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John Williams

Highest Rated: 100% Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Lowest Rated: 40% The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)

Birthday: Apr 15, 1903

Birthplace: Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Ever reliable, often mustachioed British character of enjoyably stiff-upper-lip types, whose resonant voice and crisp manner enhanced many films. One of Williams's most delightful and best-remembered parts, for which he won several awards (including a Tony) was as the quietly assured inspector who finally traps the killer in the popular stage play, "Dial M for Murder," a role he recreated in Alfred Hitchcock's highly enjoyable 1954 film version.

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Highest rated movies

100% 95% Witness for the Prosecution
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100% 73% The Solid Gold Cadillac
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93% 84% To Catch a Thief
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90% 92% Dial M for Murder
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88% 75% Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
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86% 73% Midnight Lace
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77% 48% The Paradine Case
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71% 81% The Young Philadelphians
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57% 75% The Student Prince
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John Williams John Williams at arrivals for 44th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala, The Dolby Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center, Los Angeles, CA June 9, 2016. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection DIAL M FOR MURDER, John Williams, Robert Cummings, Ray Milland, 1954 SUPERMAN, John Williams Conducting score, 1978. (c) Warner Bros.. DIAL M FOR MURDER, John Williams, Robert Cummings, 1954 TO CATCH A THIEF, John Williams, Grace Kelly, 1955. WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION, foreground from left: John Williams, Charles Laughton, 1957 TO CATCH A THIEF, Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, 1955. SABRINA, John Williams, Audrey Hepburn, 1954 SUPERMAN, John Williams Conducting score, 1978. (c) Warner Bros.. View more photos

Filmography

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Credit
No Score Yet 65% Hot Lead and Cold Feet Mansfield (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet 66% No Deposit, No Return Jameson (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lost in the Stars Judge (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Hound of the Baskervilles Arthur Frankland (Character) - 1972
40% 44% The Secret War of Harry Frigg Gen. Francis Mayhew (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 29% A Flea in Her Ear Dr. Finache (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 51% Double Trouble Gerald Waverly (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Last of the Secret Agents? J. Fredrick Duval (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 53% Dear Brigitte Peregrine Upjohn (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet 40% Harlow Jonathan Martin (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet 24 Hours of a Woman's Life Stevens (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet 50% Visit to a Small Planet Delton (Character) - 1960
86% 73% Midnight Lace Inspector Byrnes (Character) - 1960
71% 81% The Young Philadelphians Gilbert Dickinson (Character) - 1959
100% 95% Witness for the Prosecution Mr. Brogan-Moore (Character) - 1957
88% 75% Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Irving La Salle Jr. (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 57% Island in the Sun Colonel Whittingham (Character) - 1957
100% 73% The Solid Gold Cadillac John T. "Jack" Blessington (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet 36% D-Day, the Sixth of June Brig. Russell (Character) - 1956
93% 84% To Catch a Thief H. H. Hughson (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet Deception Sir Thomas (Character) - 1955
89% 89% Sabrina Thomas Fairchild (Character) - 1954
57% 75% The Student Prince Lutz (Character) - 1954
90% 92% Dial M for Murder Chief Insp. Hubbard (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Thunder in the East General Sir Henry Harrison (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lady and the Bandit Archbald Puffin (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet 63% Kind Lady Mr. Foster (Character) - 1951
77% 48% The Paradine Case Barrister Collins (uncredited) (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet 71% A Woman's Vengeance Prosecuting Counsel (Character) - 1947

TV

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43% 83% Battlestar Galactica Sire Montrose (Guest Star) 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet McCloud Inspector Mills (Guest Star) 1972
No Score Yet 81% Columbo Sir Roger Haversham (Guest Star) 1972
No Score Yet 100% Night Gallery Unknown (Character) 1971
No Score Yet 100% The Wild, Wild West Unknown (Guest Star) 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Three Sons Unknown (Guest Star) 1963 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Combat! Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rogues Inspector Briscoe (Character) 1964-1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet 12 O'Clock High Unknown (Guest Star) 1964
92% 96% The Twilight Zone William Shakespeare (Character) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Kildare Unknown (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bus Stop Unknown (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Thriller Unknown (Character) 1961
No Score Yet 87% Alfred Hitchcock Presents Alexander Vinton (Character) 1955-1957 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Alcoa Hour Charles Gillis (Character) 1955 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Climax! Unknown (Character) 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet The 20th Century-Fox Hour Unknown (Character) 1956