William Bishop

William Bishop

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.

  • Title: William Bishop
  • Popularity: 3.431
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1918-07-16
  • Place of Birth: Oak Park, Illinois, USA
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  • Also Known As: William Paxton Bishop
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William Bishop Movies

  • 1950
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    The Killer That Stalked New York
    The Killer That Stalked New York

    6.1 1950 HD

    In New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels they smuggled into America from Cuba, but the...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Evelyn Keyes

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  • 1948
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    Coroner Creek
    Coroner Creek

    6 1948 HD

    A man is bent on taking revenge on those responsible for his fiancée's death.

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Randolph Scott

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  • 1956
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    The Boss
    The Boss

    5.5 1956 HD

    A crusading politician falls prey to the temptations of power.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: John Payne

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  • 1957
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    Short Cut to Hell
    Short Cut to Hell

    5.6 1957 HD

    A hitman is found out because he was paid off in traceable stolen money. On the run, he kidnaps the girlfriend of the police detective in charge of...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: William Bishop

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  • 1950
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    Harriet Craig
    Harriet Craig

    7.538 1950 HD

    A perfectionist woman's devotion to her home drives away friends and family.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Joan Crawford

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  • 1951
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    The Basketball Fix
    The Basketball Fix

    5.8 1951 HD

    A college basketball star collaborrates with organized crime and becomes involved in 'point shaving.' A sportswriter tries to get him back on the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Ireland

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  • 1956
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    The White Squaw
    The White Squaw

    6.4 1956 HD

    A Swedish settler (David Brian) starts a war when he tries to drive Dakotas off their Wyoming reservation.

    Genre: Western

    Cast: David Brian

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  • 1952
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    Breakdown
    Breakdown

    6 1952 HD

    A boxer (William Bishop) jailed for murder proves his girlfriend's (Ann Richards) wealthy father and a ward boss framed him.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Ann Richards

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  • 1949
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    Anna Lucasta
    Anna Lucasta

    4.3 1949 HD

    A prostitute is thrown out of her house by her alcoholic father, and her scheming brother-in-law tries to devise a plan to marry her off and make...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Paulette Goddard

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  • 1952
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    Cripple Creek
    Cripple Creek

    5.7 1952 HD

    It's 1893 and gold is being smuggled out of the country. Instead of stealing gold bars, the outlaws are stealing high grade ore, having it smelted,...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: George Montgomery

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  • 1951
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    Lorna Doone
    Lorna Doone

    4.3 1951 HD

    An English farmer leads a village uprising against their corrupt landlords.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Barbara Hale

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  • 1949
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    The Walking Hills
    The Walking Hills

    6 1949 HD

    A study in greed in which treasure hunters seek a shipment of gold buried in Death Valley.

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Randolph Scott

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  • 1951
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    The Texas Rangers
    The Texas Rangers

    5.7 1951 HD

    It's 1874 and the Texas Rangers have been reorganized. But Sam Bass has assembled a group of notorious outlaws into a gang the Rangers are unable to...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: George Montgomery

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  • 1947
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    Song of the Thin Man
    Song of the Thin Man

    6.8 1947 HD

    Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: William Powell

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  • 1948
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    Adventures in Silverado
    Adventures in Silverado

    5 1948 HD

    Author Robert Louis Stevenson takes a trip to Napa Valley, California, in 1880 and gets involved in the exploits of a stagecoach driver who captures...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: William Bishop

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  • 1948
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    Thunderhoof
    Thunderhoof

    1 1948 HD

    Two men, one woman and one horse get into trouble.

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Preston Foster

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  • 1943
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    Seeing Hands
    Seeing Hands

    5.3 1943 HD

    This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with disabilities to help with the war effort. As a boy, Ben Helwig...

    Genre: War

    Cast: Pete Smith

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  • 1953
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    Gun Belt
    Gun Belt

    6.3 1953 HD

    Gunfighter Billy Ringo decides to hang up his guns, buy a ranch and marry Arlene Reach. His brother Matt, father of Chip, the nephew Ringo is trying...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: George Montgomery

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  • 1955
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    Top Gun
    Top Gun

    6 1955 HD

    A gunslinger returns to his hometown to warn of an impending outlaw gang attack, but he's met with hatred and fear for his previous killings.

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Sterling Hayden

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  • 1954
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    Wyoming Renegades
    Wyoming Renegades

    5.8 1954 HD

    Brady Sutton returns from three years in prison and tries to go straight. One a member of the Butch Cassidy gang, he is still suspected of being...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Philip Carey

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  • 1950
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    The Tougher They Come
    The Tougher They Come

    3 1950 HD

    Set in a rugged Northwest logging camp, this drama follows the exploits of the lumberjack who inherits the camp. For a long time, he has been...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Wayne Morris

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  • 1948
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    The Untamed Breed
    The Untamed Breed

    5 1948 HD

    A cowboy sets out to capture an escaped Brahma bull that is terrorizing local ranchers. Based on a story by Eli Colter that appeared in The Saturday...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Sonny Tufts

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  • 1957
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    The Phantom Stagecoach
    The Phantom Stagecoach

    5 1957 HD

    A stagecoach is plagued by robberies, but it takes an undercover Wells Fargo agent to discover that a rival company is responsible.

