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Bill Hinnant

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Actor 1935–1978 On stage 19551972

William Hinnant (born John Fletcher Hinnant, Jr.; August 28, 1935 – February 17, 1978) was an American actor. His younger brother is actor and comedian Skip Hinnant.

On stage 5 productions, 17 years

1955 No Time for Sergeants Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Morton Da Costa 796 perf.
1963 Here’s Love Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Stuart Ostrow 334 perf.
1967 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Theatre 80 St. Marks · Original · directed by Joseph Hardy 1,597 perf.
1971 Frank Merriwell Longacre Theatre · Original · directed by Neal Kenyon 1 perf.
1972 Hurry, Harry Ritz Theatre · Original · directed by Gerald Teijelo 2 perf.

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Worked with more than once2 names

Phil Leeds 2 productions
Liz Sheridan 2 productions

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Also credited on1 work

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

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In the literature3 passages

  • Cast: Bill Hinnant, Reva Rose, Karen Johnson, Bob Balaban, Skip Hinnant, Gary Burghoffebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Karen Johnson, Skip Hinnant, Reva Rose, Bill Hinnant, and Gary Burghoff. (Lawrence Belling)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • with Samuel D. Ratcliffe (replacing Bill Hinnant), Mary Bracken Phillips, Phil Leeds, Liz Sheridan, and Louis Criscuolo opened October 12, 1972theatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt

Passages naming this person, found by keyword across 178 books. A keyword match is not a biography, and a common name will pull in the wrong one.

What this page does not know

  • What this person played. No cast list we hold records a character against a performer.
  • Any portrait. 1,626 of 7,139 people have one, so this is the usual case rather than the exception.
  • Which of the credits above the roles on this record — actor — apply to. The roles sit on the person and never on a credit, so a director who also acted looks the same here as one who did not.

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