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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

52

Gender

Male

Birthday

1918-07-16

Day of Death

1959-10-03 (41 years old)

Place of Birth

Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

William Paxton Bishop

William Bishop

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

The Frogmen

1951

The Frogmen

as

Ferrino

Coroner Creek

1948

Coroner Creek

as

Leach Conover

The Boss

1956

The Boss

as

Bob Herrick

Short Cut to Hell

1957

Short Cut to Hell

as

Sgt. Stan Lowery

Young Ideas

1943

Young Ideas

as

French Lieutenant (uncredited)

Harriet Craig

1950

Harriet Craig

as

Wes Miller

The Basketball Fix

1951

The Basketball Fix

as

Mike Taft

The Studebaker Story

1953

The Studebaker Story

as

Henry Studebaker

The White Squaw

1956

The White Squaw

as

Bob Garth

Breakdown

1952

Breakdown

as

Terry Williams

Anna Lucasta

1949

Anna Lucasta

as

Rudolf Strobel

Overland Pacific

1954

Overland Pacific

as

Del Stewart

Cripple Creek

1952

Cripple Creek

as

Silver Kirby

Lorna Doone

1951

Lorna Doone

as

Carver Doone

The Walking Hills

1949

The Walking Hills

as

Dave "Shep" Wilson

Port Said

1948

Port Said

as

Leslie Sears

The Texas Rangers

1951

The Texas Rangers

as

Sam Bass

The Oregon Trail

1959

The Oregon Trail

as

Captain George Wayne

Song of the Thin Man

1947

Song of the Thin Man

as

Al Amboy

Thunderhoof

1948

Thunderhoof

as

The Kid

The Raiders

1952

The Raiders

as

Marshal Bill Henderson

The Phantom Stagecoach

1957

The Phantom Stagecoach

as

Glen Hayden

Seeing Hands

1943

Seeing Hands

as

Man Pulling Lamp Cord (uncredited)

Top Gun

1955

Top Gun

as

Canby Judd

Gun Belt

1953

Gun Belt

as

Ike Clinton

Wyoming Renegades

1954

Wyoming Renegades

as

Sundance Kid

The Tougher They Come

1950

The Tougher They Come

as

Gus Williams

The Untamed Breed

1948

The Untamed Breed

as

Larch Keegan

Black Eagle

1948

Black Eagle

as

Jason Bond

The Redhead from Wyoming

1953

The Redhead from Wyoming

as

Jim Averell

Lost Angel

1943

Lost Angel

as

Reporter (uncredited)

Slightly French

1949

Slightly French

as

J.B. (voice) (uncredited)

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

as

Ad Buchanan

A Guy Named Joe

1949

A Guy Named Joe

as

Ray - Transport Pilot (uncredited)

Cry 'Havoc'

1943

Cry 'Havoc'

as

Soldier

Mr. Soft Touch

1949

Mr. Soft Touch

as

Radio Broadcaster (Voice) (Uncredited)

Swing Fever

1943

Swing Fever

as

Soldier with Autograph Book (uncredited)

Swing Shift Maisie

1943

Swing Shift Maisie

as

Young Pilot (Uncredited)

The Star Wagon

1957

The Star Wagon

as

Charles Duffy

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Dave Stafford

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Brad Delmar

It's a Great Life

It's a Great Life

as

Steve Connors

Production

Crew

Directing