Peter Brian Gordon Williams (28 April 1915 – 29 August 2003) was an American-born British film, theatre and television actor.[1][2] He is best known for his role as private detective Don Carter in the long-running British crime series Shadow Squad in the late 1950s.[3][4] He was married to Helen "Toto" Irving, and had two children. He died on 29 August 2003, at the age of 88.[5]
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| Born | 28 April 1915 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | 29 August 2003 (aged 88) East Sussex, England |
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| Years active | 1948–1980 (film and television) |
Selected filmography
editFilm
edit- Ruth (1948) - Boaz
- Brass Monkey (1948) - Detective Fellows
- Bless 'Em All (1948) - Army Doctor (uncredited)
- The Straw Man (1953) - Inspector Conrad
- Footsteps in the Fog (1955) - Constable Farrow
- The Ladykillers (1955) - Detective at Parcels Office (uncredited)
- Richard III (1955) - Messenger to Hastings
- The Man Who Never Was (1956) - Adm. Mountbatten (uncredited)
- Private's Progress (1956) - Officer at Selection Board (uncredited)
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Police Sergeant at Albert Hall (uncredited)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - Captain Reeves
- Dunkirk (1958) - Officer at Ramsey's H.Q. (uncredited)
- On the Beach (1959) - Prof. Jorgensen (uncredited)
- Two Letter Alibi (1961) - Charles Hilary
- Ankokugai No. 1 (1963)
- Go Kart Go (1964) - Race Official (uncredited)
- Crooks in Cloisters (1964) - Daytripper (uncredited)
Television
edit- Strange Experiences (1955–1962) - The Storyteller
- Shadow Squad (1957-1959) - Don Carter
- Ivanhoe (1958) - Gerald
- Pathfinders in Space (1960) - Professor Wedgwood
- Barnaby Rudge (1960) - Mr. Haredale
- City Beneath the Sea (1962) - Captain Payne
- The Human Jungle (1963) - General Sir Ayrland Fielding
- Gideon's Way (1965) - Control Tower Supervisor
- Redcap (1966) - Asst. Provost Marshall
- Man in a Suitcase (1968) - Thomas Halliday
- The Champions (1968) - Minder (uncredited)
- The Main Chance (1970-1972) - Edward Stainer
- Pretenders (1972) - Mandevil
- I, Claudius (1976) - Silius Caecina
- Enemy At The Door (1978) - Vicar
Selected stage work
edit- Daphne Laureola - Old Vic & Broadway (1949 & 1950)[2]
- Henry V - Stratford (1951)[6]
- Hanging Judge (1952)
References
edit- ↑ "Peter Williams". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019.
- 1 2 "Peter Williams – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ↑ Sendall p.331
- ↑ The Guinness Book of Classic British TV p.209
- ↑ "Peter Brian Gordon Williams". England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ↑ "Peter Williams | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
Bibliography
edit- Paul Cornell, Martin Day & Keith Topping. The Guinness Book of Classic British TV. Guinness, 1996.
- Bernard Sendall. Independent Television in Britain: Origin and foundation, 1946-62. Macmillan, 1982.
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