    Genre: Western

    Cast: William Bishop

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  • 1959
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    The Oregon Trail
    The Oregon Trail

    5.3 1959 HD

    In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. He hopes to confirm a rumor that President Polk is...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Fred MacMurray

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  • 1954
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    Overland Pacific
    Overland Pacific

    4.9 1954 HD

    A railroad investigator discovers that there's more than meets the eye to a series of reported Indian attacks against the railroad.

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Jock Mahoney

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  • 1948
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    Black Eagle
    Black Eagle

    6 1948 HD

    Black Eagle is based on The Passing of Black Eagle, a short story by O. Henry. William Bishop stars as Jason Bond, who stays out of trouble by the...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: William Bishop

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  • 1953
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    The Redhead from Wyoming
    The Redhead from Wyoming

    6.1 1953 HD

    A saloonkeeper sides with the sheriff for justice after she's framed for rustling.

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Maureen O'Hara

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  • 1943
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    Lost Angel
    Lost Angel

    7.5 1943 HD

    Alpha's been raised along scientific principles, and will make Mike Regan a great human interest story for his paper. But when his interview prompts...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Margaret O'Brien

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  • 1949
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    Slightly French
    Slightly French

    6.5 1949 HD

    A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a "French" movie star and pass her off as his big new...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Dorothy Lamour

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  • 1947
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    The Romance of Rosy Ridge
    The Romance of Rosy Ridge

    6.6 1947 HD

    A mysterious Civil War veteran courts a Missouri farmer's daughter amid postwar unrest.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Van Johnson

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  • 1943
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    A Guy Named Joe
    A Guy Named Joe

    6.5 1943 HD

    A cocky Air Force pilot stationed in England during World War II falls for a daring female flier. After he's killed on a mission, he is sent back to...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Spencer Tracy

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  • 1943
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    Cry 'Havoc'
    Cry 'Havoc'

    6.3 1943 HD

    The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn't what they expected. A motley crew, including a Southern belle, a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Margaret Sullavan

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  • 1949
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    Mr. Soft Touch
    Mr. Soft Touch

    6.8 1949 HD

    When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WWII hero Joe Miracle steals the money from the...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Glenn Ford

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  • 1943
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    Swing Fever
    Swing Fever

    5 1943 HD

    Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Kay Kyser

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  • 1943
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    Swing Shift Maisie
    Swing Shift Maisie

    6.5 1943 HD

    Street-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and falls in love with handsome pilot "Breezy" McLaughlin....

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ann Sothern

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  • 1953
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    The Studebaker Story
    The Studebaker Story

    1 1953 HD

    The history of the Studebaker family, their success at making wagons and the company's venture into automobiles.

    Genre: History

    Cast: Donald Woods

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  • 1948
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    Port Said
    Port Said

    6 1948 HD

    Travel author Leslie Sears arrives in Cairo, Egypt, to meet with Greg Stewart, an old war buddy who is a theater booking agent in Port Said. Leslie...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Gloria Henry

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  • 1952
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    The Raiders
    The Raiders

    6.2 1952 HD

    A rancher who has staked a claim during the California gold rush goes after the gang of murderous claim-jumpers who have stolen his claim and...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Richard Conte

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  • 1951
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    The Frogmen
    The Frogmen

    5.9 1951 HD

    The new commander of a Navy Underwater Demolition Team--nicknamed "Frogmen"--must earn the respect of the men in his unit, who are still grieving...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Richard Widmark

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  • 1943
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    Young Ideas
    Young Ideas

    4.6 1943 HD

    A widow's grown children try to break up her romance with a college professor.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Susan Peters

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  • 1956
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    It's a Great Life
    It's a Great Life

    1 1956 HD

    It's a Great Life is an American situation comedy which aired on NBC from 1954 to 1956. Frances Bavier, six years before being cast as Aunt Bee in...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: William Bishop

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  • 1957
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    Science Fiction Theatre
    Science Fiction Theatre

    6.571 1957 HD

    Science Fiction Theatre is an American science fiction anthology series that aired in syndication from April 1955 to April 1957. It was produced by...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Truman Bradley

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  • 1963
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    6 1963 HD

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was...

    Genre: Drama

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  • 1963
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    The Rifleman
    The Rifleman

    7.045 1963 HD

    The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Chuck Connors

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  • 1963
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    6 1963 HD

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was...

    Genre: Drama

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  • 1960
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    The Gale Storm Show
    The Gale Storm Show

    5.5 1960 HD

    The Gale Storm Show is an American sitcom starring Gale Storm. The series premiered on September 29, 1956, and ran until 1960 for 143 half-hour...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Gale Storm

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  • 1957
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    The 20th Century Fox Hour
    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    4.2 1957 HD

    The 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States on CBS from 1955 to 1957. Some of the shows in this...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1957
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    The Ford Television Theatre
    The Ford Television Theatre

    6 1957 HD

    This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses...

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  • 1957
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    The Ford Television Theatre
    The Ford Television Theatre

    6 1957 HD

    This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses...

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  • 1961
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    Letter to Loretta
    Letter to Loretta

    5.8 1961 HD

    Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show...

    Genre: Drama

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  • 1954
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    Suspense
    Suspense

    4.25 1954 HD

    Suspense is an American television anthology series that ran on CBS Television from 1949 to 1954. It was adapted from the radio program of the same...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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