# Brook Williams
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{{Short description|British actor}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Brook Williams
| birth_name = Brook Richard Williams
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|1|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea%2C_London), London, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|4|29|1938|1|22|df=y}}
| death_place = London, England
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1959–1995
| spouse = Liz Holloway (divorced)
}}
'''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](/source/Emlyn_Williams). His older brother [Alan](/source/Alan_Williams_(novelist)) was a foreign correspondent and novelist.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1492733/Brook-Williams.html|title=Brook Williams|date=24 June 2005|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}]
Brook was born in London and attended [Stowe School](/source/Stowe_School) in [Buckinghamshire](/source/Buckinghamshire).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--archive/obituaries/brook-williams/|title=Brook Williams | Obituaries|first=The|last=Stage|date=21 June 2005}}] After [national service](/source/national_service) in the [RAF](/source/RAF) he appeared on stage in [repertory](/source/repertory) theatre, in London's [West End](/source/West_End_theatre) and abroad on tour.[
His film appearances included: ''[The Plague of the Zombies](/source/The_Plague_of_the_Zombies)'' (1966), ''[Where Eagles Dare](/source/Where_Eagles_Dare)'' (1968), ''[Anne of the Thousand Days](/source/Anne_of_the_Thousand_Days)'' (1969), ''[Villain](/source/Villain_(1971_film))'' (1971), ''[The Wild Geese](/source/The_Wild_Geese)'' (1978) and ''[The Sea Wolves](/source/The_Sea_Wolves)'' (1980).][{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba676ec3d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312010126/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba676ec3d|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 March 2016|title=Brook Williams|website=BFI}}] He was a close friend, assistant and advisor to actor [Richard Burton](/source/Richard_Burton) who had known him since he was a child and he appeared in several films in which Burton starred.[[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/brook-williams-493755.html Brook Williams Obituary]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)''. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2011.] He died of lung cancer aged 67.[[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/may/25/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries Brook Williams Obituary] ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)''. Retrieved 21 July 2013]
==Partial filmography==
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* ''[The V.I.P.s](/source/The_V.I.P.s_(film))'' (1963) - First Reporter (uncredited)
* ''[First Men in the Moon](/source/First_Men_in_the_Moon)'' (1964) - astronaut (uncredited)
* ''[Hot Enough for June](/source/Hot_Enough_for_June)'' (1964) - Leon
* ''[The Heroes of Telemark](/source/The_Heroes_of_Telemark)'' (1965) - Einar
* ''[The Plague of the Zombies](/source/The_Plague_of_the_Zombies)'' (1966) - Dr. Peter Tompson
* ''[The Jokers](/source/The_Jokers)'' (1967) - Capt. Green (uncredited)
* ''[Where Eagles Dare](/source/Where_Eagles_Dare)'' (1968) - Sgt. Harrod
* ''[Anne of the Thousand Days](/source/Anne_of_the_Thousand_Days)'' (1969) - Sir William Brereton
* ''[The Raging Moon](/source/The_Raging_Moon)'' (1971) - Hugh Collins
* ''[Raid on Rommel](/source/Raid_on_Rommel)'' (1971) - Joe Reilly
* ''[Villain](/source/Villain_(1971_film))'' (1971) - Kenneth
* ''[Hammersmith Is Out](/source/Hammersmith_Is_Out)'' (1972) - Pete Rutter
* ''[Battle of Sutjeska](/source/Battle_of_Sutjeska_(film))'' (1973)
* ''[Massacre in Rome](/source/Massacre_in_Rome)'' (1973) - SS Hauptsturmführer [Erich Priebke](/source/Erich_Priebke)
* ''[Equus](/source/Equus_(film))'' (1977) - Bit part (uncredited)
* ''[The Medusa Touch](/source/The_Medusa_Touch_(film))'' (1978) - Male Nurse
* ''[The Wild Geese](/source/The_Wild_Geese)'' (1978) - Samuels
* ''[Absolution](/source/Absolution_(1978_film))'' (1978) - Father Clarence
* ''[North Sea Hijack](/source/North_Sea_Hijack)'' (1980) - Helicopter Pilot
* ''[The Sea Wolves](/source/The_Sea_Wolves)'' (1980) - Butterworth
* ''[Pascali's Island](/source/Pascali's_Island_(film))'' (1988) - Turkish Officer
* ''[Testimony](/source/Testimony_(1988_film))'' (1988) - H.G. Wells
* ''[The 5th Monkey](/source/The_5th_Monkey)'' (1990) - Dr. Howard
* ''[The Children](/source/The_Children_(1990_film))'' (1990) - (uncredited)
* ''[England, My England](/source/England%2C_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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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0930180|name=Brook Williams}}
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Category:1938 births
Category:2005 deaths
Category:Welsh male film actors
Category:Welsh male television actors
Category:Welsh male stage actors
Category:People educated at Stowe School
Category:Deaths from lung cancer in England
Category:Male actors from London
Category:People from Chelsea, London
Category:Actors from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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