William Mountfort (c. 1664 – 10 December 1692), English actor and dramatic writer, was the son of a Staffordshire gentleman.
By 1678 Mountfort had travelled to London, where his first stage appearance was with the Dorset Garden Theatre company, taking the part of a boy in The Counterfeits.
By 1682 he was taking important roles, usually those of the fine gentleman, and he came to be considered a major talent.
[3] Owing to jealousy of Anne Bracegirdle's supposed interest in Mountfort, Captain Richard Hill, an adventurer, who had annoyed her with persistent attentions, accompanied by Charles Mohun, ambushed Mountfort in Howard Street, Strand, on 9 December 1692.
[4] The bell of St Clement's Church is reputed to have cracked when tolled at Mountfort's funeral.