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William Prince

William Prince

Actor · Died October 8, 1996, aged 83 · Nichols, New York, USA

William LeRoy Prince (January 26, 1913 – October 8, 1996) was an American actor who appeared in numerous soap operas and made dozens of guest appearances on primetime series as well as playing villains in movies like The Gauntlet and Spontaneous Combustion. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Prince, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 26, 1913
Died
October 8, 1996 (aged 83)
From
Nichols, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 105 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are William Prince's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Bonds
25%
Survival
17%
Self
15%
Power
10%
Ideas
5%
Society
2%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 9 · Dark 11

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 18 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 15

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 9 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 9
Ally
2 of 9
Herald
2 of 9
Hero
1 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Dread
8
Absurd
5
Thrilling
6
Melancholic
6
Other
29

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch William Prince's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for William Prince's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

105 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Paper(1994)

    as Howard Hackett

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Miles Douglas

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • The Portrait(1993)

    as Hubert Hayden

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Taking of Beverly Hills(1991)

    as Mitchell Sage

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Steel and Lace(1990)

    as Old Man

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Dwight Corcoran

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Second Sight(1989)

    as Cardinal O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Do You Know the Muffin Man?(1989)

    as Arthur Richardson

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Chain Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Matthew Barwood

  • Spontaneous Combustion(1989)

    as Lew Orlander

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • War and Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Chester Nimitz

  • Monsters(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Collin

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Vice Versa(1988)

    as Avery

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Nuts(1987)

    as Clarence Middleton

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Assassination(1987)

    as H.H. Royce

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Archbishop Stefan Corro

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Garland Frazier

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Spies Like Us(1985)

    as Keyes

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Fever Pitch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Mitchell

  • Movers & Shakers(1985)

    as Louis Martin

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Goldie and the Bears(1985)

    as Paul Ellison

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew Kerry

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Found Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as George Peterson

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Asa Lamar

  • The Sting II(1983)

    as Tuxedo (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Me Goodbye(1982)

    as Rev. Hollis

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Remington Steele(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as (uncredited) · as Horton Earhart

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Moonlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mr. White / Bibb

  • The Soldier(1982)

    as The President

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Fall Guy(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Love & Money(1981)

    as Paultz

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Man in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Secretary of State

  • The Greatest American Hero(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Striegel

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • A Matter of Life and Death(1981)

    as Dr. Burgess

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Time for Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Prefect

  • The Jericho Mile(1979)

    as O.A.U. Chairman

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Bronco Billy(1980)

    as Edgar Lipton

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Gideon's Trumpet(1980)

    as 5th Supreme Court Justice

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • City in Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Harrison Crawford II

  • Make Me an Offer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Milo Spears

  • The Sorrows of Gin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Carl

  • Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Promise(1979)

    as George Calloway

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Cat from Outer Space(1978)

    as Mr. Olympus

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Gauntlet(1977)

    as Blakelock

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Aspen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 3 episodes · as Judge Miles Kendrick

  • Rollercoaster(1977)

    as Quinlan

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Fire Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mr. Cooper (uncredited)

  • The Rhinemann Exchange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 3 episodes · as Alex Spaulding

  • Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye(1977)

    as Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Network(1976)

    as Edward George Ruddy

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Sybil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · as Willard Dorsett

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · as Prosecutor

  • All Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as The Best Friend

  • Family Plot(1976)

    as Bishop Wood

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 3 episodes · as James Marshall Gunther

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Invisible Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Stepford Wives(1975)

    as Ike Mazzard

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Arnold Newcomb

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Broxton

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Night Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Clayton Nikell

  • Key West(1973)

    as Sen. Scott

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Powers

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Baker

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Heartbreak Kid(1972)

    as Colorado Man

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Primus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sacco & Vanzetti(1971)

    as William Thompson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as The Best Friend

  • A World Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 322 episodes · Actor

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Willard Coleman

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • An Enemy of the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • The Atom and Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Narrator

  • Another World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1,643 episodes · Actor

  • Young Doctor Malone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 322 episodes · Actor

  • Macabre(1958)

    as Dr. Rodney Barrett

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • All the King's Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Vagabond King(1956)

    as Rene de Montigny

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Secret of Treasure Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Robert Kendall

  • The Edge of Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 306 episodes · Actor

  • Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 66 episodes · as Richard Adams

  • Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Inner Sanctum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · as 5th Supreme Court Justice

  • Tales of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cyrano de Bergerac(1950)

    as Christian de Neuvillette

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lust for Gold(1949)

    as Barry Storm

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 4 episodes · as Cunningham

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Standish

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 5 episodes · as Hadrian the adopted son

  • Carnegie Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Tony Salerno Jr.

  • Dead Reckoning(1946)

    as Sgt. Johnny Drake

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Shadow of a Woman(1946)

    as David G. MacKellar, Louise's Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Cinderella Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Bart Williams

  • Pillow to Post (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Lieutenant Don Mallory

  • Objective, Burma!(1945)

    as Lt. Sid Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Very Thought of You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Fred

  • Destination Tokyo(1943)

    as Pills

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 105 titles from 1943 to 1994; peak year 1976.

Biggest box office

Nuts (1987)

$31M worldwide

Highest rated

Sacco & Vanzetti (1971)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Family Plot (1976)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19431994

Peak 1976 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting105 of 105: 105 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1940s12 · acting1950s13 · acting1960s4 · acting1970s32 · acting1980s38 · acting1990s6 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 4% of 25 roles
43587883

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do William Prince's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 40; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 54 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 54 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Goldie and the Bears (1985)

93rd percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Network (1976)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is William Prince's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles17–48 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does William Prince work with?

People who share at least 2 of William Prince's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack L. Warner shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers