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Leonard Williams (actor)

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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

References

  1. ^ "Leonard Williams". BFI.
  2. ^ Blessed, Brian (2015). Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder Than Life Story. Sidgwick & Jackson. p. 346.
  3. ^ "The Clitheroe Kid". January 1, 1962. p. 25 – via BBC Genome.
  4. ^ "Here's Harry: The Voice". June 8, 1961. p. 49 – via BBC Genome.
  5. ^ "'Z-Cars' Actor Dies before Rehearsal". The Daily Telegraph. 16 November 1962.


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