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William Keene

Aug 04, 1915 - May 23, 1992 (76 years old) in Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Known For

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My Three Sons
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Lassie
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
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Ironside
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Perry Mason
Bank Teller
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The Donna Reed Show
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The Andy Griffith Show
Reverend Tucker
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Mission: Impossible
Janos Karq
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The Fugitive
Dr. Garber
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Little House on the Prairie

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