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name: "William Squire"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-squire"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 April 1916"
died: "3 May 1989"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:50:55.738108+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."
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# William Squire

Actor. Born 29 April 1916 in Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK. Died 3 May 1989.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 April 1916, Neath - Glamorgan - Wales - UK
- **Died:** 3 May 1989
- **Also known as:** William Arthur Squire

## Biography

William Arthur Squire was a Welsh actor of stage, film and television. He was born on 29 April 1917 in Neath, Glamorgan, and died on 3 May 1989 in London.

As a stage actor, Squire performed at Stratford-upon-Avon and the Old Vic. He replaced Richard Burton as King Arthur in the Broadway production of *Camelot*. His screen roles included Hunter in the series *Callan* (1967), Thomas More in *Anne of the Thousand Days* (1969), the voice of Gandalf in the 1978 animated *The Lord of the Rings*, and the Shadow in the 1979 *Doctor Who* serial *The Armageddon Factor*. He was married to the actress Juliet Harmer.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, televisionheaven.co.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Callan* (1967), Fi1m 86, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md)

## Also known for

- *The Lord of the Rings* (1978), Gandalf (voice)
- *Where Eagles Dare* (1968), Thomas
- *Doctor Who* (1963), The Shadow — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)
- *Anne of the Thousand Days* (1969), Thomas More
- *Alexander the Great* (1956), Aeschenes
- *The Man Who Never Was* (1956), Lt. Jewell
- *Dunkirk* (1958), Captain (uncredited)
- *The Battle of the River Plate* (1956), Ray Martin

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