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

  • Title : William Preston
  • Popularity : 0.54
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1921-08-26
  • Place of Birth : Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Preston Movies

  • 1996
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    I'm Not Rappaport

    I'm Not Rappaport

    5.6 1996 HD

    Old Nat Moyer is a talker, a philosopher, and a troublemaker with a fanciful imagination. His companion is Midge Carter, who is half-blind, but still...

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  • 1997
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    Destination Anywhere

    Destination Anywhere

    7.2 1997 HD

    This film captures the essence of Jon Bon Jovi, the lead singer of one of the prime players in the legion of pop-metal bands that took '80s radio by...

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  • 1990
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    The Exorcist III

    The Exorcist III

    6.2 1990 HD

    On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered...

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  • 1991
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    The Fisher King

    The Fisher King

    7.3 1991 HD

    Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save...

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  • 1973
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    Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood

    Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood

    5.643 1973 HD

    After the Norris family's son goes missing at a run down local amusement park, they take jobs there in an effort to uncover what happened to him and...

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  • 1989
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    Lady in a Corner

    Lady in a Corner

    1 1989 HD

    Grace Guthrie tries to stave off the hostile take over of her publishing empire. While fighting off a ruthless British business-mogul, she must also...

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  • 1995
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    Waterworld

    Waterworld

    6.2 1995 HD

    In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a...

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  • 1992
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    Far and Away

    Far and Away

    6.8 1992 HD

    A young couple escapes Ireland, dreaming of a new life during the land giveaway in Oklahoma. As they struggle to survive against betrayal and harsh...

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  • 1989
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    Family Business

    Family Business

    5.692 1989 HD

    Jessie is an aging career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and lineups than just about anyone else. His son Vito, while...

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  • 1996
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    The Crucible

    The Crucible

    6.6 1996 HD

    A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

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  • 1995
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    Reckless

    Reckless

    6.4 1995 HD

    On Christmas Eve, a relentlessly cheerful woman escapes from the killers hired by her husband, and embarks on a series of strange encounters.

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  • 1993
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    Me and Veronica

    Me and Veronica

    1 1993 HD

    Two sisters share a disturbing family secret.

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  • 1994
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    It Runs in the Family

    It Runs in the Family

    5.3 1994 HD

    It is now summer in the Parker family; and the usual amount of numerous events are happening in their separate lives. Ralphie is searching for the...

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  • 1985
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    Stone Pillow

    Stone Pillow

    6 1985 HD

    A homeless woman named Florabelle becomes the unwitting guide to the streets for a New York social worker named Carrie who thinks she has lessons to...

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  • 1996
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    Spin City

    Spin City

    7 1996 HD

    Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs...

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