William Gaunt
William Gaunt
William Charles Anthony Gaunt (born 3 April 1937 in Pudsey, Yorkshire) is an English actor. Gaunt's father was a lawyer. Gaunt attended Giggleswick School and Baylor University, Texas, and then at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He then spent three years working in repertory theatre at Worthing, Bath, Salisbury and Cheltenham. He then spent a year in America and returned to direct productions at Birmingham, Coventry and Cheltenham, interrupted by a spell in the army. After minor roles in 1960s series such as Z-Cars and The Avengers, and the Edgar Wallace Mysteries movies The Sinister Man (1961) and Solo for Sparrow (1962), he gained a role as the super-powered secret agent Richard Barrett in the 1968 British espionage/science fiction series The Champions. He had also appeared in a recurring role in Sergeant Cork following policemen in Victorian London. Between 1983 and 1987 he starred as harassed father Arthur Crabtree in the sitcom No Place Like Home. He subsequently made many guest appearances in other series such as Juliet Bravo and in the Doctor Who episode Revelation of the Daleks. From 1995 to 1997 Gaunt starred in the sitcom Next of Kin opposite Penelope Keith. In 2010 he appeared in the Globe Theatre production of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. He starred in the 2004 Doctor Who audio series Dalek Empire III. He is currently appearing in the Channel 4 series Cast Offs. In December 2011 he was seen in Episode One of the ITV drama Without You. In February 2012 Gaunt appeared in Midsomer Murders as Ludo DeQuetteville in the episode "The Dark Rider", first aired on ITV1 on Wednesday 1 February 2012. This is his second appearance in this series, after playing Michael Bannerman in the 2004 episode "The Maid in Splendour". In May 2015, Gaunt played Judge St John Redmond in six episodes of EastEnders. (Wikipedia)
Known For Acting
Most Rating 7.289
Birthday 1937-04-03
Place of Birth Pudsey, Yorkshire, England, UK
Also Known As William Charles Anthony Gaunt,
King Lear
2008

King Lear

The Timber
2015

The Timber

Henry IV, Part 1 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2012

Henry IV, Part 1 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Henry IV, Part 2 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2012

Henry IV, Part 2 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

The Preventers
1996

The Preventers

The Crucible
2014

The Crucible

A Woman of No Importance
2017

A Woman of No Importance

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
1985

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

Solo for Sparrow
1962

Solo for Sparrow

No Visible Scar
1981

No Visible Scar

Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2015

Richard II - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Rufus Stone
2012

Rufus Stone

The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Afternoon of a Nymph
1962

Afternoon of a Nymph

The All New Adventures of Mr Blobby
1996

The All New Adventures of Mr Blobby