William Redfield
William "Billie" Henry Redfield (born January 26, 1927 in New York City , USA, † August 17, 1976 there ) was an American actor .
Life
Redfield's career began on Broadway in 1938 in the play Our Town . As a founding member of the famous New York drama workshop The Actors Studio , he has appeared in productions such as A Man for All Seasons , Hamlet and Out of This World .
One of his most famous film roles was that of the patient Dale Harding in Miloš Forman's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest from 1975. He also appeared in numerous television productions, for example in the series Männerwirtschaft as Floyd , younger brother of Tony Randall's character Felix Unger , in Merciless City or in Young and Passionate - How life works .
As the author of the book Letters from an Actor , he describes his work in the 1964 international stage production of Hamlet with Sir John Gielgud as director and Richard Burton as leading actor.
Redfield was diagnosed with leukemia while filming One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest . He died on August 17, 1976, a few months after the Oscar- winning film was released.
Filmography (selection)
- 1939: Back Door to Heaven
- 1955: The Conquest of Space
- 1956: Heroes can cry too (The Proud and Profane)
- 1957–1961: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1958: Left and right of the marriage bed (I Married a Woman)
- 1964: Hamlet
- 1965: Morituri
- 1965: Duel at Diablo (Duel at Diablo)
- 1965: In love with a witch ( I Married a Witch ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1966: The Fantastic Voyage
- 1970: Nobody kills as badly as I do (A New Leaf)
- 1971: Such Good Friends
- 1972: Four Weird Birds (The Hot Rock)
- 1974: Männerwirtschaft ( The Odd Couple ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1974: You're Right With Me (For Pete's Sake)
- 1974: A Man Sees Red (Death Wish)
- 1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
- 1977: Mister Billion (Mr. Billion)
Web links
- William Redfield in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- William Redfield in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Literature by and about William Redfield in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Redfield, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Redfield, William Henry (full name); Redfield, Billie (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th August 1976 |
| Place of death | New York City , USA |