Ben Williams

Ben Williams

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1892-10-06
Deathday: 1960-12-01 (68 years old)

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Biography

Benjamin Percy Williams (1892 in Glamorgan, Wales – December 1959 in Chelsea, London) was a British character actor from the 1930s to the late 1950s. During his career he appeared in 137 films. In 1954 Williams acted in the BBC Radio play Under Milk Wood that won the Prix Italia award for radio drama that year.Originally a miner in Swansea, Williams served in the Royal Artillery in Palestine during the First World War, and he was an Air Raid Warden in London during the Second World War.

Williams made his film debut in an uncredited role in the 1933 film The Good Companions. Later appearances included roles in Tiger Bay (1934), Java Head (1934), Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor (1935), Boys Will Be Boys (1935), Flame in the Heather (1935), The Man Without a Face (1935), Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle (1935), Gay Old Dog (1935), Blue Smoke (1935), and Find the Lady (1936.Other film appearances include Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936), The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936), Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937), The Gables Mystery (1938), The Saint in London (1939), The Stars Look Down (1940), The Proud Valley (1940), Let George Do It! (1940), Old Mother Riley's Circus (1941), Old Mother Riley's Ghosts (1941), Love on the Dole (1941), "Pimpernel" Smith (1941), Hi Gang! (1941), Uncensored (1942), Undercover (1943), Get Cracking (1943), The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943), Murder in Reverse? (1945), Waterloo Road (1945), Give Me the Stars (1945), The Curse of the Wraydons (1946), Fame Is the Spur (1947), My Brother's Keeper (1948), Don't Ever Leave Me (1949), and Boys in Brown (1949).During the 1950s his film and television work included Sunday Night Theatre (BBC) (1950), Dick Barton at Bay (1950), Mister Drake's Duck (1951), Lilli Marlene (1951), Women of Twilight (1952), Hindle Wakes (1952), Circumstantial Evidence (1952), Paul Temple Returns (1952), Face the Music (1954), Stryker of the Yard (TV series) (1957), Hell Drivers (1957), The One That Got Away (1957), and Armchair Theatre (1958). In 1954 he played Mr. Pritchard in an all-Welsh cast BBC Radio version of Under Milk Wood with Richard Burton.During his later years he lived in Mitre House on King's Road, Chelsea. His hobbies were listed as 'most sports'.Williams died in Chelsea in London aged 67. He was survived by a son, Philip Trigwell (born 1947) from a relationship with Etta Trigwell, and a daughter, Betty Hopkins (born 1917).

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Filmography

all 71

Movies 70

Narrator 1

TV Shows 1

Voice 1

Black Ice

Black Ice (1957)

Movie
Caller (uncredited)
Fortune Is a Woman

Fortune Is a Woman (1957)

Movie
Seymour
You Pay Your Money

You Pay Your Money (1957)

Movie
Narrator
Snowdrift at Bleath Gill

Snowdrift at Bleath Gill (1955)

Movie
Faversham's Butler
Storm Over the Nile

Storm Over the Nile (1955)

Movie
Landlord
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955)

TV
Tour Guide
The Teckman Mystery

The Teckman Mystery (1954)

Movie
Jury Foreman
Roadhouse Girl

Roadhouse Girl (1953)

Movie
Mr. Lloyd
The Square Ring

The Square Ring (1953)

Movie
4
Ticket Collector
The Final Test

The Final Test (1953)

Movie
Detective
Women of Twilight

Women of Twilight (1953)

Movie
Roddy Carson
Paul Temple Returns

Paul Temple Returns (1952)

Movie
Jimmy
Hindle Wakes

Hindle Wakes (1952)

Movie
Brand
Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence (1952)

Movie
Jimmy - Reporter
Trent's Last Case

Trent's Last Case (1952)

Movie
Sgt. Barrow
Hammer the Toff

Hammer the Toff (1952)

Movie
Mine Official
Circle of Danger

Circle of Danger (1951)

Movie
Brownie
Lilli Marlene

Lilli Marlene (1950)

Movie
Policeman
Something in the City

Something in the City (1950)

Movie
Mr. Simon (voice) (uncredited)
Waterfront

Waterfront (1950)

Movie
Mr. Weston
Paul Temple's Triumph

Paul Temple's Triumph (1950)

Movie
Clerk at Hospital (uncredited)
The Hasty Heart

The Hasty Heart (1949)

Movie
Superintendent in Cells
Don't Ever Leave Me

Don't Ever Leave Me (1949)

Movie
Pub Landlord
Nightbeat

Nightbeat (1947)

Movie
Radical Orator (uncredited)
Fame Is the Spur

Fame Is the Spur (1947)

Movie
John Rickers
The Curse of the Wraydons

The Curse of the Wraydons (1946)

Movie
Docker
Murder in Reverse?

