William D. Post

William D. Post, also known as William Post Jr., was an American actor and drama instructor born on February 19, 1901, in Montclair, New Jersey. He died on September 26, 1989, at Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, at the age of 88. He was a resident of Granite, Oklahoma, in his later years and was survived by his second wife, Doris Broiles, and his brother, Robert. Post was sometimes credited without the "Jr." designation.

Post received his education at Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University. Following his graduation from Yale, he pursued formal actor training at the American Laboratory Theatre. He later spent 25 years as the head of the drama department at Finch College, a women's college in Manhattan.

His Broadway career spanned several decades, beginning with Thank You in 1921 and Seventh Heaven in 1922, and continuing through the late 1920s with Dr. Knock and Judas, both staged between 1928 and 1929. He went on to appear in A Glass of Water (1930), When the Bough Breaks (1932), Ah, Wilderness! (1933), Strangers at Home (1934), The Eldest (1935), A Touch of Brimstone (1935), Three Wise Fools (1936), King Richard II (1937), Many Mansions (1937), The Merry Wives of Windsor (1938), Madame Capet (1938), Boyd's Daughter (1940), My Sister Eileen (1940), Calico Wedding (1945), Love Goes to Press (1947), and Richard III (1953).

In film, Post appeared in productions including The Black Camel (1931), Secret Service (1931), Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942), in which he played Dr. Franz Tobel, Mr. and Mrs. North (1942), in which he portrayed Gerald P. North, The Moon is Down (1943), Experiment Perilous (1944), and The House on 92nd Street (1945), among others. On radio, he was one of six actors to portray John Perry on the soap opera John's Other Wife.

From the early 1950s onward, Post worked extensively in television. He held a recurring role as Harry Henderson on the television version of Beulah and played Harley Naughton on the television version of Claudia. On March 6, 1949, he took the title role in a Studio One production of Julius Caesar. His appearances on Broadway Television Theatre included productions of The Night Cap, The Fortune Hunter, Three Cornered Moon, The Letter, The Enchanted Cottage, Smilin' Through, and Reflected Glory. He also held recurring roles on Young Dr. Malone, where he played Harold Cranston, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing as Chandler Garrison, Where the Heart Is as Dr. Joe Prescott, and The Edge of Night as Walter LePage.

Post married actress Joan Castle on September 11, 1941. He later married his second wife, Doris Broiles.