Rhys Williams
Acting
Biography
Rhys Williams (31 December 1897 – 28 May 1969) was a Welsh character actor in films and television, whose career spanned several decades.
Born: December 30, 1897
Place of Birth: Clydach, Swansea, Wales, UK
Known For
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Perry Mason
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.
Johnny Guitar
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.
Random Harvest
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 Green Was My Valley
Huw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a period of rapid social change. At the dawn of the 20th-century, a miners' strike divides the Morgans: the sons demand improvements, and the father doesn't want to rock the boat.
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
The Corn Is Green
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.
Filmography
as Judge Draper
as Professor Hellman
as Andrew McLaren
as Prime Minister Ferenc Larya
as Dr. Krupov
as Mr. Ferguson
as Dean Vincent Sutherland
as Charlie Bob Striker
as Dr. Chester Wayne
as Victor Elliot
as Judge Cranston
as Ogden Bartholomae
as Dr. Maynard Russell
as Josiah Cragg
as Dr. Horton
as Doctor
as Constable
as Ezra Gray
as Rufus Varner
as Angus Breck
as Reverend Simmons
as Jud Collins
as Stanley Millard
as Deputy Torrence
as Brian Tibbs
as Clem Jones
as Mr. Summers
as Turnkey
as Peter Andre
as Constable
as Cedric Flagg
as Lige Blake
as Enoch Rogers
as Wilbur T. Gerrold
as Father Dineen
as Lieutenant Jamison
as Diccon Bowman
as Mr. Andrews
as William Harley
as Doc Scobee
as Jerry Harris
as Professor Green
as Lucilius
as Bill Swazey
as Charlie
as Matthew Magee
as O'Hara
as Bishop Tenney
as Elder Kring
as Pete McCoy
as Mr. Weston
as Eben Cleggett
as William Armstrong
as Macy
as Brevet
as Redwick Karson
as Redlegs
as Robby Roberg
as Mr. MacWade
as Michaels, Butler
as Hawkins
as Inspector McGraw
as Police Sgt. Quentin McCloy
as Waxman 'Waxey' Wilk
as Father Paul
as Mayor of Varonne
as John Norris
as Michael Sullivan
as Vic Mason
as Scotty MacDougall
as Chokecherry
as William Blake
as Inspector General
as Chandler Leach
as Colonel Dahlgren
as Lieutenant Joe Williams
as Arnold Strawn
as Mr. Milton
as Bennet Hatch
as Blind Mac
as Mr. William Bright
as Judge
as Deputy Inspector Evans
as Adolph Petree
as Priest
as Prosecutor
as Inspector Carston
as Deacon Adams
as Magel
as Mr. Oates
as Dr. McKay
as Ernie Sparrow
as Col. Stubbs
as Joseph Cassell
as Mr. Jones
as Clancy (uncredited)
as Sam
as Henry Miller
as Harry Watson
as Strange man
as Horace
as Sgt. Johns
as Sergeant
as Señor 'Andy' Anderson
as Dai Bando