William Preston

William Preston

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

Known For: Acting

Born: Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1921-08-26

Died: 1998-07-10

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1973	Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood	Sticker	55
2	1985	Stone Pillow	Homeless Man in Street (uncredited)	67
3	1989	Family Business	Flask Mourner	57
4	1989	Lady in a Corner	E. B. Bennett	45
5	1990	The Exorcist III	Old Man in Wheelchair	63
6	1991	The Fisher King	John the Bum	73
7	1992	Far and Away	Blacksmith	68
8	1993	Me and Veronica	Old Man	10
9	1994	It Runs in the Family	Grandpa Bumpus	53
10	1995	Waterworld	Depth Gauge	62
11	1995	Reckless	Porter	64
12	1996	The Crucible	George Jacobs	66
13	1996	I'm Not Rappaport	Jake	56
14	1997	Destination Anywhere	Homeless Man	68

William Preston

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