One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
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William Henry Redfield (January 26, 1927 – August 17, 1976) was an American actor and author who appeared in many theatrical, film, radio, and television roles.
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William Redfield (1927-1976) was a versatile and influential actor who appeared on stage, TV and film. He co-created Mister Peepers, wrote a play and a memoir, and played Harding in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
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William Redfield was a versatile actor who appeared on stage, TV and film, and co-founded the Actor's Studio. He played Guildenstern in John Gielgud's Hamlet and Harding in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, his last role before dying of leukemia.
- January 26, 1927
- August 17, 1976
Aug 18, 1976 · William Redfield, who started a 40‐year acting career when he appeared in 1936 at the age of 9 in the Broadway musical “Swing Your Lady,” died yesterday at St.. Clare's Hospital lof a...
- Louise Fletcher gave a powerhouse performance as Nurse Ratched. Louise Fletcher won an Oscar for her portrayal of the villainous Nurse Ratched, and her performance is so iconic that the character's been synonymous with sadistic authority figures ever since.
- R.P. McMurphy became one of Jack Nicholson's greatest characters. His role as antihero R.P. McMurphy won Jack Nicholson his first of three Oscars, but he'd already been toiling in Hollywood for years by that point.
- Will Sampson loomed large in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as 'Chief' Bromden. Ken Kesey's original novel was narrated not by McMurphy but by another patient — the silent Chief.
- Brad Dourif broke our hearts as Billy Bibbit. Billy Bibbit is a shy young man who's survived multiple suicide attempts but is tragically undone by Ratched's psychological warfare.
William Redfield was an American actor and author who appeared in numerous theatrical, film, radio, and television roles. He is known for his performances in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Death Wish, Fantastic Voyage, and more.
William Redfield was a prolific stage actor over the middle part of the 20th century, though he is most known for his role as Harding, the bespectacled, professorial mental patient in the multiple Oscar-winning drama "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Redfield made his Broadway debut as a child...
