William Parsons (actor)

engraving of portrait of white man in left profile, clean-shaven, wearing a white late-Georgian wig
Parsons in 1779

William Parsons (29 February 1736 – 3 February 1795) was a British actor and painter in the mid to late eighteenth century. He appeared mostly at Drury Lane and Haymarket in minor to supporting roles, but also had prominent roles in plays like Volpone and Hamlet.