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	'''Leonard Williams''' (born [[w:West Derby\|West Derby]], [[w:Liverpool\|Liverpool]], [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]] 1914 - died London 15 November 1962) was an English actor.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bac31b3d6\|title=Leonard Williams\|website=BFI}}</ref> He was best known for playing Sergeant Percy Twentyman on the police television series ''[[Z-Cars]]''. According to [[Brian Blessed]] he was "the joker of the cast", who spent his time on set making his colleagues laugh.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder Than Life Story\|last=Blessed\|first=Brian\|publisher=Sidgwick & Jackson\|year=2015\|pages=346}}</ref>		'''Leonard Williams''' (born [[w:West Derby\|West Derby]], [[w:Liverpool\|Liverpool]], [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]] 1914 - died London 15 November 1962) was an English actor.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bac31b3d6\|title=Leonard Williams\|website=BFI}}</ref> He was best known for playing Sergeant Percy Twentyman on the police television series ''[[w:Z-Cars\|Z-Cars]]''. According to [[w:Brian Blessed\|Brian Blessed]] he was "the joker of the cast", who spent his time on set making his colleagues laugh.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder Than Life Story\|last=Blessed\|first=Brian\|publisher=Sidgwick & Jackson\|year=2015\|pages=346}}</ref>

	Williams also played the characters of Theodore Craythorpe & Harry Whittle in the BBC radio comedy series ''[[The Clitheroe Kid]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9c93df2e8696496d81303de5a1182c42\|title=The Clitheroe Kid\|date=January 1, 1962\|issue=1990\|pages=25\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> He also made regular appearances opposite [[Harry Worth]] on television.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f212bc366e9048aebbb5bc4ec097626c\|title=Here's Harry: The Voice\|date=June 8, 1961\|issue=1960\|pages=49\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> He died of a heart attack at his flat in [[w:Lexham Gardens\|Lexham Gardens]], [[w:Kensington\|Kensington]]. He was father to two children; Leon & Marianne, and was husband to Imelda.<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Z-Cars' Actor Dies before Rehearsal\|date=16 November 1962\|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>		Williams also played the characters of Theodore Craythorpe & Harry Whittle in the BBC radio comedy series ''[[The Clitheroe Kid]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9c93df2e8696496d81303de5a1182c42\|title=The Clitheroe Kid\|date=January 1, 1962\|issue=1990\|pages=25\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> He also made regular appearances opposite [[Harry Worth]] on television.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f212bc366e9048aebbb5bc4ec097626c\|title=Here's Harry: The Voice\|date=June 8, 1961\|issue=1960\|pages=49\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> He died of a heart attack at his flat in [[w:Lexham Gardens\|Lexham Gardens]], [[w:Kensington\|Kensington]]. He was father to two children; Leon & Marianne, and was husband to Imelda.<ref>{{Cite news\|title='Z-Cars' Actor Dies before Rehearsal\|date=16 November 1962\|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

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-'''Leonard Williams''' (born [[West Derby]], [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]] 1914 - died London 15 November 1962) was an English actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bac31b3d6|title=Leonard Williams|website=BFI}}</ref> He was best known for playing Sergeant Percy Twentyman on the police television series ''[[Z-Cars]]''. According to [[Brian Blessed]] he was "the joker of the cast", who spent his time on set making his colleagues laugh.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder Than Life Story|last=Blessed|first=Brian|publisher=Sidgwick & Jackson|year=2015|pages=346}}</ref>
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-Williams also played the characters of Theodore Craythorpe & Harry Whittle in the BBC radio comedy series ''[[The Clitheroe Kid]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9c93df2e8696496d81303de5a1182c42|title=The Clitheroe Kid|date=January 1, 1962|issue=1990|pages=25|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> He also made regular appearances opposite [[Harry Worth]] on television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f212bc366e9048aebbb5bc4ec097626c|title=Here's Harry: The Voice|date=June 8, 1961|issue=1960|pages=49|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> He died of a heart attack at his flat in [[Lexham Gardens]], [[Kensington]].   He was father to two children; Leon & Marianne, and was husband to Imelda.<ref>{{Cite news|title='Z-Cars' Actor Dies before Rehearsal|date=16 November 1962|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>
+'''Leonard Williams''' (born [[w:West Derby|West Derby]], [[w:Liverpool|Liverpool]], [[w:Lancashire|Lancashire]] 1914 - died London 15 November 1962) was an English actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bac31b3d6|title=Leonard Williams|website=BFI}}</ref> He was best known for playing Sergeant Percy Twentyman on the police television series ''[[Z-Cars]]''. According to [[Brian Blessed]] he was "the joker of the cast", who spent his time on set making his colleagues laugh.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder Than Life Story|last=Blessed|first=Brian|publisher=Sidgwick & Jackson|year=2015|pages=346}}</ref>
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'''Leonard Williams''' (born [[West Derby]], [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]] 1914 - died London 15 November 1962) was an English actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bac31b3d6|title=Leonard Williams|website=BFI}}</ref> He was best known for playing Sergeant Percy Twentyman on the police television series ''[[Z-Cars]]''. According to [[Brian Blessed]] he was "the joker of the cast", who spent his time on set making his colleagues laugh.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder Than Life Story|last=Blessed|first=Brian|publisher=Sidgwick & Jackson|year=2015|pages=346}}</ref>

Williams also played the characters of Theodore Craythorpe & Harry Whittle in the BBC radio comedy series ''[[The Clitheroe Kid]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9c93df2e8696496d81303de5a1182c42|title=The Clitheroe Kid|date=January 1, 1962|issue=1990|pages=25|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> He also made regular appearances opposite [[Harry Worth]] on television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f212bc366e9048aebbb5bc4ec097626c|title=Here's Harry: The Voice|date=June 8, 1961|issue=1960|pages=49|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> He died of a heart attack at his flat in [[Lexham Gardens]], [[Kensington]]. He was father to two children; Leon & Marianne, and was husband to Imelda.<ref>{{Cite news|title='Z-Cars' Actor Dies before Rehearsal|date=16 November 1962|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
* ''[[The Magnet (film)|The Magnet]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Orders Are Orders]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Make Me an Offer]]'' (1954)
* ''[[The Passing Stranger]]'' (1954)
* ''[[The Love Match]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Ramsbottom Rides Again]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Timeslip (1955 film)|Timeslip]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Behind the Headlines (1956 film)|Behind the Headlines]]'' (1956)
* ''[[The Gay Dog (TV film)]]'' (1959)

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==External links==
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