John Williams
- see also: the American composer John Williams (born 1932), who scored Family Plot (1976)
Williams with Hitchcock on the set of [[Dial M for Murder]] (1954)
Biography
John Williams was a British stage, film, and television actor.
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. Williams also played in several of Hitchcock's TV-shows.
Filmography
With Hitchcock...
- The Paradine Case (1947) — cast: Barrister Collins (uncredited)
- Dial M for Murder (1954) — cast: Chief Inspector Hubbard
- To Catch a Thief (1955) — cast: H.H. Hughson
Alfred Hitchcock Presents...
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - The Long Shot (27/Nov/1955) — cast: Walker Hendricks/English Jim
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Back for Christmas (04/Mar/1956) — cast: Herbert Carpenter
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Whodunit (25/Mar/1956) — cast: Alexander Penn 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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