W. C. Fields by Himself", it was shown that Fields was married (and subsequently estranged from his wife), and financially supported their son and loved his grandchildren. Fields was born William Claude Dukenfield in Darby, Pennsylvania, the oldest child of a working-class family. His father, James Lydon Dukenfield (1840–1913), was from an English family that emigrated from Sheffield, England in 1854. James Dukenfield served in Company M of the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War and was wounded in 1863. Fields' mother, Kate Spangler Felton (1854–1925), was a Protestant of British ancestry. The 1876 "Philadelphia City Directory "lists James Dukenfield
William Bryant (actor) William Bryant (actor) William Bryant (born William Robert Klein January 31, 1924 – June 26, 2001), was an American actor. He is one of the more recognizable television character actors of the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Detroit, Bryant was a character actor who appeared in films such as "King Dinosaur" (1955), "Escape from San Quentin" (1957), "Experiment in Terror" (1962), with Glenn Ford, "How to Murder Your Wife" and "The Great Race" with Jack Lemmon, "What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?" (1966), McQ" (1974), "Walking Tall Part II" (1975). He also played several roles in the classic