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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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| Spouse | Imelda |
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Leonard Williams (born West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire 1914 - died London 15 November 1962) was an English actor.[1] 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.[2]
Williams also played the characters of Theodore Craythorpe & Harry Whittle in the BBC radio comedy series The Clitheroe Kid.[3] He also made regular appearances opposite Harry Worth on television.[4] 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.[5]
Selected filmography
- 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)
- Behind the Headlines (1956)
- The Gay Dog (TV film) (1959)
References
- ^ "Leonard Williams". BFI.
- ^ Blessed, Brian (2015). Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder Than Life Story. Sidgwick & Jackson. p. 346.
- ^ "The Clitheroe Kid". January 1, 1962. p. 25 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Here's Harry: The Voice". June 8, 1961. p. 49 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "'Z-Cars' Actor Dies before Rehearsal". The Daily Telegraph. 16 November 1962.
