent Sinners Father Lambert Uncredited
1967 A Challenge for Robin Hood Sir John
1968 Where Eagles Dare Capt. Lee Thomas
1969 Anne of the Thousand Days Thomas More
1978 The Lord of the Rings Gandalf Voice
1978 The Thirty Nine Steps Harkness
1978 Off to Philadelphia in the Morning Daniel Parry
1979 Blake's 7 Kommissar
1979 Doctor Who The Shadow Episode "The Armageddon Factor"
1982 Marco Polo Inn-Keeper TV Mini-Series, "Episode #1.3"
1988 Testimony Khatchaturyan

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alexander the Great". Turner Classic Movies. Warner Bros. Discovery. n.d. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Saul, Marc (10 April 2024). "William Squire". Television Heaven. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. ^ "William Squire". British Film Institute (BFI). n.d. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. ^ Marcus, Laurence (17 February 2019). "The Callan File". Television Heaven. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Macbeth - A Director's Interpretation (1966)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019.
  6. ^ "An Age of Kings Part 7 Signs of War (1960)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019.
  7. ^ The Choir Of St. John's College; William Squire (1968). A Meditation On Christ's Nativity (Vinyl). Cambridge, England: Argo Records.
  8. ^ The Choir Of St. John's College; William Squire (n.d.). "A Meditation on Christ's Nativity". Princeton University. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b "A Word From Our Sponsor 2: Frobisher Collingwood". The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame. February 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  10. ^ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008". 1 October 2014. p. 1752, Volume 11A. Retrieved 20 May 2024 – via FamilySearch.
  11. ^ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007". 26 October 2021. p. 1782, Volume 14. Retrieved 20 May 2024 – via FamilySearch.

External links[edit]

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