John Williams

Acting

John Williams

Born 15 April 1903 · Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England, UK · Died 5 May 1983 at 80

John Williams (15 April 1903 – 5 May 1983) was an English stage, film and television actor. He is remembered for his role as chief inspector Hubbard in Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M For Murder, and as portraying the second "Mr. French" on TV's Family Affair.

Known for

Highlights

Dial M for Murder1954 · Film · Chief Inspector Hubbard
Witness for the Prosecution1957 · Film · Brogan-Moore
The Twilight Zone1959 · Series · William Shakespeare
Columbo1971 · Series · Roger Haversham
To Catch a Thief1955 · Film · H. H. Hughson
Sabrina1954 · Film · Thomas Fairchild

Filmography

Movies

33 films

Hot Lead & Cold Feet1978 · Film · Mansfield
No Deposit, No Return1976 · Film · Jameson
Lost in the Stars1974 · Film · Judge
The Hound of the Baskervilles1972 · Film · Arthur Frankland
A Flea in Her Ear1968 · Film · Dr. Finache
The Secret War of Harry Frigg1968 · Film · Gen. Francis Mayhew
Double Trouble1967 · Film · Gerald Waverly
The Last of the Secret Agents?1966 · Film · J. Fredrick Duval
Harlow1965 · Film · Jonathan Martin
Dear Brigitte1965 · Film · Peregrine Upjohn
Pygmalion1963 · Film · Colonel Pickering
Five Fingers : Dossier1961 · Film · Nicolas Constantine
24 Hours in a Woman's Life1961 · Film · Stevens
Midnight Lace1960 · Film · Inspector Byrnes
Visit to a Small Planet1960 · Film · Delton
The Young Philadelphians1959 · Film · Gilbert Dickinson
Witness for the Prosecution1957 · Film · Brogan-Moore
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?1957 · Film · Irving La Salle Jr.
Island in the Sun1957 · Film · Colonel Whittingham
The Solid Gold Cadillac1956 · Film · John T. 'Jack' Blessington
D-Day the Sixth of June1956 · Film · Brig. Russell
To Catch a Thief1955 · Film · H. H. Hughson
Sabrina1954 · Film · Thomas Fairchild
The Student Prince1954 · Film · Lutz
Dial M for Murder1954 · Film · Chief Inspector Hubbard
Thunder in the East1952 · Film · General Sir Henry Harrison
The Lady and the Bandit1951 · Film · Archbald Puffin
Kind Lady1951 · Film · Mr. Foster
A Woman's Vengeance1948 · Film · Prosecuting Counsel
The Goose Steps Out1942 · Film · Maj. Bishop
The Foreman Went to France1942 · Film · 'English' Army Captain
The Next of Kin1942 · Film · General Cooper (uncredited)
The Big Blockade1942 · Film · Voice over (uncredited)

Filmography

Series

21 shows

Battlestar Galactica1978 · Series · Sire Montrose
Banyon1972 · Series
Columbo1971 · Series · Roger Haversham
Night Gallery1970 · Series · Doctor (segment “The Caterpillar”)
McCloud1970 · Series · Inspector Mills
Ironside1967 · Series
Mission: Impossible1966 · Series · Lord Richard Weston
Family Affair1966 · Series · Nigel 'Niles' French
The Wild Wild West1965 · Series · Sir Nigel Scott
The Rogues1964 · Series · Insp. Robert Briscoe
Combat!1962 · Series · Edmund Tinsley
The Lucy Show1962 · Series · Gordon Bentley
Bus Stop1961 · Series
Dr. Kildare1961 · Series · Dr. George Hazard
Thriller1960 · Series · Sir Guy
The Twilight Zone1959 · Series · William Shakespeare
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958 · Series
Suspicion1957 · Series · Col. Selby
The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · Series · Walker Hendricks
Climax!1954 · Series · Sir Keith Nottingham