Rhys Williams

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

3.084

Gender

Male

Birthday

30-Dec-1897

Age

(127 years old)

Place of Birth

Clydach, Swansea, Wales, UK

Also Known As
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Rhys Williams

Biography

Rhys Williams (31 December 1897 – 28 May 1969) was a Welsh character actor in films and television, whose career spanned several decades.


Credits

Crossroads - U.S.A. Crossroads - U.S.A. (1952) Character: Joe Kearns
Group of people trapped in gas station during a storm teach a young man valuable life lessons.
Brigadoon Brigadoon (1966) Character: Andrew McLaren
Every 100 years, people stumble upon the Scottish village of Brigadoon, which will never be found on a map. A wonderful, fun filled day will be had by all who find it.
Cross My Heart Cross My Heart (1946) Character: Prosecutor
A compulsive liar admits to a killing she didn't commit so her husband, a lawyer, can clear her and build a reputation for himself.
Plymouth Adventure Plymouth Adventure (1952) Character: Mr. Weston
During the Mayflower pilgrims' long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on their way to America, Captain Christopher Jones falls in love with William Bradford's wife Dorothy.
The Strange Woman The Strange Woman (1946) Character: Deacon Adams
In early 19th century New England, an attractive unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to deceive and control the men around her.
Devil's Doorway Devil's Doorway (1950) Character: Scotty MacDougall
A Native American Civil War hero returns home to fight for his people.
No Time for Love No Time for Love (1943) Character: N/A
Upper-class female reporter is (despite herself) attracted to hulking laborer digging a tunnel under the Hudson river.
Gentleman Jim Gentleman Jim (1942) Character: Harry Watson
As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.
Voice of the Whistler Voice of the Whistler (1945) Character: Ernie Sparrow
A dying millionaire marries his nurse for companionship, only to experience a miracle cure.
This Above All This Above All (1942) Character: Sergeant
In 1940 England, aristocratic Prudence Cathaway alarms her snobbish parents by joining the WAF service branch. She soon meets and falls in love with the brooding Clive Briggs, despite his prejudice against the upper classes, and agrees to spend a week with him at a Dover hotel. When Clive's soldier friend, Monty, arrives to retrieve him, Prudence learns that Clive went AWOL after Dunkirk, and urges him to recall why England must fight the war.
The Farmer's Daughter The Farmer's Daughter (1947) Character: Adolph Petree
After leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unexpected path towards politics.
Moss Rose Moss Rose (1947) Character: Deputy Inspector Evans
When a music-hall dancer is murdered, a moss rose marks the page of a Bible next to her body. Luckily, another chorus girl saw a gentleman leaving the lodgings. She approaches him directly, saying she'll go to the police if he doesn't meet her demands, but he brushes her off contemptuously. When he learns she's dead serious, he tries to buy her off with a thick wad of pound notes. But it's not money she's after; all she wants is two weeks at his country estate, living the life of a lady.
The Corn Is Green The Corn Is Green (1945) Character: Mr. Jones
When a teacher reads an essay written by Morgan Evans, one of the boys, moved by his rough poetry she decides to hold classes in her house and believes that Morgan is smart enough to attend Oxford.
Man in the Attic Man in the Attic (1953) Character: William Harley
London, 1888: on the night of the third Jack the Ripper killing, soft-spoken Mr. Slade, a research pathologist, takes lodgings with the Harleys, including a gloomy attic room for "experiments." Mrs. Harley finds Slade odd and increasingly suspects the worst; her niece Lily (star of a decidedly Parisian stage revue) finds him interesting and increasingly attractive. Is Lily in danger, or are her mother's suspicions merely a red herring?
The Kentuckian The Kentuckian (1955) Character: Constable
A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas.
Les Miserables Les Miserables (1952) Character: Brevet
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
The World in His Arms The World in His Arms (1952) Character: Eben Cleggett
A boisterous sea captain in the Pacific Coast, circa 1850, has a plan to buy Alaska from the Russians… if they don’t kill him first.
The Black Shield of Falworth The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) Character: Diccon Bowman
In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as peasants, without any knowledge of who their father really was. But one day, they journey to Macworth Castle. There, Myles falls in love with Lady Anne Macworth, makes friends and enemies, and learns to be a knight.
The Black Arrow The Black Arrow (1948) Character: Bennet Hatch
A young British nobleman comes back from fighting in the War of the Roses to discover that his father has been murdered by an old family friend who is now an outlaw. However, he becomes suspicious about the exact circumstances of his father's death and determines to find out exactly what happened.
Million Dollar Pursuit Million Dollar Pursuit (1951) Character: Waxman 'Waxey' Wilk
A petty thief schemes a big score when he plans an armored car robbery.
Mohawk Mohawk (1956) Character: Clem Jones
An artist working in a remote army post is juggling the storekeeper's daughter, his fiancée newly arrived from the east, and the Indian Chief's daughter. But when a vengeful settler manages to get the army and the braves at each other's throats his troubles really begin.
