William Needles(1919-2016)

Actor

William Needles was born on 2 January 1919 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Spasms (1983), Folio (1955) and The Taming of the Shrew (1988). He was married to Dorothy. He died on 12 January 2016 in Alliston, Ontario, Canada.

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Known for

Spasms

4.4

Dean Franklin

1983

Folio

6.1

TV Series

Lennox
Angel Gabriel
Arkady Islayev
Narrator
Sir Charles Tupper
Mihail

The Taming of the Shrew

8.1

TV Movie

Pedant

1988

As You Like It

6.9

TV Movie

Duke Senior

1983

Credits

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Actor

The Taming of the Shrew
8.1
TV Movie
- Pedant
- 1988
The Boys from Syracuse
7.2
TV Movie
- Merchant of Syracuse
- 1986
As You Like It
6.9
TV Movie
- Duke Senior
- 1983
Spasms
4.4
- Dean Franklin
- 1983
Pajama Tops
6.9
TV Movie
- Police Inspector
- 1983
The Great Detective
7.5
TV Series
- Chesteridge
- 1982
The Naked Mind
TV Series
- 1974
Play for Today
7.8
TV Series
- Mr. David
- 1970
NET Playhouse
6.6
TV Series
- David
- 1970
Waiting for Caroline
5.9
- Stephen
- 1969
Festival
5.2
TV Series
- Dr. Herdal
- Priuli
- Bacon ...
- 1962–1968
Each Day That Comes
Short
- 1966
Henry V
6.9
TV Movie
- Captain Jamy
- 1966
Twelfth Night
TV Movie
- Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- 1964
The Forest Rangers
7.7
TV Series
- Joseph Kearney
- 1963

Personal details

Born
- January 2, 1919
- Yonkers, New York, USA
Died
- January 12, 2016
- Alliston, Ontario, Canada(heart attack)
Spouse
- Dorothy? - January 12, 2016 (his death, 5 children)
Other works
He taught at the University of California at the Irvine campus.

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Trivia
He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on November 15, 2000 for his services to the performing arts in Canada.

Nickname
- Billie Noodles

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