Michael Williams Filmography

Michael Leonard Williams was an English actor who played both classical and comedy roles, and was the husband of actress Dame Judi Dench. Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, he attended St. Edward's College and worked as an insurance assessor before going into the theatre. His first film appearance was in 1962, and he subsequently appeared frequently on television , and in British films such as Educating Rita and Henry V . In the latter, in perhaps an irresistible casting decision, he played his namesake, the Shakespearean character named Michael Williams. In 1967, he played in Peter... Whitehead's documentary Benefit of the Doubt on Peter Brook's anti-Vietnam play "US", along with Peter Brook and the Royal Shakespeare Company. His many radio roles included crime reporter George Cragge in In the Red and its sequels, and Dr Watson in the BBC's complete run of Sherlock Holmes adaptations. Williams provided voices for the Woodland Animations BBC Television series Charlie Chalk, created by Ivor Wood. He married Judi Dench in 1971, the same season that they co-starred in John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi.
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