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William Norris(II)

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  • Writer
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William Norris was an actor and writer, known for Re-Animator (1985), The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) and The Babe (1992). He died on 30 November 2021 in Iowa, USA.
DiedNovember 30, 2021
DiedNovember 30, 2021
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Jeffrey Combs in Re-Animator (1985)
Re-Animator
7.1
  • Writer(as William J. Norris)
  • 1985
Lance Henriksen in The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
The Pit and the Pendulum
6.0
  • Dr. Huesos(as William J. Norris)
  • 1991
John Goodman in The Babe (1992)
The Babe
5.9
  • Fedora(as William J. Norris)
  • 1992
Frank Beaty and Lisa Kotin in Temporary Girl (1998)
Temporary Girl
8.0
  • Sal, the mail guy(as William J. Norris)
  • 1998

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Actor

  • Poster Design by Stavros Giannopoulos
    Restoration
    8.5
    • Leander Humes (as William J. Norris)
    • 2014
  • The Letter (2009)
    The Letter
    Short
    • Alfred Kingsly (as William J. Norris)
    • 2009
  • Frank Beaty and Lisa Kotin in Temporary Girl (1998)
    Temporary Girl
    8.0
    • Sal, the mail guy (as William J. Norris)
    • 1998
  • John Goodman in The Babe (1992)
    The Babe
    5.9
    • Fedora (as William J. Norris)
    • 1992
  • Lance Henriksen in The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
    The Pit and the Pendulum
    6.0
    • Dr. Huesos (as William J. Norris)
    • 1991
  • The Last Affair (1976)
    The Last Affair
    4.5
    • (as William J. Norris)
    • 1976

Writer

  • Re-Animator: The Musical
    • writer
    • 2012
  • Jeffrey Combs in Re-Animator (1985)
    Re-Animator
    7.1
    • screenplay (as William J. Norris)
    • 1985

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  • Alternative name
    • William J. Norris
  • Died
    • November 30, 2021
    • Iowa, USA(heart problems)
  • Other works
    Co-wrote the bawdy Victorian musical "Fornicopia," produced by Chicago's Organic Theater Co. in the late 1970s.

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    He was awarded the 1976 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Caretaker" at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

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