- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam Kerwin
- Nickname
- Thomas Sweetwood
- Height1.82 m
- Though character actor William Kerwin may be better known for Herschell Gordon Lewis horror movies. He has enjoyed a major stage, film and TV career. At a young age, William was trained on the stage and appeared in several plays and Broadway shows. During his acting career he has worked a lot on the stage with his wife Connie Mason, a former actress, whom he met in the horror movie Orgie sanglante (1963) and with his brother Harry Kerwin. The two brothers co-founded the San Diego Actor's Theatre in the 1950s and worked together in several movies too.- IMDb mini biography by: TimonWM.
- SpousesConnie Mason(February 16, 1964 - October 27, 1989) (his death, 2 children)Hanna Landy(March 1, 1953 - 1958) (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- RelativesBetty Kerwin(Sibling)Edmund Kerwin(Sibling)Harry Kerwin(Sibling)
- Herschell Gordon Lewis used him as the announcer at the beginning of all his trailers, warning people about the intense violence coming.
- Co-founded the San Diego Actor's Theatre along with his brother Harry Kerwin in the 1950s.
- Father, with Hanna Landy, of Barbara Kerwin.
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