Frank Williams

Biography

Frank Williams was an actor best known for playing the Reverend Timothy Farthing in the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army.

Career Overview

Frank Williams has 38 screen credits in a career dating back to 1952. Signature works include Extended Rest, Anna Karenina, The Island of Adventure. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

38

Birth Date

1931-07-02 00:00:00

Birth Place

Edgeware, Middlesex, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Extended Rest
• 

  Anna Karenina
• 

  The Island of Adventure
• 

  How Many Miles to Babylon?
• 

  Hide and Seek
• 

  The Dock Brief

Frequent Collaborators

• Tony Osoba (1 collaborations)
• Neal Foulds (1 collaborations)
• Shirin Taylor (1 collaborations)
• Ian Cullen (1 collaborations)
• Ronnie Grainge (1 collaborations)
• Claire Bloom (1 collaborations)
• Sean Connery (1 collaborations)
• Albert Lieven (1 collaborations)
• Valerie Taylor (1 collaborations)
• Jack Watling (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (38 credits)

  • Dad's Army

    The Reverend Timothy Farthing

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Extended Rest

    Norm

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Katherine of Alexandria

    The Confidente

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • House of Cards

    - Part 1 (1990) ... Treasurer actor actors
    1990
  • The Mountain and the Molehill

    Major Sykes

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Love's Labour's Lost

    Dull

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Comedy of Errors

    Officer

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • How Many Miles to Babylon?

    Angry Major

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Island of Adventure

    Map Shop Owner

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Oh! Heavenly Dog

    Mr. Easton

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Human Factor

    Bellamy

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Minder

    - Hypnotising Rita (1984) ... Mr. Chicory actor actors
    1979
  • Jabberwocky

    2nd Merchant

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • What's Up Nurse

    Vicar

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

    Dr. Freemo

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Playhouse

    - How Many Miles to Babylon? (1982) ... Angry Major actor actors
    1974
  • Dad's Army

    Reverend Timothy Farthing

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Atlantic Wall

    Clergyman

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Robbery

    Prison contact (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Deadly Affair

    Witch #2 (in Macbeth)

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Yellow Rolls-Royce

    Racegoer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Hide and Seek

    Committee Man

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • A Stitch in Time

    Driver Nutall

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The V.I.P.s

    Assistant to Airport Director

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Just for Fun

    General

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Dock Brief

    Barrister

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Anna Karenina

    Korsunsky

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Bulldog Breed

    Mr. Carruthers

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Jazz Boat

    Man in Bowler Hat

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Inn for Trouble

    Percy Pirbright

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Bachelor of Hearts

    Police Constable Hesketh

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Square Peg

    Captain Ford

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The One That Got Away

    Station Porter

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Extra Day

    Sid

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Glass Cage

    Spectator

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • One Good Turn

    Boxing Spectator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

    Singer Rehearsing

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Derby Day

    Derby Racegoer

    actor

    actors
    1952