Harcourt Williams
English actor (1880-1957) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 77
Ernest George Harcourt Williams was an English actor and director. After early experience in touring companies he established himself as a character actor and director in the West End. From 1929 to 1934 he was director of The Old Vic theatre company; among the actors he recruited were John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson.
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Around the World in 80 DaysFilm, Hinshaw1955
Quentin DurwardFilm, Bishop of LiegeThe Flying EyeFilm1953
Roman HolidayFilm, Ambassador1952
The Magic BoxFilm, Tom1951
Green Grow the RushesFilm, Judge
The Late Edwina BlackFilm, 1951Dr. Septimus Prendergast1950
Cage of GoldFilm, Dr. Kearn1949
For Them That TrespassFilm, Judge
The Lost PeopleFilm, 1949Priest
Under CapricornFilm, 1949The Coachman1948
Brighton RockFilm, Prewitt
HamletFilm, 1948First Player1944
Henry VFilm, King Charles VI of France1880Born30 March 1880Known for
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Roman Holiday 1953
Hamlet 1948
Brighton Rock 1948
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
Henry V 1944
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Laurence Olivier Produced Hamlet and Henry V
Ernest Thesiger Also in Henry V (1944)
Robert Morley Also in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Richard Thorpe Directed The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955)- George Cole Also in Henry V (1944)
Marius Goring Also in The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955)
Basil Sydney Also in Around the World in 80 Days and Hamlet- Arthur Hambling Also in Henry V, Trottie True and Cage of Gold
Joan Dowling Also in No Room at the Inn (1948)
Wylie Watson Also in Brighton Rock and No Room at the Inn
Alfred Hitchcock Directed Under Capricorn (1949)
William Wyler Produced Roman Holiday (1953)
Jean Simmons Also in Hamlet and Cage of Gold
Glynis Johns Also in Around the World in 80 Days (1957)
Robert Taylor Also in The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955)
William Walton Wrote Hamlet and Henry V
Hermione Baddeley Also in Brighton Rock and No Room at the Inn
Mike Todd Produced Around the World in 80 Days (1957)
John Laurie Also in Henry V and Hamlet
Leslie Banks Also in Henry V and Your Witness
Roland Culver Also in The Late Edwina Black and The Magic Box
Felix Aylmer Also in Hamlet and Henry V
James Hayter Also in For Them That Trespass and Your Witness
Russell Thorndike Also in Henry V and Hamlet
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About this person
After directing some fifty plays he resigned the directorship of the Old Vic but continued to appear in the company's productions throughout the rest of his career. He appeared in thirty cinema and television roles during his later years.
