William (Bill) Earl Ray

Actor, Director

William (Bill) Earl Ray is a Director/Actor with 40 years of experience in the business.

Directing credits are: Lonely Planet, No Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs (The No Play), Two Trains Running, Skeleton Crew, King Liz, AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’, A Raison in the Sun & Having Our Say, staring Ms.
Irma P. Hall (Big Mama of Soul Food movie fame, and A Family Thing), Beehive, The 60’s Musical, The Gin Game, The Gospel At Colonus, Fires in the Mirror, A Song For Coretta, A Lovesong for Miss Lydia, Annie Get Your Gun, Jerry’s Girls, Agnes of God, The Heiress, Sea Marks, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, Lilies of the Field, and others.

Some of William’s acting credits would include, The Whipping Man, Master Harold and the Boys, The Meeting, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Driving Miss Daisy, Misery, God’s Favorite, Two Trains Running, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Dirty Work, Cobb, Miss Evers Boys, The Sunset Limited, Piano Lesson, Audience, Of Mice and Men, A Streetcar Named Desire, Simply Heavenly, Bank Job, Amen Corner and others. TV and Film credits include – The Tuskegee Airmen, The Gas Cafe’, Cadillac Ranch, The Temp, Dr. Giggles, Terror in the Towers, Better off Dead, Walker Texas Ranger, Con Alma, See Me, and the soon to be release short film Metal.

William is a member of Actors Equity, Screen Actors Guild and a graduate of the Evergreen State College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in the performing arts.