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Kenneth Williams (I) (1926–1988)

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The acting bug bit Kenneth Williams when, as a student, his English teacher suggested he try out for a school play. He found that he enjoyed it tremendously, but when he raised the possibility at home of becoming an actor, his father forbade it. Williams was eventually sent to art school in London in 1941... See full bio »

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Kenneth Charles Williams
in Islington, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 62) in London, England, UK
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1993 The Princess and the Cobbler
Goblet/Tickle (voice)
 
1985-1986 Galloping Galaxies! (TV series)
SID / Junior
– Episode #2.5 (1986) … SID/Junior (voice)
– Episode #2.4 (1986) … SID/Junior (voice)
– Episode #2.3 (1986) … SID/Junior (voice)
– Episode #2.2 (1986) … SID/Junior (voice)
– Episode #2.1 (1986) … SID/Junior (voice)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1968-1986 Jackanory (TV series)
Storyteller
– James and the Giant Peach (1986) … Storyteller
– Sneeze and Be Slain (1983) … Storyteller
– Agaton Sax (1981) … Storyteller
– The Dribblesome Teapot (1978) … Storyteller
– The Rose and the Ring (1975) … Storyteller
See all 16 episodes »
 
1984 Some You Win (TV series)
 
1982 CBTV Channel 14 (TV series)
Guest
– Episode #1.26 (1982) … Guest
 
1981 Willo the Wisp (TV series) (voice)
 
1981 Whizzkid's Guide (TV series)
 
1979 That's Carry On
Introduced by/Interrupted by/Various Characters
 
1978 The Light Princess (TV movie) (voice)
 
1978 Carry on Emmannuelle
Emile Prevert
 
1978 The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sir Henry Baskerville
 
1975 Carry on Behind
Professor Roland Crump
 
1975 Super Natural Gas (short) (voice)
 
1974 Carry on Dick
Captain Desmond Fancey
 
1972 Carry on Abroad
Stuart Farquhar
 
1972 Carry on Matron
Sir Bernard Cutting
 
1971 Carry on at Your Convenience
W. C. Boggs
 
1971 Meanwhile on BBC2 (TV series)
 
1971 Carry on Henry VIII
Thomas Cromwell
 
1970 Carry on Loving
Percival Snooper
 
1969 Carry on Again Doctor
Doctor Frederick Carver
 
1969 Carry on Camping
Doctor Kenneth Soaper
 
1968 Carry On... Up the Khyber
The Khasi of Kalabar
 
1967 Carry on Doctor
Dr. Kenneth Tinkle
 
1967 Carry on in the Legion
Commandant Maximilian Burger
 
1966 Carry on Pimpernel
Citizen Camembert
 
1966 Carry on Screaming!
Doctor Orlando Watt
 
1966 Carry on Cowboy
Judge Burke
 
1964 Carry on Cleo
Julius Caesar
 
1964 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Napoleon
– Catch as Catch Can (1964) … Napoleon
 
1964 Carry on Spying
Desmond Simkins
 
1964 French Cricket (TV movie)
Napoleon
 
1963 Carry on Jack
Captain Fearless
 
1962 Carry on Cruising
First Officer Leonard Marjoribanks
 
1962 Twice Round the Daffodils
Henry Halfpenny
 
1962 Love Me, Love Me, Love Me (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1961 Roommates
Harold Chesney
 
1961 Carry on Regardless
Francis Courtenay
 
1961 His and Hers
Policeman
 
1960 Make Mine Mink
Hon. Freddie Warrington
 
1960 Carry on, Constable
PC Stanley Benson
 
1959 Tommy the Toreador
Vice-Consul
 
1959 Carry on Teacher
Edwin Milton
 
1959 Carry on Nurse
Oliver Reckitt
 
1958 Spectacular (TV series)
– The Bob Monkhouse Hour (1958)
 
1952-1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Captain Chalford / The Angel
– The Noble Spaniard (1958) … Captain Chalford
– The Wonderful Visit (1952) … The Angel
 
