William Beckley (actor)

William Beckley (January 15, 1930 – March 11, 2015^[1]) was a British American actor, best known for his role as Gerard the butler in the television series Dynasty from 1981 to 1989, and the reunion miniseries Dynasty: The Reunion (1991).^[2][3]

William Beckley
William Beckley in Escape From the Planet of the Apes 1971
Born	(1930-01-15)January 15, 1930 London, England
Died	March 11, 2015(2015-03-11) (aged 85)

Other TV credits include: Combat!, Batman, Mission: Impossible, Hogan's Heroes, Night Gallery, Marcus Welby, M.D., Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Planet of the Apes, Charlie's Angels, Kojak, Fantasy Island, Hawaii Five-O, General Hospital, Barnaby Jones (in 4 episodes) and The Rockford Files.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	My Fair Lady	Footman	Uncredited
1965	The Collector	Crutchley	Uncredited
1967	The President's Analyst	2nd Puddlian
1968	The Legend of Lylah Clare	Actor Playing Zarkan	Uncredited
1968	The Killing of Sister George	Floor Manager
1970	Too Late the Hero	Pvt. Currie
1971	Escape from the Planet of the Apes	British TV Reporter	Uncredited
1972	Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex	King's Herald	Uncredited
1973	The Picture Of Dorian Gray	Syme
1977	Young Lady Chatterley	Philip - Fiancé
1978	Sextette	Desk Clerk
1979	Hard Knocks	Richard