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Kenneth Williams

British actor and comedian (1926-1988) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 62

Kenneth Charles Williams was a British actor and comedian. He was best known for his comedy roles and in later life as a raconteur and diarist.

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A life in dates

1988Died15 April 19881983An Audience with Kenneth WilliamsFilm, Himself1982CountdownSeries1981Willo the WispSeries, Narrator1977That's Carry On!Film, Himself1976Star TurnSeries1974Carry On DickFilm, Captain Desmond Fancey1972Pebble Mill at OneSeries1971Carry On at Your ConvenienceFilm, Mr. W.C. Boggs1970The Kenneth Williams ShowSeries1969Carry On Again DoctorFilm, Dr. Frederick Carver1968Frost on SundaySeriesCarry On Up the KhyberFilm, 1968Rhandi Lal, the Khasi of Kalabar1966Carry On Screaming!Film, Dr. Olando Watt1965Round the HorneSeries, Sandy1964The Wednesday PlaySeries, NapoleonCarry On CleoFilm, 1964Julius Caesar1961Carry On RegardlessFilm, Francis Courtenay1959Carry On NurseFilm, Oliver Reckitt1956Hancock's Half HourSeriesThree Men in a BoatFilm, 1956Maze Attendant (uncredited)1952Trent's Last CaseFilm, Horace Evans1926Born22 February 1926

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Close ties

  • The Thief and the Cobbler 1993
  • Nothing Like a Dame 2018
  • Don't Lose Your Head 1967
  • Carry On Cleo 1964
  • Carry On Camping 1969

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 40

70 credits on file

Television 13

About this person

He was one of the main cast in 26 of the 31 Carry On films and appeared in many British television programmes and radio comedies, including series with Tony Hancock and Kenneth Horne, as well as being a frequent panellist on BBC Radio 4's comedy panel show Just a Minute from its second series in 1968 until his death 20 years later.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 1988 · aged 62