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Kenneth Williams

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Biography

Kenneth Williams was born in London, England, in 1926. He and his older sister Pat were raised by their parents Louisa and Charlie, who…more

Born

2/22/1926, London, England, UK

Died

4/15/1988

Birth Name

Kenneth Charles Williams

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (5)

Role
- An Audience With...
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 3 An Audience With Kenneth Williams
    12/23/83
- Willo the Wisp
  Voice
- Meanwhile on BBC2
  Presenter
- International Cabaret
  Presenter
- Hancock's Half Hour
  Various Characters (Series 2) (1957)
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Auction
    6/10/57
  - S 2: Ep 5 The Pianist
    5/27/57
  - S 2: Ep 4 The New Neighbour
    5/13/57
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Russian Prince
    4/29/57
  - S 2: Ep 2 Lady Chatterley's Revenge
    4/15/57
  - + 1 More Credits
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Countdown
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 53 2nd July 1983 (Series 2 Final)
    7/2/83
  - S 2: Ep 51 30th June 1983
    6/30/83
  - S 2: Ep 49 28th June 1983
    6/28/83
  - S 2: Ep 44 21st June 1983
    6/21/83
  - S 2: Ep 42 16th June 1983
    6/16/83
  - + 43 More Credits
- Parkinson (1971)
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 5 Tom Lehrer, Robin Ray, Kenneth Williams
    10/4/80
  - S 9: Ep 7 Lorraine Chase, Kevin Keegan, Kenneth Williams
    10/13/79
  - S 7: Ep 6 Diana Dors, Desmond Morris, Kenneth Williams
    10/8/77
  - S 2: Ep 36 John Reid, Kenneth Williams
    3/10/73
  - S 2: Ep 33 George Best, John Betjeman, Maggie Smith, Kenneth Williams
    2/17/73
  - + 1 More Credits
- Jackanory
  Reader
  - — The Land of Green Ginger
    12/16/68
  - — The Dribblesome Teapots
    1/21/80
  - — The Rose and the Ring
    1/6/75
  - — The Rag and Bone Man
  - — Sneeze and Be Slain
Guest Star (7)

Role
- Aspel & Company
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 4 Loretta Swit, Kenneth Williams, Dennis Taylor
    2/7/87
- Sunday Sunday
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 Series 1 Show 13
    2/13/83
- Parkinson (1971)
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 27 Series Finale
    4/3/82
  - S 11: Ep 3 Douglas Bader, Windsor Davies, Vera Lynn, Kenneth Williams
    10/17/81
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 96 January 12, 1970
    1/12/70
- The Wednesday Play
  Napoleon
  - — Catch as Catch Can
    9/30/64
- Sword of Freedom
  Tizio
  - S 1: Ep 22 The School
    8/8/58
- Hancock's Half Hour
  Guest Star

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- Kenneth was known as a practical joker on-set. According to Leslie Phillips, during the filming of Carry On Constable, Kenneth (who was dressed as a policeman)went out and stopped a line of traffic, then another one - and just left them there.
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- Kenneth published several books before his death: Acid Drops (a wonderfully witty and sometimes downright malicious collection of assorted putdowns), Back Drops: Pages From A Private Diary (certain edited diary highlights) and his autobiography, entitled Just Williams.
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- He was the narrator of, and did all the character voices for, the 1980s children's cartoon series Willo The Wisp. Indeed, the blue ghost-like narrator was caricatured to look like Williams, with an elongated nose and flared nostrils.
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- Kenneth Williams: (quoted from his diary) It is impossible to set down the names that have given me lasting pleasure. I suppose I find myself humming Brahms (Vier Ernste Gesange) mostly, or Schumann, or Quilter, but lines I owe to a hundred sources; the delicate tenderness of De La Mare, the sheer daring in Brooke, the grandeur and serenity of Tennyson, but then, I love Henley too.
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- Kenneth Williams: (from the final entry in his diary, April 14 1988 Saw the News, watched the dreary saga of murder and mayhem. By 6.30, pain in the back was pulsating as its never done before... so this, plus the stomach trouble combines to torture me- oh- what's the bloody point?
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