William Preston

William Preston

William Preston started an acting career late in his life, giving up his career as a book keeper in a Philadelphia trucking firm to begin acting at age 47. He had extensive stage experience, performing in over 60 Shakespeare productions as well as being nominated for Florida's state supporting actor award. Among his many movie roles, he played John, the bum, from Fisher King - Le roi pêcheur (1991), a blacksmith in Horizons lointains (1992), and the flask mourner in Family Business (1989). He later appeared inWaterworld (1995), Reckless (1995/I), Brooklyn Boogie (1995), and La chasse aux sorcières (1996). William was born on August 26, 1921 in Columbia, PA. He had a Master's degree in English literature from Penn State. In July 10, 1998 Preston died. - IMDb Mini Biography

Tentang

Stage Name: William Preston

Peran: Acting

Reputasi: 0.2178

Jenis Kelamin: Laki-laki

Tanggal Lahir: 1921-08-26

Lokasi Lahir: Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA

Riwayat Perfilman

1997

Destination Anywhere

Homeless Man

1996

The Crucible

George Jacobs

1996

Spin City

Older Homeless Man

1995

Reckless

Porter

1995

Waterworld

Depth Gauge

1994

It Runs in the Family

Grandpa Bumpus

1993

Me and Veronica

Old Man

1992

Far and Away

Blacksmith

1991

The Fisher King

John the Bum

1990

The Exorcist III

Old Man in Wheelchair

1989

Lady in a Corner

E. B. Bennett

1989

Family Business

Flask Mourner

1985

Stone Pillow

Homeless Man in Street (uncredited)