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Billy Kearns(1923-1992)

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The Trial (1962)
Billy Kearns was born on 17 February 1923 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Purple Noon (1960), The Trial (1962) and Marathon Man (1976). He died on 28 November 1992 in Château d'Oex, Switzerland.
BornFebruary 17, 1923
DiedNovember 28, 1992(69)
BornFebruary 17, 1923
DiedNovember 28, 1992(69)
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Known for

Alain Delon in Purple Noon (1960)
Purple Noon
7.7
  • Freddy Miles(as Bill Kearns)
  • 1960
Orson Welles, Anthony Perkins, Romy Schneider, and Jeanne Moreau in The Trial (1962)
The Trial
7.6
  • First Assistant Inspector(as William Kearns)
  • 1962
Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man (1976)
Marathon Man
7.4
  • Tourist Couple
  • 1976
Simone Signoret and Stuart Whitman in The Day and the Hour (1963)
The Day and the Hour
6.5
  • Pat Riley
  • 1963

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Actor

  • Génération oxygène (1991)
    Génération oxygène
    4.7
    • M. Newman
    • 1991
  • Perry King in The Man Who Lived at the Ritz (1988)
    The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Uncle Gerard
    • 1988
  • Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (1988)
    Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Farmer (as William Kearns)
    • 1988
  • À notre regrettable époux (1988)
    À notre regrettable époux
    5.3
    • 1988
  • Jack Beaber, Roger Carel, Billy Kearns, and Pierre Tornade in Asterix in Britain (1986)
    Asterix in Britain
    7.1
    • Obelix (English version, voice, as Bill Kearns)
    • 1986
  • Sins (1986)
    Sins
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • N.Y. Doctor (as Bill Kearns)
    • 1986
  • Jack Beaber, Roger Carel, Gordon Heath, Billy Kearns, Patricia Kessler, Pierre Mondy, Séverine Morisot, Thierry Ragueneau, Serge Sauvion, Pierre Tornade, and Allan Wenger in Asterix Versus Caesar (1985)
    Asterix Versus Caesar
    6.8
    • Obelix (English version, voice, as Bill Kearns)
    • 1985
  • Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, and Judi Trott in Reunion at Fairborough (1985)
    Reunion at Fairborough
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • (as Bill Kearns)
    • 1985
  • Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)
    Dempsey and Makepeace
    7.3
    TV Series
    • O'Grady (as William Kearns)
    • 1985
  • Kristy McNichol in Just the Way You Are (1984)
    Just the Way You Are
    5.9
    • Earl Cooper
    • 1984
  • Mistral's Daughter (1984)
    Mistral's Daughter
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Sam Canfield
    • 1984
  • On l'appelle Catastrophe (1983)
    On l'appelle Catastrophe
    3.0
    • Fredo
    • 1983
  • Powers Boothe in Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983)
    Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Lt. Victor 'Violets' Magee
    • Lt. Magee
    • Lt. Victor "Violets" Magee (as William Kearns)
    • 1983
  • Jean-Luc Moreau in Merci Sylvestre (1983)
    Merci Sylvestre
    4.3
    TV Series
    • Kogan
    • 1983
  • Enigma (1982)
    Enigma
    5.9
    • 1982

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • William Kearne
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • February 17, 1923
    • Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • November 28, 1992
    • Château d'Oex, Switzerland(lung cancer)

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  • Trivia
    His character Freddy from Purple Noon was played by Philip Seymour Hoffman in the American remake, The Talented Mr. Ripley.
  • Trademark
      Nearly always played American characters in French films.

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