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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Twilight Zone (1959) — Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Little House on the Prairie (1974)
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Bonanza (1959) — Mr. Nagel
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The Addams Family (1964) — Dr. Motley
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Get Smart (1965) — Newfield
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Mission: Impossible (1966) — Janos Karq
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Fingerprint Policeman
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The Andy Griffith Show (1960) — Reverend Tucker
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Perry Mason (1957) — Bank Teller
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Gunsmoke (1955) — Mr. Botkin
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Heavy Traffic (1973) — (voice)
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Green Acres (1965)
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Lassie (1954)
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Ironside (1967)
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The Fugitive (1963) — Dr. Garber
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Speedway (1968) — Taxpayer (uncredited)
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My Three Sons (1960)
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The Virginian (1962) — Minister
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Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) — Lapin
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
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The Donna Reed Show (1958)
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Honey West (1965) — Granville Manners
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Tales of Wells Fargo (1957) — Dr. Crosier
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Honeymoon Hotel (1964) — Mr. Johnson
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Too Soon to Love (1960) — The Doctor
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M Squad (1957) — Captain Bates
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Matinee Theater (1955)
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The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
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Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958) — Robert Bart
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Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) — Royal Army One Soldier
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87th Precinct (1961)
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Mayberry R.F.D. (1968) — Reverend Tucker
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Big John, Little John (1976) — Doctor
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Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) — Captain
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Coronado 9 (1960)
- Herowork (1977) — Judge
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Johnny Midnight (1960)
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The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
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The Brothers Brannagan (1960) — Swift
- Not for Hire (1959)