Bill Wallis
Biography
Bill Wallis was an English actor, born in Guildford, Surrey, who built a wide-ranging career in theater, radio, television, and film. He attended St John's College, Cambridge, on a State Scholarship, and there met Peter Cook and David Frost; when Beyond the Fringe moved to Broadway, he stepped into Alan Bennett's roles. He was in the original London cast of Jeeves in 1975. On BBC Radio 4 he appeared regularly in The Afternoon Play, Classic Serial, and Week Ending, and in 1978 he first played Mr. Prosser and Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. His television work included Blackadder, Yes, Prime Minister, War and Remembrance (1988), and the long-running part of Nick McKenzie in Dangerfield from 1995 to 1998. Among his film credits were The Romantic Englishwoman (1975), Brazil (1985), and The Whistle Blower (1986). He also read audiobooks, including Robert Harris's Cicero novels Imperium (2006) and Lustrum (2009).
76years old at death
- Born Guildford
- Died Bath
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as William Wallis
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 11 years1975 to 1986
Every film, newest first
- 1986The Canterville GhostIMDb rating 6.6
- 1986The Whistle BlowerIMDb rating 6.2
- 1975The Romantic EnglishwomanIMDb rating 6.1
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Early training
Wallis won a State Scholarship to St John's College, Cambridge, where he met Peter Cook and David Frost. When Cook and the team brought Beyond the Fringe to Broadway, Wallis stepped into Alan Bennett's roles.
Behind the camera
Wallis presented and narrated A Pleasant Terror, a semi-dramatized documentary about M. R. James and his works. ITV broadcast it in December 1995.
Beyond film
In 1975, Wallis was part of the original London cast of Jeeves, an unsuccessful musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alan Ayckbourn.
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Worked with
Bill Wallis shares two films with Michael Caine, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Michael Caine's page
John Gielgud's page
James Fox's page
Alyssa Milano's page
Michael Lonsdale's page
Gordon Jackson's page
Simon LangtonDirector, 1 film, 1986
All films by Simon Langton
Joseph LoseyDirector, 1 film, 1975
All films by Joseph Losey
Paul BogartDirector, 1 film, 1986
All films by Paul Bogart
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.