William Post Jr. | |
Birth Date: | February 19, 1901 |
Birth Place: | Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. |
Death Place: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Yale University |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 1931–1976 |
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William Post Jr. (February 19, 1901 – September 26, 1989) was an American actor and drama instructor. He was sometimes billed without the use of "Jr." following his surname.
Post was born February 19, 1901, in Montclair, New Jersey. He was educated at the Phillips-Exeter Academy and Yale University. After graduating from Yale, he studied acting at the American Laboratory Theatre.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Post appeared in motion pictures and Broadway productions in supporting roles of varied prominence,[1] but was notable as one of the six actors to portray the character of John Perry on the radio soap opera, John's Other Wife.[2]
His acting career from the early 1950s onward, however, was spent exclusively and extensively in television. He portrayed Harry Henderson on the TV version of Beulah[3] and Harley Naughton on the TV version of Claudia. On March 6, 1949, he had the title role in a Studio One production of Julius Caesar.[4] His appearances on Broadway Television Theatre included productions of "The Night Cap", "The Fortune Hunter", "Three Cornered Moon". "The Letter", "The Enchanged Cottage", "Smilin' Through", and "Reflected Glory".[5]
On Broadway, Post appeared in Richard III (1953), Love Goes to Press (1947), Calico Wedding (1945), My Sister Eileen (1940), Boyd's Daughter (1940), Madame Capet (1938), The Merry Wives of Windsor (1938), Many Mansions (1937), King Richard II (1937), Three Wise Fools (1936), A Touch of Brimstone (1935), The Eldest (1935), Strangers at Home (1934), Ah, Wilderness! (1933), When the Bough Breaks (1932), A Glass of Water (1930), Seventh Heaven (1922), and Thank You (1921).[6]
Post additionally served for 25 years as the head of the drama department at Finch College, a women's college in Manhattan.[7]
On September 11, 1941, Post married actress Joan Castle.[8] He married his second wife, Doris ?, in ?
A resident of Granite, Oklahoma, in his later years, Post died at the age of 88 at the Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was survived by his second wife, Doris, and his brother, Robert.