Hugh Williams

Hugh Williams

Hugh Williams (born Bexhill-on-Sea 6 March 1904 and died London 7 December 1969) was an English actor and dramatist of Welsh descent.

He was born as Hugh Anthony Glanmor Williams and was nicknamed Tam. He was a popular film and stage actor, with dashing good looks who became a major film star in the British Cinema of the 1930s. He made 57 film appearances as an actor between 1930 and 1967. He collaborated with his second wife on several plays, such as "The Grass is Greener". He died from throat cancer aged 65.

He was married twice:
*Gwynne Whitby (1925-1940) (two children)
*Margaret Vyner (1940-1969) (three children):
**Hugo Williams, poet
**Simon Williams, actor who married Belinda Carroll and Lucy Fleming
**Polly Williams, actress who married Nigel Havers; and his grandchildren included:
***Kate Dunn, actress
***Amy Williams, actress
***Tam Williams, actor

Acting Credits

* Charley's Aunt (1941)...Charlie Wykeham
* Night in Montmartre (1931)...Philip Borell
* Down Our Street (1931)...Charlie Stubbs
* A Gentleman of Paris (1931)...Gaston Gerrard
* Insult (1932)...Captain Ramon Nadir
* In a Monastery Garden (1932)...Paul Ferrier
* After Dark (1932)...Richard Morton
* White Face (1932)...Michael Seeley
* Rome Express (1932)...Tony
* Sorrell and Son (1933)...Kit Sorrell as an Adult
* The Jewel (1933)...Frank Hallam
* The Acting Business (1933)...Hugh...aka This Acting Business
* Bitter Sweet (1933)...Vincent
* Elinor Norton (1934)...Tony Norton
* All Men Are Enemies (1934)...Tony Clarendon
* Outcast Lady (1934)...Gerald March...aka A Woman of the World
* Lieut. Daring R.N. (1935)...Lt. Bob Daring...aka Lieutenant Daring R.N.
* David Copperfield (1935)...Steerforth
* Let's Live Tonight (1935)...Brian Kerry
* The Happy Family (1936)...Victor Hutt
* The Last Journey (1936)...Gerald Winter
* The Amateur Gentleman (1936)...Ronald
* Her Last Affaire (1936)...Alan Heriot
* The Man Behind the Mask (1936)...Nick Barclay...aka Behind the Mask (UK: reissue title)
* The Windmill (1937)...Peter Ellington
* Side Street Angel (1937)...Peter
* The Perfect Crime (1937)...Charles Brown
* (1937)...Brazil
* Brief Ecstasy (1937)...Jim Wyndham...aka Dangerous Secrets
* Premiere (1938)...Rene Nissen...aka One Night in Paris
* The Dark Stairway (1938)...Dr. Thurlow
* Bank Holiday (1938)...Geoffrey...aka Three on a Weekend (USA)
* His Lordship Goes to Press (1939)...Lord Bill Wilmer
* Wuthering Heights (1939)...Hindley Earnshaw
* Dead Men Tell No Tales (1939)...Detective Inspector Martin
* Inspector Hornleigh (1939)...Bill Gordon, Ann's Brother
* The Dark Eyes of London (1940)...Det. Insp. Larry Holt...aka Dead Eyes of London (International: English title)...aka The Human Monster (USA)
* Ships with Wings (1942)...Wagner, Papa's Pilot
* The Day Will Dawn (1942)...Colin Metcalfe...aka "The Avengers" (USA)
* One of Our Aircraft is Missing (1942)...Frank Shelley, Observer/Navigator in B for Bertie
* Secret Mission (1942)...Major Peter Garnett
* Talk About Jacqueline (1942)...Dr. Michael Thomas
* A Girl in a Million (1946)...Tony
* Take My Life (1947)...Nicholas Talbot
* An Ideal Husband (1947)...Sir Robert Chiltern
* Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948)...John Beresford in 1946
* The Blind Goddess (1948)...Lord Brasted
* The Romantic Age (1949)...Arnold Dickson...aka Naughty Arlette (USA)
* Paper Orchid (1949)...Frank McSweeney
* The Gift Horse (1952)...Captain David G. Wilson, Division Commander...aka Glory at Sea (USA)
* The Holly and the Ivy (1952)...Richard Wyndham
* Twice Upon a Time (1953)...James Turner
* The Fake (1953)...Sir Richard Aldingham
* Star of My Night (1954)...Arnold Whitman
* The Intruder (1953)...Tim Ross
* Khartoum (1966)...Lord Hartington
* Doctor Faustus (1967)...Scholar

Writing Credits

* The Grass Is Greener (1960) (play) (screenplay)
* Charlie Girl (book) (with Margaret Williams)

Notable Television Appearances

* "Masterpiece Playhouse" in episode: "Richard III" (episode # 1.2) (1950)
* "The Count of Monte Cristo" playing "Millet" in episode: "Flight to Calais"
* "Colonel March of Scotland Yard" playing "Harold Hartley" in episode: "The Talking Head" (episode # 1.11) (1956)
* "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents" as Shayar "(sic!)" in "Scheherezade" (episode # 5.10) (1956)
* "The New Adventures of Charlie Chan" playing "Inspector Marlowe" in episode: "Dateline Execution" (episode # 1.18) (1957)
* "The New Adventures of Charlie Chan" playing "Inspector Marlowe" in episode: "No Future for Frederick" (episode # 1.23) (1958)
* "The New Adventures of Charlie Chan" playing "Inspector Marlowe" in episode: "Safe Deposit" (episode # 1.24) (1958)


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