The Scarlet Coat The Scarlet Coat (1955) Character: Peter Andre
An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.
Random Harvest Random Harvest (1942) Character: Sam
Wandered away from his asylum, an amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star but his amnesia makes it difficult to last.
How To Be Very, Very Popular How To Be Very, Very Popular (1955) Character: Cedric Flagg
Two strippers on the run hide out in a college fraternity. Director Nunnally Johnson's 1955 musical comedy stars Betty Grable, Sheree North, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn, Tommy Noonan, Orson Bean, Fred Clark, Alice Pearce, Rhys Williams, Willard Waterman, Leslie Parrish and Jesslyn Fax.
Bad for Each Other Bad for Each Other (1953) Character: Doc Scobee
A doctor returned from the Korean War must choose between joining a glamorous practice and helping the poor.
Fighting Man of the Plains Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) Character: Chandler Leach
Former bandit Jim Dancer becomes marshal of a Kansas town and cleans up the criminal element - with the help of his old pal, Jesse James.
Skullduggery Skullduggery (1970) Character: Judge Draper
An expedition into the interior of Papua New Guinea comes across a tribe of ape-like people who may or may not be ancestors of early man.
Eagle Squadron Eagle Squadron (1942) Character: Sgt. Johns
An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in love with a beautiful English girl.
Easy Come, Easy Go Easy Come, Easy Go (1947) Character: Priest
Comedy about an Irish father, who enjoys betting on horses, who keeps interfering with his daughter's romance with a serviceman.
The Fastest Gun Alive The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) Character: Brian Tibbs
Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk. All citizens swear to keep his secret and support him to give up his guns forever -- but a boy tells the story to a gang of wanted criminals. Their leader threatens to burn down the whole town, if he doesn't duel him.
The Restless Breed The Restless Breed (1957) Character: Reverend Simmons
Texas-border gunrunners kill a federal agent, whose son comes looking for revenge.
There's No Business Like Show Business There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) Character: Father Dineen
Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Youngest son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.
Bad Boy Bad Boy (1949) Character: Arnold Strawn
A lawman tries to find the source of a juvenile delinquent's bad behavior.
If Winter Comes If Winter Comes (1947) Character: Mr. William Bright
The small English town of Penny Green is swarming with scandal when textbook author Mark, unhappily married to the shrewish Mabel, cultivates a friendship with Effie, a young pregnant girl. As the townsfolk theorize that Mark is the baby's father, Effie - already troubled because of her impending motherhood - commits suicide, and circulating rumors lead the authorities to think Mark killed her. The innocent writer must fight to clear his name.
Meet Me at the Fair Meet Me at the Fair (1953) Character: Pete McCoy
In 1904, Doc Tilbee, medicine show huckster and champion tall-tale teller, gives a ride to a young boy escaped from an orphanage, where bad conditions (the result of political graft) are being investigated by new appointee Zerelda Wing, who doesn't know that her fiancée is one of the politicians responsible. Tad wants to stay with his new friend Doc, who is attracted to Zerelda, to the discomfiture of his old flame Clara...all amid nostalgic musical numbers.
Midnight Lace Midnight Lace (1960) Character: Victor Elliot
Kit Preston begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her she's soon to be murdered.
Our Man Flint Our Man Flint (1966) Character: Dr. Krupov
When scientists use eco-terrorism to impose their will on the world by affecting extremes in the weather, Intelligence Chief Cramden calls in top agent Derek Flint.
Cairo Cairo (1942) Character: Strange man
Reporter Homer Smith accidently draws Marcia Warren into his mission to stop Nazis from bombing Allied Conwoys with robot-planes.
Hills of Home Hills of Home (1948) Character: Mr. Milton
William McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to swim. At the same time he has the bigger problem that he is getting older and must ensure the glen will have a new local doctor ready.
Tokyo Joe Tokyo Joe (1949) Character: Colonel Dahlgren
An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.
Raintree County Raintree County (1957) Character: Ezra Gray
In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susanna Drake, a rich New Orleans girl. This love triangle is further complicated by the American Civil War, and dark family history.
The Son of Dr. Jekyll The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) Character: Michaels, Butler
The son of the notorious Dr. Henry Jekyll is determined to prove that his father's reputation has been unjustly deserved. He sets out to develop his father's formula in order to prove that he was a brilliant scientist rather than a murderous monster.
California Passage California Passage (1950) Character: John Norris
A series of reversals bring two desperate people together. When a saloon owner is framed by his partner for a stagecoach robbery, he fights to secure an acquittal.
Mutiny Mutiny (1952) Character: Redlegs
