---
name: "Frank Williams"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/frank-williams-229855"
fi1m_id: "frank-williams-229855"
imdb_id: "nm2604029"
tmdb_id: 229855
wikidata_id: "Q173214"
roles: []
born: "16 April 1942"
died: "28 November 2021"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:20:35.843892+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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# Frank Williams

## Identity

Frank Williams

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/frank-williams-229855
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** frank-williams-229855
- **IMDb ID:** nm2604029
- **TMDB ID:** 229855
- **Wikidata ID:** Q173214
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Williams_(Formula_One), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173214, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2604029/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/229855

Actor. Born 16 April 1942 in South Shields, County Durham, England, UK. Died 28 November 2021.

## Details

- **Born:** 16 April 1942, South Shields, County Durham, England, UK
- **Died:** 28 November 2021
- **Also known as:** Francis Owen Garbatt Williams, Sir Frank Williams
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Williams_(Formula_One), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173214, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2604029/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/229855

## Biography

Frank Williams, also known as Sir Frank Williams or Francis Owen Garbett Williams, was a British motor racing team principal and founder of the Williams Formula One team. Born in South Shields, he established Williams Grand Prix Engineering in 1977 and served as team principal until 2020. The team secured nine constructors' championships and seven drivers' titles during his tenure.

Williams appeared as himself in several documentaries, including *Senna* (2010) and *Williams* (2017). He was married to Virginia Berry until her death in 2013.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Senna* (2010), Fi1m 84, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/senna.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

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

- *Buddy* (1999), Actor
- *Project the Right Image* (1975), as Vicar

## Gallery

- ![Frank Williams](https://film.one/media/person/103738/gallery-3638b6d7f769.jpg) Frank Williams — Pitlane02, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/FrankWilliams-cropped.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Adam Parr with Sir Frank Williams (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/103738/gallery-743fa55f456b.jpg) Adam Parr with Sir Frank Williams (2011) — LyndseyWF1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/AdamParr.JPG/1280px-AdamParr.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Frank Williams (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/103738/gallery-ac35a57668e9.jpg) Frank Williams (2011) — LyndseyWF1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Frank_Williams_Formula_One.jpg/1280px-Frank_Williams_Formula_One.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Pit stop team waiting for the car to roll in, while being observed by the boss, Frank Williams (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/103738/gallery-d87d90236490.jpg) Pit stop team waiting for the car to roll in, while being observed by the boss, Frank Williams (2014) — pedrik, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Pit_Stop_Practice_at_Williams_%2814845909054%29.jpg/1280px-Pit_Stop_Practice_at_Williams_%2814845909054%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Teameigenaar Frank Williams (rechts) in gesprek met Williams-Ford Formule 1coureur Carlos Reutemann (midden) tijdens de training van de Grand Prix Formule 1 van (1981)](https://film.one/media/person/103738/gallery-282eaf73ba5e.jpg) Teameigenaar Frank Williams (rechts) in gesprek met Williams-Ford Formule 1coureur Carlos Reutemann (midden) tijdens de training van de Grand Prix Formule 1 van (1981) — Hans van Dijk for Anefo / neg. stroken, 1945-1989, 2.24.01.05, item number 931-6476, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Reutemann_and_Williams_at_1981_Dutch_Grand_Prix.jpg/1280px-Reutemann_and_Williams_at_1981_Dutch_Grand_Prix.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award 2010: BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award (won)
- Segrave Trophy 1992: Segrave Trophy (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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