William Redfield

Acting

William Redfield

Born January 25, 1927 · New York City, New York, USA

Died August 16, 1976 · aged 49

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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

Known For

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest · 1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8.41975
MovieDrama
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.
Death WishDeath Wish · 1974
Death Wish
6.91974
MovieCrimeDrama
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
The Hot RockThe Hot Rock · 1972
The Hot Rock
6.61972
MovieCrimeComedy
Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
Family AffairFamily Affair · 1952
Family Affair
1952
MovieComedy
Short film produced by the Bell Telephone Company to encourage the effective use of their phones.
Fantastic VoyageFantastic Voyage · 1966
Fantastic Voyage
6.71966
MovieScience FictionAdventure
In order to save an assassinated scientist, a submarine and its crew are shrunk to microscopic size and injected into his bloodstream.
HamletHamlet · 1964
Hamlet
6.91964
Movie
A stage production of Hamlet filmed at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York. It was deliberately staged in the style of a "dress rehearsal", but performed in front of a live audience.
Duel at DiabloDuel at Diablo · 1966
Duel at Diablo
6.41966
MovieWestern
In Apache territory, a supply Army column heads for the next fort, an ex-scout searches for the killer of his Native wife, and a housewife abandons her husband to rejoin her Apache lover's tribe.
The Proud and ProfaneThe Proud and Profane · 1956
The Proud and Profane
6.51956
MovieDramaRomance
In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, Howard, in the Battle of Guadalcanal. There, Ashley falls for the gruff, seductive Marine Lt. Col. Colin Buck, but struggle and tragedy follow when the widow learns about the reality of Buck's life back home.

