Hugh Williams
Biography
Hugh Williams was an English actor and dramatist who studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and became one of the leading stars of British cinema in the 1930s. He was born at Bexhill-on-Sea in Sussex. In 1930 he traveled to America with the cast of the play Journey's End, and while he was in Hollywood he took his first screen role, in Charley's Aunt. Back in Britain he became a fixture of the film industry there, appearing in 57 films from 1930 to 1967. He also acted on stage, in plays that included Grand Hotel and Flowers of the Forest, and he wrote plays of his own, notably The Grass Is Greener, which he later turned into a film screenplay. In wartime he held a captain's commission in the GHQ Liaison Regiment. He died in 1969.
65years old at death
- Born Bexhill-on-Sea
- Died London
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Hugh Anthony Glanmor Williams
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 34 years1932 to 1966
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Early training
Hugh Williams trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before becoming a major British film star in the 1930s.
First role
In 1930 Williams toured America with the cast of R.C. Sheriff's play Journey's End. While in Hollywood for that stay, he made his first film, Charley's Aunt.
A change of course
During the Second World War, Williams served as a Captain in the GHQ Liaison Regiment, which was known as Phantom.
Hugh Williams movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- One of Our Aircraft Is Missing1942 Drama, Waras Frank Shelley, Observer / Navigator in B for Bertie
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Worked with
Hugh Williams shares two films with Laurence Olivier, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Charlton Heston's page
Trevor Howard's page
David Niven's page
Michael Hordern's page
Bela Lugosi's page
All films by William Wyler
Basil DeardenDirector, 1 film, 1966
All films by Basil Dearden
Eliot ElisofonDirector, 1 film, 1966
All films by Eliot Elisofon
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