Occupation Actor Years active 1945-1975 | Name William Hansen Role Actor | |
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Born March 2, 1911 ( 1911-03-02 ) Tacoma, Washington., U.S. Died June 23, 1975, Woodland Hills, California, United States Movies Fail Safe, 1776, Save the Tiger, The Terminal Man, The Arrangement Similar People Peter H Hunt, Mike Hodges, John G Avildsen, Fred Zinnemann, Sidney Lumet | ||
William Hansen (March 2, 1911 – June 23, 1975) was an American actor, active in film, television and the stage.
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Career
A founding member of the Actors Studio in New York, Hansen originated the role of Mr. Lundie in the original Broadway production of Brigadoon in 1947, and the role of Royal Addams in original Broadway production of The Member of the adding in 1950. He also appeared in the role of Secretary Swensen in Fail Safe, and as one of America's founding fathers, Caesar Rodney, in the film 1776.
Filmography
Actor
1975
Target Risk (TV Movie) as
Friedrich
1974
Homebodies as
Mr. Sandy
1974
99 and 44/100% Dead! as
Joe - Kelly's Accountant (uncredited)
1974
The Terminal Man as
Dr. Ezra Manon
1974
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
Harry Cahn
- Deadly Ambition (1974) - Harry Cahn
1974
Night Games (TV Movie) as
Doctor Ciovica
1974
Unwed Father (TV Movie) as
Judge
1974
Get Christie Love! (TV Movie) as
Dr. Shepard
1974
Love, American Style (TV Series) as
Max (segment "Love and the Image Makers")
- Love and the Competitors/Love and the Forever Tree/Love and the Image Makers/Love and Mr. Bunny/Love and the Phobia (1974) - Max (segment "Love and the Image Makers")
1974
This Is the Life (TV Series) as
Ernst Kruger
- Memory of a Name (1974) - Ernst Kruger
1973
If I Had a Million (TV Movie)
1973
The Laughing Policeman as
Schwermer
1973
Incident at Vichy (TV Movie) as
Old Jew
1973
Blood Sport (TV Movie) as
Mr. Millsaps
1973
Kojak (TV Series) as
Old Man Hostage
- Siege of Terror (1973) - Old Man Hostage
1973
Shirts/Skins (TV Movie) as
Perlman
1973
Save the Tiger as
Meyer
1973
The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) as
Professor Waldman
- Frankenstein: Part 2 (1973) - Professor Waldman
- Frankenstein: Part 1 (1973) - Professor Waldman
1972
Cannon (TV Series) as
Bellman / Caretaker
- Hard Rock Roller Coaster (1973) - Bellman
- A Deadly Quiet Town (1972) - Caretaker
1972
1776 as
Caesar Rodney (DE)
1972
Sanford and Son (TV Series) as
Pawnbroker
- Have Gun, Will Sell (1972) - Pawnbroker
1972
Sandcastles (TV Movie) as
Sascha
1972
Cade's County (TV Series) as
Barney
- Blackout (1972) - Barney
1971
Night Gallery (TV Series) as
Mr. Godwin (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
- The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes/Miss Lovecraft Sent Me/The Hand of Borgus Weems/Phantom of What Opera? (1971) - Mr. Godwin (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
1971
Gideon (TV Movie) as
Ozni
1971
Is There a Doctor in the House (TV Movie) as
Charlie Larkin
1971
Willard as
Barskin
1971
Men at Law (TV Series)
- The Climate of Doubt (1971)
1970
Diary of a Mad Housewife as
Worker in the Balser Apartment (uncredited)
1969
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Vinson
- Abner Willoughby's Return (1969) - Vinson
1969
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as
Dr. Wimmel
- Time Bomb (1969) - Dr. Wimmel
1969
The Arrangement as
Dr. Weeks
1966
NET Playhouse (TV Series) as
Nansen
- An Enemy of the People (1966) - Nansen
1966
ABC Stage 67 (TV Series) as
Tourist #2
- The Love Song of Barney Kempinski (1966) - Tourist #2
1965
Slattery's People (TV Series) as
Dave Logan / Adam Smith
- He Who Has Ears, Let Him Bug Somebody Else (1965) - Dave Logan
- Question: When Do We Hang the Good Samaritan? (1965) - Adam Smith
1964
Fail Safe as
Secretary Swenson
1962
The Defenders (TV Series) as
Randall / Dr. James Warrener
- Stowaway (1964) - Randall
- The Avenger (1962) - Dr. James Warrener
1964
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (TV Movie) as
Mentor Graham
1962
The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series) as
Bouchard / Doctor Scully
- The Takers (1963) - Bouchard
- Big Deal in Laredo (1962) - Doctor Scully
1960
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) as
Otto Fischer / Hendrik van der Leeuw
- Tunnel to Freedom (1962) - Otto Fischer
- The Immortal Piano (1960)
- Engineer of Death: The Eichmann Story (1960) - Hendrik van der Leeuw
1962
Teahouse of the August Moon (TV Movie) as
Mr. Oshira
1954
The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) as
Albert / Quillan / Walter Mason
- Dry Rain (1962) - Albert
- Shadow of a Pale Horse (1960) - Quillan
- Welcome Home (1954) - Walter Mason
1962
Birdman of Alcatraz as
Fred Daw (uncredited)
1961
The Young Doctors as
X-Ray Technician (uncredited)
1961
Great Ghost Tales (TV Series)
- The Monkey's Paw (1961)
1961
Naked City (TV Series) as
Joe Ganoulian
- A Very Cautious Boy (1961) - Joe Ganoulian
1960
Play of the Week (TV Series)
- Uncle Harry (1960)
1960
Ninotchka (TV Movie)
1960
The Bramble Bush as
Father Bannon
1959
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Henry Babcock
- Your Witness (1959) - Henry Babcock
1959
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
Milliard
- Face of a Hero (1959) - Milliard
1957
Studio One (TV Series) as
Dr. Charles Dornberger
- No Deadly Medicine: Part 2 (1957) - Dr. Charles Dornberger
1956
The Alcoa Hour (TV Series) as
Santa / R.B. Angus
- Night (1957) - Santa
- The Piper of St. James (1956) - R.B. Angus
1956
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV Series)
- Carnival (1956)
1956
Playwrights '56 (TV Series) as
Parker
- The Center of the Maze (1956) - Parker
1953
The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Dr. Rankin / Russell Walter Graham / Harrison Ticket Agent
- Walk into the Night (1955)
- The Shadow of Willie Greer (1954)
- Smoke Screen (1954)
- The Way of an Eagle (1953) - Dr. Rankin
- A Young Lady of Property (1953) - Russell Walter Graham
- The Trip to Bountiful (1953) - Harrison Ticket Agent
1953
The Gulf Playhouse (TV Series)
- Death of the Old Man (1953)
1953
The Trip to Bountiful (TV Movie) as
Ticket man (second bus station)
1952
The Member of the Wedding as
Mr. Addams
1952
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series)
- See No Evil (1952)
1949
Side Street as
Dr. Harry Sternberg (uncredited)
1949
Pinky as
Mr. Goolby (uncredited)
1945
The Front Page (TV Movie)
Archive Footage
2020
Fail Safe and the Cold War (Documentary short) as
Secretary Swenson (uncredited)
2000
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' (Video documentary short) as
Secretary Swenson (uncredited)
References
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