William Bishop
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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.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.7299 |
| Birthday | 1918-07-16 |
| Place of Birth | Oak Park, Illinois, USA |
| Also Known As | William Paxton Bishop, |
1951
The Frogmen
6.2/28
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 over...
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The Frogmen
1950
The Killer That Stalked New York
6.172/31
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 polic...
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The Killer That Stalked New York
1948
Coroner Creek
6.2/30
A man is bent on taking revenge on those responsible for his fiancée's death.
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Coroner Creek
1956
The Boss
5.9/12
A crusading politician falls prey to the temptations of power.
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The Boss
1957
Short Cut to Hell
5.8/13
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 h...
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Short Cut to Hell
1943
Young Ideas
5.3/5
A widowed lecturer's two grown children try to break up what they believe is her inappropriate romance with a staid college professor.
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Young Ideas
1950
Harriet Craig
7.5/30
A perfectionist woman's devotion to her home drives away friends and family.
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Harriet Craig
1951
The Basketball Fix
6/7
A college basketball star collaborrates with organized crime and becomes involved in 'point shaving.' A sportswriter tries to get him back on the righ...
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The Basketball Fix
1953
The Studebaker Story
0/0
The history of the Studebaker family, their success at making wagons and the company's venture into automobiles.
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The Studebaker Story
1956
The White Squaw
6.85/10
A Swedish settler starts a war when he tries to drive Dakotas off their Wyoming reservation.
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The White Squaw
1952
Breakdown
7.5/2
A boxer (William Bishop) jailed for murder proves his girlfriend's (Ann Richards) wealthy father and a ward boss framed him.
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Breakdown
1949
Anna Lucasta
4.2/5
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 some...
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Anna Lucasta
1954
Overland Pacific
5.643/7
A railroad investigator discovers that there's more than meets the eye to a series of reported Indian attacks against the railroad.
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Overland Pacific
1952
Cripple Creek
5.964/14
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, an...
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Cripple Creek
1951
Lorna Doone
4.688/8
An English farmer leads a village uprising against their corrupt landlords.
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Lorna Doone
1949
The Walking Hills
6/22
A study in greed in which treasure hunters seek a shipment of gold buried in Death Valley.
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The Walking Hills
1948
Port Said
7.5/2
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 te...
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Port Said
1951
The Texas Rangers
6.125/8
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 c...
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The Texas Rangers
1959
The Oregon Trail
5.7/19
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 sen...
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The Oregon Trail
1947
Song of the Thin Man
6.746/107
Nick and Nora Charles are back in action—and this time, the music is murder! While attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, the sop...
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Song of the Thin Man
1948
Adventures in Silverado
7/3
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 a...
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Adventures in Silverado
1948
Thunderhoof
9/1
Two men, one woman and one horse get into trouble.
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Thunderhoof
1952
The Raiders
6.25/8
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 murdered...
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The Raiders
1957
The Phantom Stagecoach
7.5/2
A stagecoach is plagued by robberies, but it takes an undercover Wells Fargo agent to discover that a rival company is responsible.
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The Phantom Stagecoach
1943
Seeing Hands
6.333/9
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...
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Seeing Hands
1955
Top Gun
6.6/13
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.
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Top Gun
1953
Gun Belt
6.4/8
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 t...
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Gun Belt
1954
Wyoming Renegades
6.143/7
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 cahoo...
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Wyoming Renegades
1950
The Tougher They Come
5.3/3
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 courting...
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The Tougher They Come
1948
The Untamed Breed
6.5/2
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 E...
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The Untamed Breed
1948
Black Eagle
6.5/2
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 sim...
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Black Eagle
1953
The Redhead from Wyoming
6.3/14
A saloonkeeper sides with the sheriff for justice after she's framed for rustling.
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The Redhead from Wyoming
1943
Lost Angel
8/8
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 A...
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Lost Angel
1949
Slightly French
7.5/6
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 dis...
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Slightly French
1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
6.667/6
A mysterious Civil War veteran courts a Missouri farmer's daughter amid postwar unrest.
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The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1944
A Guy Named Joe
6.7/55
A cocky U.S. Army Air Force pilot stationed in England during World War II falls for a daring female flier. After he's killed on a mission, he's sent...
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A Guy Named Joe
1943
Cry 'Havoc'
6.5/15
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 waitres...
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Cry 'Havoc'
1943
Swing Fever
6/4
Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.
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Swing Fever
1943
Swing Shift Maisie
6.8/5
Street-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and falls in love with handsome pilot "Breezy" McLaughlin. Bre...
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Swing Shift Maisie
1957
The Star Wagon
0/0
An inventor, pondering on how he might differently have arranged his life, invents a time machine and decides to make a few changes.
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The Star Wagon
1947
Devil Ship
6.5/2
Captain Biff Brown owns a boat used to ferry prisoners from the mainland to Alcatraz. The police find some escape tools on his boat and, although Brow...
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