William Fawcett


Biography

William Fawcett was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Fawcett began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "Black Hills" (1947), the Eddie Dean western "Check Your Guns" (1948) and "Adventures of Sir Galahad" (1949) with George Reeves. He also appeared in "Roll, Thunder, Roll" (1949), the western "The Longhorn" (1951) with Billy Elliott and the comedy "T...

Biography

William Fawcett was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Fawcett began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "Black Hills" (1947), the Eddie Dean western "Check Your Guns" (1948) and "Adventures of Sir Galahad" (1949) with George Reeves. He also appeared in "Roll, Thunder, Roll" (1949), the western "The Longhorn" (1951) with Billy Elliott and the comedy "The Mating Season" (1951) with Gene Tierney. His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like "The Homesteaders" (1953) with Billy Elliott, the crime flick "Alaska Seas" (1954) with Robert Ryan and "Gang-Busters" (1955). He also appeared in the comedy "The First Traveling Saleslady" (1956) with Ginger Rogers. In the latter part of his career, he tackled roles in "Saintly Sinners" (1962), "The Music Man" (1962) with Robert Preston and the Tony Curtis dramatic adaptation "Sex and the Single Girl" (1964). He also appeared in "King Rat" (1965) and the John Lupton horror movie "Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter" (1966). Fawcett was most recently credited in "Captain Video" (2005). Fawcett passed away in January 1974 at the age of 80.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

The Manhunter (1976)
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
Hostile Guns (1967)
Jensen
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
Gregg, the chauffeur
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
Jensen, the pharmacist
King Rat (1965)
Steinmetz
The Quick Gun (1964)
Mike
The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
Saintly Sinners (1962)
Horsefly
Gypsy (1962)
Mr. Willis
The Music Man (1962)
Lester Lonnergan
The Walking Target (1960)
Packy
Go, Johnny, Go! (1959)
Janitor at radio station
The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
Sam
Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
Farmer
No Time for Sergeants (1958)
Pa Stockdale
The Storm Rider (1957)
Capt. Cruikshank
The Tijuana Story (1957)
Alberto Rodriquez
Gun Glory (1957)
Martin
Band of Angels (1957)
Mourner
The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)
Old man
Canyon River (1956)
Jergens
The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)
Oldtimer
Tension at Table Rock (1956)
Townsman
The Proud Ones (1956)
Driver
The Spoilers (1956)
Prospector
Dakota Incident (1956)
Matthew Barnes
Gang Busters (1955)
Truck driver
Timberjack (1955)
Toothless man
Pirates of Tripoli (1955)
Beggar
Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
Wurple
Seminole Uprising (1955)
Cubby Crouch
Tall Man Riding (1955)
Swamper
Alaska Seas (1954)
Silversmith
Dawn at Socorro (1954)
Station agent
The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954)
Parsons
Two Guns and a Badge (1954)
Hardy, saloon owner
The Yellow Mountain (1954)
Old prospector
Sweethearts on Parade (1953)
The Marksman (1953)
Freight agent
The Homesteaders (1953)
Hector
Star of Texas (1953)
Soapy
The Neanderthal Man (1953)
Dr. Fairchild
Gunsmoke (1953)
Hotel clerk
Run for the Hills (1953)
Orin Hadley
Barbed Wire (1952)
Uncle John Copeland
Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952)
Caretaker
Springfield Rifle (1952)
Ramsey
Oklahoma Annie (1952)
Painter
Rose of Cimarron (1952)
Store clerk
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952)
Old One
Kansas Territory (1952)
Weatherbee
The Lion and the Horse (1952)
Pappy Cole
The Raiders (1952)
Marty's father
Montana Incident (1952)
Hawkins
Blackhawk (1952)
King of the Congo (1952)
Stage to Blue River (1951)
Perkins
The Longhorn (1951)
Ben, bartender
Valley of Fire (1951)
Bundy
The Lady from Texas (1951)
Mr. Smith
Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
Old mountain man
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Sad-faced man
Hollywood Story (1951)
Beggar actor
Honeychile (1951)
Ben Todd
Cattle Queen (1951)
Alkali
Hills of Utah (1951)
Washoe
The Mating Season (1951)
Mr. Tuttle
The Magic Carpet (1951)
Ahkmid
Captain Video (1951)
Roar of the Iron Horse (1951)
State Penitentiary (1950)
Bill Costello
Tyrant of the Sea (1950)
Shawn O'Donnell
Chain Gang (1950)
Zeke
House by the River (1950)
Elmer
The Kid from Texas (1950)
Cook
Cody of the Pony Express (1950)
Pirates of the High Seas (1950)
Barbary Pirate (1949)
Ezra Fielding
Roll Thunder Roll! (1949)
Felipe
Ride, Ryder, Ride! (1949)
Judge
Batman and Robin (1949)
Words and Music (1948)
Doorman
An Act of Murder (1948)
Old man
High Wall (1948)
Patient
Check Your Guns (1948)
Judge Hammond
The Tioga Kid (1948)
Tennessee
Ghost Town Renegades (1947)
Jonas Watson
Pioneer Justice (1947)
Uncle Bob
Green Dolphin Street (1947)
Nat
Michigan Kid (1947)
Citizen
Wild Country (1947)
Joe Spindle
Black Hills (1947)
Tuttle
Driftin' River (1946)
Tennessee
Stars Over Texas (1946)
Judge Smith
Tumbleweed Trail (1946)
Judge Town
The King Steps Out (1936)
Strong man

Cast (Special)

The Murdocks and the McClays (1970)
The Code of Jonathan West (1960)

Life Events

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