Name William Preston Role Movie actor | Siblings Robert J. Preston | |
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Education Pennsylvania State University Movies Similar People Terry Gilliam, Sidney Lumet, Kevin Costner, Kevin Reynolds, Herb Gardner Born 26 August 1921(age 76), Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Died 10 July 1998(aged 76), New York, New York, United States | ||
William preston actor
William Preston (August 26, 1921 – July 10, 1998) did not start his acting career until he was at the age of 47 but subsequently appeared in more than sixty productions of Shakespeare's plays. He had a Master's degree in English literature from Penn State. He is perhaps best known for his role as recurring character Carl "Oldy" Olson on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Among his many movie roles, he played John, the bum, from The Fisher King (1991), a blacksmith in Far and Away (1992), and the flask mourner in Family Business (1989). He later appeared in Waterworld (1995), Reckless (1995), Blue in the Face (1995), and The Crucible (1996).
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