1958 Time Out for Peggy (TV series)
Mr. Simms
– The Greeting Cards (1958) … Mr. Simms
 
1958 Carry on Sergeant
James Bailey
 
1958 Sword of Freedom (TV series)
Tizio
– The School (1958) … Tizio
 
1958 Chelsea at Nine (TV series)
– Episode dated 28 January 1958 (1958)
 
1958 Saint Joan (TV movie)
The Dauphin
 
1957 Hancock's Half Hour (TV series)
Another Prince Nicolai / Old man / Policeman / …
– The Auction (1957) … Old man
– The Pianist (1957) … Prince Paul
– The New Neighbour (1957) … Policeman
– The Russian Prince (1957) … Another Prince Nicolai
– Lady Chatterley's Revenge (1957) … Rep Company producer
See all 6 episodes »
 
1957 Dick and the Duchess (TV series)
Clive
– The Armoured Car (1957) … Clive
 
1956 Three Men in a Boat
Hampton Court Maze Attendant (uncredited)
 
1955 Moby Dick Rehearsed (TV movie)
A Very Serious Actor/Elijah and others
 
1954 Land of Fury
Peter Wishart
 
1954 Misalliance (TV movie)
Bentley Summerhayes
 
1953 Innocents in Paris
Window Dresser at London Airport (uncredited)
 
1953 Valley of Song
Lloyd the Haulage
 
1953 The Beggar's Opera
Jack the Pot Boy
 
1952 Trent's Last Case
Horace Evans (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
2006 Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (TV movie) (book "The Kenneth Williams Diaries")
 
1983 An Audience with Kenneth Williams (TV movie)
 
1974 International Cabaret (TV series)
– Episode #6.7 (1974) (writer)
– Episode #6.6 (1974) (writer)
– Episode #6.5 (1974) (writer)
– Episode #6.4 (1974) (writer)
– Episode #6.3 (1974) (writer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1970 The Kenneth Williams Show (TV series)
 
Show ShowSelf (38 titles)
1985-1987 Wogan (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Presenter
– Episode dated 30 December 1987 (1987) … Himself
– Wogan's Radio Fun Special 2 (1987)
– Episode dated 25 May 1987 (1987) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 March 1987 (1987) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 June 1986 (1986) … Himself
See all 12 episodes »
 
1987 Through the Keyhole (TV series)
Himself - Panellist
– Episode #1.1 (1987) … Himself - Panellist
 
1987 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.4 (1987) … Himself
 
1982-1986 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #14.5 (1986) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #13.13 (1984) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #13.1 (1984) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 18 March 1982 (1982) … Himself - Guest
 
1986 Joan Rivers: Can We Talk? (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 March 1986 (1986) … Himself
 
1985 All Star Secrets (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1985) … Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1985) … Himself
 
1985 The Golden Gong (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee (also archive footage)
 
1983 An Audience with Kenneth Williams (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 Carry on Laughing's Christmas Classics (TV special short)
Presenter/Various Characters
 
1983 Comic Roots (TV series)
Himself
– Kenneth Williams (1983) … Himself
 
1982-1983 Countdown (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.53 (1983) … Himself
– Episode #2.51 (1983) … Himself
– Episode #2.49 (1983) … Himself
– Episode #2.44 (1983) … Himself
– Episode #2.42 (1983) … Himself
See all 48 episodes »
 
1983 Look Who's Talking (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Kenneth Williams (1983) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1982 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton (1982) … Himself
 
1982 On Safari (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.3 (1982) … Himself
 
1972-1982 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #11.50 (1982) … Himself
– Episode #11.5 (1981) … Himself
– Episode #10.5 (1980) … Himself
– Episode #9.7 (1979) … Himself
– Episode #7.6 (1977) … Himself
See all 8 episodes »
 
1979-1981 Give Us a Clue (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 31 December 1981 (1981) … Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1979) … Himself - Panelist
 
1981 The Theatre Quiz (TV series)
Himself - Panellist
– Episode #1.5 (1981) … Himself - Panellist
 
1981 Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.3 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 Chaos Supersedes E.N.S.A.. (TV mini-series documentary)
Interviewee
– Episode dated 27 August 1980 (1980) … Interviewee
 
1980 Every Night Something Atrocious (TV documentary)
Interviewee
 
1977 Record Breakers (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The All Star Record Breakers: 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1977 Everyman (TV series documentary)
Himself
– What's So Funny About Religion Anyway? (1977) … Himself
 
