Brook Williams

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

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(s)	Liz Holloway (divorced)

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 the 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

1. "Brook Williams". 24 June 2005 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
2. Stage, The (21 June 2005). "Brook Williams | Obituaries".
3. Brook Williams Obituary. The Independent. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
4. "Brook Williams". BFI.
5. Brook Williams Obituary The Guardian . Retrieved 21 July 2013

External links

• Brook Williams on IMDb