William Squire
Known for: Acting
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 best-known role was as Hunter, the superior of secret agent David Callan in the spy series Callan in the early 1970s; Squire took over the role from Derek Bond. 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.
Filmography
Series
Play for Today
Arnold
1970
Series
Doctor Who
The Shadow
1963
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Vef
1955
Series
Rumpole of the Bailey
Sir Daniel Derwent
1975
Series
ITV Playhouse
Max
1967
Series
Blake's 7
Kommissar
1978
Series
All Creatures Great and Small
Roderick Perowne
1978
Series
The Champions
Duncan
1968
Series
Sunday Night Theatre
Hector
1950
Film
Where Eagles Dare
Thomas
1968
Series
Centre Play
Humphrey
1973
Festival
The Rev Melvyn Thomas
1963
Film
The Lord of the Rings
Gandalf (voice)
1978
Series
Jason King
1971
Series
Callan
1967
Series
Callan
Hunter
1967
Series
Marco Polo
Locandiere
1982
Series
An Age of Kings
Shallow / Epilogue
1960
Series
An Age of Kings
Owen Glendower
1960
Series
An Age of Kings
Chorus
1960
Series
The Verdict Is Yours
Counsel for Defence
1958
The Jazz Age
Mr. Urquhart
1968
W. Somerset Maugham
Owen Griffiths
1969
Film
Anne of the Thousand Days
Thomas More
1969
Series
Half Hour Story
Alex
1967
Film
The Battle of the River Plate
Ray Martin
1956
Film
Alexander the Great
Aeschenes
1956
Series
The Wars of the Roses
Suffolk / Buckingham
1965
Series
The Black Arrow
Sir Daniel Brackley
1972
Series
The Black Arrow
The Stranger
1972
Series
The XYY Man
Laidlaw
1976
Film
Les Misérables
Magistrate
1978
Film
Dunkirk
Captain (uncredited)
1958
Film
The Thirty Nine Steps
Harkness
1978
Film
The Man Who Never Was
Lt. Jewell
1956
Series
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Frankland
1982
Series
The Venturers
Sir George Fielding
1975
Canterbury Tales
Chaucer
1969
Series
Armchair Theatre
Paolo Bracchiana
1956
Snooker
Humphrey
1975
Film
Innocent Sinners
Father Lambert
1958
Film
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
The Shadow
1979
Series
Pride and Prejudice
Mr Bingley
1958
Film
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Self
1988
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
1975
Film
The Wars of the Roses
Duke of Suffolk
1965
Film
A Challenge for Robin Hood
Sir John
1967
Film
The Long Dark Hall
Sergeant Cochcran
1951
Film
Puccini
Giacchi, the Doctor
1984
Film
Testimony
Khatchaturyan
1988
Film
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Dr Clifford
1981
Film
Callan: This Man Alone
Himself (archive)
2016
The Film That Never Was
1957
Film
The Ghost Downstairs
Narrator
1982
Film
Buffet
Arnold
1976
Which of These Two Ladies Is He Married To?
Alex
1967
The Portable Phonograph
The Actor
1977