Difference between revisions of "William Self"

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William Self (1921-2010) as Cpl. Barnes fires an M8 Flare Pistol at the alien in The Thing From Another World (1951).

William Self began his show business career as an actor, appearing in such films as Red River, Sands of Iwo Jima and The Thing From Another World (1951). He would later segue from acting to producing, which included such films as The Shootist (1976) with John Wayne and the Sarah, Plain and Tall television movies with Christopher Walken and Glenn Close. Perhaps his most significant achievement was in his role as Vice President of Twentieth Century Fox Television, notably throughout the 1960's and 1970's, overseeing the creation of such series as MASH, Batman and Lost in Space.

William Self can be seen using the following weapons in the following films and television series:

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Weapon	Character	Title	Note	Date
M8 Flare Pistol	Bob	The Thing From Another World		1951
M1911A1 Government	Cpl. Barnes	The Thing From Another World		1951

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-[[File:THAW7.jpg|thumb|right|500px|William Self (1921-2010) as Cpl. Barnes fires a [[M8 Flare Pistol]] at the alien in ''[[Thing From Another World,The|The Thing]] ''(1951).]]
+[[File:THAW7.jpg|thumb|right|400px|William Self (1921-2010) as Cpl. Barnes fires an [[M8 Flare Pistol]] at the alien in ''[[The Thing From Another World]]'' (1951).]]
-William Self began as an actor and later moved into producing both television and movies. His most well known productions would be ''[[Shootist, The|The Shootist]]'' (1976) with [[John Wayne]] and the Sarah Plain and Tall television movies with [[Christopher Walken]] and [[Glenn Close]]''.
+William Self began his show business career as an actor, appearing in such films as ''[[Red River]]'', ''[[Sands of Iwo Jima]]'' and  ''[[The Thing From Another World]]'' (1951).  He would later segue from acting to producing, which included such films as  ''[[Shootist, The|The Shootist]]'' (1976) with [[John Wayne]] and the ''Sarah, Plain and Tall'' television movies with [[Christopher Walken]] and [[Glenn Close]].  Perhaps his most significant achievement was in his role as Vice President of Twentieth Century Fox Television, notably throughout the 1960's and 1970's, overseeing the creation of such series as ''[[MASH]]'', ''Batman'' and ''Lost in Space''.
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Difference between revisions of "William Self"

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