- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGeorge William Duell
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- William Duell was born on August 30, 1923 in Corinth, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), 1776 (1972) and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003). He was married to Mary Barto. He died on December 22, 2011 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseMary Barto(2004 - December 22, 2011) (his death)
- ParentsLeon George DuellEliza Janet Harrington
- He served in the United States Navy as a medic during World War II. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and earned a Master's Degree from Yale University Drama School in New Haven, Connecticut where he befriended Paul Newman.
- Short, odd-looking character actor with a Shakespearean background. Tons of minor roles on stage, film and TV, and best known for his playing Johnny, the shoe shine guy who gives out every bit of exposition in Police Squad! (1982) and of one of the ensemble inmates in the Jack Nicholson Oscar winner One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).
- Graduate of Green Mountain Junior College (now Green Mountain College), Illinois Wesleyan University, and Yale University. A theatre scholarship at GMC is named after him.
- He died at his home in Manhattan (NYC).
- He studied at Green Mountain College in Vermont where he made his acting debut in Joseph Kesselring's play, "Arsenic and Old Lace.".
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