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Peter Williams (actor, born 1915)

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Peter Williams
Born28 April 1915
DiedSeptember 2003 (aged 88)
NationalityAmerican and British
Occupations
  • Actor
  • major in British Army
Years active1948-1980 (film & TV)

Peter Williams (1915–2003) was an American-born British film, theatre and television actor.[1][2] He is best known for his role as private detective Don Carter in the long-running British crime series Shadow Squad in the late 1950s.[3][4] He was married to Helen "Toto" Irving, and had two children.

Selected filmography

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Film

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Television

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Selected stage work

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References

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  1. ^ "Peter Williams". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Peter Williams – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  3. ^ Sendall p.331
  4. ^ The Guinness Book of Classic British TV p.209
  5. ^ "Peter Williams | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.

Bibliography

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  • Paul Cornell, Martin Day & Keith Topping. The Guinness Book of Classic British TV. Guinness, 1996.
  • Bernard Sendall. Independent Television in Britain: Origin and foundation, 1946-62. Macmillan, 1982.
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