
Photo: TV screenshot (CBS) / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
William Redfield reads to me like the kind of dependable, hardworking actor the industry quietly relies on. A New York native, he moved fluidly across theater, film, radio, and television from a young age, and was also an author, which tells me he had a thoughtful, articulate side beyond performing. His death at 49 in 1976 strikes me as genuinely sad, cutting short a career that clearly had range. I don't have a long list of credits in front of me, but a working actor who covered every medium of his era earns my respect. He's the sort of professional whose face you'd recognize before his name.
Overview
William Henry Redfield (January 26, 1927 – August 17, 1976) was an American actor and author who appeared in many theatrical, film, radio, and television roles.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- William Redfield
- Name (Japanese)
- ウィリアム・レッドフィールド
- Reading
- うぃりあむ・れっどふぃーるど
- Born
- January 26, 1927 – August 17, 1976
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.