William Keene
Actor
Born: August 4, 1915 (76 years old)
Died: May 23, 1992
Place of birth: Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
William Joseph Keene was an American radio and television actor who appeared on several popular television shows more than one separate occasion as a different character. He appeared in shows more than once as a different character such as The Andy Griffith Show, Perry Mason and Mayberry R.F.D.. In 1958, he played the banker Mr. Botkin in the Gunsmoke episode "Kitty Caught" (Season 3, Episode 19). In 1961 he appeared on the television show Twilight Zone in the episodes "The Midnight Sun" and "The Prime Mover", and in an episode of The Asphalt Jungle. He also appeared in "Lamb to the Slaughter", a classic 1958 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Among his five appearances on Perry Mason, the last two were as Judge Seymour in the show's final season. He died in Los Angeles on May 23, 1992. He was buried in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.
Filmography (33)
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960, ★ 7.6)
- Green Acres (1965, ★ 7.4)
- Little House on the Prairie (1974, ★ 7.9)
- The Twilight Zone (1959, ★ 8.5)
- Tales of Wells Fargo (1957, ★ 7.1)
- Perry Mason (1957, ★ 7.7)
- Get Smart (1965, ★ 7.9)
- Ironside (1967, ★ 6.9)
- 87th Precinct (1961, ★ 7.8)
- My Three Sons (1960, ★ 6.6)
- Gunsmoke (1955, ★ 6.7)
- The Fugitive (1963, ★ 7.3)
- The Addams Family (1964, ★ 8)
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955, ★ 6.8)
- Honey West (1965, ★ 7.2)
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958, ★ 6.8)
- Mission: Impossible (1966, ★ 7.6)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955, ★ 7.8)
- Big John, Little John (1976, ★ 6.8)
- Bonanza (1959, ★ 7.5)
- Speedway (1968, ★ 5.9)
- Heavy Traffic (1973, ★ 6.5)
- Lassie (1954, ★ 6.2)
- The Virginian (1962, ★ 6.5)
- The Donna Reed Show (1958, ★ 6.5)
- Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958, ★ 6.5)
- Honeymoon Hotel (1964, ★ 4.6)
- M Squad (1957, ★ 5.4)
- Matinee Theater (1955, ★ 5.3)
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951, ★ 5.3)