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Brook Williams is a Actor and Production Assistant British born on 22 january 1938 at Chelsea (United-kingdom)

Brook Williams

Brook Williams
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Birth name Brook Richard Williams
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 22 january 1938 at Chelsea (United-kingdom)
Death 29 april 2005 (at 67 years)

Brook Richard Williams (22 January 1938 – 29 April 2005) was a welsh stage actor who also made numerous film and television appearances in small roles.

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 the actor Richard Burton who had known him since he was a child and he appeared in several films which Burton starred in. He died of lung cancer aged 67.

Usually with

Richard Burton
Richard Burton
(13 films)
Tony Palmer
Tony Palmer
(2 films)
Norman Bird
Norman Bird
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Brook Williams (27 films)

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Actor

The Fifth Monkey, 1h33
Directed by Eric Rochat
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Actors Ben Kingsley, Vera Fischer, Milton Gonçalves, Tonico Pereira, Antônio Pitanga, Brook Williams
Roles Dr. Howard
Rating51% 2.586972.586972.586972.586972.58697
Cunda (Kingsley) lives deep in the Brazilian rainforest and is intent on making enough money so he can marry a widow in his village. However, his trade - capturing snakes for scientists - pays very little money, and he's in direct competition with other suitors.
Pascali's Island, 1h44
Directed by James Dearden, James Dearden
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Ben Kingsley, Charles Dance, Helen Mirren, Kevork Malikyan, George Murcell, Nadim Sawalha
Roles Turkish Officer
Rating66% 3.345373.345373.345373.345373.34537
In 1908 at Nisi, a small Greek Island under Ottoman rule, Turkish officials, Greek rebels, German emissaries and other foreign mercenaries mingle as they all try to keep the upper hand in that remote part of the crumbling Ottoman Empire. Basil Pascali, a half-British half-Cypriot man self considers a local feature in the island. Since his arrival twenty years before, he spies for the Sultan sending detailed reports about suspicious activities. Nobody reads or even acknowledges his observations, his payment has never been increased but still arrives regularly, so he continues his work as an informant with unfailing eagerness.
Wild Geese II, 2h5
Directed by Peter Hunt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Scott Glenn, Barbara Carrera, Edward Fox, Laurence Olivier, Robert Webber, Kenneth Haigh
Roles Private Samuels (archive footage)
Rating48% 2.407252.407252.407252.407252.40725
London 1982 As the only surviving Nazi leader in captivity, Rudolf Hess (Laurence Olivier) has secrets that could destroy the careers of prominent political figures, secrets an international news network will pay any price to get.
North Sea Hijack, 1h35
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, Brian W. Cook
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films
Actors Roger Moore, James Mason, Anthony Perkins, Michael Parks, Jack Watson, George Baker
Roles Helicopter Pilot
Rating62% 3.1496753.1496753.1496753.1496753.149675
Misogynist freelance marine counter-terrorism consultant Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (Roger Moore) is asked by Lloyd's of London to develop a contingency plan should any of the North Sea oil installations they insure be threatened.
The Sea Wolves, 2h
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven, Trevor Howard, Barbara Kellerman, Patrick Macnee
Roles Butterworth
Rating62% 3.146783.146783.146783.146783.14678
During World War II, German submarines are sinking thousands of tons of British merchant shipping. British intelligence, based in India, believes that information is being passed to the U-Boats by a radio transmitter hidden on board one of three German merchant ships interned in Portuguese Goa. Since Portugal is neutral, the ships cannot be attacked by conventional forces.
The Wild Geese, 2h10
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, John Glen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Monde imaginaire, Films about racism
Actors Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Krüger, Stewart Granger, Frank Finlay
Roles Samuels
Rating67% 3.3999453.3999453.3999453.3999453.399945
Allen Faulkner (Richard Burton), a British mercenary and former army colonel, arrives in London to meet the rich and ruthless merchant banker Sir Edward Matherson (Stewart Granger). The latter proposes a risky operation to rescue Julius Limbani (Winston Ntshona), the imprisoned leader of a central African nation who is due to be executed by General Ndofa, the man who deposed him. Limbani is currently being held in a remote prison in Zembala, guarded by a unit of Ndofa's personal troops known as the "Simbas".
Absolution
Absolution (1978)
, 1h35
Directed by Anthony Page
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about education, Films about religion
Actors Richard Burton, Dominic Guard, David Bradley, Dai Bradley, Billy Connolly, Robert Addie
Roles Father Clarence
Rating64% 3.247263.247263.247263.247263.24726
The film centres on Benjamin Stanfield and his unpopular, bespectacled friend, Arthur Dyson, who wears a leg brace; their form master, Father Goddard, and a travelling motorcyclist named Blakey. The opening scenes feature Connolly’s character, Blakey, arriving at the school on his motorbike. He asks Father Goddard (Burton) whether there are any odd jobs he can do but Goddard tells him that there are none available and that he should try in the town.
The Medusa Touch, 1h45
Directed by Jack Gold
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about writers
Actors Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick, Harry Andrews, Marie-Christine Barrault, Alan Badel
Roles Male Nurse
Rating68% 3.4479353.4479353.4479353.4479353.447935
Monsieur Brunel, a French detective on an exchange scheme in London, is assigned to investigate the murder of novelist John Morlar. As they examine the crime scene, Brunel discovers the victim is still alive in spite of his severe injuries and has him rushed to hospital.
Brief Encounter, 1h40
Directed by Alan Bridges
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Richard Burton, Sophia Loren, Jack Hedley, John Le Mesurier, Ann Firbank, Rosemary Leach
Roles (Uncredited)
Rating54% 2.7051052.7051052.7051052.7051052.705105
Dans le café de la gare, Anna, une femme mariée, rencontre Alec, un médecin marié également. Ils sympathisent. Au fil de leur rendez-vous hebdomadaire dans ce café, ils vont tomber amoureux...
Massacre in Rome, 1h27
Directed by George Cosmatos
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Richard Burton, Marcello Mastroianni, Delia Boccardo, John Steiner, Anthony Steel, Renzo Montagnani
Roles SS-Hauptsturmführer Erich Priebke
Rating64% 3.2451153.2451153.2451153.2451153.245115
Pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, les nazis s'emparent de trésors artistiques datant de la Renaissance italienne et en font de la monnaie de chantage...
Hammersmith Is Out, 1h48
Directed by Peter Ustinov
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Peter Ustinov, Beau Bridges, George Raft, Leon Ames
Roles Pete Rutter
Rating53% 2.663622.663622.663622.663622.66362
Billy Breedlove (Beau Bridges) is an orderly at a Texas psychiatric hospital. He simultaneously falls under the spell of two people: a blonde waitress at a local diner named Jimmie Jean Jackson (Elizabeth Taylor) and an allegedly sociopathic hospital patient named Hammersmith (Richard Burton), who is restrained in a straitjacket within a locked cell.
Fright
Fright (1971)
, 1h27
Directed by Peter Collinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Ian Bannen, Susan George, Honor Blackman, John Gregson, George Cole, Dennis Waterman
Roles Victim on Television
Rating58% 2.9066952.9066952.9066952.9066952.906695
A homicidal escapee from a psychiatric asylum terrorises a babysitter who is looking after his son.