William Colby

Career Overview

William Colby has 14 screen credits in a career dating back to 1961. Signature works include The Spy Behind Home Plate, The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby, Sirius. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

14

Birth Date

1920-01-04

Birth Place

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Known For

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  The Spy Behind Home Plate
• 

  The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby
• 

  Sirius
• 

  The CIA's War Against Cuba
• 

  On Company Business
• 

  Gladio

Frequent Collaborators

• John F. Kennedy (3 collaborations)
• Henry Kissinger (2 collaborations)
• Richard Nixon (2 collaborations)
• Frank Church (2 collaborations)
• Fidel Castro (2 collaborations)
• Philip Agee (2 collaborations)
• Zbigniew Brzezinski (1 collaborations)
• Seymour Hersh (1 collaborations)
• Donald Rumsfeld (1 collaborations)
• George H. W. Bush (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (14 credits)

  • Cover-Up

    Self - Former CIA Director (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Spy Behind Home Plate

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Who Killed Olof Palme?

    Stay Behind, CIA/Suspect

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Sirius

    Self (voice) (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • JFK II: The Bush Connection

    Self - CIA Director (voice) (archive sound)

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Secrets of the CIA

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • All Power to the People!

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Conspiracy of Silence

    Self - Former Director, CIA

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Gladio

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • The CIA's War Against Cuba

    Former CIA Director

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • James Bond: The First 21 Years

    Self - Director of the CIA 1973-1976

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • On Company Business

    Self - CIA Director 1973-76

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Mike Douglas Show

    - Episode 129 (1976) ... Self actor actors
    1961