William Converse-Roberts

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

William Converse-Roberts film credits[3]
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

William Converse-Roberts television credits[3]
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
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"
1989 The Equalizer John Kelly Episode: "Making of a Martyr"
1991 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Fred Dodd 30 episodes
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"
1995–1996 John Grisham's The Client Dr. Gus Gardoni 6 episodes
1996–1997 Dangerous Minds Hal Gray 6 episodes
1998–2002 The Practice Atty. Michael Forbes 3 episodes
2000 The District Congressman Donner Episode: "The Jackal"
2002 Any Day Now Matt O'Brien 32 episodes
2002 Firefly Gabriel Tam Episode "Safe"

References

  1. ^ "William Converse-Roberts profile". FilmReference. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Peterson, Bettelou (April 4, 1993). "Whatever happened to Hedy Lamarr?". Tulsa World. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  3. ^ a b William Converse-Roberts profile, tvguide.com; accessed December 3, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Converse-Roberts, William | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
  5. ^ a b "William Converse-Roberts | Actor, Director". IMDb. Retrieved 2026-02-20.