Brook Williams

Brook Williams
Brook Williams
Born	Brook Richard Williams; 22 January 1938; Chelsea, London, England
Died	29 April 2005 (aged 67); London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1959–1995
Spouse	Liz Holloway (divorced)

Brook Richard Williams (22 January 1938 – 29 April 2005) was a British stage actor who also made numerous film and television appearances in small roles.

Biography

His father was the Welsh playwright and actor Emlyn Williams. His older brother Alan was a foreign correspondent and novelist.^[1]

Brook was born in London and attended Stowe School in Buckinghamshire.^[2] After national service in the RAF he appeared on stage in repertory theatre, in London's West End and abroad on tour.^[3]

His film appearances included: The Plague of the Zombies (1966), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Villain (1971), The Wild Geese (1978) and The Sea Wolves (1980).^[4] He was a close friend, assistant and advisor to actor Richard Burton who had known him since he was a child and he appeared in several films in which Burton starred.^[3] He died of lung cancer aged 67.^[5]

Partial filmography

The V.I.P.s (1963) - First Reporter (uncredited)
First Men in the Moon (1964) - astronaut (uncredited)
Hot Enough for June (1964) - Leon
The Heroes of Telemark (1965) - Einar
The Plague of the Zombies (1966) - Dr. Peter Tompson
The Jokers (1967) - Capt. Green (uncredited)
Where Eagles Dare (1968) - Sgt. Harrod
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) - Sir William Brereton
The Raging Moon (1971) - Hugh Collins
Raid on Rommel (1971) - Joe Reilly
Villain (1971) - Kenneth
Hammersmith Is Out (1972) - Pete Rutter
Battle of Sutjeska (1973)
Massacre in Rome (1973) - SS Hauptsturmführer Erich Priebke
Equus (1977) - Bit part (uncredited)
The Medusa Touch (1978) - Male Nurse
The Wild Geese (1978) - Samuels
Absolution (1978) - Father Clarence
North Sea Hijack (1980) - Helicopter Pilot
The Sea Wolves (1980) - Butterworth
Pascali's Island (1988) - Turkish Officer
Testimony (1988) - H.G. Wells
The 5th Monkey (1990) - Dr. Howard
The Children (1990) - (uncredited)
England, My England (1995) - Priest
The Strange Case of Delphina Potocka or The Mystery of Chopin (1999) - Old Scottish Lord (final film role)

References

^ "Brook Williams". 24 June 2005 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
^ Stage, The (21 June 2005). "Brook Williams | Obituaries".
^ ^a ^b Brook Williams Obituary^{[dead link]}. The Independent. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
^ "Brook Williams". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016.
^ Brook Williams Obituary The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2013

External links

Brook Williams at IMDb

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[1] "Brook Williams". 24 June 2005 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.

[2] Stage, The (21 June 2005). "Brook Williams | Obituaries".

[independent-3] Brook Williams Obituary^{[dead link]}. The Independent. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2011.

[4] "Brook Williams". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016.

[5] Brook Williams Obituary The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2013

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Brook Williams
Born	Brook Richard Williams (1938-01-22)22 January 1938 Chelsea, London, England
Died	29 April 2005(2005-04-29) (aged 67) London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1959–1995
Spouse	Liz Holloway (divorced)