William Joyce (actor)

William Joyce
William Joyce in I Eat Your Skin
Born	(1930-10-21)October 21, 1930 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Died	September 3, 1998(1998-09-03) (aged 67) Encino, California
Nationality	United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1950–1990
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

William Joyce (October 21, 1930 – September 3, 1998) was an American actor.

In 1959, Jack Webb picked him over Jimmy Dean to play the title role in a television adaptation of Johnny Guitar.[1] That year he also played "Drew" in S1E11 of Bat Masterson.

A life member of The Actors Studio,[2] Joyce's film roles included Senator Charles Carroll in The Parallax View and writer Tom Harris in I Eat Your Skin.[3]

Filmography

• Top Banana (1954) - Dancer (uncredited)
• The Wings of Eagles (1957) - Naval Aide (uncredited)
• This Could Be the Night (1957) - Bruce Cameron
• Man on Fire (1957) - Chamberlain (uncredited)
• Don't Go Near the Water (1957) - Lt. Boone (uncredited)
• Tales of Wells Fargo/The Legacy (1959) - Tom Casement
• Have Gun Will Travel/Day of the Badman (1960) - Laredo
• I Eat Your Skin (shot in 1964, released in 1971) - Tom Harris
• The Young Nurses (1973) - Fairbanks
• The Parallax View (1974) - Senator Charles Carroll
• Lifeguard (1976) - Lifeguard Captain

References

1. "Webb's Western Effort: Pilot Film Shown For 'Johnny Guitar'". Pittsburgh Press. July 31, 1959. p. 35. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
2. Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York City: MacMillan. p. 278. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
3. Cavett Binion (2010). "I Eat Your Skin (1964)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2011.

External links

• William Joyce at IMDb
• William Joyce at the Internet Broadway Database
• Bill Joyce at the Internet Broadway Database