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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) -- A man and his wife receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.

Ivanhoe (1952) -- Trailer for this epic drama

Jamaica Inn (1939) -- In Cornwall, around 1800, a young woman discovers that she's living near a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecks for profit.

Ivanhoe (1952) -- Trailerfan.com - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

Date of Birth:

26 November 1905, Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales, UK more

Date of Death:

25 September 1987, London, England, UK more

Mini Biography:

Born George Emlyn Williams in Pen-y-Ffordd, Mostyn, Flintshire in northeast... more

Trivia:

Father of actor Brook Williams. more

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Past Caring (1985) (TV)	Edward	1985	-	7.0 (11)

2.	"Rumpole of the Bailey" (1978)	Harold Brittling (1 episode, 1983)	1983	-	8.9 (231)
	1 TV episode: Rumpole and the Genuine Article (1983) Harold Brittling
3.	Emlyn Williams as Charles Dickens (1983) (TV)	Charles Dickens	1983	-	-

4.	Deadly Game (1982) (TV)	Bernard Laroque	1982	-	6.0 (43)

5.	The Walking Stick (1970)	Jack Foil	1970	-	6.2 (171)

6.	David Copperfield (1969) (TV)	Mr. Dick	1969	-	6.1 (226)

7.	"Theatre 625" (1964)	Eotvoes - Counsel for the Defence / The Yob (2 episodes, 1965-1967)	1967	-	5.3 (8)
	2 TV episodes: The Burning Bush (1967) Eotvoes - Counsel for the Defence Yob and Nabob (1965) The Yob
8.	Eye of the Devil (1966)	Alain de Montfaucon	1966	-	5.6 (590)
	AKAs: 13
9.	"The Defenders" (1961)	Gerald Lowen (1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	8.7 (86)
	1 TV episode: Mind Over Murder (1964) Gerald Lowen
10.	The L-Shaped Room (1962)	Dr. Weaver	1962	-	7.5 (472)

11.	"ITV Play of the Week" (1955)	Hjalmar Ekdal (2 episodes, 1957-1961)	1961	-	8.0 (15)
	AKAs: Play of the Week (UK: short title) 2 TV episodes: The Wild Duck (1961) The Wild Duck (1957) Hjalmar Ekdal
12.	The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)	Sir Wilfred Falcett	1959	-	6.6 (839)

13.	Beyond This Place (1959)	Enoch Oswald	1959	-	6.7 (42)
	AKAs: Web of Evidence (USA)
14.	I Accuse! (1958)	Émile Zola	1958	-	6.9 (111)

15.	The Deep Blue Sea (1955)	Sir William Collyer	1955	-	6.9 (82)

16.	"Eye Witness" (1953)	(1 episode, 1953)	1953	-	-
	1 TV episode: The Baby Sitter (1953)
17.	Ivanhoe (1952)	Wamba	1952	-	6.8 (2,832)
	AKAs: Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe (UK: complete title)
18.	The Magic Box (1952)	Bank Manager	1952	-	7.5 (356)

19.	Another Man's Poison (1951)	Dr. Henderson	1951	-	7.0 (490)

20.	The Scarf (1951)	Dr. David Dunbar	1951	-	6.5 (62)
	AKAs: The Dungeon
21.	Three Husbands (1951)	Maxwell Bard	1951	-	6.7 (19)
	AKAs: Letter to Three Husbands
22.	The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949)	Rob	1949	-	7.4 (51)
	AKAs: Dolwyn Women of Dolwyn (USA)
23.	Hatter's Castle (1942)	Dennis	1942	-	7.1 (105)
	AKAs: A.J. Cronin's Hatter's Castle (USA)
24.	This England (1941)	Appleyard	1941	-	6.0 (9)
	AKAs: Our Heritage
25.	Major Barbara (1941)	Snobby Price	1941	-	7.2 (335)
	AKAs: George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (UK: complete title)
26.	You Will Remember (1941)	Bob Slater	1941	-	-

27.	Girl in the News (1940)	Tracy	1940	-	7.0 (51)

28.	The Stars Look Down (1940)	Joe Gowlan	1940	-	7.5 (297)

29.	Jamaica Inn (1939)	Harry the Pedlar - Sir Humphrey's Gang	1939	-	6.2 (3,000)

30.	Dead Men Tell No Tales (1939)	Dr. Headlam	1939	-	-

31.	They Drive by Night (1938)	Shorty Matthews	1938	-	7.8 (54)

32.	The Citadel (1938)	Owen	1938	-	7.4 (718)

33.	Night Alone (1938)	Charles Seaton	1938	-	-

34.	I, Claudius (1937)	Caligula	1937	-	-

35.	Broken Blossoms (1936)	Chen	1936	-	5.6 (29)

36.	City of Beautiful Nonsense (1935)	Jack Grey	1935	-	-

37.	The Dictator (1935)	King Christian VII of Danmark	1935	-	-
	AKAs: For Love of a Queen Loves of a Dictator (USA) The Love Affair of the Dictator
38.	The Iron Duke (1934)	Bates	1934	-	6.8 (25)

39.	Road House (1934)	Chester	1934	-	5.5 (9)

40.	Evensong (1934)	George Leary	1934	-	5.5 (39)

41.	My Song for You (1934)	Theodore Bruckner	1934	-	4.0 (12)
	AKAs: A Song for You (USA)
42.	Friday the Thirteenth (1933)	William Blake	1933	-	7.1 (111)
	AKAs: Friday the 13th Millie the Non-Stop Variety Girl
43.	Sally Bishop (1932)	Arthur Montague	1932	-	-

