William Keene
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.
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Movies (6)
TV Shows (33)
Big John, Little John
as Doctor
1976
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Mayberry R.F.D.
as Reverend Tucker
1968
Ironside
1967
Mission: Impossible
as Janos Karq
1966
Get Smart
1965
Honey West
as Granville Manners
1965
Green Acres
1965
The Addams Family
as Dr. Motley
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Captain
1963
The Fugitive
as Dr. Garber
1963
The Virginian
as Minister
1962
87th Precinct
1961
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
The Andy Griffith Show
as Reverend Tucker
1960
My Three Sons
1960
The Brothers Brannagan
as Swift
1960
Coronado 9
1960
Johnny Midnight
1960
Not for Hire
1959
The Twilight Zone
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1959
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Royal Army One Soldier
1958
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Robert Bart
1958
Perry Mason
as Bank Teller
1957
M Squad
as Captain Bates
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Dr. Crosier
1957
Matinee Theater
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Fingerprint Policeman
1955
Gunsmoke
as Mr. Botkin
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Lassie
1954
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951