John Williams

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Dial M for Murder (1954)

Sabrina (1954)

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

To Catch a Thief (1955)

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Actor (74 titles)

1979 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Sire Montrose

– War of the Gods: Part 2 (1979) … Sire Montrose

– War of the Gods: Part 1 (1979) … Sire Montrose

1978 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Hawkins

– The Contest Kid and the Big Prize (1978) … Hawkins

1978 Hot Lead and Cold Feet
Mansfield

1976 No Deposit, No Return
Jameson

1974 Ironside (TV series)
Insp. Bill Walston

– The Visiting Fireman (1974) … Insp. Bill Walston

1974 Lost in the Stars
Judge

1973 Love, American Style (TV series)
Gorum the Butler (segment "Love and the Generation Gasp")

– Love and the Awkward Age/Love and the Generation Gasp/Love and the Spendthrift (1973) … Gorum the Butler (segment "Love and the Generation Gasp")

1973 Banyon (TV series)
Albert Sten

– Time Lapse (1973) … Albert Sten

1972 McCloud (TV series)
Inspector Mills

– The Barefoot Stewardess Caper (1972) … Inspector Mills

1972 Columbo (TV series)
Sir Roger Haversham

– Dagger of the Mind (1972) … Sir Roger Haversham

1971-1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Colonel Hymber Masters (segment "The Doll") / Doctor (segment "The Caterpillar")

– The Caterpillar/Little Girl Lost (1972) … Doctor (segment "The Caterpillar")

– Pamela's Voice/Lone Survivor/The Doll (1971) … Colonel Hymber Masters (segment "The Doll")

1972 The Hound of the Baskervilles (TV movie)
Arthur Frankland

1970 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Lord Richard Weston

– Lover's Knot (1970) … Lord Richard Weston

1969 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Sir Nigel Scott

– The Night of the Bleak Island (1969) … Sir Nigel Scott

1969 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Col. Waldebrooke

– The Funeral Is on Mundy (1969) … Col. Waldebrooke

1968 A Flea in Her Ear
Dr. Finache

1968 The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Gen. Francis Mayhew

1967 Double Trouble
Gerald Waverly

1967 Family Affair (TV series)
Nigel 'Niles' French

– All Nephews Are Created Equal (1967) … Nigel 'Niles' French

– The Way It Was (1967) … Nigel 'Niles' French

– Everybody Needs Somebody (1967) … Nigel 'Niles' French

– The Mother Tongue (1967) … Nigel 'Niles' French

– Ballerina Buffy (1967) … Nigel 'Niles' French

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1966 Combat! (TV series)
Edmund Tinsley

– The Furlough (1966) … Edmund Tinsley

1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Fred West

– In Pursuit of Excellence (1966) … Fred West

1966 The Last of the Secret Agents?
J. Fredrick Duval

1965/II Harlow
Jonathan Martin

1964-1965 The Rogues (TV series)
Arthur Briscoe / Insp. Briscoe / Insp. Robert Briscoe / …

– Our Men in Marawat (1965) … Inspector Roger Brisco

– The Pigeons of Paris (1965) … Insp. Robert Briscoe

– Fringe Benefits (1964) … Inspector Briscoe

– The Project Man (1964) … Insp. Briscoe (uncredited)

– House of Cards (1964) … Arthur Briscoe

1965 Dear Brigitte
Peregrine Upjohn

1964 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Inspector Thorne

– Soldiers Sometimes Kill (1964) … Inspector Thorne

1964 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Gordon Bentley

– Lucy and the Great Bank Robbery (1964) … Gordon Bentley

1963 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
Stephen Runciman

– The Day of the Homeless (1963) … Stephen Runciman

1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
William Shakespeare

– The Bard (1963) … William Shakespeare

1963 My Three Sons (TV series)
Charles Augustus Caesar Bevins

– Bub's Butler (1963) … Charles Augustus Caesar Bevins

1963 Pygmalion (TV movie)
Colonel Pickering

1963 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. George Hazard

– The Thing Speaks for Itself (1963) … Dr. George Hazard

1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Caleb Burlington

– The Hands of Danofrio (1962) … Caleb Burlington

1961 Bus Stop (TV series)
John James Davis

– Accessory by Consent (1961) … John James Davis

1961 The Investigators (TV series)
Joseph Lombard

– The Oracle (1961) … Joseph Lombard

1961 Thriller (TV series)
Sir Guy

– Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper (1961) … Sir Guy

1961 The Aquanauts (TV series)
Sanders

– The Radioactive Object Adventure (1961) … Sanders

1961 Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life (TV movie)
Stevens

