William Warfield

William Warfield

actor, soundtrack

William Warfield was born on Jan 22, 1920 in USA. William Warfield's big-screen debut came with Show Boat directed by George Sidney in 1951, strarring Joe. William Warfield is known for That's Entertainment! directed by Jack Haley Jr., Fred Astaire stars as Self - Co-Host and Bing Crosby as Self - Co-Host. William Warfield has got 1 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award William Warfield achieved is Grammy Awards. The upcoming new movie William Warfield plays is Old Explorers which will be released on Sep 28, 1990.

William Warfield was a concert baritone singer, who gave his recital debut in New York's Town Hall in 1950. He was then quickly invited by the Australian Broadcast Corporation to tour Australia for thirty-five concerts. As an actor, he appeared in only two motion pictures, one of them being his memorable performance as Joe in the 1951 version of Show Boat (1951), filmed at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the other as a tugboat captain in "Old Explorers". He played another dramatic role on live television in the 1950's, as De Lawd in "The Green Pastures" on the "Hallmark Hall of Fame".

  • Birthday

    Jan 22, 1920
  • Place of Birth

    West Helena, Arkansas, USA

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 1 nominations

Grammy Awards
1984
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording
Winner - Grammy

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