William Rice (October 17, 1931 – January 23, 2006) was an American actor, artist, and member of the avant-garde art scene in Manhattan's East Village for many years.
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| Born | William Rice October 17, 1931 Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 2006 (aged 74) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Middlebury College |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, artist |
Early life and education
editHe was born in Vermont and graduated from Middlebury College.
Career
editAfter graduating from Middlebury, Rice moved into an apartment on Third Avenue in Manhattan in 1953. A painter, film actor, and an unaffiliated scholar, Bill Rice was one of the central figures in the various bohemian enclaves that gathered and overlapped in the Lower East Side of the 1960s. Among his diverse achievements, Rice worked with noted Gertrude Stein expert Ulla Dydo on Gertrude Stein: The Language That Rises: 1923–1934 (2003), an essential study of the author's writing process, using her notebooks and manuscripts.[1]
Death
editRice died in Manhattan of lung cancer on January 23, 2006.[2][3]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Young Americans | — | Documentary |
| 1980 | The Offenders | Dr. Moore | |
| 1980 | The Trap Door | Fuller Brush Man | |
| 1981 | Subway Riders | Mr. Gollstone | |
| 1982 | Vortex | Frederick Fields | |
| 1982 | Wild Style | TV Producer Party Guest | Uncredited |
| 1984 | Decoder | Jaeger | |
| 1984 | Doomed Love | Andre | |
| 1986 | Sleepwalk | Man at Elevator | |
| 1987 | Her Name Is Lisa | Hargus Beasley | |
| 1987 | Thunder Warrior II | Thomas Rupert | |
| 1988 | The Big Blue | Arthur | |
| 1988 | Landlord Blues | Roth | |
| 1989 | Rain | Preacher | |
| 1992 | Last Supper | The provider | |
| 1994 | Jonas in the Desert | — | Documentary |
| 2003 | Coffee and Cigarettes | Bill | |
| 2005 | One Last Thing... | Undertaker |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Chicago Hope | Patient #1 | Episode: "Right to Life" |
Works
edit- [1] by Bill Rice, Evocation I and Evocation II, BOMB Magazine (Fall, 1984)
- [2] by Bill Rice, Travel Sketchbook and Hamburg, 1982, BOMB Magazine (Winter, 1983)
References
edit- ^ Yau, John (Jul–Aug 2011). "Bill Rice: Paintings & Works on Paper". The Brooklyn Rail.
- ^ Levin, Sara G. (February 2006). "Bill Rice, 74, cult film actor, artist and writer". The Villager. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ Cotter, Holland (January 29, 2006). "Bill Rice, 74, Downtown Artist, Actor and Impresario, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
External links
edit- Bill Rice at IMDb
- "Art in Review, Bill Rice" by Holland Cotter of the New York Times
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