John Williams
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- born: 15/Apr/1903 (Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England, UK)
- died: 05/May/1983 (La Jolla, California, USA)
- see also: John Williams (composer)
Biography
John Williams (April 15, 1902 – May 5, 1983) was a British stage, film, and television actor.
Born in The Chalfonts in Buckinghamshire, England, he began acting on the Broadway stage in 1924 and went on to appear in thirty more Broadway plays over the next four decades. He first acted in Hollywood films in 1930, debuting in director Mack Sennett's "The Chumps". In his career he appeared in more than forty movies and also made more than forty guest appearances on television shows. He was part of the regular cast for the 1967 season of the family comedy, "Family Affair".
In 1953 Williams was awarded a Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for his role as Chief Inspector Hubbard in "Dial M for Murder" on Broadway. When Alfred Hitchcock took over the script to make a movie of the play in 1954, he cast Williams for the same role. It was the only Hitchcock-movie in 3-D.
Williams also played in several of Hitchcock's TV-shows.
One of his last appearances was in "Columbo: Dagger of the Mind" (1972) aside to Peter Falk.
Filmography
With Hitchcock...
- The Paradine Case (1947) - cast:.... Barrister Collins (uncredited)
- Dial M for Murder (1954) - cast: Chief Insp. Hubbard
- To Catch a Thief (1955) - cast: H. H. Hughson
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Long Shot (27/Nov/1955) - cast: Walker Hendricks
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Back for Christmas (04/Mar/1956) - cast: Herbert Carpenter
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Whodunit (25/Mar/1956) - cast: Alexander Arlington
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Wet Saturday (30/Sep/1956) - cast: Capt. Smollet
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Rose Garden (16/Dec/1956) - cast: Alexander Vinton
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - I Killed the Count: Part 1 (17/Mar/1957) - cast: Inspector Davidson
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - I Killed the Count: Part 2 (24/Mar/1957) - cast: Inspector Davidson
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - I Killed the Count: Part 3 (31/Mar/1957) - cast: Inspector Davidson
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Three Dreams of Mr. Findlater (21/Apr/1957) - cast: Ernest Findlater
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Banquo's Chair (03/May/1959) - cast: Inspector Brent
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