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| {{Cast Data | | {{Star Data |
| | image= John Williams.jpeg | | | image= |
| | character=Statesman | | | character=Statesman |
| | series=TOS | | | dob=15 April 1903 |
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| | born_day= 15
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| | born_year= 1903
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| | death_month= 5
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| | death_year= 1983
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| | nationality= UK | | | nationality= UK |
| | | death=5 May 1983 |
| | imdb= 0002369 | | | imdb= 0002369 |
| | sortkey=Williams, John
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| |image2=TOS - WOTG1 - Statesman as played by John Williams.jpg}}
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| '''John Williams''' (15 April 1903—5 May 1983) was a British actor whose career began on the English stage in 1916. His appearance as a member of the {{TOS|Quorum of Twelve|Council of Twelve}} in both parts of the {{OS|War of the Gods|prose=Y}}, was the last acting role of his long career. | | '''John Williams''' (15 April 1903—5 May 1983) is a British actor. |
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| His most famous film roles were in the [[w:Alfred Hitchcock|Alfred Hitchcock]] movies ''[[w:Dial M For Murder|Dial M For Murder]]'' (with [[Ray Milland]]) and ''[[w:To Catch A Thief|To Catch A Thief]]''. He was also a frequent guest on the ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' television series, appearing in ten episodes.
| | He portrayed a statesman in both parts of "[[War of the Gods]]", which constituted as his second to last appearance in a television series prior to his death. |
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| Other notable TV guest roles included a comic [[w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]] in the ''[[w:Twilight Zone|Twilight Zone]]'' episode "The Bard" and the 1971 ''[[w:Night Gallery|Night Gallery]]'' episode, "The Doll." During the second season of the 1966 sitcom, ''[[w:Family Affair|Family Affair]]'', he was a temporary replacement for [[w:Sebastian Cabot|Sebastian Cabot]] in nine episodes, when an injury forced Cabot to take time off from the show.
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| == Notes == | | == Notes == |
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| * According to IMDb, his character was named "[[Sire]] Montrose". While no on-screen evidence supports this, Montrose is the name specifically given to the character in the [[War of the Gods (Book)|War Of The Gods]] novelization by [[Nicholas Yermakov]]. | | * According to IMDb, his character was named "[[Sire]] Montrose". |
| * This British actor is neither related to nor is the [[w:John Williams|famous American music composer]] of the same name.
| | * John Williams is also the name of a [[w:John Williams|famous genre composer]], who has written and performed music for the ''[[w:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' movies and various [[w:Irwin Allen|Irwin Allen]] productions, notably ''[[w:Lost in Space|Lost in Space]]''. |
| * He won the 1953 Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Broadway play for his role in ''Dial M For Murder'', which he would reprise in the 1954 movie version.
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| * He gained fame as the star of a television commercial for a set of classical music records, "120 Music Masterpieces." This became the longest running nationally broadcast commercial in U.S. television history, running for almost 14 years, from 1971-1984 (continuing to run even after his death).
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| == External links == | | == External links == |
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| {{ext-wikipedia|article=John Williams (actor)}} | | * {{ext-wikipedia|article=John Williams (actor)}} |
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| [[de:John Williams]] | | [[Category:A to Z|Williams, John]] |
| | [[Category:Cast|Williams, John]] |
| | [[Category:Cast (TOS)|Williams, John]] |
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