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William Bishop

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 16, 1918 (Died at 41)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthOak Park, Illinois, USA
Career Span1943 – 1959
Known Credits49 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.9

William Bishop

Also known as:William Paxton Bishop
Total Works

49

41 movies • 8 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Paxton Bishop (July 16 1918 - October 3 1959) was an American television and movie actor from Oak Park, Illinois. He was best known for his role as Steve Connors on the 1950's NBC comedy series It's a Great Life[1] and for his roles in films including Harriet Craig, The Killer That Stalked New York and in numerous B-Movies and westerns such as The Tougher They Come, Gun Belt, The Basketball Fix, Cripple Creek and Wyoming Renegades. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Bishop (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Song of the Thin Man
6.7
as Al Amboy
A Guy Named Joe
6.7
A Guy Named Joe
1944•movie
as Ray - Transport Pilot (uncredited)
The Rifleman
7.1
The Rifleman
1958•series
as Dave Stafford
The Killer That Stalked New York
6.2
as Dr. Ben Wood

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 49 titles featuring William Bishop

Song of the Thin Man
6.7

as Al Amboy

A Guy Named Joe
6.7
A Guy Named Joe
1944•movie

as Ray - Transport Pilot (uncredited)

The Rifleman
7.1
1 eps
The Rifleman
1958•series

as Dave Stafford

The Killer That Stalked New York
6.2

as Dr. Ben Wood

Coroner Creek
6.2
Coroner Creek
1948•movie

as Leach Conover

Harriet Craig
7.5
Harriet Craig
1950•movie

as Wes Miller

The Frogmen
6.2
The Frogmen
1951•movie

as Ferrino

The Walking Hills
6.0
The Walking Hills
1949•movie

as Dave "Shep" Wilson

The Oregon Trail
5.7
The Oregon Trail
1959•movie

as Captain George Wayne

Cry 'Havoc'
6.5
Cry 'Havoc'
1943•movie

as Soldier

Cripple Creek
6.0
Cripple Creek
1952•movie

as Silver Kirby

The Redhead from Wyoming
6.3

as Jim Averell

Short Cut to Hell
5.8
Short Cut to Hell
1957•movie

as Sgt. Stan Lowery

Top Gun
6.6
Top Gun
1955•movie

as Canby Judd

The Boss
5.9
The Boss
1956•movie

as Bob Herrick

Suspense
5.1
2 eps
Suspense
1949•series
The White Squaw
6.8
The White Squaw
1956•movie

as Bob Garth

The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
1 eps

as Matt Hornbeck

The Raiders
5.8
The Raiders
1952•movie

as Marshal Bill Henderson

Seeing Hands
6.3
Seeing Hands
1943•movie

as Man Pulling Lamp Cord (uncredited)

Science Fiction Theatre
6.3
1 eps
Lorna Doone
4.7
Lorna Doone
1951•movie

as Carver Doone

The Texas Rangers
6.1
The Texas Rangers
1951•movie

as Sam Bass

Gun Belt
6.4
Gun Belt
1953•movie

as Ike Clinton

Lost Angel
8.0
Lost Angel
1943•movie

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Basketball Fix
6.0
The Basketball Fix
1951•movie

as Mike Taft

Overland Pacific
5.6
Overland Pacific
1954•movie

as Del Stewart

Wyoming Renegades
6.1
Wyoming Renegades
1954•movie

as Sundance Kid

Letter to Loretta
6.6
1 eps
Letter to Loretta
1953•series

as Brad Delmar

Slightly French
7.5
Slightly French
1949•movie

as J.B. (voice) (uncredited)

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
6.7

as Ad Buchanan

Young Ideas
5.3
Young Ideas
1943•movie

as French Lieutenant (uncredited)

Anna Lucasta
4.2
Anna Lucasta
1949•movie

as Rudolf Strobel

Swing Shift Maisie
6.8
Swing Shift Maisie
1943•movie

as Young Pilot (Uncredited)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as Charlie Sewell

Swing Fever
6.0
Swing Fever
1943•movie

as Soldier with Autograph Book (uncredited)

The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
1 eps

as Matt Brownley

Adventures in Silverado
7.0

as Bill Foss

The Tougher They Come
5.3

as Gus Williams

The Untamed Breed
5.0
The Untamed Breed
1948•movie

as Larch Keegan

The Gale Storm Show
6.7
1 eps
The Gale Storm Show
1956•series

as David

Breakdown
7.5
Breakdown
1952•movie

as Terry Williams

Port Said
7.5
Port Said
1948•movie

as Leslie Sears

The Phantom Stagecoach
7.5

as Glen Hayden

Black Eagle
6.5
Black Eagle
1948•movie

as Jason Bond

Devil Ship
6.5
Devil Ship
1947•movie

as Sanderson

Thunderhoof
9.0
Thunderhoof
1948•movie

as The Kid

The Studebaker Story

as Henry Studebaker

The Star Wagon
The Star Wagon
1957•movie

as Charles Duffy