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John Williams (actor)
English actor (–)
For other individuals with the same name, see John Williams (disambiguation).
John Williams | |
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Williams in the film Dial M for Murder | |
| Born | ()15 April Chalfont St Giles, England |
| Died | 5 May () (aged&#;80) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouse | Helen Williams |
Hugh Ernest Leo Williams (15 April – 5 May )[a], known professionally as John Williams, was an English stage, film and television actor.[2] He is remembered for his role as Chief Inspector Hubbard in Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder, as the chauffeur in Billy Wilder's Sabrina (both ), as Mr. Brogan-Moore in Witness for the Prosecution () and as the second "Mr. French" on TV's Family Affair in its first season ().
Life and work
[edit]Born in Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire, England, in , Williams was educated at Lancing College. He began his acting career on the English stage in , appearing in J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan,Frances Nordstrom's The Ruined Lady, and Frederick Lonsdale's The Fake.[2]
In Williams moved to New York, where he was cast in a series of successful Broadway productions. He would appear in over 30 Broadway plays over the next four decade
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John Williams
American composer and musician (born )
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Biography
John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor and pianist. He is considered to be one of the greatest film composers of all time.
In a career spanning over six decades, he has composed some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history, including Jaws, Family Plot, the Star Wars series, Superman, the Indiana Jones series, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the first two Home Alone films, Hook, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, the first three Harry Potter films, Catch Me If You Can, Memoirs of a Geisha, War Horse, and Lincoln. He has had a long association with director Steven Spielberg, composing the music for all but one (The Color Purple) of Spielberg's major feature length films.
Interviewed by the Boston Globe in June , Williams said of Family Plot, "I wasn't excited about that particular picture, but I wanted to work with Hitchcock, and it turned out to be his last film. He didn't want any thick, heavy scoring. 'Just remember this,' he said to me, 'murder can be fun.'"[1]
In , Classic FM interviewed Williams about his career for a two-hour long broadcast special, which included a short discussion about Hitchcock:
In , Williams spoke about Hitchcock for the BBC Radio "