William Preston

Known for

Acting

Born

Aug 26, 1921

Died

Jul 10, 1998

From

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 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

Credits

Waterworld

19956.2out of 10

The Fisher King

19917.3out of 10

Far and Away

19926.8out of 10

The Exorcist III

19906.3out of 10

The Crucible

19966.6out of 10

Joe's Apartment

19965.8out of 10

Spin City

19967.0out of 10

Family Business

19895.7out of 10

I'm Not Rappaport

19965.7out of 10

Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood

19735.5out of 10

It Runs in the Family

19945.4out of 10

Destination Anywhere

19976.9out of 10

Reckless

19956.6out of 10

Stone Pillow

19856.9out of 10

Lady in a Corner

19894.5out of 10

Me and Veronica

19933.3out of 10

No Exit

19940.0out of 10

Writer's Block

19960.0out of 10