Murder in Reverse? (1945)

Movie
Middle-Aged Man
Read All About It

Read All About It (1945)

Movie
Cpl Lewis
Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road (1945)

Movie
Steel House Salesman
The Ten Year Plan

The Ten Year Plan (1945)

Movie
Mr. Evans
A City Reborn

A City Reborn (1945)

Movie
Pessimistic Man Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited)
The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead (1944)

Movie
Engineer Testing Machine (uncredited)
The Lamp Still Burns

The Lamp Still Burns (1943)

Movie
Heckler
The Demi-Paradise

The Demi-Paradise (1943)

Movie
Dragutin
Undercover

Undercover (1943)

Movie
Home Guard Soldier
Get Cracking

Get Cracking (1943)

Movie
Head of the Rescue Squad (uncredited)
The Bells Go Down

The Bells Go Down (1943)

Movie
Reporter
Much Too Shy

Much Too Shy (1942)

Movie
Arthur Baeker
Uncensored

Uncensored (1942)

Movie
Man at Australian Airfield (uncredited)
They Flew Alone

They Flew Alone (1942)

Movie
Elmer
Hi Gang!

Hi Gang! (1941)

Movie
Lucky
Old Mother Riley's Circus

Old Mother Riley's Circus (1941)

Movie
Workman Watching Dinner Time Cricket Match
The Common Touch

The Common Touch (1941)

Movie
Scottish Fisherman (uncredited)
Cottage to Let

Cottage to Let (1941)

Movie
Graubitz
'Pimpernel' Smith

'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)

Movie
Factory Worker
Love on the Dole

Love on the Dole (1941)

Movie
Reporter
East of Piccadilly

East of Piccadilly (1941)

Movie
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts

Old Mother Riley's Ghosts (1941)

Movie
Court Policeman
The Ghost of St. Michael's

The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941)

Movie
Policeman
Old Bill and Son

Old Bill and Son (1941)

Movie
Nagel - Radio Location Expert (uncredited)
Freedom Radio

Freedom Radio (1941)

Movie
Citizen (uncredited)
The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

Movie
Train Steward (uncredited)
Night Train to Munich

Night Train to Munich (1940)

Movie
Radio Operator On SS Macaulay
Let George Do It!

Let George Do It! (1940)

Movie
Man Selling Torches
Contraband

Contraband (1940)

Movie
Detective-Constable
Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard

Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard (1940)

Movie
Will Morgan
The Proud Valley

The Proud Valley (1940)

Movie
Harry Brace
The Stars Look Down

The Stars Look Down (1940)

Movie
Man Getting Shaved (uncredited)
On the Night of the Fire

On the Night of the Fire (1939)

Movie
Detective Wilkins
The Saint in London

The Saint in London (1939)

Movie
4.9
Evan Lewis (uncredited)
The Citadel

The Citadel (1938)

Movie
Gamekeeper
The Claydon Treasure Mystery

The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938)

Movie
Police Photographer (uncredited)
The Terror

The Terror (1938)

Movie
2nd Reporter Ejected From Ice Rink (uncredited)
I See Ice

I See Ice (1938)

Movie
Dale
The Squeaker

The Squeaker (1937)

Movie
Man Serving in Snack Bar (uncredited)
Brief Ecstasy

Brief Ecstasy (1937)

Movie
Reporter
Bulldog Drummond at Bay

Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937)

Movie
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Love from a Stranger

Love from a Stranger (1937)

Movie
2
Captain Stephenson (uncredited)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936)

Movie
Commissionaire (uncredited)
Cheer Up

Cheer Up (1936)

Movie
Warder
The Man Without a Face

The Man Without a Face (1935)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.81
Based on 50.4 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1892-10-06

Deathday
1960-12-01 (68 years old)

Birth Place
Glamorgan, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, Wales

Also Known As
Benjamin Percy Williams


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