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William Prince(1913-1996)

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William Prince
A young man finds out that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before he was born, and that the results have had some unexpected effects on him.
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William was a character actor, whose popularity was due to hundreds of appearances in soap operas.

Going from stage to screen, William had an undistinguished movie career in the '40s which ran out of steam after about four years.

But in the '50s, he would find his calling on the small screen. On Young Dr. Malone (1958), he played the father for five years. He was also cast in Another World (1964), The Edge of Night (1956), Search for Tomorrow (1951) and A World Apart (1970). One noteworthy credit was that he was part of the continuing cast on the first hour-long television drama series, The Mask (1954).

By the '70s and '80s, he appeared in a number of television mini-series and television movies. On stage, he appeared in plays by Eugene O'Neill and Edward Albee.
BornJanuary 26, 1913
DiedOctober 8, 1996(83)
BornJanuary 26, 1913
DiedOctober 8, 1996(83)
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Known for

Spies Like Us (1985)
Spies Like Us
6.4
  • Mr. Keyes
  • 1985
The Stepford Wives (1975)
The Stepford Wives
6.9
  • Ike Mazzard
  • 1975
Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke in The Gauntlet (1977)
The Gauntlet
6.4
  • Commissioner Blakelock
  • 1977
Network (1976)
Network
8.1
  • Edward George Ruddy
  • 1976

Credits

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  • Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
    Walker, Texas Ranger
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Miles Douglas
    • 1994
  • Glenn Close, Robert Duvall, Michael Keaton, Marisa Tomei, and Randy Quaid in The Paper (1994)
    The Paper
    6.7
    • Howard Hackett
    • 1994
  • Lauren Bacall, Gregory Peck, and Cecilia Peck in The Portrait (1993)
    The Portrait
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Hubert Hayden
    • 1993
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Dwight Corcoran
    • 1992
  • Ken Wahl in The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)
    The Taking of Beverly Hills
    5.1
    • Mitchell Sage
    • 1991
  • Steel and Lace (1990)
    Steel and Lace
    5.2
    • Old Man
    • 1990
  • Bronson Pinchot and John Larroquette in Second Sight (1989)
    Second Sight
    4.4
    • Cardinal O'Hara
    • 1989
  • Do You Know the Muffin Man? (1989)
    Do You Know the Muffin Man?
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Arthur Richardson
    • 1989
  • Chain Letter (1989)
    Chain Letter
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Matthew Barwood
    • 1989
  • Spontaneous Combustion (1989)
    Spontaneous Combustion
    4.9
    • Lew Orlander
    • 1989
  • Monsters (1988)
    Monsters
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Dr. Collin
    • 1989
  • War and Remembrance (1988)
    War and Remembrance
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Adm. Chester Nimitz
    • 1988–1989
  • Burt Reynolds in B.L. Stryker (1989)
    B.L. Stryker
    6.1
    TV Series
    • 1989
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Andrew Kerry
    • 1989
  • Sam Elliott and Peter Weller in Shakedown (1988)
    Shakedown
    6.0
    • Mr. Feinberger
    • 1988

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • January 26, 1913
    • Nichols, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 8, 1996
    • Tarrytown, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Augusta DabneyMarch 27, 1965 - October 8, 1996 (his death)
  • Other works
    He played Christopher Isherwood in the original 1951 Broadway production of Isherwood's play, "I Am a Camera", the non-musical version of "Cabaret".

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He appeared in many adaptations of/and original plays on TV during the Golden Age of Television, including an adaptation of "Arsenic and Old Lace" in which he played Mortimer Brewster, the role that Cary Grant played in the 1944 film version. To many modern viewers, he is primarily known as a soap opera actor.

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  • When did William Prince die?
    October 8, 1996
  • How did William Prince die?
    Undisclosed
  • How old was William Prince when he died?
    83 years old
  • Where did William Prince die?
    Tarrytown, New York, USA
  • When was William Prince born?
    January 26, 1913

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