William Joyce (actor)
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William Joyce was an American actor.
In 1959, Jack Webb
picked him over Jimmy Dean
to play the title role in a television adaptation of Johnny Guitar
.
His film roles included Senator Charles Carroll in The Parallax View
and writer Tom Harris in I Eat Your Skin
.
In 1959, Jack Webb
Jack Webb
John Randolph "Jack" Webb , also known by the pseudonym John Randolph, was an American actor, television producer, director and screenwriter, who is most famous for his role as Sergeant Joe Friday in the radio and television series Dragnet...
picked him over Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Ray Dean was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. Although he may be best known today as the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand, he became a national television personality starting in 1957, rising to fame for his 1961 country crossover hit "Big Bad...
to play the title role in a television adaptation of Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar is a 1954 Republic Pictures Western film starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, and Scott Brady.The screenplay was based upon a novel by Roy Chanslor. Though credited to Philip Yordan, he was merely a front for the actual screenwriter, blacklistee Ben Maddow. ...
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His film roles included Senator Charles Carroll in The Parallax View
The Parallax View
The Parallax View is a 1974 American thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula and starring Warren Beatty, Paula Prentiss, Hume Cronyn and William Daniels. The film was adapted by David Giler, Lorenzo Semple Jr and an uncredited Robert Towne from the 1970 novel by Loren Singer...
and writer Tom Harris in I Eat Your Skin
I Eat Your Skin
I Eat Your Skin is a 1964 horror film directed by Del Tenney.-Plot:Writer Tom Harris arrives on a beautiful island in search of material on voodoo legends for his novel...
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