1959-1961 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Colonel Sapt / Venables

– The Prisoner of Zenda (1961) … Colonel Sapt

– What Every Woman Knows (1959) … Venables

1960 Checkmate (TV series)
Emory Olivant

– The Murder Game (1960) … Emory Olivant

1960 Midnight Lace
Inspector Byrnes

1960 Visit to a Small Planet
Delton

1957-1960 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Lord Summerly / Mr. Lovell / Sandal / …

– A Dream of Treason (1960) … Walter Ferguson

– Misalliance (1959) … Lord Summerly

– Point of No Return (1958) … Mr. Lovell

– The Clouded Image (1957) … Sandal

1959 Five Fingers (TV series)
Nico Constantine

– Dossier (1959) … Nico Constantine

1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Harry

– Perilous (1959) … Harry

1959 The Young Philadelphians
Gilbert Dickinson

1955-1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Inspector Davidson / Alexander Penn Arlington / Alexander Vinton / …

– Banquo's Chair (1959) … Inspector Brent

– The Three Dreams of Mr. Findlater (1957) … Ernest Findlater

– I Killed the Count: Part 3 (1957) … Inspector Davidson

– I Killed the Count: Part 2 (1957) … Inspector Davidson

– I Killed the Count: Part 1 (1957) … Inspector Davidson

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1958 Dial M for Murder (TV movie)
Chief Inspector Hubbard

1958 Father Knows Best (TV series)
Harry Beal

– Mister Beal Meets His Match (1958) … Harry Beal

1957 Witness for the Prosecution
Brogan-Moore

1957 Suspicion (TV series)
Col. Selby

– Rainy Day (1957) … Col. Selby

1957 Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Irving La Salle Jr.

1957 Island in the Sun
Colonel Whittingham

1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Van Wagner

– For Better, for Worse (1957) … Van Wagner

1955-1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Charles Gillis / Frazer

– The Original Miss Chase (1957) … Charles Gillis

– The Black Wings (1955) … Frazer

1956 The Solid Gold Cadillac
John T. 'Jack' Blessington

1956 D-Day the Sixth of June
Brig. Russell

1956 Climax! (TV series)
Harold Johnson / Sir Keith Nottingham

– Sit Down with Death (1956) … Harold Johnson

– The Hanging Judge (1956) … Sir Keith Nottingham

1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Sir Thomas

– Deception (1956) … Sir Thomas

1955 To Catch a Thief
H.H. Hughson

1954 Sabrina
Thomas Fairchild

1954 The Student Prince
Lutz

1954 Dial M for Murder
Chief Inspector Hubbard

1952 Thunder in the East
General Sir Henry Harrison

1951 The Lady and the Bandit
Archbald Puffin

1951 Kind Lady
Mr. Foster

1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)

– Valley Forge (1951)

1948 A Woman's Vengeance
Prosecuting Counsel

1947 The Paradine Case
Barrister Collins (uncredited)

1942 The Goose Steps Out
Maj.Bishop

1942 The Foreman Went to France
'English' Army Captain

1942 The Next of Kin
General Cooper (uncredited)

1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Longfellow's 2nd Valet (uncredited)

1930 The Chumps (short)
Porter (uncredited)

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(1924). Stage Play: The Fake. Drama. Written by Frederick Lonsdale. Directed by Frank Reicher. Hudson Theatre: 6 Oct 1924- Dec 1924 (closing date unknown/88 performances). Cast: Marion Allen (as "A Parlormaid"), Frank Conroy (as "The Hon. Gerrard Pillick"), Orlando Daly (as "Ernest Stanton... See more »

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)

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Won Broadway's 1953 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "Dial M for Murder," a role that he recreated in the film version of the same name, Dial M for Murder. See more »

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Aries

John Williams (II) (1903–1983)

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