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William Preston
Acting
Born Aug 26, 1921
-- Died Jul 10, 1998
· Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
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 sorci...
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6.2
movie
Waterworld
as Depth Gauge
1995
7.3
movie
The Fisher King
as John the Bum
1991
6.8
movie
Far and Away
as Blacksmith
1992
6.3
movie
The Exorcist III
as Old Man in Wheelchair
1990
6.6
movie
The Crucible
as George Jacobs
1996
5.8
movie
Joe's Apartment
as Complaint Handler
1996
7.0
tv
Spin City
as Older Homeless Man
1996
5.7
movie
Family Business
as Flask Mourner
1989
5.6
movie
I'm Not Rappaport
as Jake
1996
5.4
movie
Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood
as Sticker
1973
5.4
movie
It Runs in the Family
as Grandpa Bumpus
1994
6.8
movie
Destination Anywhere
as Homeless Man
1997