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| | image= Irate Employee.jpg | | | image= Irate Employee.jpg |
| | character={{1980|Red}} (uncredited) | | | character={{1980|Red}} (uncredited) |
| | series= 1980 | | | series=1980 |
| | nationality= US | | | nationality=US |
| | imdb= 0597137 | | | imdb= 0597137 |
| | sortkey= Molloy, William | | | sortkey=Molloy, William |
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| | '''William Molloy''' is an American character actor who portrayed [[Red (1980)|Red]] in {{G80|Spaceball|prose=y}}. His performance in that episode was uncredited, but he was identified through computer-aided facial recognition. |
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| '''William Molloy''' is an American character actor who portrayed [[Red (1980)|Red]] in {{G80|Spaceball|prose=y}}.<ref group="production" name="uncredited_role">His performance in that episode was uncredited, but he was identified through computer-aided facial recognition.</ref>
| | Molloy appearances span across over a decade beginning with a first credit in 1972, with appearances in genre television series ''Logan's Run'' and ''The Incredible Hulk.'' |
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| == Career ==
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| Molloy's professional acting career spans over a decade, with his first credited role appearing in 1972.<ref group="external" name="imdb_molloy_main">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0597137/|title=William Molloy|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref>
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| === Film Work ===
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| Molloy's film credits include ''[[w:The Manhandlers|The Manhandlers]]'' (1974), where he portrayed the character Buckley (credited as William Malloy), an exploitation film produced by Ed Carlin and directed by Lee Madden.<ref group="external" name="manhandlers_imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128326/|title=The Manhandlers (1974)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref> His most notable film role came in the Roger Corman-produced thriller ''[[w:Jackson County Jail|Jackson County Jail]]'' (1976), where he played Deputy Lyle Peters alongside [[w:Yvette_Mimieux|Yvette Mimieux]] and [[w:Tommy_Lee_Jones|Tommy Lee Jones]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_molloy_main" /><ref group="external" name="jackson_county_tvguide">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/jackson-county-jail/cast/2030041882/|title=Jackson County Jail - Full Cast & Crew|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref>
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| === Television Work ===
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| Molloy appeared in several genre television series during the late 1970s. His television credits include a guest appearance in ''[[w:Logan's Run (TV series)|Logan's Run]]'' (1978), where he played "Second Man" in the episode "Carousel."<ref group="external" name="logans_run_ctva">{{cite web|url=https://ctva.biz/US/SciFi/LogansRun.htm|title=Logan's Run (tv series)|publisher=Classic TV Archive|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref><ref group="external" name="imdb_molloy_main" /> He also appeared in ''[[w:The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' (1978), playing a Registration Clerk in the episode "The Hulk Breaks Las Vegas."<ref group="external" name="hulk_imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0610917/|title="The Incredible Hulk" The Hulk Breaks Las Vegas (TV Episode 1978)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 3, 2025}}</ref>
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| Additional television credits include appearances in ''This Is the Life'' (1978), where he portrayed a Pastor, and the television movie ''Outside Chance'' (1978), reprising his role as Deputy Lyle Peters from ''Jackson County Jail''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_molloy_main" />
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| In ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', Molloy appeared in the episode "[[Spaceball]]" as an uncredited irate employee, [[Red]].<ref name="uncredited_role" group="production" /> His appearance in this episode marked his connection to producer [[Glen A. Larson]]'s television productions.<ref name="uncredited_role" group="production" />
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| === Theatrical Background ===
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| Beyond his screen work, Molloy was a performer at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon, a renowned regional repertory theatre founded in 1935.<ref group="external" name="imdb_molloy_main" /> He worked alongside numerous other actors who were part of the Festival's company during his tenure there.<ref group="external" name="imdb_molloy_main" />
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| == References ==
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| === Production History ===
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| === External Sources ===
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| == External Links ==
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| * {{imdb name|id=0597137|name=William Molloy}}
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| [[Category:Cast (1980)]]
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| [[Category:Guest Stars]]
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| [[Category:Glen Larson Productions Cast and Crew]] | | [[Category:Glen Larson Productions Cast and Crew]] |
