Moviegoers can be forgiven if they thought that stocky, jaunty Rhys Williams was a jovial Irishman, as he often played that type of character, but his role as a Welsh miner in John Ford's classic How Green Was My Valley (1941) (his film debut) was much closer to home for him, as he was born and raised in Wales. In fact, he served as a technical ...
Was technical advisor and actor in Ethel Barrymore's production of The Corn is Green.
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Interred at Forrest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles.
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He made his film debut in How Green Was My Valley (1941), which takes place in rural Wales. The movie was actually filmed in Hollywood with a cast of English, Irish, Scottish and American actors. Originally hired solely to coach the actors in their Welsh accents, Williams, who was the only genuine Welshman on the set, was given the role of the prizefighter by director John Ford.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Strange Woman
1946
Deacon Adams
So Goes My Love
1946
Magel
The Spiral Staircase
1946
Mr. Oates
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
Dr. McKay
Voice of the Whistler
1945
Ernie Sparrow
You Came Along
1945
Col. Stubbs
Blood on the Sun
1945
Joseph Cassell
The Corn Is Green
1945
Mr. Jones
No Time for Love
1943
Clancy (uncredited)
Random Harvest
1942
Sam
Underground Agent
1942
Henry Miller
Gentleman Jim
1942
Harry Watson
Cairo
1942
Strange Man
Eagle Squadron
1942
Sgt. Johns
Mrs. Miniver
1942
Horace
Remember Pearl Harbor
1942
Señor 'Andy' Anderson
This Above All
1942
Sergeant (uncredited)
How Green Was My Valley
1941
Dai Bando
Skullduggery
1970
Judge Draper
Mannix
1969
TV Series
Doctor
Here Come the Brides
1969
TV Series
Bishop Newkirk
The Invaders
1967
TV Series
Professor Hellman
The Andy Griffith Show
1967
TV Series
Judge Cranston
Mission: Impossible
1967
TV Series
Prime Minister Ferenc Larya
Brigadoon
1966
TV Movie
Andrew McLaren
The F.B.I.
1966
TV Series
Dean Vincent Sutherland / Mr. Ferguson
12 O'Clock High
1964-1966
TV Series
Maj. Ian Conboy / Adam Macrae
The Wild Wild West
1966
TV Series
Dr. Tristam
Our Man Flint
1966
Dr. Krupov
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
Charlie Striker
Profiles in Courage
1965
TV Series
William Hutchinson
77 Sunset Strip
1964
TV Series
Uncle Molnar
Temple Houston
1963
TV Series
Judge Curry
Dr. Kildare
1963
TV Series
Dr. Chester Wayne
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1963
TV Series
Fred
The Law and Mr. Jones
1961-1962
TV Series
Judge / Judge Morris / Guy Llewelyn Morgan, Headmaster