Early in the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall is commissioned to run the British blockade and fetch an unofficial war loan from France. As first mate, Marshall recruits Ben Waldridge, a cashiered former British Navy captain. Waldridge brings his former gun crew...who begin plotting mutiny as soon as they learn there'll be gold aboard. The gold duly arrives, and with it Waldridge's former sweetheart Leslie, who's fond of a bit of gold herself. Which side is Waldridge really on?
The Crooked Way The Crooked Way (1949) Character: Lieutenant Joe Williams
A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital hoping to learn who he is and discovers his criminal past.
Carbine Williams Carbine Williams (1952) Character: Redwick Karson
David Marshall Williams is sent to a prison farm where he works in the tool shop and eventually develops the precursor of the famous M-1 Carbine automatic rifle used in World War II.
Merry Andrew Merry Andrew (1958) Character: Constable
When eccentric English teacher Andrew Larabee needs a raise in order for his fiancée to marry him, his interest in archaeology leads him to an ancient statue's burial site. But when he finds a traveling circus directly above the statue's location, he accidentally becomes part of the act. With a newfound passion for performance and an attraction to the beautiful acrobat Selena, Andrew must decide what is truly important to him.
Never Trust a Gambler Never Trust a Gambler (1951) Character: Police Sgt. Quentin McCloy
A small-time gambler on the run from the law hides in his ex-wife's house.
The Boss The Boss (1956) Character: Stanley Millard
A crusading politician falls prey to the temptations of power.
Many Rivers to Cross Many Rivers to Cross (1955) Character: Lige Blake
Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker star as a Kentucky backwoodsman and the woman who will NOT let anything interfere with her plans to marry him in this humorous romantic adventure through the American Frontier of 1798.
So Goes My Love So Goes My Love (1946) Character: Magel
Country girl Jane Budden goes to the big city, determined to find and marry a wealthy man. Instead, she meets and marries Herman Maxim, a struggling inventor.
Mrs. Miniver Mrs. Miniver (1942) Character: Horace
Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.
Scandal at Scourie Scandal at Scourie (1953) Character: Bill Swazey
After their orphanage burns down, a group of children are being transported west by train to Manitoba. All of them are available for adoption and at a stop at Scourie, Ontario little Patsy meets Victoria McChesney. Victoria and her husband Patrick have no children and she immediately decides to adopt the girl. The only condition imposed on them is that as Patsy has been baptized a Roman Catholic the Protestant McChesneys agree to raise her as a Catholic. Patsy is a well-behaved little girl whose only real problem is a school bully, also one of the orphans, who spreads stories that she set their orphanage on fire.
Tyrant of the Sea Tyrant of the Sea (1950) Character: William Blake
In 1803, the only thing standing between Napoleon and his plan of world domination is England and the British Navy. The admiralty, learning that Napoleon has assembled an invasion fleet decides to send out one of its vessels to destroy it the French flagship under cover of fog. Forced out of retirement, ruthless, tyrannical and temperamental Captain William Blake is put in command. He wields his command with sadistic fury until an epidemic of scurvy attacks the crew and, when he refuses to go ashore for needed provision, mutiny and insubordination results...and, then, the French flagship arrives.
Okinawa Okinawa (1952) Character: Robby Roberg
On the eve of their return to the states, the crew of the U.S.S. Blake is unpleasantly surprised when their new captain, Lt. Commander Hale, announces that they've been reassigned to the upcoming invasion of Okinawa. With the news turning the crew against him, Hale must rise to the occasion to keep his men inline.
The Inspector General The Inspector General (1949) Character: Inspector General
An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. The town's corrupt officials mistake him for the inspector general whom they think is traveling in disguise. Fearing he will discover they've been pocketing tax money, they make several bungled attempts to kill him.
Lightning Strikes Twice Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) Character: Father Paul
Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife.
Blood on the Sun Blood on the Sun (1945) Character: Joseph Cassell
Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domination. Reaction from the understandably upset Japanese provides the action, but this is overshadowed by the propaganda of the time.
Tenth Avenue Angel Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) Character: Blind Mac
Flavia's been told that her Aunt Susan's fiancé, Steve, has been on a trip around the world, but in truth he's finished his prison term. Steve wonders how he can make some money and is approached by his old associates. When Flavia discovers the truth about Steve, she loses all faith in her family and in God, and it will take a miracle to restore Flavia's belief and keep Steve out of trouble.
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) Character: Vic Mason
Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime business, faces corrupt local cops who run the city’s underworld and meets a powerful tycoon’s whimsical daughter.
The Light Touch The Light Touch (1951) Character: Mr. MacWade
An art thief tries to double cross his gangster boss.
One Too Many One Too Many (1950) Character: Michael Sullivan