1977 Let's Make a Musical (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970-1976 The Kenneth Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.1 (1976) … Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1970) … Himself
See all 7 episodes »
 
1976 Just a Minute (TV movie)
Himself
 
1966-1974 International Cabaret (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #6.7 (1974) … Himself - Host
– Episode #6.6 (1974) … Himself - Host
– Episode #6.5 (1974) … Himself - Host
– Episode #6.4 (1974) … Himself - Host
– Episode #6.3 (1974) … Himself - Host
See all 62 episodes »
 
1973-1974 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Panellist
– Episode dated 26 January 1974 (1974) … Himself - Panellist
– Episode dated 23 August 1973 (1973) … Himself - Panellist
– Episode dated 8 February 1973 (1973) … Himself - Panellist
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.96 (1970) … Himself
 
1967-1969 A Christmas Night with the Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 December 1969 (1969) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 December 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1969 Join Jim Dale (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 June 1969 (1969) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 May 1969 (1969) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 May 1969 (1969) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 May 1969 (1969) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 May 1969 (1969) … Himself
See all 6 episodes »
 
1969 Just a Minute (TV movie)
Himself
 
1968 Frost on Sunday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The Tennis Elbow Foot Game (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 Dee Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.52 (1967) … Himself
 
1966-1967 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.39 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #2.39 (1966) … Himself
 
1960 Showtime (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.13 (1960) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (32 titles)
2012 The Unforgettable Gordon Jackson (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The Roasts of Christmas Past (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2011 Breakfast (TV series)
 
2008 Countdown: One Last Consonant Please, Carol (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007-2008 The Comedy Map of Britain (TV series documentary)
 
2008 50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (TV documentary)
Various (uncredited)
 
2007 All the Best from Denis Norden (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2006 Carry on Quizzing (Video Game)
Various Characters (uncredited)
 
2006 Kenneth Williams: In His Own Words (TV documentary)
Himself/Various Characters
 
2006 Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Crumpet! A Very British Sex Symbol (TV documentary)
Various (uncredited)
 
2004 I'm Free! Inside the Comedy Closet (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Arena (TV series documentary)
 
2002 The Unforgettable Joan Sims (TV special documentary)
 
1998-2002 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
2001 The Unforgettable Kenneth Williams (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 On Location: The Carry Ons (TV documentary)
Various
 
2000 Legends (TV series documentary)
 
2000 The Unforgettable Hattie Jacques (TV documentary)
 
1998 What's a Carry On? (TV documentary)
Himself/Various Characters
 
1998 A Perfect Carry On (TV documentary)
 
1998 Carry on Darkly (TV documentary)
Various/Himself
 
1998 Reputations (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Kenneth Williams: A Life on the Box (TV documentary)
Himself/Various Characters
 
1996 Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams (video documentary)
Various/Himself
 
1996 The Very Best of Sid James (video documentary)
 
1993 Laugh with the Carry Ons
 
1993 Monkey Business (video documentary short)
PG Tips Chimp (voice) (archive sound)
 
1988 Distant Voices, Still Lives
Himself - Character on Beyond Our Ken (archive sound) (voice) (uncredited)
 
1983-1984 What a Carry On (TV series)
 
1981 Carry on Laughing (TV series)
 
1977 To See Such Fun (documentary)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1948) Radio: Appeared in "Grand National Night" by Dorothy Christy and Campbell Christie, England, UK. See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Biographical Movies  | 7 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Personal Quote:

It's frightening to think, that with all the modern medicine and all the technique available to them, they can't really help you. I should think in the old days, you were better off, because nowadays they are all specialists. Everyone is becoming better and better, at less and less. Eventually someone is going to be superb, at nothing! See more »

Trivia:

The only actor in the "Carry On..." films to appear, along with Kenneth Connor and Eric Barker in the first ( Carry on Sergeant) and last authentic "Carry On... films ( Carry on Emmannuelle). This does not include the heavily criticised Carry on Columbus. See more »

Trademark:

Flaring nostrils & a nasal 'posh' accent See more »

Nickname:

Kenny See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces