---
name: "Alister Williamson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alister-williamson"
fi1m_id: "alister-williamson"
imdb_id: "nm0931977"
tmdb_id: 82554
wikidata_id: "Q4727355"
roles: []
born: "17 June 1918"
died: "19 May 1999"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-25T09:09:44.508229+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Alister Williamson

## Identity

Alister Williamson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alister-williamson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alister-williamson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0931977
- **TMDB ID:** 82554
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4727355
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alister_Williamson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4727355, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0931977/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/82554

Actor. Born 17 June 1918 in Sydney, Australia. Died 19 May 1999.

## Details

- **Born:** 17 June 1918, Sydney, Australia
- **Died:** 19 May 1999
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alister_Williamson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4727355, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0931977/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/82554

## Biography

Alister Williamson (1918–1999) was an Australian-born character actor who appeared in numerous British films and television series during the 1960s and 1970s. He was frequently cast as gruff police inspectors, henchmen or supporting characters in adventure series, police dramas and horror films.

His film credits include *Saturday Night and Sunday Morning* (1960) as a policeman, *The Curse of the Werewolf* (1961), *The Gorgon* (1964), *The Oblong Box* (1969) in which he played the lead role of Sir Edward Markham, *Battle of Britain* (1969) and *The Abominable Dr. Phibes* (1971). On television he appeared in series such as *The Avengers* (1961), *Dad's Army* (1968) and various sitcoms.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, castfacts.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *Saturday Night and Sunday Morning* (1960), Fi1m 82, as Policeman — [page](https://film.one/film/saturday-night-and-sunday-morning.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *The Sundowners* (1960), Fi1m 74, as Shearer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sundowners.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Boxwallah* (1982), as Angus
- *That's My Boy* (1981), series, as Mr Miller
- *A Sharp Intake of Breath* (1977), series, as Security Officer
- *The Galton & Simpson Playhouse* (1977), series, Actor
- *Night Is the Time for Killing* (1975), as Barkly
- *Barry McKenzie Holds His Own* (1974), Actor
- *Not on Your Nellie* (1974), series, as Sid
- *Man About the House* (1973), series, as Police Sergeant
- *Thriller* (1973), series, as Barkly
- *It's Murder. But Is It Art?* (1972), series, as Warden
- *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1971), series, as Inspector Brunt — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/upstairs-downstairs.md)
- *The Abominable Dr. Phibes* (1971), as 1st Policeman
- *Battle of Britain* (1969), as Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
- *The Main Chance* (1969), series, as Tom Maxwell
- *The Oblong Box* (1969), as Sir Edward Markham
- *The Last Shot You Hear* (1969), as CID Man
- *Please Sir!* (1968), series, Actor
- *Dad's Army* (1968), series, as Bert — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/dads-army.md)
- *The Coming Out Party* (1965), as Inpsector Brisby
- *The Lift* (1965), as Maxwell
- *Orlando* (1965), series, as Bert
- *The Likely Lads* (1964), series, as Bouncer
- *The Gorgon* (1964), as Janus Cass
- *Redcap* (1964), series, as RSM
- *HMS Paradise* (1964), series, as Mr. Higgins
- *The Evil of Frankenstein* (1964), as Landlord (uncredited)
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Sergeant
- *Man in the Middle* (1964), Actor
- *Crooks in Cloisters* (1964), as Superintendent Mungo
- *On the Beat* (1962), as Detective (uncredited)
- *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1962), series, Actor
- *The Brain* (1962), as Inspector Pike
- *Out of This World* (1962), series, as Mr Starling
- *Richard the Lionheart* (1962), series, as Red Hugh
- *The Curse of the Werewolf* (1961), as Policeman (uncredited)
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Tom — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *The Sundowners* (1960), as Shearer (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sundowners.md)
- *Saturday Night and Sunday Morning* (1960), as Policeman — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/saturday-night-and-sunday-morning.md)
- *Hell Is a City* (1960), as Sam
- *The Third Man* (1959), series, Actor
- *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Actor
- *The Larkins* (1958), series, as Worker

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