William Preston

William Preston was born on Aug 26, 1921 in USA. William Preston's big-screen debut came with Malatesta's Carnival of Blood directed by Christopher Speeth in 1973, strarring Sticker. William Preston is known for The Fisher King directed by Terry Gilliam, Jeff Bridges stars as Jack and Adam Bryant as Radio Engineer. The upcoming new movie William Preston plays is Illuminata which will be released on May 01, 1999.

William was born on August 26, 1921 in Columbia, PA. He obtained a Master's degree in English literature from Penn State. William Preston started an acting career late in his life, giving up his career as a book keeper in a Philadelphia trucking firm to begin acting at age 50. He had extensive stage experience, performing in over 60 Shakespeare productions as well as being nominated for Florida's state supporting actor award. He appeared on Broadway in the 1980s and 1990s. He was a regular on The Conan O'Brien Show from 1993 to 1998 as Carl "Oldy" Olson. Among Preston's many movie roles, he played John, the bum, from Fisher King - Le roi pêcheur (1991), a blacksmith in Horizons lointains (1992), and the flask mourner in Family Business (1989). He later appeared in Waterworld (1995), _Reckless (1995/I)_, Brooklyn Boogie (1995), and La chasse aux sorcières (1996). Preston died on July 10, 1998.