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Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 16, 1918
Died
October 3, 1959
Place of Birth
Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- William Paxton Bishop
William Bishop
0.3 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Paxton Bishop (July 16 1918 - October 3 1959) was an American television and movie actor from Oak Park, Illinois. He was best known for his role as Steve Connors on the 1950's NBC comedy series It's a Great Life[1] and for his roles in films including Harriet Craig, The Killer That Stalked New York and in numerous B-Movies and westerns such as The Tougher They Come, Gun Belt, The Basketball Fix, Cripple Creek and Wyoming Renegades. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Bishop (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
5.5
Captain George Wayne
The Oregon Trail
1959
7.1
Dave Stafford
The Rifleman
1958
5.7
Sgt. Stan Lowery
Short Cut to Hell
1957
5.0
Glen Hayden
The Phantom Stagecoach
1957
0.0
Charles Duffy
The Star Wagon
1957
6.6
Bob Garth
The White Squaw
1956
5.5
Bob Herrick
The Boss
1956
🎬
5.5
David
The Gale Storm Show
1956
6.3
Canby Judd
Top Gun
1955
5.4
Matt Hornbeck
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Credits
The Oregon Trail
as Captain George Wayne
1959
5.5
The Rifleman
as Dave Stafford
1958
7.1
Short Cut to Hell
as Sgt. Stan Lowery
1957
5.7
The Phantom Stagecoach
as Glen Hayden
1957
5.0
The Star Wagon
as Charles Duffy
1957
0.0
The White Squaw
as Bob Garth
1956
6.6
The Boss
as Bob Herrick
1956
5.5
🎬
The Gale Storm Show
as David
1956
5.5
Top Gun
as Canby Judd
1955
6.3
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Matt Hornbeck
1955
5.4
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
6.2
Overland Pacific
as Del Stewart
1954
4.9
🎬
It's a Great Life
as Steve Connors
1954
0.0
Wyoming Renegades
as Sundance Kid
1954
5.8
Letter to Loretta
as Brad Delmar
1953
6.5
Gun Belt
as Ike Clinton
1953
6.3
The Redhead from Wyoming
as Jim Averell
1953
6.1
The Studebaker Story
as Henry Studebaker
1953
0.0
The Raiders
as Marshal Bill Henderson
1952
5.7
The Ford Television Theatre
as Matt Brownley
1952
7.3
The Ford Television Theatre
as Bruce Stevens
1952
7.3
Breakdown
as Terry Williams
1952
6.0
Cripple Creek
as Silver Kirby
1952
5.7
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Charlie Sewell
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.2
The Basketball Fix
as Mike Taft
1951
5.7
The Texas Rangers
as Sam Bass
1951
5.7
Lorna Doone
as Carver Doone
1951
4.4
The Frogmen
as Ferrino
1951
6.1
The Tougher They Come
as Gus Williams
1950
3.0
Harriet Craig
as Wes Miller
1950
7.5
The Killer That Stalked New York
as Dr. Ben Wood
1950
6.2
Anna Lucasta
as Rudolf Strobel
1949
3.5
The Walking Hills
as Dave "Shep" Wilson
1949
6.0
Slightly French
as J.B. (voice) (uncredited)
1949
7.2
A Guy Named Joe
as Ray - Transport Pilot (uncredited)
1949
6.6
Suspense
1949
4.9
The Untamed Breed
as Larch Keegan
1948
5.0
Black Eagle
as Jason Bond
1948
6.0
Thunderhoof
as The Kid
1948
0.0
Coroner Creek
as Leach Conover
1948
6.1
Port Said
as Leslie Sears
1948
6.0
Adventures in Silverado
as Bill Foss
1948
5.0
Song of the Thin Man
as Al Amboy
1947
6.8
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as Ad Buchanan
1947
6.6
Lost Angel
as Reporter (uncredited)
1943
7.5
Cry 'Havoc'
as Soldier
1943
6.3
Swing Fever
as Soldier with Autograph Book (uncredited)
1943
5.0
Swing Shift Maisie
as Young Pilot (Uncredited)
1943
6.5
Young Ideas
as French Lieutenant (uncredited)
1943
4.6
Seeing Hands
as Man Pulling Lamp Cord (uncredited)
1943
6.0