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Byron Webster made 1951 his film debut in Capitaine sans peur (1951). He moved to the USA in 1952 and settled in Chicago, Illinois. Acting assignments were few in Chicago, and he supplemented his income working for British European Airways. After some local area (Illinois) theatre work, he was cast in the NY company of "The Killing of Sister George," and then in "Funny Girl." Moving to Los Angeles in 1966, he appeared in the film version of "Funny Girl" and others, most notably as The Purser in L'aventure du Poséidon (1972). He toured and co-starred in national companies of "Camelot" and "My Fair Lady". Mr. Webster possessed a beautiful and powerful singing voice that was little used in his film and television appearances. He is perhaps best remembered by television fans as a regular cast member in the TV series Soap (1977). An avid Bridge player, he held Master Points and was often in Bridge tournaments. Always fighting a weight problem, he succumbed to heart failure December 1, 1991, at his home in Sherman Oaks, California. - IMDb Mini Biography

Known For

5.0

Chef Waldo

She's the Sheriff

1987

7.1

Crazy like a Fox

1984

7.5

Maitre D'

Murder, She Wrote

1984

4.3

Morgan

Not Just Another Affair

1982

7.5

Armand Pressler

Knight Rider

1982

5.7

Tom

Only When I Laugh

1981

5.0

Sherrill

Reward

1980

6.7

Dealer

Knots Landing

1979

5.5

Mr. Abbey

Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol

1979

5.8

Selby

Vampire

1979

Credits

She's the Sheriff

as Chef Waldo

1987

5.0

Crazy like a Fox

1984

7.1

Murder, She Wrote

as Maitre D'

1984

7.5

Not Just Another Affair

as Morgan

1982

4.3

Knight Rider

as Armand Pressler

1982

7.5

Only When I Laugh

as Tom

1981

5.7

Reward

as Sherrill

1980

5.0

Knots Landing

as Dealer

1979

6.7

Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol

as Mr. Abbey

1979

5.5

Vampire

as Selby

1979

5.8

Time After Time

as McKay

1979

6.8

Taxi

as Maitre d'

1978

7.2

Heaven Can Wait

as Waiter (uncredited)

1978

6.6

The Amazing Spider-Man

1978

6.2

Three on a Date

as Mr. Plews

1978

1.0

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

1977

0.0

Soap

as Dr. Medlow

1977

7.3

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

as Matitre'D Byron

1976

8.6

One of My Wives Is Missing

as Manager

1976

7.1

The Night That Panicked America

as Harrison

1975

6.8

Funny Lady

as Crazy Quilt Director

1975

5.2

That Man Bolt

as Griffiths

1973

4.8

Coffee, Tea or Me?

as London hotel Maitre'd (Uncredited)

1973

0.0

Poor Devil

as Blackbeard

1973

5.4

The Poseidon Adventure

as Purser

1972

7.1

Do You Take This Stranger?

as Taxi Driver

1971

5.0

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

as Prosecuting Attorney

1970

6.7

Mayberry R.F.D.

as Harding Capehart

1968

5.7

The Killing of Sister George

as Jack Adams

1968

6.2

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

as Seaman (uncredited)

1951

6.9