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William Henry Redfield (January 26, 1927 – August 17, 1976) was an American actor and author who appeared in many theatrical, film, radio, and television roles.

William Redfield
Born	William Henry Redfield (1927-01-26)January 26, 1927 New York City, U.S.
Died	August 17, 1976(1976-08-17) (aged 49) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Long Island National Cemetery
Occupation	Actor and writer
Years active	1939–1976
Children	2
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	TEC5

Early years

Born in New York City, Redfield was the son of Henry C. Redfield and the former Mareta A. George. His father was a conductor and arranger of music, and his mother was a chorus girl with the Ziegfeld Follies.[1]

Acting career

Redfield began acting when he was 9 years old, appearing in the Broadway production Swing Your Lady (1936).[1] He appeared in the original 1938 Broadway production of Our Town. A founding member of New York's Actors Studio,[2] Redfield's additional theatre credits include A Man for All Seasons, Hamlet, You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, and Dude. He also sang and danced the role of Mercury in Cole Porter's Out of This World.

Other Broadway credits include Excursion (1937), Virginia (1937), Stop-over (1938), Junior Miss, Snafu, U.S.A., Barefoot Boy With Cheek (1947), Montserrat (1949), Misalliance (1953), Double in Hearts (1956), Midgie Purvis (1961), A Minor Adjustment (1967) and The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks (1972).

His film credits include The Connection, Such Good Friends, Fantastic Voyage, A New Leaf and For Pete's Sake. Redfield's best known film appearance was as Dale Harding in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

On television, Redfield played the title role in the DuMont series Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop (1953), and appeared in The Philco Television Playhouse, Lux Video Theatre, The United States Steel Hour, Studio One, As the World Turns, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Gunsmoke, Naked City, Maude, Rich Man, Poor Man Book II, Bewitched , and The Bob Newhart Show. He best known TV appearance was as Floyd, the younger brother of Felix Unger (played by Tony Randall), on The Odd Couple.

Quotes

When he was 17, a friend told him,

“You do not have a star’s temperament. You are not a killer. A star must be a killer. You will be one of the best actors in the country but you will never be a star no matter how many times you are billed above the title.”

The theatre is more ruthless than a factory, more expensive than a newspaper, and more closely watched than a shoe-shine boy. The theatre’s product is fearfully expensive; the theatre’s guarantee of employment is nil; the theatre’s competition is savage; the theatre’s employer’s are gamblers with the odds a good eight to one against them. Do you think the actors don’t know this? In fact, you will not meet a more tough-gutted and realistic group of people professionally speaking during your lifetime than actors. Why? Because when a play fails, Armaggedon is upon us. It even costs money to cart the scenery away.

Show me a working actor and I will show you a man with a cement stomach.

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Military service

During his acting career, Redfield served as an infantryman during WWII, holding the rank of technician fifth grade.[1]

Author

In his book Letters from an Actor, Redfield published a colorful and personal recollection of his work in the 1964 international stage production of Hamlet, starring Richard Burton and directed by Sir John Gielgud.^{[citation needed]} He also was a columnist for Playfare Magazine and collaborated with Wally Cox on Mr. Peepers, a book about the television character with that name.[1]

Death

During the filming of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Redfield was diagnosed with leukemia, after a doctor on set had noticed he was exhibiting symptoms of the disease. Redfield died at Saint Clare's Hospital[1] on August 17, 1976, at age 49,[4] with the cause of death given as "a respiratory ailment complicated by leukemia."[1] With his wife, he had a son and a daughter.[1] Redfield was buried at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1939	Back Door to Heaven	Charley Smith
1955	Conquest of Space	Roy Cooper
1956	The Proud and Profane	Chaplain Lt. (jg) Holmes
1958	I Married a Woman	Eddie Benson - Elevator Operator
1961	The Connection	Jim Dunn
1964	Hamlet	Guildenstern
1964	Pão de Açúcar	Gary Wills
1965	Morituri	Baldwin
1966	Duel at Diablo	Sgt. Ferguson
1966	Fantastic Voyage	Captain Bill Owens
1967	All Woman	Tod
1971	Pigeons	Jonathan's Father
1971	A New Leaf	Beckett
1971	Such Good Friends	Barney
1972	The Hot Rock	Lt. Hoover
1974	For Pete's Sake	Fred Robbins
1974	Death Wish	Sam Kreutzer
1975	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	Dale Harding
1977	Mr. Billion	Leopold Lacy	(final film role - premiered after his death)

Radio appearances

Year	Program	Episode/source
1952	Grand Central Station	It Makes a Difference[5]
1955-57	X Minus One	Numerous episodes
Dec. 10, 1961	Suspense	And So To Sleep My Love
1974-76	CBS Radio Mystery Theater	80 episodes

References

External links

• William Redfield at IMDb 
• William Redfield at the Internet Broadway Database
• William Redfield at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Letters from an Actor on Amazon.com

На других языках

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[de] William Redfield

William Henry „Billie“ Redfield (* 26. Januar 1927 in New York City; † 17. August 1976 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

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- [en] William Redfield (actor)

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[es] William Redfield (actor)

William Henry Redfield (26 de enero de 1927-17 de agosto de 1976) fue un actor y escritor estadounidense que apareció en muchos papeles teatrales, cinematográficos, radiofónicos y televisivos.

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[ru] Редфилд, Уильям

Уильям Редфилд — американский актер. Сыграл маленького мальчика в Унесенных ветром 1939 года. Начал свою карьеру в 1947 году. Прославился с сериалом 1948 года, Саспенс. В 1955 году познакомился с Уолли Даниэль. Хотел на ней жениться. Но в 1959 году они расстались. Уильям никогда не был женат. Он не имел детей. В мировом кино стал известен в 1975 году, когда вышел фильм «Пролетая над гнездом кукушки». Через год у него обнаружили лейкемию и он скончался 17 августа 1976 года.

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