Leonard Williams (actor)

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. "Leonard Williams". BFI. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019.
  2. Blessed, Brian (2015). Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder Than Life Story. Sidgwick & Jackson. p. 346.
  3. "The Clitheroe Kid". 1 January 1962. p. 25 – via BBC Genome.
  4. "Here's Harry: The Voice". 8 June 1961. p. 49 – via BBC Genome.
  5. "'Z-Cars' Actor Dies before Rehearsal". The Daily Telegraph. 16 November 1962.


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