
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
October 17, 1931
Died
January 23, 2006 (age 74)
Place of Birth
Vermont, USA
Also Known As
Bill Rice
William Rice
Biography
William Rice was a member of the avant-garde art scene in the East Village in New York City for many years. 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.
Known For

TV
Chicago Hope
Patient #1
1994

Film
Coffee and Cigarettes
Bill (segment "Champagne")
2004

Film
Doomed Love
Andre
1983

Film
The Offenders
Dr. Moore
1980

Film
One Last Thing...
Undertaker
2005

Film
The Big Blue
Arthur Murray
1988

Film
Sleepwalk
Man At Elevator
1986

Film
Subway Riders
Mr. Gollstone
1981

Film
Vortex
Frederick Fields
1982

Film
Decoder
Jaeger
1984

Film
Thunder II
Thomas
1987

Film
Jonas in the Desert
Self
1994

Film
Stray Dogs
Artist
1985

Film
One Hour
1990
Film
The Deflowering
The Professor
1994

Film
The Trap Door
Fuller Brush Man
1980

Film
Final Reward
1978

Film
Last Supper
The Provider
1992

Film
Her Name is Lisa
1987
Film
Rain
Preacher
1989
Filmography
2006FilmTomorrow Always Comes2006FilmDocuments, Memory, for My Friend Bill Rice2005FilmOne Last Thing...as Undertaker2004FilmCoffee and Cigarettesas Bill (segment "Champagne")1994TVChicago Hopeas Patient #11994FilmThe Defloweringas The Professor1994FilmJonas in the Desertas Self1992FilmLast Supperas The Provider1990FilmOne Hour1989FilmRainas Preacher1988FilmThe Big Blueas Arthur Murray1987FilmThunder IIas Thomas1987FilmHer Name is Lisa1986FilmSleepwalkas Man At Elevator1985FilmStray Dogsas Artist1985FilmManhattan Love Suicidesas Artist (segment "Stray Dogs")1984FilmDecoderas Jaeger1983FilmDoomed Loveas Andre1982FilmVortexas Frederick Fields1981FilmSubway Ridersas Mr. Gollstone1980FilmThe Trap Dooras Fuller Brush Man1980FilmThe Offendersas Dr. Moore1979FilmLetters to Dad1978FilmG-Manas Max Karl1978FilmFinal Reward—FilmSoapas Self