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| Also Known As: | George Emlyn Williams | Died: | September 25, 1987 |
| Born: | November 26, 1905 | Cause of Death: | cancer |
| Birth Place: | United Kingdom | Profession: | playwright, actor, director, author, screenwriter |
Biography CLOSE THE FULL BIOGRAPHY
Versatile, diminutive, Welsh-born actor and playwright, most typically cast as put-upon working-class heroes and loyal pals. Among the Williams plays which were adapted to film were "Night Must Fall" and "The Corn Is Green". He began in films in the early 1930s and made his last appearance in 1970's "The Walking Stick".
Versatile, diminutive, Welsh-born actor and playwright, most typically cast as put-upon working-class heroes and loyal pals. Among the Williams plays which were adapted to film were "Night Must Fall" and "The Corn Is Green". He began in films in the early 1930s and made his last appearance in 1970's "The Walking Stick".
Filmographyclose complete filmography
DIRECTOR:
1.
Last Days of Dolwyn, The
(1949) Director
CAST: (feature film)
1.
Past Caring (1985) Edward
2.
David Copperfield (1970) Mr Dick
3.
The Walking Stick (1970) Jack Foil
4.
Eye of the Devil (1967) Alain de Montfaucon
5.
Epic That Never Was (I, Claudius), The (1965) Caligula: "I, Claudius"; Interviewee
6.
The L-Shaped Room (1963) Dr. Weaver
7.
The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) Sir Wilfred Falcett
8.
Web Of Evidence (1959) Enoch Oswald
9.
I Accuse! (1958) Emile Zola
10.
The Deep Blue Sea (1955) Sir William Collyer
Milestones close milestones
1925:
First produced play "Vigil"
1927:
Stage acting debut in London, "And So To Bed"; reprised role in NYC stage debut later that year
1932:
Film acting debut in "The Case of the Frightened Lady/Criminal at Large"
1948:
Film directing debut, "The Last Days of Dolwyn"
Companions close complete companion listing
wife:
Molly O'Shann. Married in 1935 until her death in 1970.
Family close complete family listing
father:
Richard Williams. Merchant seaman; greengrocer; innkeeper; foreman.
mother:
Mary Williams.
son:
Emlyn Williams. Director.
Bibliography close complete biography
"George: An Early Autobiography"
"Beyond Belief: A Study in Murder"
"Emlyn: An Early Autobiography"
"Doctor Crippen's Diary"
"Headlong"
"Emlyn Williams" Welsh Academic Press
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