Acting

William F. Leicester

Born August 25, 1915 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died January 9, 1969 · aged 53

No biography available.

Known For

Singin' in the RainSingin' in the Rain · 1952
Singin' in the Rain
8.11952
MovieComedyRomance
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
The Last Man on EarthThe Last Man on Earth · 1964
The Last Man on Earth
6.61964
MovieScience FictionDrama
When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter.
Mystery StreetMystery Street · 1950
Mystery Street
6.81950
MovieCrimeThriller
When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter Moralas teams with Boston police and uses forensics, with the help of a Harvard professor, to determine the woman's identity, how she died, and who killed her.
Beyond a Reasonable DoubtBeyond a Reasonable Doubt · 1956
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
6.81956
MovieCrimeDrama
A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.
Federal ManFederal Man · 1950
Federal Man
6.51950
MovieAdventureAction
A government agent travels from the United States to Mexico to nab drug dealers.
The Secret of Convict LakeThe Secret of Convict Lake · 1951
The Secret of Convict Lake
6.61951
MovieWestern
After a group of convicts escapes from prison, they take refuge in the wilderness. While most of the crew are ruthless sociopaths, Jim Canfield is an innocent man who was jailed under false pretenses. When Canfield and his fellow fugitives reach an isolated farming settlement where the men are all away, it creates tension with the local women. Things get direr when rumors of hidden money arise, and Canfield discovers that the man who framed him is part of the community.
Bad BoyBad Boy · 1949
Bad Boy
6.81949
MovieDrama
A lawman tries to find the source of a juvenile delinquent's bad behavior.
Sky LinerSky Liner · 1949
Sky Liner
4.81949
MovieCrime
Travellers board a flight, unaware that other passengers might be spies and counterspies, complete with secret documents, poison and elaborate plans to engage in international espionage!

Filmography

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Four Star PlayhouseFour Star Playhouse · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
6.81952
SeriesDramaComedy
Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer Company; Bristol-Myers became an alternate sponsor when it became a weekly series in the fall of 1953. The original premise was that Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes. However, several other performers took the lead from time to time, including Ronald Colman and Joan Fontaine. Blake Edwards was among the writers and directors who contributed to the series. Edwards created the recurring character of illegal gambling house operator Willie Dante for Dick Powell to play on this series. The character was later revamped and spun off in his own series starring Howard Duff, then-husband of Lupino. The pilot for Meet McGraw, starring Frank Lovejoy, aired here, as did another episode in which Lovejoy recreated his role of Chicago newspaper reporter Randy Stone, from the radio drama Nightbeat.

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