William Joyce (actor)

William Joyce
William Joyce in I Eat Your Skin
Born(1930-10-21)October 21, 1930
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 3, 1998(1998-09-03) (aged 67)
Encino, California
Nationality United States
OccupationActor
Years active1950–1990
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

William Joyce (October 21, 1930 – September 3, 1998) was an American actor.

In 1959, Jack Webb picked him over Jimmy Dean to play the title role in a television adaptation of Johnny Guitar.[1] That year he also played "Drew" in S1E11 of Bat Masterson.

A life member of The Actors Studio,[2] Joyce's film roles included Senator Charles Carroll in The Parallax View and writer Tom Harris in I Eat Your Skin.[3]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Webb's Western Effort: Pilot Film Shown For 'Johnny Guitar'". Pittsburgh Press. July 31, 1959. p. 35. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  2. ^ Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York City: MacMillan. p. 278. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
  3. ^ Cavett Binion (2010). "I Eat Your Skin (1964)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2011.


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