William Bishop

Personal Info

Birthday

July 16, 1918

Day of Death

1959-10-03

(41 years old)

Place of Birth

Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

William Paxton Bishop

William Bishop

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Paxton Bishop (July 16 1918 - October 3 1959) was an American television and movie actor from Oak Park, Illinois. He was best known for his role as Steve Connors on the 1950's NBC comedy series It's a Great Life[1] and for his roles in films including Harriet Craig, The Killer That Stalked New York and in numerous B-Movies and westerns such as The Tougher They Come, Gun Belt, The Basketball Fix, Cripple Creek and Wyoming Renegades. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Bishop (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Rifleman

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The Ford Television Theatre

The Gale Storm Show

Letter to Loretta

Cry 'Havoc'

It's a Great Life

The Tougher They Come

Filmography

1959
The Oregon Trail
as Captain George Wayne
1957
Short Cut to Hell
as Sgt. Stan Lowery
The Phantom Stagecoach
as Glen Hayden
1956
The White Squaw
as Bob Garth
The Boss
as Bob Herrick
1955
Top Gun
as Canby Judd
1954
Overland Pacific
as Del Stewart
Wyoming Renegades
as Sundance Kid
1953
Gun Belt
as Ike Clinton
The Redhead from Wyoming
as Jim Averell
The Studebaker Story
as Henry Studebaker
1952
The Raiders
as Marshal Bill Henderson
Breakdown
as Terry Williams
Cripple Creek
as Silver Kirby
1951
The Basketball Fix
as Mike Taft
The Texas Rangers
as Sam Bass
Lorna Doone
as Carver Doone
The Frogmen
as Ferrino
1950
The Tougher They Come
as Gus Williams
Harriet Craig
as Wes Miller
The Killer That Stalked New York
as Dr. Ben Wood
1949
Mr. Soft Touch
as Radio Broadcaster (Voice) (Uncredited)
Anna Lucasta
as Rudolf Strobel
The Walking Hills
as Dave "Shep" Wilson
Slightly French
as J.B. (voice) (uncredited)
1948
The Untamed Breed
as Larch Keegan
Black Eagle
as Jason Bond
Thunderhoof
as The Kid
Coroner Creek
as Leach Conover
Port Said
as Leslie Sears
Adventures in Silverado
as Bill Foss
1947
Song of the Thin Man
as Al Amboy
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as Ad Buchanan
1943
A Guy Named Joe
as Ray - Transport Pilot (uncredited)
Lost Angel
as Reporter (uncredited)
Cry 'Havoc'
as Soldier
Swing Fever
as Soldier with Autograph Book (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
as Young Pilot (Uncredited)
Young Ideas
as French Lieutenant (uncredited)
Seeing Hands
as Man Pulling Lamp Cord (uncredited)