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Unsinkable hugh williams
Hugh Anthony Glanmore Williams (6 March 1904 – 7 December 1969) also known by his nickname Tam, was an English actor, playwright and dramatist of Welsh descent.
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- Unsinkable hugh williams
- Hugh Williams Why I Ran
- Personal life
- Marriages and grandchildren
- Writing credits
- Notable television appearances
- Filmography
- References
Hugh Williams 'Why I Ran'
Personal life
Born in Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex as Hugh Anthony Glanmor Williams, his nickname was "Tam". He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He was a popular film and stage actor, who became a major film star in the British cinema of the 1930s. In 1930 he toured America in the cast of the R.C. Sheriff play Journey's End and appeared in his first film Charley's Aunt during a spell in Hollywood. He then returned to Britain and became a mainstay of the British film industry. 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 and the screenplay for the subsequent film The Grass is Greener. He died from throat cancer, aged 65, in London.
Marriages and grandchildren
He was married twice:
and his grandchildren included:
Writing credits
Notable television appearances
Filmography
Actor
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Lord Greham
- Aren't We All? (1969) - Lord Greham
1966
Khartoum as
Lord Hartington
1958
Theatre Night (TV Series) as
Victor, Earl of Rhyall / Thomas Swinley
- The Grass Is Greener (1959) - Victor, Earl of Rhyall
- The Happy Man (1958) - Thomas Swinley
1957
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) as
Inspector Marlowe
- Safe Deposit (1958) - Inspector Marlowe
- No Future for Frederick (1958) - Inspector Marlowe
- Dateline - Execution (1957) - Inspector Marlowe
1958
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Charles Preston
- Homecoming (1958) - Charles Preston
1956
Plaintiff in a Pretty Hat (TV Movie) as
The Earl of Hewlyn
1956
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Boris Trigorin
- The Seagull (1956) - Boris Trigorin
1956
Rheingold Theatre (TV Series) as
Shayar
- Scheherezade (1956) - Shayar
1956
The Count of Monte Cristo (TV Series) as
Milet
- Flight to Calais (1956) - Milet
1955
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV Series) as
Harold Hartley
- The Talking Head (1955) - Harold Hartley
1954
Star of My Night as
Arnold Whitman
1953
The Intruder as
Tim
1953
Twice Upon a Time as
James Turner
1953
The Fake as
Sir Richard Aldingham
1952
Affairs of State (TV Movie)
1952
The Holly and the Ivy as
Richard Wyndham
1952
Glory at Sea as
Captain David G. Wilson, Division Commander
1951
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Horace Giddens / Van Kane
- The Little Foxes (1951) - Horace Giddens
- The Silent Village (1951) - Van Kane
1950
Masterpiece Playhouse (TV Series)
- Richard III (1950)
1949
Naughty Arlette as
Arnold Dickson
1949
Paper Orchid as
Frank McSweeney
1948
Elizabeth of Ladymead as
John Beresford in 1946
1948
The Blind Goddess as
Lord Arthur Brasted
1947
An Ideal Husband as
Sir Robert Chiltern
1947
Take My Life as
Nicholas Talbot
1946
A Girl in a Million as
Tony
1942
Talk About Jacqueline as
Michael Thomas
1942
Secret Mission as
Peter Garnett
1942
The Avengers as
Colin Metcalfe
1942
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing as
Frank Shelley - Observer / Navigator in B for Bertie
1941
Ships with Wings as
Wagner
1939
The Human Monster as
Det. Insp. Larry Holt
1939
Wuthering Heights as
Hindley
1939
Inspector Hornleigh as
Bill Gordon
1938
One Night in Paris as
Nissen, Rene
1938
His Lordship Goes to Press as
Lord Bill Wilmer
1938
Dead Men Tell No Tales as
Detective Inspector Martin
1938
The Dark Stairway as
Dr. Thurlow
1938
Bank Holiday as
Geoffrey
1937
Dangerous Secrets as
Jim Wyndham
1937
The Perfect Crime as
Charles Brown
1937
The Windmill as
Lt. Peter Ellington
1937
Side Street Angel as
Peter
1936
The Happy Family as
Victor Hutt
1936
Gypsy as
Brazil
1936
The Man Behind the Mask as
Nick Barclay
1936
The Amateur Gentleman as
Lord Ronald Meredith
1935
Lieut. Daring R.N. as
Lt. Bob Daring
1935
The Last Journey as
Gerald Winter
1935
Her Last Affaire as
Alan Heriot
1935
Let's Live Tonight as
Brian Kerry
1935
David Copperfield as
Steerforth
1934
Elinor Norton as
Tony Norton
1934
Outcast Lady as
Gerald March
1934
All Men Are Enemies as
Tony Clarendon
1933
Sorrell and Son as
Kit Sorrell as an Adult
1933
The Acting Business as
Hugh
1933
The Jewel as
Frank Hallam
1933
Bitter Sweet as
Vincent
1932
Rome Express as
Tony
1932
After Dark as
Richard Morton
1932
Insult as
Captain Ramon Nadir
1932
Down Our Street as
Charlie Stubbs
1932
Edgar Wallace's White Face the Fiend as
Michael Seeley
1932
In a Monastery Garden as
Paul Ferrier
1931
A Gentleman of Paris as
Gaston Gerrard
1931
A Night in Montmartre as
Philip Borel
1930
Charley's Aunt as
Charlie Wykeham
Writer
1967
The Flip Side (TV Movie) (play)
1960
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Double Yolk (1963) - (writer)
- The Happy Man (1960) - (writer)
1963
Double Yolk (TV Movie) (play)
1963
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) (by - 1 episode)
- Adam's Apple (1963) - (by)
1960
The Grass Is Greener (play) / (screenplay)
1958
Theatre Night (TV Series) (play - 2 episodes)
- The Grass Is Greener (1959) - (play)
- The Happy Man (1958) - (play)
1956
Plaintiff in a Pretty Hat (TV Movie) (play)
Soundtrack
1935
David Copperfield (performer: "Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight" - uncredited)
Self
1960
Somerset Maugham Hour (TV Series) as
Self - Host
- A Woman of Fifty (1961) - Self - Host
- The Mother (1961) - Self - Host
- The Door of Opportunity (1961) - Self - Host
- The Romantic Young Lady (1961) - Self - Host
- The Letter (1960) - Self - Host
- The Human Element (1960) - Self - Host
- A Man with a Conscience (1960) - Self - Host
- The Verger (1960) - Self - Host
- The Ant and the Grasshopper (1960) - Self - Host
- Gigolo and the Gigolette (1960) - Self - Host
- Before the Party (1960) - Self - Host
- The Kite (1960) - Self - Host
- The Four Dutchmen (1960) - Self - Host
1959
Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z (TV Series) as
Self
- W (1959) - Self
1955
November Voyage (TV Movie) as
Self
1950
Showtime, U.S.A. (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.3 (1950) - Self
Archive Footage
1991
Halloween Monster Bash (TV Movie) as
Larry Holt
References
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