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William Maxwell

William Maxwell

Actor · Liverpool, England, UK

William was born in Liverpool and relocated to Oldham when he was nine years old. His stage career includes portraying Toby Belch in Twelfth Night for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Valk in The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs, and the roles of Snawley and Tompkins in Nicholas Nickleby, performed in both London and New York. He also appeared as the Club Secretary in Comedians at the Old Vic Theatre, alongside the legendary Jimmy Jewel. In addition, Bill created and performed a one-man show based on the work of Brendan Behan. On television, he played the Duke of Cleves in The Wives of Henry VIII, Sergeant Petty in The Case of the Frightened Lady, and Crookes in Strangers. His television credits also include appearances in Coronation Street, The Dustbin Men, Z Cars, When the Boat Comes In, Funnyman, Softly, Softly, Dempsey and Makepeace, and Brookside. His film work includes roles in The Ploughman's Lunch, Cicero, Blood Beast Terror, and The Witchfinder General.

Series9

  • TV5.7

    Crown Court

    1972 · 6 votes

  • TV7.0

    Bergerac

    1981 · 25 votes

  • TV7.0

    Playhouse

    1974 · 1 votes

  • TV7.4

    Not Going Out

    2006 · 79 votes

  • TV7.3

    Strangers

    1978 · 4 votes

  • TV7.2

    Budgie

    1971 · 6 votes

  • TV7.3

    The Basil Brush Show

    2002 · 18 votes

  • TV8.1
  • TV5.0

    The Corridor People

    1966 · 3 votes

Movies7

  • Movie6.7

    Provoked

    2007 · 24 votes

  • Movie4.8

    The Ploughman's Lunch

    1983 · 15 votes

  • Movie4.8

    Brothers in Trouble

    1995 · 4 votes

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  • Movie
  • Movie

    Grass

    1982