Acting credits
17
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
William Preston
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 16Series: 1
TMDB ID: 954225
IMDb ID: nm0696512
Known for: Acting
Born: August 26, 1921
Died: July 10, 1998
Age: 76
Place of birth: Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1973 - 1997
Years active: 25
Average TMDB rating: 6.2
Wikidata: Q8017065
Biography
William Preston started an acting career late in his life, giving up his career as a book keeper in a Philadelphia trucking firm to begin acting at age 47. He had extensive stage experience, performing in over 60 Shakespeare productions as well as being nominated for Florida's state supporting actor award. Among his many movie roles, he played John, the bum, from Fisher King - Le roi pêcheur (1991), a blacksmith in Horizons lointains (1992), and the flask mourner in Family Business (1989). He later appeared inWaterworld (1995), Reckless (1995/I), Brooklyn Boogie (1995), and La chasse aux sorcières (1996). William was born on August 26, 1921 in Columbia, PA. He had a Master's degree in English literature from Penn State. In July 10, 1998 Preston died. - IMDb Mini Biography
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with William Preston.
6.8
Destination Anywhere
as Homeless Man
1997 Movie
5.6
I'm Not Rappaport
as Jake
1996 Movie
6.6
The Crucible
as George Jacobs
1996 Movie
5.8
Joe's Apartment
as Complaint Handler
1996 Movie
6.6
Reckless
as Porter
1995 Movie
6.2
Waterworld
as Depth Gauge
1995 Movie
5.4
It Runs in the Family
as Grandpa Bumpus
1994 Movie
No Exit
as Homeless Man
1994 Movie
1.0
Me and Veronica
as Old Man
1993 Movie
6.8
Far and Away
as Blacksmith
1992 Movie
7.3
The Fisher King
as John the Bum
1991 Movie
6.3
The Exorcist III
as Old Man in Wheelchair
1990 Movie
4.5
Lady in a Corner
as E. B. Bennett
1989 Movie
5.7
Family Business
as Flask Mourner
1989 Movie
6.7
Stone Pillow
as Homeless Man in Street (uncredited)
1985 Movie
5.5
Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood
as Sticker
1973 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with William Preston.
