Little Known Spaghetti Western actors ~ William Conroy

[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

William Conroy is/was supposedly an American born in Pennsylvania who was bit-part actor who lived in Italy during the 1960s and had a number of uncredited roles in various Italian movies.

He’s credited with appearing in 32 films from 1961-1985. He’s also credited with teaching English as a Second Language for Adult & Vocational Education for Miami-Dade County Schools at Fienberg-Fisher Adult Education Center in Miami Beach.

One of the problems is Sseveral places have mistakenly credited Conroy as José Terrón Peñaranda as it was years before Terrón who played Guy Calloway in “For a Few Dollars More” was identified. Since this is incorrect how much of the other information on him is wrong. The question has always been, is he a hoax or is there really a William Conroy and how come there are no pictures or substantiated information on him.

I can find nothing on him at Ancestry.com so if anyone has information on him please let me know.

He’s credited with appearing in ten Spaghetti westerns: “Sette magnifiche pistole” (7 Magnificent Pistols for Timothy) in and “Dos pistolas gemelas” (Vengeance Ranch) both in 1965 as a cowboy; “Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo” (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) as a Confederate soldier, all in “I crudeli” (Helbenders), as a cowboy in “Uccidi o muori” (Kill or be Killed), all in 1966; “Un uomo, un cavallo, una pistola” (The Stranger Returns) as a hancheman of En Plein; “Lo straniero di silenzio” The Silent Stranger” in 1968 as a thief; “Un esercito di 5 uomini” (5-Man Army) in 1969 as a Mexican soldier and again as a Mexican soldier in “E continuavano a fregarsi il milione di dollari” (Bad Man’s River) in 1971 and as a Mexican bandit in 1972’s “La colt era il suo Dio” (God is My Colt .45).

CONROY, William [19??, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. -     ] – film, TV actor.

7 Magnificent Pistols for Timothy – 1965 (cowboy)

Vengeance Ranch – 1965 (cowboy)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – 1966 (Confederate soldier)

The Hellbenders – 1966 (Union soldier)

Kill or be Killed – 1966 (cowboy)

The Stranger Returns – 1967 (En Plein henchman)

The Silent Stranger – 1968 (thief)

The 5-Man Army – 1969 (Mexican soldier)

Bad Man's River – 1971 (Mexican soldier)

God is My Colt .45 – 1972 (Mexican bandit)