Frank Williams
Nascimento : 1931-07-02, Hampstead, London, England, UK
Morte : 2022-06-26
História
Frank Williams was an actor best known for playing the Reverend Timothy Farthing in the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army.
The Reverend Timothy Farthing
Em 1944, a Segunda Guerra Mundial está prestes a chegar ao fim. Em Walmington-on-Sea, a guarda local do capitão Mainwaring sofre pela baixa moral. Um dia, uma jornalista glamorosa chega para relatar as façanhas do pelotão. Enquanto isso, o MI5 descobriu um sinal de rádio transmitido de Walmington-on-Sea em direção a Berlim, aparentemente, o trabalho de um espião, dando a Guarda Interna a oportunidade de fazer uma diferença real na guerra.
The Confidente
The life of Katherine of Alexandria. Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing childhood friend. Once alerted to his friend's whereabouts, he prepares for an all out war between the East and the West. Contains the last film role of Peter O'Toole, who died before the film was released.
Major Sykes
It is May 1944, two weeks before D-day. Britain stands poised for the long-awaited invasion of France - thousands of troops wait anxiously for the orders to come for embarkation. MI5 is horrified to discover the top-secret codewords for the invasion suddenly appearing as clues in the Daily Telegraph crossword. Two agents are immediately dispatched to confront the culprit, the headmaster of a boys' school in southern England.
Dull
When the King of Navarre and three of his cronies swear to spend all their days in study and not to look at any girls, they've forgotten that the daughter of the King of France is coming on a diplomatic visit. And the lady herself and her attendants play merry havoc with their intentions.
Officer
Aegeon of Syracuse has come to Ephesus to seek his son, who went in search of his missing twin and mother months ago. Too bad that Ephesus has just declared war on Syracuse, and will instantly put to death any Syracusean found within their borders unless a ransome's paid. Meanwhile, the son, Antipholus, and his servant, Dromio (also an identical twin), keep running into strangers who seem to know them...
Angry Major
Wealthy Alexander Moore and working-class Jerry Crowe are childhood friends and in 1914 find themselves in the same Army unit - Alex as an officer and Jerry as a private. They still remain close, however, until Jerry is court-martialed for desertion, and Alex is put in charge of the firing squad.
Map Shop Owner
Four British teens on vacation visit an island and discover that a terrorist group is using it as their headquarters.
Bellamy
A low-ranking Secret Service agent is conned into supplying information to Eastern Bloc countries. Although he is not a suspect due to his unimportant position, when his office partner is hauled in as a suspect he realises he has got himself into very deep water.
Gentleman Client
Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers), o famoso detetive, é pego em uma emboscada por Philippe Douvier, que decide matá-lo. Só que Clouseau é mais esperto e consegue escapar, porém sua morte é anunciada na mídia, o que leva a todos acharem que ele está realmente morto. O detetive francês passa a tirar vantagem dessa situação e arma um plano na encolha para saber quem armou pra cima dele.
2nd Merchant
A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is anyone brave enough to defeat the monster?
Rev. Timothy Farthing - the Vicar
Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.
Prison contact (uncredited)
Um grupo de criminosos britânicos planeja o roubo do trem Royal Mail na rota Glasgow-Londres. Uma dramatização do Grande Assalto ao Trem. Embora não seja um "como", é muito minucioso nos detalhes, mostrando o cuidado e planejamento que teve lugar para realizá-lo. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Racegoer (uncredited)
Filme antológico sobre três diferentes proprietários de um Rolls-Royce amarelo. Começando nos anos 20 com Lord Charles, um diplomata britânico, que compra o carro para sua esposa francesa como um presente de aniversário. Nos anos 30 outro proprietário é Paolo Maltese, um mafioso que compra o carro durante uma viagem à Itália e o deixa com a namorada enquanto volta para Chicago. Então nos anos 40 o carro pertence à viúva americana Gerda, que leva um guerrilheiro iugoslavo a Ljubljana na véspera da invasão nazista.
Driver Nutall, St. John's Ambulance
An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal ammount of chaos, Pitkin finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or smiled since her parents were killed in an aeroplane accident. Pitkin decides to help.
General
When the government cuts the quota of musical programs permitted on television, teenagers Mark and Cherry lead others youngsters in forming their own political party.
Korsunsky
Adaptation from Tolstoy's novel.
Captain Ford
Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Pitkin takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero
Station Porter
Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only german prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.