Movies

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest · 1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8.41975
MovieDrama
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.
Death WishDeath Wish · 1974
Death Wish
6.91974
MovieCrimeDrama
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
The Hot RockThe Hot Rock · 1972
The Hot Rock
6.61972
MovieCrimeComedy
Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
Family AffairFamily Affair · 1952
Family Affair
1952
MovieComedy
Short film produced by the Bell Telephone Company to encourage the effective use of their phones.
Fantastic VoyageFantastic Voyage · 1966
Fantastic Voyage
6.71966
MovieScience FictionAdventure
In order to save an assassinated scientist, a submarine and its crew are shrunk to microscopic size and injected into his bloodstream.
HamletHamlet · 1964
Hamlet
6.91964
Movie
A stage production of Hamlet filmed at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York. It was deliberately staged in the style of a "dress rehearsal", but performed in front of a live audience.
Duel at DiabloDuel at Diablo · 1966
Duel at Diablo
6.41966
MovieWestern
In Apache territory, a supply Army column heads for the next fort, an ex-scout searches for the killer of his Native wife, and a housewife abandons her husband to rejoin her Apache lover's tribe.
The Proud and ProfaneThe Proud and Profane · 1956
The Proud and Profane
6.51956
MovieDramaRomance
In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, Howard, in the Battle of Guadalcanal. There, Ashley falls for the gruff, seductive Marine Lt. Col. Colin Buck, but struggle and tragedy follow when the widow learns about the reality of Buck's life back home.
For Pete's SakeFor Pete's Sake · 1974
For Pete's Sake
5.81974
MovieComedy
Henrietta Robbins borrows money from a loan shark to finance her husband's investment in the stock market. However, when their stock plummets, she scrambles to find a way to pay the money back.
Mr. BillionMr. Billion · 1977
Mr. Billion
5.51977
MovieActionComedy
An Italian mechanic finds that he has inherited a billion-dollar company from his dead uncle, but he needs to be in San Francisco in 20 days to sign over the will. In the meantime, he is chased by kidnappers and the affected corporation's president.
MorituriMorituri · 1965
Morituri
6.81965
MovieActionDrama
A German living in India during World War II is blackmailed by the English to impersonate an SS officer on board a cargo ship leaving Japan for Germany carrying a large supply of rubber for tyres. His mission is to disable the scuttling charges so the captain cannot sink the ship if they are stopped by English warships.
Instant LoveInstant Love · 1964
Instant Love
7.01964
MovieDrama
Rhonda Fleming shines as Pamela, an American film star who falls in love with coffee grower Claudio (Rossano Brazzi) while in Brazil. When the two are hastily married, Pamela finds herself entwined in a clash of cultures in this rarely seen romantic comedy.
A New LeafA New Leaf · 1971
A New Leaf
7.31971
MovieComedyRomance
After running out of funds, Henry Graham, a carefree playboy, plots to marry and murder wealthy botanist Henrietta Lowell.
Androcles and the LionAndrocles and the Lion · 1967
Androcles and the Lion
9.01967
MovieMusicTV Movie
The story of Androcles, the simple-hearted Christian tailor whose friendship with a lion saves himself and his friends from martyrdom in the Roman Colosseum.
Conquest of SpaceConquest of Space · 1955
Conquest of Space
5.61955
MovieScience Fiction
A team of American astronauts leave their space station on the first mission to Mars, but the captain's religious beliefs may get in the way.
I Married a WomanI Married a Woman · 1958
I Married a Woman
6.41958
MovieComedy
Advertising executive Marshall Briggs finds his work in conflict with his love-life with fashion model Janice Blake.
Such Good FriendsSuch Good Friends · 1971
Such Good Friends
5.11971
MovieComedyDrama
Julie Messinger, a repressed woman, grapples with her hidden passions when a routine hospital visit for her husband, Richard, spirals into chaos. As secrets unravel, her quest for authenticity clashes with societal expectations.
Mary Cassatt: Impressionist From PhiladelphiaMary Cassatt: Impressionist From Philadelphia · 1977
Mary Cassatt: Impressionist From Philadelphia
1977
MovieDocumentary
This documentary portrait is the first to celebrate the only American member of the French Impressionist school and the first American woman to become a famous painter. 'Mary Cassatt Impressionist From Philadelphia' is not only a biography of the artist’s life and work; the film sees both in the context of the status of the woman painter in Victorian America in the second half of the 19th century.
Fear on TrialFear on Trial · 1975
Fear on Trial
9.01975
MovieDramaTV Movie
The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Faulk sued the organization that was behind the blacklisting, and the resultant trial, and Faulk's victory, helped to put an end to the blacklisting period.
Back Door to HeavenBack Door to Heaven · 1939
Back Door to Heaven
4.81939
MovieCrimeDrama
The life of a young kid, who starts stealing small things to fit in with the "cool crowd".
Dragon CountryDragon Country · 1970
Dragon Country
6.51970
MovieDramaTV Movie
Producer-director Glenn Jordan brought together two Tennessee Williams plays, written twenty years apart, that examine the theme of isolation with searching clarity. The joint presentation, entitled "Dragon Country," features the world premiere of "I Can't Imagine Tomorrow," starring Kim Stanley and William Redfield, and a much earlier work, "Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen," starring Lois Smith and Alan Mixon. Together, the dramas delve into "a land of endured but unendurable pain, where each one is so absorbed, deafened, blinded by his own journey across it, he sees, he looks for, no one else crawling across it with him."
The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon KickerThe Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker · 1970
The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker
5.51970
MovieComedy
After a young man graduates from a prestigious college, he rebels by preferring a carefree existence rather than the life of fighting the rungs within the treacherous American corporate ladder. For his means of survival he becomes a New York cab driver.
Companions in NightmareCompanions in Nightmare · 1968
Companions in Nightmare
5.31968
MovieMysteryDrama
One of the patients in a group-therapy session conducted by a famous psychiatrist is a murderer.
The ConnectionThe Connection · 1962
The Connection
6.51962
MovieDrama
Eight drug addicts are waiting for their connection in a New York apartment while a two-man documentary team films the proceedings. Things go out of control as the men grow increasingly nervous and the cameraman keeps recording.

TV Shows

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.51962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The Dick Cavett ShowThe Dick Cavett Show · 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
6.81968
Series
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
MaudeMaude · 1972
Maude
6.91972
SeriesComedyDrama
Well-educated and upper middle class, Maude Findlay is the archetypal feminist of her generation. She lives in suburban Tuckahoe, New York, with her fourth husband, Walter, their divorced daughter, Carol, and grandson Phillip.
The Bob Newhart ShowThe Bob Newhart Show · 1972
The Bob Newhart Show
7.51972
SeriesComedy
The Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired 142 original episodes on CBS from September 16, 1972, to April 1, 1978. Comedian Bob Newhart portrays a psychologist having to deal with his patients and fellow office workers. The show was filmed before a live audience.
The DefendersThe Defenders · 1961
The Defenders
6.31961
SeriesDrama
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.
The Odd CoupleThe Odd Couple · 1970
The Odd Couple
7.81970
SeriesComedy
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsAlfred Hitchcock Presents · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.81955
SeriesMysteryDrama
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book IIRich Man, Poor Man - Book II · 1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
8.31976
SeriesDrama
Weekly series spun off from the miniseries.
StartimeStartime · 1959
Startime
6.81959
SeriesComedyDrama
Startime, an anthology of drama, comedy and variety, was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color.