William Woodson
Biography
William T. Woodson was an American film, stage, radio, and voice actor. He was born on July 16, 1917, in San Bernadino, California, United States, and died on February 22, 2017, at the age of 99. Also known as Willi and Bill Woodson, he was credited with 58 known acting credits on The Movie Database. He is best known for his work as a narrator, including his narration of the radio series This is Your FBI, the American science fiction television program The Invaders, and the animated series Super Friends along with all its spin-offs. The Invaders was created by Larry Cohen and aired on ABC for two seasons, running from January 10, 1967, to March 26, 1968.
Career overview
William T. Woodson was an American film, stage, radio, and voice actor born on July 16, 1917, in San Bernardino, California. Throughout his career, he accumulated 58 known credits in acting across movies and television shows. He lived to the age of 99 and passed away on February 22, 2017.
Woodson was widely recognized for his work as a narrator. He served as the narrator for the famous American science fiction television program The Invaders, which was created by Larry Cohen and aired on ABC for two seasons from January 10, 1967, to March 26, 1968. In addition to his television narration on The Invaders, he was known for narrating the radio series This is Your FBI as well as the animated series Super Friends and its spin-offs.
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64 titles- Family Guy (1999) as Super Friends Narrator (voice)
- SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993)
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) as TV Commercial Announcer
- Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) as Announcer (voice)
- Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) as Narrator (voice)
- Gravedale High (1990) as (voice)
- Gravedale High (1990) as Judge Killjoy (voice)
- The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) as Gene Lopwitz (voice)
- The Easter Story (1990) as Simon (voice)
- War and Remembrance (1988) as Narrator (voice)
- Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987) as Museum Documentary Narrator (voice)
- The Centurions (1986) as Opening Narrator (voice)
- The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985) as Narrator (voice)
- The Winds of War (1983) as Narrator (voice)
- Shirt Tales (1982) as Commissioner (voice)
- Pandamonium (1982) as Mondraggor (voice)
- Spider-Man (1981) as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- The Greatest American Hero (1981) as Announcer
- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981) as Namor the Sub-Mariner (voice)
- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981) as (voice)
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979) as Harrison Stone (voice)
- The Adventures of Humpty Dumpty (1979)
- The Small One (1978) as Tanner (voice)
- Posse Impossible (1977) as Sheriff
- Tunnel Vision (1976) as Announcer
- I Will Take You to the Christ Child (1976) as Voice
- The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1974) as Narrator
- Super Friends (1973) as Narrator (voice)
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) as Naval Officer
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) as Big Voice Man
- More Dead than Alive (1969) as Warden
- The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968) as Henry White (uncredited)
- The Invaders (1967) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Jericho (1966) as Narrator (uncredited)
- Not With My Wife, You Don't! (1966) as Col. Wilson (uncredited)
- Get Smart (1965) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- F Troop (1965) as Secretary of War
- Bewitched (1964) as Police Sergeant
- The Fugitive (1963) as Carnival Barker
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Larry McAdoo
- The Lucy Show (1962) as MC
- The Jetsons (1962) as Narrator (voice)
- We'll Bury You! (1962) as Narrator
- The Investigators (1961)
- Peter Loves Mary (1960) as Marlo Briggs
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) as Steve Talbot
- Perry Mason (1957) as Medical Examiner
- Perry Mason (1957) as Dr. Willard Sholby
- Perry Mason (1957) as Commentator
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as Circus Barker
- The Garment Jungle (1957) as Announcer (uncredited)
- Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Inside Detroit (1955)
- The Fast and the Furious (1954) as Officer Samuels (uncredited)
- The Miami Story (1954)
- Macbeth (1954) as the Sergeant
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer! (1954) as Father Crump
- Vice Squad (1953) as Dave (uncredited)
- Assignment: Paris (1952) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Red Skies of Montana (1952) as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- Dick Tracy (1950) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Dick Tracy (1950)
- Trapped (1949) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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What movies or TV shows is William Woodson best known for?
William Woodson is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Family Guy (1999), The Hours (2002), The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991), Lord of War (2005).
When and where was William Woodson born?
William Woodson was born on July 16, 1917 in San Bernadino, California, USA. They passed away on February 22, 2017.
How many credits does William Woodson have?
William Woodson has accumulated over 64 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1949 to 1999.
What is William Woodson's background in cinema and television?
William T. Woodson was an American film, stage, radio, and voice actor. He was born on July 16, 1917, in San Bernadino, California, United States, and died on February 22, 2017, at the age of 99. Also known as Willi and Bill Woodson, he was credited with 58 known acting credits on The Movie Database. He is best known f...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985) as Narrator (voice) — aged about 67
- Shirt Tales (1982) as Commissioner (voice) — aged about 64
- SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993) — aged about 75
- War and Remembrance (1988) as Narrator (voice) — aged about 70
- Get Smart (1965) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) — aged about 47
- Bewitched (1964) as Police Sergeant — aged about 46
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