William Converse-Roberts
American actor
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William Converse-Roberts is an American actor. He was born William Converse Roberts in Needham, Massachusetts.[1] He attended both Stony Brook University and the Yale School of Drama.[2] In 1989, he won an Obie Award for his performance in an Off-Broadway production of Love's Labour's Lost.[2] He resides in Los Angeles County, California.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1918 | Horace Robedaux |
| 1986 | On Valentine's Day | Horace Robedaux |
| 1987 | Courtship[4] | Horace Robedaux |
| 1992 | Just Off the Coast[4] | Daniel Claymore |
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls | Dr. Wick Sachs |
| 1999 | Crazy in Alabama | Murphy |
| 1999 | Drive Me Crazy | Mr. Hammond |
| 2001 | Bandits | Charles Wheeler |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure | Stephen Hopkins | TV movie[5] |
| 1979 | Ryan's Hope[4] | Duke Cheever | 13 episdoes[5] |
| 1981 | Another World | Blue | 3 episodes |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Episode: "Story of a Marriage" | |
| 1985 | Stone Pillow | Max | TV movie |
| 1985 | Private Sessions[4] | Artist | TV movie[5] |
| 1987 | Spenser: For Hire | Clay Roberts | Episode: "The Heart of the Matter" |
| 1987 | Crime Story | Steve Altman | 3 episodes: "The Kingdom of Money," "The Battle of Las Vegas," "The Survivor" |
| 1987 | The Equalizer | Will Rattigan | Episode: "Suspicion of Innocence" |
| 1987-1991 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Fred Dodd | 30 episodes,
Director credits for S3.E11 "Here's a Shot in the Dark"[4] |
| 1989 | The Equalizer | John Kelly | Episode: "Making of a Martyr" |
| 1990 | L.A. Law | Wayne Lafferty | Episode: "Justice Swerved"[5] |
| 1991 | Sisters | Bingo | Episode: "Devoted Husband, Loving Father"[5] |
| 1991–1993 | Reasonable Doubts | Dist. Atty. Arthur Gold | 44 episodes |
| 1994 | The Commish | Doug Magruder | Episodes: "The Lady Vanishes" |
| 1994 | Confessions: Two Faces of Evil[4] | John Watson | TV movie |
| 1995 | Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story[4] | TV movie | |
| 1995 | Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story[4] | Dr. Donald Payne | TV movie |
| 1995 | Deadly Family Secrets[4] | District Attorney Brooke Akins | TV movie |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Justin | Episode: "Home Care" |
| 1995 | Diagnosis Murder | Ivan Brock | Episode: "The Bela Lugosi Blues"[5] |
| 1995–1996 | John Grisham's The Client | Dr. Gus Gardoni | 6 episodes |
| 1996 | One West Wikiki | Dr. Scott Jenkins | Episode: "Allergic to Golf"[5] |
| 1996–1997 | Dangerous Minds | Hal Gray | 6 episodes |
| 1997 | House of Frankenstein[5] | Grant Russo | 2 episodes |
| 1998–2002 | The Practice | Atty. Michael Forbes | 3 episodes |
| 1998-2002 | Any Day Now | Matt O'Brien | 32 episodes |
| 2000 | Diagnosis Murder | Ethan Foster | Episode: "By Reason of Insanity"[5] |
| 2000 | The District | Congressman Donner | Episode: "The Jackal" |
| 2001 | Kate Brasher | Lincoln Cole | Episode: "Jackson"[5] |
| 2002 | Firefly | Gabriel Tam | Episode "Safe" |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division | C. Conway Plummer | Episode: "Had"[5] |
Theatre Credits
Stage Appearances
| Year | Stage Production | Role | Theatre | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Sganarelle: An Evening of Moliere Farces | Lycaste ("The Forced Marriage"),
Lelie ("Sganarelle"), Member of ensemble ("A Dumb Show") |
New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre | New York City, NY |
| 1979-1980 | Sorrows of Stephen | Understudy for Stephen Hurt | Joseph Papp Public Theatre | New York City, NY |
| 1981 | Frankenstein | Victor Frankenstein | Palace Theatre | New York City, NY |
| 1981 | The Chisholm Trail Went Through Here | Bryan | Manhattan Theatre Club In-the-Works, Upstage Theatre | New York City, NY |
| 1981 | Romeo and Juliet | Dallas Shakespeare Festival | Dallas, TX | |
| 1981 | As You Like It | Dallas Shakespeare Festival | Dallas, TX | |
| 1982 | Monday after the Miracle | John | Eugene O'Neill Theatre | New York City, NY |
| 1983 | Lumiere | Eugene | Ark Theatre Company, Ark Theatre | New York City, NY |
| 1983 | Buried Inside Extra | Don Kane | New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre | New York City, NY |
| 1984 | Romance Language | Henry David Thoreau,
George Armstrong Custer |
Playwrights Horizons Theatre | New York City, NY |
| 1984 | The Common Pursuit | Long Wharf Theatre | New Haven, CT | |
| 1985 | Mrs. Warren's Profession | Frank Gardner | Roundabout Theatre | New York City, NY |
| 1985 | Walk the Dog | Willie | Production Company | New York City, NY |
| 1988 | Big Time: Scenes from a Service Economy | Paul | American Theatre Exchange, Joyce Theatre | New York City, NY |
| 1989 | Love's Labor's Lost | Berowne | New York Shakespeare Festival, Public/Newman Theatre | New York City, NY |
| 1989 | Macbeth | Captain,
Macduff |
Joseph Papp Public Theatre/Martinson Hall | New York City, NY |
| 1992-1993 | Creditors | Adolf | American Conservatory Theatre | San Francisco, CA |