# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-warfield
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:04:37.320Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-warfield"
name: "William Warfield"
slug: "william-warfield"
description: "William Caesar Warfield was an American concert bass-baritone, known for his appearances in stage productions, Hollywood films, and television programs. A prominent African American artist during the Civil Rights era, he worked with many notable artists, represented the United States during foreign tours, taught at academic institutions, and earned numerous accolades, including a Grammy Award in 1984."
tagline: "American concert bass-baritone singer and actor (1920-2002)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Williamwarfield.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1920-01-22"
deathDate: "2002-08-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.7
  momentum:             0.7534246575342464
  historical:           8.602705333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     59.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912208/"
    handle:    "nm0912208"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/1252375"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/262c8c46-6ec0-403e-b41a-74015c3c46d3"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Warfield"
    title: "William Warfield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Warfield"
    title: "William Warfield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Warfield"
    title: "William Warfield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Warfield"
    title: "William Warfield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Warfield"
    title: "William Warfield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Warfield"
    title: "William Warfield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Warfield"
    title: "William Warfield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2577488"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1238069"
    title: "William Warfield"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump