- Rhys Williams (actor)
Rhys Williams (
December 31 ,1897 –May 28 ,1969 ) was a Welsh character actor in movies and television, whose career spanned several decades.He presented a brawny appearance and often played "tough guys" of one kind or another.
He made his film debut in "How Green Was My Valley" (1941). This movie takes place in rural Wales with a large cast of Welsh characters, but was actually filmed in Hollywood with a cast of English, Irish, Scottish and American actors. Williams, the only genuine Welshman in the cast, was originally hired solely to coach the actors in their Welsh accents; ultimately director
John Ford gave Williams a role in the film.He is recognizable to fans of the TV series "Adventures of Superman" as a sadistic character in an early episode called "The Evil Three" (1952).
Williams is buried at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles.
Partial filmography
*"How Green Was My Valley" (1941)
*"Mrs. Miniver" (1942)
*"Gentleman Jim" (1942)
*"Random Harvest" (1942)
*"The Corn Is Green" (1945)
*"Blood on the Sun " (1945)
*"The Bells of St. Mary's " (1945)
*"The Spiral Staircase " (1945)
*"The Farmer's Daughter" (1947)
*"Hills of Home" (1948)
*"The Crooked Way " (1949)
*"Tokyo Joe " (1949)
*"The Inspector General " (1949)
*"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye " (1950)
*"Devil's Doorway " (1950)
*"Carbine Williams " (1952)
*"Les Misérables" (1952)
*"The World in His Arms " (1952)
*"Julius Caesar" (1953)
*"Man in the Attic " (1953)
*"Johnny Guitar " (1954)
*"The Black Shield of Falworth " (1954)
*"Battle Cry" (1955)
*"The Scarlet Coat " (1955)
*"The Kentuckian " (1955)
*"Raintree County " (1957)
*"Merry Andrew" (1958)
*"Midnight Lace " (1960)
*"The Sons of Katie Elder " (1965)
*"Our Man Flint " (1966)External links
*Imdb name|0931525|Rhys Williams
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5439 Find-A-Grave profile for actor Rhys Williams]
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