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William Redfield (January 26, 1927 – August 17, 1976) was an American actor and author who appeared in numerous theatrical, film, radio, and television roles. Born in New York City, Redfield appeared in the original 1938 Broadway production of Our Town. Additional theatre credits include A Man for All Seasons, Hamlet, You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, and Dude. He also danced the starring role of Mercury in Cole Porter's "Out of This World," and had the distinction of having an Off Broadway theatre named in his honor. Redfield's film credits included Such Good Friends,... MORE

William Redfield (January 26, 1927 – August 17, 1976) was an American actor and author who appeared in numerous theatrical, film, radio, and television roles. Born in New York City, Redfield appeared in the original 1938 Broadway production of Our Town. Additional theatre credits include A Man for All Seasons, Hamlet, You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, and Dude. He also danced the starring role of Mercury in Cole Porter's "Out of This World," and had the distinction of having an Off Broadway theatre named in his honor. Redfield's film credits included Such Good Friends, Fantastic Voyage, A New Leaf, For Pete's Sake, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. On television, Redfield played the title role in the DuMont series Jimmy Hughes, Rookie Cop (1953), and appeared in The Philco Television Playhouse, Lux Video Theatre, The United States Steel Hour, Studio One, As the World Turns, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Naked City, Maude, and The Bob Newhart Show. He is best known as Floyd, the younger brother of Felix Unger (played by Tony Randall), on The Odd Couple. In his book "Letters from an Actor", Redfield published a colorful and personal recollection of his work in the LESS