William Warfield(1920-2002)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
William Warfield was a concert baritone singer, who gave his recital
debut in New York's Town Hall in 1950. He was then quickly invited by
the Australian Broadcast Corporation to tour Australia for thirty-five
concerts. As an actor, he appeared in only two motion pictures, one of
them being his memorable performance as Joe in the 1951 version of
Show Boat (1951), filmed at
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the other as a tugboat captain in "Old
Explorers". He played another dramatic role on live television in the
1950's, as De Lawd in "The Green Pastures" on the "Hallmark Hall of
Fame".
