Brook Williams


Brook Richard Williams 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. 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, Where Eagles Dare, Anne of the Thousand Days, Villain, The Wild Geese and The Sea Wolves. He was a close friend, assistant and advisor to actor Richard Burton who had known him since he was a child and he appeared in several films in which Burton starred. He died of lung cancer aged 67.

Partial filmography

The V.I.P.s - First Reporter First Men in the Moon - astronaut Hot Enough for June - LeonThe Heroes of Telemark - EinarThe Plague of the Zombies - Dr. Peter TompsonThe Jokers - Capt. Green Where Eagles Dare - Sgt. HarrodAnne of the Thousand Days - Sir William BreretonThe Raging Moon - Hugh CollinsRaid on Rommel - Joe ReillyVillain - KennethHammersmith Is Out - Pete RutterBattle of Sutjeska Massacre in Rome - SS Hauptsturmführer Erich PriebkeEquus - Bit part The Medusa Touch - Male NurseThe Wild Geese - SamuelsAbsolution - Father ClarenceNorth Sea Hijack - Helicopter PilotThe Sea Wolves - ButterworthPascali's Island - Turkish OfficerTestimony - H.G. WellsThe 5th Monkey - Dr. HowardThe Children - England, My England - PriestThe Strange Case of Delphina Potocka or The Mystery of Chopin - Old Scottish Lord