44.	Men of Tomorrow (1932)	Horners	1932	-	-

45.	The Frightened Lady (1932)	Lord Lebanon	1932	-	-
	AKAs: Criminal at Large (USA)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	King Ralph (1991)	(novel "Headlong")	1991	-	4.8 (6,498)

2.	"Estudio 1" (1965)	(1 episode, 1980)	1980	-	6.8 (10)
	1 TV episode: El difunto Christopher Bean (1980) (play "El difunto Christopher Bean")
3.	The Corn Is Green (1979) (TV)	(play)	1979	-	7.0 (237)

4.	"BBC Play of the Month" (1965)	(1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	7.5 (24)
	1 TV episode: The Corn Is Green (1968) (play)
5.	Met voorbedachten rade (1966) (TV)	(play "Someone's waiting")	1966	-	-

6.	Groen koren (1964) (TV)	(play "The Corn Is Green")	1964	-	-

7.	Night Must Fall (1964)	(play "Night Must Fall")	1964	-	6.1 (310)

8.	"Al caer la noche" (1960)	(story)	1960	-	-

9.	"Play of the Week" (1959)	(1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	5.3 (14)
	1 TV episode: A Month in the Country (1959) (teleplay) (translation)
10.	"Hour of Mystery" (1957)	(2 episodes, 1957)	1957	-	-
	2 TV episodes: A Murder Has Been Arranged (1957) (original story) Night Must Fall (1957) (adaptation) (play)
11.	Night Must Fall (1957) (TV)	(adaptation) (play)	1957	-	-

12.	"ITV Play of the Week" (1955)	(1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	8.0 (15)
	AKAs: Play of the Week (UK: short title) 1 TV episode: Accolade (1957) (play)
13.	Time Without Pity (1957)	(play "Someone Waiting") (uncredited)	1957	-	6.9 (222)

14.	"Broadway Television Theatre" (1952)	(1 episode, 1952)	1952	-	5.0 (5)
	1 TV episode: Night Must Fall (1952) (play)
15.	"The Philco Television Playhouse" (1948)	(1 episode, 1949)	1949	-	8.0 (19)
	AKAs: Arena Theatre (USA: new title) Repertory Theatre (USA: new title) The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: A Murder Has Been Arranged (1949) (play)
16.	The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949)	(writer)	1949	-	7.4 (51)
	AKAs: Dolwyn Women of Dolwyn (USA)
17.	"The Ford Theatre Hour" (1948)	(1 episode, 1948)	1948	-	8.7 (9)
	1 TV episode: Night Must Fall (1948) (play)
18.	"The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1948)	(unknown episodes)	1948	-	8.1 (6)
	AKAs: Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA: alternative title) The Broadway Playhouse
19.	The Corn Is Green (1945)	(play)	1945	-	7.6 (875)

20.	Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)	(play)	1942	-	7.2 (25)
	AKAs: The Light of Heart (UK)
21.	This England (1941)	(screenplay)	1941	-	6.0 (9)
	AKAs: Our Heritage
22.	Dead Men Tell No Tales (1939)	(uncredited)	1939	-	-

23.	The Citadel (1938)	(additional dialogue)	1938	-	7.4 (718)

24.	Night Must Fall (1937) (TV)	(play)	1937	-	-

25.	Night Must Fall (1937)	(play)	1937	-	7.2 (659)

26.	Broken Blossoms (1936)	(writer)	1936	-	5.6 (29)

27.	The Divine Spark (1935)	(adaptation)	1935	-	-

28.	The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)	(additional dialogue)	1934	-	6.9 (5,274)

29.	Evergreen (1934)	(adaptation and dialogue)	1934	-	7.0 (166)

30.	Friday the Thirteenth (1933)	(writer)	1933	-	7.1 (111)
	AKAs: Friday the 13th Millie the Non-Stop Variety Girl

Director View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949)		1949	-	7.4 (51)
		AKAs: Dolwyn Women of Dolwyn (USA)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The New Born King (1985) (TV)	Himself - reader	1985	-	-

2.	"Looks Familiar" (1970)	Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1984)	1984	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #13.9 (1984) Himself - Guest
3.	Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Made His Name (1976) (TV)	Himself	1976	-	-

4.	"Parkinson" (1971)	Himself (1 episode, 1973)	1973	-	8.1 (166)
	1 TV episode: Episode #3.4 (1973) Himself
5.	Investiture of His Royal Highness Prince Charles as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester (1969) (TV)	(voice) Himself - Narrator	1969	-	-

6.	The Epic That Never Was (1965) (TV)	(also archive footage) Himself (Caligula)	1965	-	8.0 (86)

7.	"The Great War" (1964)	Lloyd George (26 episodes, 1964)	1964	-	9.6 (113)
	26 TV episodes: And We Were Young (1964) (voice) Lloyd George The Iron Thrones Are Falling (1964) (voice) Lloyd George Allah Made Mesopotamia... and Added Flies (1964) (voice) Lloyd George When Must the End Be? (1964) (voice) Lloyd George Damn Them, Are They Never Coming In? (1964) (voice) Lloyd George 21 episodes not shown.

Additional Details

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Stage: Wrote "The Morning Star", produced on Broadway in 1942. Produced/co-directed (with Stewart Chaney) by Guthrie McClintic. Morosco Theatre: 14 Sep 1942-3 Oct 1942 (24 performances). Cast: Jill Esmond, Brenda Forbes, Cecil Humphreys (as "Dr. Datcher, S.D."), Nicholas Joy (as "Sir Leo Alvers"), Gregory Peck (as "Cliff Parrilow"), Rhys Williams (as "Brimbo Watkyn"). more

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Drama | Documentary | War | Comedy more

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Based On Novel | Based On Play | Anthology | Murder more

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