Brook Richard Williams (22 January 1938 – 29 April 2005) was a British stage actor who also made numerous film and television appearances in small roles.
Biography His father was the Welsh playwright and actor Emlyn Williams. His older brother Alan was a foreign correspondent and novelist.
Brook was born in London and attended Stowe School in Buckinghamshire. After national service in the RAF he appeared on stage in repertory theatre, in London's West End and abroad on tour.
His film appearances included: The Plague of the Zombies (1966), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Villain (1971), The Wild Geese (1978) and The Sea Wolves (1980). He was a close friend, assistant and advisor to actor Richard Burton who had known him since he was a child and he appeared in several films in which Burton starred.Brook Williams Obituary. The Independent. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2011. He died of lung cancer aged 67.Brook Williams Obituary The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2013
Partial filmography
The V.I.P.s (1963) - First Reporter (uncredited) First Men in the Moon (1964) - astronaut (uncredited) Hot Enough for June (1964) - Leon The Heroes of Telemark (1965) - Einar The Plague of the Zombies (1966) - Dr. Peter Tompson The Jokers (1967) - Capt. Green (uncredited) Where Eagles Dare (1968) - Sgt. Harrod Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) - Sir William Brereton The Raging Moon (1971) - Hugh Collins Raid on Rommel (1971) - Joe Reilly Villain (1971) - Kenneth Hammersmith Is Out (1972) - Pete Rutter Battle of Sutjeska (1973) Massacre in Rome (1973) - SS Hauptsturmführer Erich Priebke Equus (1977) - Bit part (uncredited) The Medusa Touch (1978) - Male Nurse The Wild Geese (1978) - Samuels Absolution (1978) - Father Clarence North Sea Hijack (1980) - Helicopter Pilot The Sea Wolves (1980) - Butterworth Pascali's Island (1988) - Turkish Officer Testimony (1988) - H.G. Wells The 5th Monkey (1990) - Dr. Howard The Children (1990) - (uncredited) England, My England (1995) - Priest The Strange Case of Delphina Potocka or The Mystery of Chopin (1999) - Old Scottish Lord (final film role)
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