Byron Webster
Acting
Born June 14, 1931, London, England, UK
Byron Webster made 1951 his film debut in Capitaine sans peur (1951). He moved to the USA in 1952 and settled in Chicago, Illinois. Acting assignments were few in Chicago, and he supplemented his income working for British European Airways. After some local area (Illinois) theatre work, he was cast in the NY company of "The Killing of Sister George," and then in "Funny Girl." Moving to Los Angeles in 1966, he appeared in the film version of "Funny Girl" and others, most notably as The Purser in L'aventure du Poséidon (1972). He toured and co-starred in national companies of "Camelot" and "My Fair Lady". Mr. Webster possessed a beautiful and powerful singing voice that was little used in his film and television appearances. He is perhaps best remembered by television fans as a regular cast member in the TV series Soap (1977). An avid Bridge player, he held Master Points and was often in Bridge tournaments. Always fighting a weight problem, he succumbed to heart failure December 1, 1991, at his home in Sherman Oaks, California. - IMDb Mini Biography
Filmography
- She's the Sheriff — Chef Waldo
- Crazy like a Fox
- Murder, She Wrote — Maitre D'
- Knight Rider — Armand Pressler
- Newhart — Thomas
- 1982Not Just Another Affair — Morgan
- 1981Only When I Laugh — Tom
- 1980Reward — Sherrill
- Knots Landing — Dealer
- 1979Scavenger Hunt — Restroom Attendant
- 1979Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol — Mr. Abbey
- Supertrain
- 1979Time After Time — McKay
- 1979Vampire — Selby
- 1978Heaven Can Wait — Waiter (uncredited)
- Taxi — Maitre d'
- The Amazing Spider-Man
- 1978Three on a Date — Mr. Plews
- 1977Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
- Soap — Dr. Medlow
- 1976Archie — Mr. Weatherbee
- 1976One of My Wives Is Missing — Manager
- Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II — Matitre'D Byron
- 1975Funny Lady — Crazy Quilt Director
- 1975The Night That Panicked America — Harrison
- 1973Coffee, Tea or Me? — London hotel Maitre'd (Uncredited)
- 1973Poor Devil — Blackbeard
- 1973That Man Bolt — Griffiths
- 1972The Poseidon Adventure — Purser
- 1971Do You Take This Stranger? — Taxi Driver
- 1970On a Clear Day You Can See Forever — Prosecuting Attorney
- Mayberry R.F.D. — Harding Capehart
- 1968The Killing of Sister George — Jack Adams
- 1951Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. — Seaman (uncredited)