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William Cain Biography (1931-)

Born May 27, 1931, in Tuscaloosa, AL; son of John Calhoun (a machinist) and Minnie Lee (Smith) Cain; married Leta Anderson (an actress).

Nationality

American

Birth Details

May 27, 1931

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• (Stage debut) Shand, What Every Woman Knows, Patchwork Players, Roanoke,VA, 1949.
• (New York City debut) Ayamonn Braydon, Red Roses For Me, Greenwich Mews Theatre, 1959.
• The Birthday Party, Trinity Square Repertory Company, 1966-67.
• The Importance of Being Earnest, Trinity Square Repertory Company, 1967-68.
• Brother to Dragons, Trinity Square Repertory Company, 1968-69.
• Wilson in the Promise Land, Trinity Square Repertory Company, 1969-70.
• The Taming of the Shrew, Trinity Square Repertory Company, 1970-71.
• Woodrow Wilson, Wilson in the Promised Land, Trinity Square Repertory Company, American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) Theatre, New York City, 1970.
• Dobbs, Child's Play, and Walter, The Price (double bill), Trinity SquareRepertory Theatre, Providence, RI, 1971-72.
• Play Strindberg, Actors Theatre of Louisville, KY, 1973-74.
• Relatively Speaking, Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1974-75.
• The Gin Game, Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1976-77.
• Philip, Relatively Speaking, York Players Company, Church of the HeavenlyRest, New York City, 1980.
• Jacob Mercer, Of the Fields, Lately, Century Theatre, New York City, 1980.
• Lloyd, Young Bucks, Tyson Studio, New York City, 1981.
• Vikings, Royal Poinciana Playhouse, Palm Beach, FL, 1981.
• Derelict, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1981-82.
• Jeffrey, Night and Day, ACT: A Contemporary Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1981-82, then Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, MA, 1982-83.
• Understudy, Martin, Kirby, and Paul, You Can't Take It With You, PlymouthTheatre, New York City, 1983.
• Man, After the Fall, Hartford Stage Company, Playhouse 91, New York City,1984.
• You Never Can Tell, Center Stage Theatre, Baltimore, MD, 1983-84.
• Rainsnakes, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1984-85.
• Painting Churches, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, OH, 1985-86.
• Clay Baker, Paducah, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1985.
• Peasant, Wild Honey, Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1986.
• Prince Irakly Stratonych Dulyebov, Artists and Admirers,CSC Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1986.
• Understudy, Henry, The Boys in Autumn, Circle in the Square Theatre, NewYork City, 1986.
• Reverend Paul Raeder, Copperhead, WPA Theatre, New York City, 1987.
• Dr. Mayberry, I Never Sang for My Father, John F. Kennedy Center for thePerforming Arts, Washington, D.C., and Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1987-88.
• Miller, Ah, Wilderness!, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1987-88.
• David McComber, Ah, Wilderness!, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1988.
• Other appearances include Arthur Kir, Nuts, Birmingham, MI; President Harding, The Gang's All Here, Creon, Antigone, and Jim Crow, Jericho Jim Crow, all in New York City; Andrew, Sleuth; coach, That Championship Season; Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Sunrise at Campobello; Edward P. Dowd, Harvey; Stockman,Enemy of the People; Dysart, Equus; Marcus, Another Part of the Forest; Horace, The Little Foxes; Russell, The Best Man; Proctor, The Crucible; Jamie, A Moon for the Misbegotten; Hero, The Rehearsal; Scott, Terra Nova; Devil, Don Juan in Hell. Also appeared in Henry V, I Married an Angel in Concert, and Buddha, all in New York City.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Steve, Broadway, West Coast tour, 1964.
• Dr. Seward, Dracula, East Coast tour, 1979.
• Also performed in Year of the Locusts, Edinburgh Festival, Scotland, andSchool for Wives, Phoenix Festival.
• Credits; STAGE WORK
• Director, The Private Ear/The Public Eye, York Theatre Company, Church ofthe Heavenly Rest, 1981.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• (Debut) Butler, The Betsy, Allied Artists, 1978.
• Poker player, The Dogs of War, United Artists, 1980.
• George Quigley, The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley, (also known as Grace Quigley), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists/Cannon, 1984.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES
• Hughes, All My Children (series), ABC, 1970.
• Mr. Whitney, Live Among the Lowly (special), PBS, 1976.
• Crying client, Sessions (movie), ABC, 1983.
• H.T. Jillks, Kane and Abel (mini-series), CBS, 1985.
• Weehawken Police Captain, Double Take, CBS, 1985.
• Also appeared as Dr. Paul Romney, The Littlest Victims (movie), 1989.