Frank Williams (actor)

For other people of the same name, see Frank Williams (disambiguation).

Frank Williams
Frank Williams in May 2011.
Born	2 July 1931 (1931-07-02) Hampstead, London, England
Occupation	Comedy actor
Years active	1953–present

Frank Williams (born 2 July 1931) is an English actor.

Williams was educated at Ardingly College. He starred in The Army Game (as Captain Pocket) and as the Vicar (the Reverend Timothy Farthing) in Dad's Army. In 1970, he starred in the short-lived sitcom As Good Cooks Go. In 1972, at the height of his Dad's Army fame, he made a cameo appearance in Monty Python's Flying Circus. He also had an occasional role as a Bishop in You Rang, M'Lord?.^{[citation needed]}

Williams also appeared in two episodes of All Gas and Gaiters starring as one of the vicars choral in 1967 and 1971. Although not a real-life clergyman, Williams was for some years a lay member of the General Synod of the Church of England, until 2000.

Williams has also appeared in many films, among them three Norman Wisdom films: The Square Peg (1958), The Bulldog Breed (1960), and A Stitch In Time (1963)

His autobiography, Vicar to Dad's Army - the Frank Williams story was published in 2002. He has lived for many years in Edgware, Middlesex. Williams appeared on This Morning on Thursday 31 July 2008, talking about Dad's Army with fellow cast members Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee. He also appeared on BBC1 Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad's Army on Sunday August 3, 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Television roles

Year	Title	Role
1958–1961	The Army Game	Captain T R Pocket
1969–1977	Dad's Army	Reverend Timothy Farthing
1970	As Good Cooks Go	Mr Bullock
1979	You're Only Young Twice	Mr Horrace Maddox in 1 episode, 'Cissie's Last Chance'
1990–1993	You Rang, M'Lord?	Bishop Charles

External links

• Williams, Frank at the Internet Movie Database