William Campbell (born October 30, 1926 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American actor. He has appeared in supporting roles in major film productions, but also starred in several low-budget B-movies, including two cult horror films.
His movie career began in 1950, with a small part in the John Garfield film, The Breaking Point. After several years of similar supporting performances in a variety of titles, including as a co-pilot in William Wellman's...
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William Campbell (born October 30, 1926 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American actor. He has appeared in supporting roles in major film productions, but also starred in several low-budget B-movies, including two cult horror films.
His movie career began in 1950, with a small part in the John Garfield film, The Breaking Point. After several years of similar supporting performances in a variety of titles, including as a co-pilot in William Wellman's The High and the Mighty (1954), he snagged his first starring role in Cell 2455 Death Row (1955), a Columbia Pictures prison cheapie. He played a death row inmate, based loosely on the true story of Caryl Chessman, who staunchly proclaimed his innocence and obtained numerous reprieves over many years until finally being executed. Campbell's surprisingly powerful performance received generally good notices from critics, but it did very little for his career; his next several roles were again providing support to lead actors, including Love Me...
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