William Bishop
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.
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- Born:
- Jul 16, 1918 In Oak Park, Illinois, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 39
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Seeing Hands 1943-07-03
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Oregon Trail 1959-08-31
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Oregon Trail | Captain George Wayne | 1959-08-31 |
| Movie | The Phantom Stagecoach | Glen Hayden | 1957-03-31 |
| Movie | Short Cut to Hell | Sgt. Stan Lowery | 1957-09-01 |
| Movie | The Boss | Bob Herrick | 1956-10-10 |
| Movie | The White Squaw | Bob Garth | 1956-11-01 |
| Movie | Top Gun | Canby Judd | 1955-12-01 |
| Movie | Wyoming Renegades | Sundance Kid | 1954-03-27 |
| Movie | Overland Pacific | Del Stewart | 1954-10-26 |
| Series | It's a Great Life | Steve Connors | 1954-09-07 |
| Movie | The Redhead from Wyoming | Jim Averell | 1953-01-08 |
| Movie | Gun Belt | Ike Clinton | 1953-07-24 |
| Movie | The Raiders | Marshal Bill Henderson | 1952-11-20 |
| Movie | Cripple Creek | Silver Kirby | 1952-06-30 |
| Movie | Breakdown | Terry Williams | 1952-07-16 |
| Movie | The Frogmen | Ferrino | 1951-01-25 |
| Movie | Lorna Doone | Carver Doone | 1951-05-31 |
| Movie | The Basketball Fix | Mike Taft | 1951-08-01 |
| Movie | The Texas Rangers | Sam Bass | 1951-06-03 |
| Movie | The Killer That Stalked New York | Dr. Ben Wood | 1950-10-06 |
| Movie | Harriet Craig | Wes Miller | 1950-11-02 |
| Movie | The Tougher They Come | Gus Williams | 1950-11-16 |
| Movie | Slightly French | J.B. (voice) (uncredited) | 1949-02-02 |
| Movie | The Walking Hills | Dave "Shep" Wilson | 1949-03-05 |
| Movie | Mr. Soft Touch | Radio Broadcaster (Voice) (Uncredited) | 1949-07-28 |
| Movie | Anna Lucasta | Rudolf Strobel | 1949-07-11 |
| Movie | Coroner Creek | Leach Conover | 1948-07-01 |
| Movie | Thunderhoof | The Kid | 1948-07-08 |
| Movie | Adventures in Silverado | Bill Foss | 1948-03-25 |
| Movie | The Untamed Breed | Larch Keegan | 1948-10-20 |
| Movie | Black Eagle | Jason Bond | 1948-09-16 |
| Movie | The Romance of Rosy Ridge | Ad Buchanan | 1947-08-04 |
| Movie | Song of the Thin Man | Al Amboy | 1947-08-28 |
| Movie | Young Ideas | French Lieutenant (uncredited) | 1943-08-02 |
| Movie | Seeing Hands | Man Pulling Lamp Cord (uncredited) | 1943-07-03 |
| Movie | Swing Shift Maisie | Young Pilot (Uncredited) | 1943-10-01 |
| Movie | Lost Angel | Reporter (uncredited) | 1943-12-23 |
| Movie | A Guy Named Joe | Ray - Transport Pilot (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
| Movie | Cry 'Havoc' | Soldier | 1943-11-23 |
| Movie | Swing Fever | Soldier with Autograph Book (uncredited) | 1943-11-01 |