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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. Actor: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Manhattan-born thespian William Redfield was influenced early on into an acting career as the son of an orchestra conductor and a former Ziegfeld Follies girl. Born on January 26, 1927, young "Billy Redfield" made his Broadway debut in "Swing Your Lady" in 1936 at the age of 9.
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William Redfield. Actor: Death Wish. Manhattan-born thespian William Redfield was influenced early on into an acting career as the son of an orchestra conductor and a former Ziegfeld Follies girl. Born on January 26, 1927, young "Billy Redfield" made his Broadway debut in "Swing Your Lady" in 1936 at the age of 9. Within a few years, the young boy was also heard on radio and appeared in his ...
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- Louise Fletcher gave a powerhouse performance as Nurse Ratched. Louise Fletcher won an Oscar for her portrayal of the villainous Nurse Ratched, and her performance is so iconic that the character's been synonymous with sadistic authority figures ever since.
- R.P. McMurphy became one of Jack Nicholson's greatest characters. His role as antihero R.P. McMurphy won Jack Nicholson his first of three Oscars, but he'd already been toiling in Hollywood for years by that point.
- Will Sampson loomed large in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as 'Chief' Bromden. Ken Kesey's original novel was narrated not by McMurphy but by another patient — the silent Chief.
- Brad Dourif broke our hearts as Billy Bibbit. Billy Bibbit is a shy young man who's survived multiple suicide attempts but is tragically undone by Ratched's psychological warfare.
Aug 18, 1976 · William Redfield, who started a 40‐year acting career when he appeared in 1936 at the age of 9 in the Broadway musical “Swing Your Lady,” died yesterday at St.. Clare's Hospital lof a ...
Jul 6, 2019 · Letters from an Actor, by William Redfield (1967) 6 July 2019. In 1964, Sir John Gielgud convinced Richard Burton to star in a Broadway production of Hamlet. Still smoking hot from his big-screen romance with Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra, Burton was looking to solidify his street cred as a serious actor after a few Hollywood duds.
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William Redfield (January 26, 1927 – August 17, 1976) was an American actor and author who appeared in numerous theatrical, film, radio, and television roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Redfield (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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