A once-famous concert pianist has had her career ruined by her alcoholism. Her husband and a member of Alcoholics Anonymous try to help her recover.
The King's Thief The King's Thief (1955) Character: Turnkey
An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.
Battle Cry Battle Cry (1955) Character: Enoch Rogers
The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The story centers on a major who guides the raw recruits from their training to combat.
The Sword of Monte Cristo The Sword of Monte Cristo (1951) Character: Mayor of Varonne
In 1858 France, Emperor Louis Napoleon sends Captain Renault of the Royal Dragoons, Minister La Roche and Major Nicolet to Normandy in search of the members of a group of rebels. A Masked Cavalier, the niece, Lady Christianne, of the Marquis De Montableau, announces at a secret meeting of the Normandy underground leaders that the fabled treasure of Monte Cristo was willed to her and she will use it to finance their cause. Her uncle, the only one who can decipher the symbols on the sword of Monte Cristo, the key to the treasure, derides her stand against the Emperor. La Roche takes possession of the sword and has the Marquis put into the dungeon. Christianne, as the Masked Cavalier, regains the sword from La Roche, but Captain Renault apprehends her and returns to sword to La Roche.
Underground Agent Underground Agent (1942) Character: Henry Miller
In this espionage caper, a government spy must keep enemy agents from spying upon a defense plant. His work is made easier by his newest invention, a word scrambler which makes it difficult for the enemy agent.
The Trouble with Women The Trouble with Women (1947) Character: Judge
A psychology professor comes up with a theory that women have a desire to be subjugated. A newswoman, using a pseudonym, accuses him of advocating wife-beating. There is trouble, when he falls in love with her, unaware of who she is.
The Showdown The Showdown (1950) Character: Chokecherry
Shadrach Jones, ex-Texas State Policeman, has the ruthless determination to find and kill the man who shot his brother in the back and stole the money with which he was to buy a ranch for the two of them. At the saloon-hotel run by Adelaide, Shadrach is convinced that one of the cowhands on the Captain McKellar cattle drive to Montana is his man. He takes the job of trail-herd boss to find the killer. McKellar preaches to Jones that he should forget revenge and let the law of retribution take care of the killer. Shadrach's hard driving of the men and his hunt for the killer makes him bitterly hated, and his retribution quest ends in a manner he did not anticipated.
The Desperados Are in Town The Desperados Are in Town (1956) Character: Jud Collins
In this western, a young man tries to walk the straight and narrow, but he is impeded by his past. The trouble begins when the young fellow flees his family's Texas dirt farm and becomes an outlaw. He is advised by one of the desperadoes to return home. The boy does, and with hard work, makes the farm successful. Harvest time rolls around. He is just about to celebrate when the outlaws ride up and force him to help them pull a local bank job. He refuses and kills the gang leader and his brother. Meanwhile, the boy's past is revealed to the town banker. Seeing that he truly has gone straight, the banker forgives him. The boy marries and lives with his lovely bride upon his land.
The Law and the Lady The Law and the Lady (1951) Character: Inspector McGraw
A former housemaid now works as a confidence trickster, but her plans for a big job in California go awry.
The Spiral Staircase The Spiral Staircase (1946) Character: Mr. Oates
On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.
The Sons of Katie Elder The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) Character: Charlie Bob Striker
The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for their mother's funeral, and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, the town's gunsmith.
Nightmare Nightmare (1956) Character: Deputy Torrence
Clarinetist Stan has a nightmare about killing a man in a mirrored room. But when he wakes up and finds blood marks on himself and a key from the dream, he suspects that it may have truly happened.
How Green Was My Valley How Green Was My Valley (1941) Character: Dai Bando
A man in his fifties reminisces about his childhood growing up in a Welsh mining village at the turn of the 20th century.
Remember Pearl Harbor Remember Pearl Harbor (1942) Character: Señor 'Andy' Anderson
A man tries to redeem himself after ducking out on his comrades before the fatal attack.
The Bells of St. Mary's The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) Character: Dr. McKay
Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.
The Imperfect Lady The Imperfect Lady (1946) Character: Inspector Carston
A British peer's romance with a ballerina courts scandal in 1890s London.
Julius Caesar Julius Caesar (1953) Character: Lucilius
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.
You Came Along You Came Along (1945) Character: Col. Stubbs
War hero flier Bob Collins goes on a war bond selling tour with two buddies, and substitute "chaperone" Ivy Hotchkiss. Bob's a cheerful Lothario with several girls in every town on the tour. After some amusing escapades, Bob and Ivy become romantically involved, agreeing it's "just fun up in the air." Then Ivy finds out the real reason why it shouldn't be anything more.
Johnny Guitar Johnny Guitar (1954) Character: Mr. Andrews
On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.



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