Acting
William Bishop
Born July 16, 1918 · Oak Park, Illinois, USA · Died October 3, 1959
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
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6.9
Song of the Thin Man
Al Amboy
586.9
A Guy Named Joe
Ray - Transport Pilot (uncredited)
838.3
The Rifleman
Dave Stafford
476.4
The Killer That Stalked New York
Dr. Ben Wood
6.7
Coroner Creek
Leach Conover
767.3
Harriet Craig
Wes Miller
6.5
The Frogmen
Ferrino
6.5
The Walking Hills
Dave "Shep" Wilson
5.2
The Oregon Trail
Captain George Wayne
7.0
Cry 'Havoc'
Soldier
5.9
Cripple Creek
Silver Kirby
6.1
The Redhead from Wyoming
Jim Averell
6.1
Short Cut to Hell
Sgt. Stan Lowery
6.2
Top Gun
Canby Judd
6.3
The Boss
Bob Herrick
7.4
Suspense
1949 · Series
6.0
The White Squaw
Bob Garth
7.1
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Matt Hornbeck
5.9
The Raiders
Marshal Bill Henderson
6.7
Seeing Hands
Man Pulling Lamp Cord (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1959The Oregon TrailCaptain George WayneMovie
- 1958The RiflemanDave StaffordSeries
- 1957Short Cut to HellSgt. Stan LoweryMovie
- 1957The Phantom StagecoachGlen HaydenMovie
- 1957The Star WagonCharles DuffyMovie
- 1956The White SquawBob GarthMovie
- 1956The BossBob HerrickMovie
- 1956The Gale Storm ShowDavidSeries
- 1955Top GunCanby JuddMovie
- 1955The 20th Century Fox HourMatt HornbeckSeries
- 1955Science Fiction TheatreSeries
- 1954Overland PacificDel StewartMovie
- 1954It's a Great LifeSteve ConnorsSeries
- 1954Wyoming RenegadesSundance KidMovie
- 1953Letter to LorettaBrad DelmarSeries
- 1953Gun BeltIke ClintonMovie
- 1953The Redhead from WyomingJim AverellMovie
- 1953The Studebaker StoryHenry StudebakerMovie
- 1952The RaidersMarshal Bill HendersonMovie
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreMatt Brownley, Bruce StevensSeries
- 1952BreakdownTerry WilliamsMovie
- 1952Cripple CreekSilver KirbyMovie
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsCharlie SewellSeries
- 1951The Basketball FixMike TaftMovie
- 1951The Texas RangersSam BassMovie
- 1951Lorna DooneCarver DooneMovie
- 1951The FrogmenFerrinoMovie
- 1950The Tougher They ComeGus WilliamsMovie
- 1950Harriet CraigWes MillerMovie
- 1950The Killer That Stalked New YorkDr. Ben WoodMovie
- 1949Anna LucastaRudolf StrobelMovie
- 1949The Walking HillsDave "Shep" WilsonMovie
- 1949Slightly FrenchJ.B. (voice) (uncredited)Movie
- 1949SuspenseSeries
- 1948The Untamed BreedLarch KeeganMovie
- 1948Black EagleJason BondMovie
- 1948ThunderhoofThe KidMovie
- 1948Coroner CreekLeach ConoverMovie
- 1948Port SaidLeslie SearsMovie
- 1948Adventures in SilveradoBill FossMovie
- 1947Devil ShipSandersonMovie
- 1947Song of the Thin ManAl AmboyMovie
- 1947The Romance of Rosy RidgeAd BuchananMovie
- 1944A Guy Named JoeRay - Transport Pilot (uncredited)Movie
- 1943Lost AngelReporter (uncredited)Movie
- 1943Cry 'Havoc'SoldierMovie
- 1943Swing FeverSoldier with Autograph Book (uncredited)Movie
- 1943Swing Shift MaisieYoung Pilot (Uncredited)Movie
- 1943Young IdeasFrench Lieutenant (uncredited)Movie
- 1943Seeing HandsMan Pulling Lamp Cord (uncredited)Movie