Peter Williams

Acting

Peter Williams

Born 1915-04-08 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Acting credits

The Bridge on the River Kwai poster
7.8

The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

The Man Who Knew Too Much poster
7.4

An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

The Ladykillers poster
7.3

Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.

The Ladykillers

1955

Footsteps in the Fog poster
7.0

A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.

Footsteps in the Fog

1955

Ruth poster
6.0

Inspired by the scriptural tale. Moabitess priestess Ruth is drawn both to a Judean man and to his talk of a forgiving God. After tragedy strikes, she begins a new life in Bethlehem.

Ruth

1948

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Peter a storyteller talks about a story of a pickpocketer named Chippy Criggs.

The Pickpocket

1955

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NR

Showing an idea of how an evening's viewing might appear on the forthcoming I.T.A. channel in London.

Fcb TV Show No.1

1955

Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4 poster
7.0

It's back! A fourth compelling collection of SHORT SHARP SHOCKS revisits the heyday of the supporting program with a compendium of eerie and eccentric British short films presented for the first time in High Definition. Well-known names to spot include Patrick Macnee, John Le Mesurier, Gabrielle Drake and Elspeth Gray. Settle in for a strange cinematic journey through uncanny stories, twists in the tale, low-budget weirdness and oodles of atmosphere.

Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4

2025

The Straw Man poster
6.3

A newly married man is convicted of murdering a former lover in his apartment, and sentenced to hang. With a payout on his life worth 20,000 pounds, the insurance company sends an investigator to find out the truth.

The Straw Man

1953

Two Letter Alibi poster
7.5

Charles Hilary is in love with Kathy Forrester, a beautiful television personality, but is married to Louise, an alcoholic with as many lovers as whisky bottles. His pleas for a divorce are met with threats and abuse. "You'll have to murder me first", Louise tells him and three hours later she is found dead, shot with her husband's pistol. When Charles is arrested, Kathy desperately sets to work to prove his innocence.

Two Letter Alibi

1962

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NR

Corporal Halliday reflects on his life's achievements and wonders where it all leads him.

The Education of Corporal Halliday

1967

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NR

A film following Harold II at the Battle of Hastings

The Last Invasion

1966

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Peter a storyteller talks about a story of a burglar who lost money due to him gambling on it and now he's trying to get that money back.

The Inveterate Gambler

1956

A Fear of Strangers poster
10.0

A black saxophonist and small time crook is picked up by police on suspicion of murder. His problems multiply when the investigating officer lets his own issues influence the subsequent interrogation.

A Fear of Strangers

1964

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NR

Peter a storyteller talks about a story of a burglar Squishy Taylor that tried to blow up his safe.

Safe and Sound

1956

Grandpa's Portrait poster
NR

A part of Strange Experiences

Grandpa's Portrait

1955

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A part of Strange Experiences

The Laughing Clown

1956

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NR

A part of Strange Experiences

Halloween Party

1955