Leonard Williams (actor) explained

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] He was the nephew of actor George Carney.

Selected filmography

References

  1. Web site: Leonard Williams. https://web.archive.org/web/20190430113256/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bac31b3d6. dead. 30 April 2019. BFI.
  2. Book: Blessed, Brian. Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder Than Life Story. Sidgwick & Jackson. 2015. 346.
  3. Web site: The Clitheroe Kid. January 1, 1962. 1990. 25. BBC Genome.
  4. Web site: Here's Harry: The Voice. June 8, 1961. 1960. 49. BBC Genome.
  5. News: 'Z-Cars' Actor Dies before Rehearsal. 16 November 1962. The Daily Telegraph.