---
name: "William Redfield"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-redfield"
fi1m_id: "william-redfield"
imdb_id: "nm0714835"
tmdb_id: 7072
wikidata_id: "Q4353606"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 January 1927"
died: "16 August 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-03T08:08:06.246013+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# William Redfield

## Identity

William Redfield

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-redfield
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-redfield
- **IMDb ID:** nm0714835
- **TMDB ID:** 7072
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4353606
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Redfield_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4353606, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714835/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7072

Actor. Born 25 January 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 16 August 1976.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 January 1927, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 16 August 1976
- **Active:** 1971–1975
- **Also known as:** Billy Redfield
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Redfield_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4353606, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714835/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7072

## Biography

William Redfield (26 January 1927 – 17 August 1976) was an American actor and author. Born in New York City, he made his Broadway debut as a child in the 1936 musical *Swing Your Lady* and appeared in numerous theatrical productions over four decades, including the original 1938 production of *Our Town* and as Guildenstern in the 1964 Broadway production of *Hamlet*.

His film roles include *Fantastic Voyage* (1966), *Morituri* (1965), *A New Leaf* (1971), *The Hot Rock* (1972), *Death Wish* (1974) and *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest* (1975), in which he played Dale Harding. He also appeared in television series such as *The Odd Couple* (1970) and *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972). Redfield wrote the 1967 book *Letters from an Actor* about his experience in the *Hamlet* production.

Redfield died in New York City at the age of 49 from a respiratory ailment complicated by leukaemia. He had two children; his son Adam Redfield became an actor.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest* (1975), Fi1m 86, as Dale Harding — [page](https://film.one/film/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest.md)
- *A New Leaf* (1971), Fi1m 83, as Beckett — [page](https://film.one/film/a-new-leaf.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mr. Billion* (1977), as Leopold Lacy
- *Mary Cassatt: Impressionist From Philadelphia* (1977), as Men's Voices (voice)
- *Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II* (1976), series, as Martindale
- *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest* (1975), as Dale Harding — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest.md)
- *Fear on Trial* (1975), as Stan Hopp
- *Death Wish* (1974), as Sam Kreutzer
- *For Pete's Sake* (1974), as Fred Robbins
- *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972), series, as Arthur Hoover, Gordon Borden
- *Maude* (1972), series, as Dr. Stern
- *The Hot Rock* (1972), as Lt. Hoover
- *Such Good Friends* (1971), as Barney
- *A New Leaf* (1971), as Beckett — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/a-new-leaf.md)
- *Dragon Country* (1970), as Two (segment "I Can't Imagine Tomorrow")
- *The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker* (1970), as Jonathan's Father
- *The Odd Couple* (1970), series, as Floyd Unger
- *Companions in Nightmare* (1968), as Richard Lyle
- *Androcles and the Lion* (1967), as Spintho
- *All Woman* (1967), as Tod
- *Fantastic Voyage* (1966), as Capt. Bill Owens
- *Duel at Diablo* (1966), as Sgt. Ferguson
- *Morituri* (1965), as Baldwin
- *Hamlet* (1964), as Guildenstern
- *Instant Love* (1964), as Gary Wills
- *The Connection* (1962), as Jim Dunn
- *The Defenders* (1961), series, as Earl Tibbets
- *Startime* (1959), series, as Bricklow
- *I Married a Woman* (1958), as Eddie
- *Kitty Foyle* (1958), series, as Wyn Strafford
- *The Proud and Profane* (1956), as Chaplain Lt. (jg) Holmes
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Fred Logan, Stephen Fontaine
- *Conquest of Space* (1955), as Roy Cooper
- *Family Affair* (1952), as Tim
- *Back Door to Heaven* (1939), as Young Charley Smith

## Gallery

- ![Grave of Tech. 5th Grade William Henry Redfield in Section 2C of Long Island National Cemetery (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/102317/gallery-d9a3e39fe354.jpg) Grave of Tech. 5th Grade William Henry Redfield in Section 2C of Long Island National Cemetery (2016) — U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Grave_of_William_Redfield.jpg/1280px-Grave_of_William_Redfield.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![William Redfield](https://film.one/media/person/102317/gallery-07815026b1ae.jpg) William Redfield — TV screenshot (CBS), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/William_Redfield_in_Suspense.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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