8.5
TV
Acting
William Keene
- Born
- Died
- (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 40 titles
Biography
William Joseph Keene was an American radio and television actor who appeared on several popular television shows more than one separate occasion as a different character. He appeared in shows more than once as a different character such as The Andy Griffith Show, Perry Mason and Mayberry R.F.D.. In 1958, he played the banker Mr. Botkin in the Gunsmoke episode "Kitty Caught" (Season 3, Episode 19). In 1961 he appeared on the television show Twilight Zone in the episodes "The Midnight Sun" and "The Prime Mover", and in an episode of The Asphalt Jungle. He also appeared in "Lamb to the Slaughter", a classic 1958 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Among his five appearances on Perry Mason, the last two were as Judge Seymour in the show's final season.
He died in Los Angeles on May 23, 1992. He was buried in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.
Signature work
Known For
8.5
TV
8.0
TV
Little House on the Prairie
7.5
TV
Bonanza
8.0
TV
The Addams Family
8.0
TV
Get Smart
7.6
TV
Mission: Impossible
7.8
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.6
TV
The Andy Griffith Show
7.7
TV
Perry Mason
6.7
TV
Gunsmoke
6.5
Movie
Heavy Traffic
7.2
TV
Green Acres
6.3
TV
Lassie
6.8
TV
Ironside
7.3
TV
The Fugitive
6.6
TV
My Three Sons
6.5
TV
The Virginian
4.2
Movie
Tarzan and the Trappers
Acting credits 40
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Herowork Film | Judge |
| 1976 | Big John, Little John TV | Doctor (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie TV | (1 ep) |
| 1973 | Heavy Traffic Film | (voice) |
| 1968 | Mayberry R.F.D. TV | Reverend Tucker (3 ep) |
| 1968 | Speedway Film | Taxpayer (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Ironside TV | (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible TV | Janos Karq (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Get Smart TV | Newfield (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Honey West TV | Granville Manners (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Green Acres TV | (1 ep) |
| 1964 | The Addams Family TV | Dr. Motley (1 ep) |
| 1964 | Honeymoon Hotel Film | Mr. Johnson |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre TV | Captain (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Fugitive TV | Dr. Garber (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Virginian TV | Minister (1 ep) |
| 1961 | 87th Precinct TV | (1 ep) |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle TV | (1 ep) |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show TV | Reverend Tucker (6 ep) |
| 1960 | My Three Sons TV | (1 ep) |
| 1960 | The Brothers Brannagan TV | Swift (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Coronado 9 TV | (2 ep) |
| 1960 | Tarzan and the Trappers Film | Lapin |
| 1960 | Too Soon to Love Film | The Doctor |
| 1960 | Johnny Midnight TV | (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Not for Hire TV | (1 ep) |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone TV | Desk Clerk (uncredited), Doctor (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Bonanza TV | Mr. Nagel (1 ep) |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show TV | (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook TV | Royal Army One Soldier (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer TV | Robert Bart (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Perry Mason TV | Bank Teller, Rogers, Mr. Kenneth, Judge, Judge Seymour (1 ep) |
| 1957 | M Squad TV | Captain Bates (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo TV | Dr. Crosier (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater TV | (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV | Fingerprint Policeman (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke TV | Mr. Botkin (1 ep) |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV | (1 ep) |
| 1954 | Lassie TV | (2 ep) |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok TV | (1 ep) |