| Birth name | William Rice |
|---|---|
| Birth date | October 17, 1931 |
| Birth place | Vermont, U.S. |
| Death date | January 23, 2006 (aged 74) |
| Death place | Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Middlebury College |
| Occupation | Actor, artist |
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.
Early life and education
He was born in Vermont and graduated from Middlebury College.
Career
After 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 on 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
Rice died in Manhattan of lung cancer on January 23, 2006.[2][3]
Filmography
Film
| 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 | |
| 1985 | Manhattan Love Suicides | The Artist | |
| 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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Chicago Hope | Patient #1 | Episode: "Right to Life" |
Works
- [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
- ^ 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
- Bill Rice at IMDb
- "Art in Review, Bill Rice" by Holland Cotter of the New York Times