---
name: "John Williams"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-williams-5182"
fi1m_id: "john-williams-5182"
imdb_id: "nm0002369"
tmdb_id: 5182
wikidata_id: "Q921945"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 April 1903"
died: "5 May 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T18:26:10.561340+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."
---

# John Williams

## Identity

John Williams

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-williams-5182
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-williams-5182
- **IMDb ID:** nm0002369
- **TMDB ID:** 5182
- **Wikidata ID:** Q921945
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q921945, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002369/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5182

Actor. Born 15 April 1903 in Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. Died 5 May 1983.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 April 1903, Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 5 May 1983
- **Active:** 1954–1957
- **Also known as:** 约翰·威廉姆斯
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q921945, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002369/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5182

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Witness for the Prosecution*](https://film.one/film/witness-for-the-prosecution.md) (87), [*Dial M for Murder*](https://film.one/film/dial-m-for-murder.md) (80)

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## Biography

John Williams (15 April 1903 – 5 May 1983) was an English stage, film and television actor. Born in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, he began his career on the English stage as a teenager and made his Broadway debut in 1924. He appeared in more than thirty Broadway productions over four decades.

Williams is known for his role as Chief Inspector Hubbard in the Broadway production of Dial M for Murder, for which he received the 1953 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, and for reprising the part in Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film adaptation. He also played Brogan-Moore in Witness for the Prosecution (1957). His other film credits include roles in To Catch a Thief (1955), Sabrina (1954) and Midnight Lace (1960). On television he appeared in episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and as the second Mr French in the first season of Family Affair (1967).

Williams died in La Jolla, California, aged 80.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Witness for the Prosecution* (1957), Fi1m 87, as Brogan-Moore — [page](https://film.one/film/witness-for-the-prosecution.md)
- *Dial M for Murder* (1954), Fi1m 80, as Chief Inspector Hubbard — [page](https://film.one/film/dial-m-for-murder.md)

## Complete filmography (56)

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

- *Battlestar Galactica* (1978), series, as Sire Montrose
- *Hot Lead & Cold Feet* (1978), as Mansfield
- *No Deposit, No Return* (1976), as Jameson
- *Lost in the Stars* (1974), as Judge
- *Banyon* (1972), series, Actor
- *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (1972), as Arthur Frankland
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Roger Haversham — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Night Gallery* (1970), series, as Doctor (segment “The Caterpillar”), Colonel Hymber Masters (segment "The Doll")
- *McCloud* (1970), series, as Inspector Mills
- *A Flea in Her Ear* (1968), as Dr. Finache
- *The Secret War of Harry Frigg* (1968), as Gen. Francis Mayhew
- *Double Trouble* (1967), as Gerald Waverly
- *Ironside* (1967), series, Actor
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Lord Richard Weston — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *Family Affair* (1966), series, as Nigel 'Niles' French
- *The Last of the Secret Agents?* (1966), as J. Fredrick Duval
- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as Sir Nigel Scott
- *Harlow* (1965), as Jonathan Martin
- *Dear Brigitte* (1965), as Peregrine Upjohn
- *The Rogues* (1964), series, as Insp. Robert Briscoe, Inspector Robert Briscoe
- *Pygmalion* (1963), as Colonel Pickering
- *Combat!* (1962), series, as Edmund Tinsley
- *The Lucy Show* (1962), series, as Gordon Bentley
- *Bus Stop* (1961), series, Actor
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Dr. George Hazard
- *Five Fingers : Dossier* (1961), as Nicolas Constantine
- *24 Hours in a Woman's Life* (1961), as Stevens
- *Midnight Lace* (1960), as Inspector Byrnes
- *Thriller* (1960), series, as Sir Guy
- *Visit to a Small Planet* (1960), as Delton
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as William Shakespeare — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *The Young Philadelphians* (1959), as Gilbert Dickinson
- *Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse* (1958), series, Actor
- *Witness for the Prosecution* (1957), as Brogan-Moore — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/witness-for-the-prosecution.md)
- *The Clouded Image* (1957), as Sandal
- *Suspicion* (1957), series, as Col. Selby
- *Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?* (1957), as Irving La Salle Jr.
- *Island in the Sun* (1957), as Colonel Whittingham
- *The Solid Gold Cadillac* (1956), as John T. 'Jack' Blessington
- *D-Day the Sixth of June* (1956), as Brig. Russell
- *The 20th Century Fox Hour* (1955), series, Actor
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Walker Hendricks, Herbert Carpenter, Alexander Penn Arlington, Capt. Smollet, Alexander Vinton, Inspector Davidson, Ernest Findlater, Inspector Brent
- *To Catch a Thief* (1955), as H. H. Hughson
- *Climax!* (1954), series, as Sir Keith Nottingham, Harold Johnson
- *Sabrina* (1954), as Thomas Fairchild
- *The Student Prince* (1954), as Lutz
- *Dial M for Murder* (1954), as Chief Inspector Hubbard — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/dial-m-for-murder.md)
- *Thunder in the East* (1952), as General Sir Henry Harrison
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Inspector Hubbard, Colonel Pickering
- *The Lady and the Bandit* (1951), as Archbald Puffin
- *Kind Lady* (1951), as Mr. Foster
- *A Woman's Vengeance* (1948), as Prosecuting Counsel
- *The Goose Steps Out* (1942), as Maj. Bishop
- *The Foreman Went to France* (1942), as 'English' Army Captain
- *The Next of Kin* (1942), as General Cooper (uncredited)
- *The Big Blockade* (1942), as Voice over (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![L. to R.: Bette Davis, John Williams & Ray Stricklyn in the TV series Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, episode For Better, for Worse (1957) - publicity still (cr](https://film.one/media/person/103034/gallery-958adaaff1db.jpg) L. to R.: Bette Davis, John Williams & Ray Stricklyn in the TV series Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, episode For Better, for Worse (1957) - publicity still (cr — Photo News (CBS), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Bette_Davis-John_Williams_in_Schlitz_Playhouse_of_Stars.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![L. to R. : Ray Milland, Robert Cummings & John Williams in Dial M for Murder - trailer (cropped screenshot) (1954)](https://film.one/media/person/103034/gallery-a6ebf9027cd4.jpg) L. to R. : Ray Milland, Robert Cummings & John Williams in Dial M for Murder - trailer (cropped screenshot) (1954) — film trailer screenshot (Warner Bros.), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Dial_M_for_Murder_%281954%29_trailer_4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![John Williams](https://film.one/media/person/103034/gallery-b138c8e93fe2.jpg) John Williams — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Dial_M_for_Murder_Hallmark_Hall_of_Fame_1958.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![John Williams](https://film.one/media/person/103034/gallery-1c63bf035e01.jpg) John Williams — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1953: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (won)

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

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