Hugh Williams | |
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| Born | Hugh Anthony Glanmor Williams 6 March 1904 Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England |
| Died | 7 December 1969 (aged 65) London, England |
| Years active | 1930–66 |
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| Children | 5, including Hugo and Simon |
Hugh Anthony Glanmor Williams (6 March 1904 – 7 December 1969) was a British actor and dramatist of Welsh descent. [1]
Hugh Anthony Glanmor Williams (nicknamed "Tam") was born at Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex to Hugh Dafydd Anthony Williams (1869-1905) and Hilda (née Lewis). The Williams family lived at Bedford Park, in Chiswick, West London. His paternal grandfather was Hugh Williams (1796-1874), a Welsh solicitor and anti-establishment political activist. [2] [3] [4] He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. [5] [6] He was a popular film and stage actor, who became a major film star in the British cinema of the 1930s. In 1930 he toured America in the cast of the R.C. Sheriff play Journey's End and appeared in his first film Charley's Aunt during a spell in Hollywood. [7] He then returned to Britain and became a mainstay of the British film industry. He made 57 film appearances as an actor between 1930 and 1967. He collaborated with his second wife on several plays, such as The Grass Is Greener and the screenplay for the subsequent film. He died from an Aortic aneurysm, aged 65, in London. [5] [8] [9]
He was married twice:
and his grandchildren included:
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