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Brook Williams

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Brook Williams
Born
Brook Richard Williams

(1938-01-22)22 January 1938
Chelsea, London, England
Died29 April 2005(2005-04-29) (aged 67)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1959–1995
SpouseLiz 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Brook Williams". 24 June 2005 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. ^ Stage, The (21 June 2005). "Brook Williams | Obituaries".
  3. ^ a b 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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