William Woodson
Biography
William Woodson was an American actor whose career spanned film, stage, radio, and voice work. Born in Glendale, he started in stock theater and first appeared on Broadway in 1943, playing Lowell Denton in Harriet. He played Le Bret opposite Jose Ferrer in Cyrano de Bergerac from 1946 to 1947, and was accepted into the Actors Studio's first class in 1947. He narrated This is Your FBI, a crime drama, from 1948 to 1953. Later he narrated The Invaders, the opening of The Odd Couple, and Super Friends, voicing over 100 episodes. His screen credits included the pilot narration for The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1974) and the tanner in The Small One (1978). He also narrated The Winds of War and War and Remembrance. He died in 2017.
99years old at death
- Born Glendale
- Died San Bernardino
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 18 years1969 to 1987
Every film, newest first
- 1987Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce GooseIMDb rating 6.6
- 1978The Small OneIMDb rating 7.5
- 1974The Life and Times of Grizzly AdamsIMDb rating 6.7
- 1969More Dead than AliveIMDb rating 6.1
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Early training
In 1947, Woodson was one of the first actors accepted into the first class of the Actors Studio, which had just been formed.
Getting ready for a role
Woodson explained that he pronounced super as syuper rather than sooper because of criticism of his speech in high school, and patterned his speech after Ronald Colman.
A change of course
Bill Woodson lent his voice to NFL Films' official Super Bowl II film and to the 1967 NFL Championship Game, the "Ice Bowl", since John Facenda, NFL Films' longtime voice, had been unavailable.
First role
Before he became a professional actor, Woodson acted in stock theater for nearly a decade, starting with his first appearance in a play in 1928.
First role
Bill Woodson's first Broadway role came in 1943, when he played Lowell Denton in Harriet, a show that starred Helen Hayes.
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Worked with
William Woodson made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Don BluthDirector, 1 film, 1978
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Jack CuttingDirector, 1 film, 1978
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Wolfgang ReithermanDirector, 1 film, 1978
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