William Leslie
Acting
Biography
William Leslie was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Leslie began his acting career appearing in various films, such as Forever Female (1953), Johnny Dark (1954) and the Jane Wyman dramatic adaptation Magnificent Obsession (1954). He also appeared in the Frankie Laine musical Bring Your Smile Along (1955), the dramatic adaptation Queen Bee (1955) with Joan Crawford, and The Long Gray Line (1955).
Born: March 27, 1928
Place of Birth: Seagraves, Texas, USA
Known For
The Last Hurrah
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.
The Lineup
In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.
The Long Gray Line
The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his job-related experiences as well as his family life and the relationships he develops with young cadets with whom he befriends. Based on the life of a real person.
The Horse Soldiers
A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.
Forever Female
An aging actress has a hard time admitting she is too old to play the ingenue role anymore.
Magnificent Obsession
Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-saving device. Merrick then tries to right his wrongs with the doctor’s widow, Helen, falling in love with her in the process.
The White Squaw
A Swedish settler starts a war when he tries to drive Dakotas off their Wyoming reservation.
Operation Mad Ball
In this wacky military spoof, Lemmon plays a terminally bored Army private waging a war of wits as he tries to throw a party under the nose of his obnoxious commanding officer.
Buchanan Rides Alone
Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.
Queen Bee
A devilish Southern woman, married to a man who despises her, manages to manipulate those around her under the guise of being kind. But, when her sister-in-law is engaged to be married to the woman's former lover and her husband starts up an affair with her cousin, visting from New York, things start to go awry and she sets a plan to destroy it all.
Filmography
as Maj. Gordon Towers
as Dr. David Lindsay
as Bill Martin (as Bill Leslie)
as Gray
as Lt. Doherty
as Dan Herlihy
as Jack Bailey
as Roy Agry
as Larry Warner
as Tucker
as Johnny
as Pvt. Grimes
as Dr. David Conway
as Lt. Paul Prentice
as Stuart
as Lt. Murray
as Thor Swanson
as Ens. Pete Kelly
as Ty McKinnon
as David Parker
as Self
as James "Red" Sundstrom
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
as Phil Clark (uncredited)
as Bill (uncredited)
as Clint Rust