Stage and screen actor best known for his role in the ITV series William TellOne of ITV's first action heroes, notable for his expertise with a crossbow, was William Tell, played by Conrad Phillips, who has died aged 90. Swashbucklers were hugely popular in ITV's early years and William Tell (1958-59), set in 14th-century Switzerland under the tyrannical rule of Emperor Rudolph of Austria, was one of the most memorab…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:19PM on January 13, 2016