John Williams

Career timeline

1. 1903 · Born

   Born in Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

2. 1942 · Screen debut

   The Big Blockade (Movie)

3. 1954 · Breakthrough

   Dial M for Murder (Movie)

4. 1978 · Latest release

   Battlestar Galactica (TV)

5. 1983 · Died

   May 5, 1983

Career in numbers

5 1940s

21 1950s

22 1960s

9 1970s

• Drama35
• Comedy17
• Crime14
• Mystery14
• Romance10
• War7

Highest-rated title The Twilight Zone 1959 8.5 Most popular title Columbo 1971 8.1

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside John Williams in our catalogue.

Ted Post

5 titles together

Robert Florey

4 titles together

Evan Hunter

4 titles together

Angus MacPhail

4 titles together

Daniel Petrie

4 titles together

Buzz Kulik

4 titles together

Jack Arnold

3 titles together

Robert Douglas

3 titles together

Ivan Goff

3 titles together

Daniel Haller

3 titles together

1. 1978 Battlestar Galactica as Sire Montrose 7.1 TV
2. 1978 Hot Lead & Cold Feet as Mansfield 5.9 Movie
3. 1976 No Deposit, No Return as Jameson 6.3 Movie
4. 1974 Lost in the Stars as Judge Movie
5. 1972 Banyon TV
6. 1972 The Hound of the Baskervilles as Arthur Frankland Movie
7. 1971 Columbo as Sir Roger Haversham 8.1 TV
8. 1970 Night Gallery as Doctor (segment “The Caterpillar”) 7.9 TV
9. 1970 McCloud as Inspector Mills 7.2 TV
10. 1968 A Flea in Her Ear as Dr. Finache Movie
11. 1968 The Secret War of Harry Frigg as Gen. Francis Mayhew 6.2 Movie
12. 1967 Double Trouble as Gerald Waverly 4.9 Movie
13. 1967 Ironside 6.8 TV
14. 1966 Mission: Impossible as Lord Richard Weston 7.6 TV
15. 1966 Family Affair as Nigel 'Niles' French 6.7 TV
16. 1966 The Last of the Secret Agents? as J. Fredrick Duval Movie
17. 1965 The Wild Wild West as Sir Nigel Scott 7.6 TV
18. 1965 Harlow as Jonathan Martin Movie
19. 1965 Dear Brigitte as Peregrine Upjohn 6.4 Movie
20. 1964 The Rogues as Insp. Robert Briscoe TV
21. 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV
22. 1963 Pygmalion as Colonel Pickering Movie
23. 1962 Combat! as Edmund Tinsley 8.0 TV
24. 1962 The Lucy Show as Gordon Bentley 7.1 TV
25. 1961 Bus Stop TV
26. 1961 Dr. Kildare as Dr. George Hazard TV
27. 1961 Five Fingers : Dossier as Nicolas Constantine Movie
28. 1961 24 Hours in a Woman's Life as Stevens Movie
29. 1960 Midnight Lace as Inspector Byrnes 6.6 Movie
30. 1960 Thriller as Sir Guy 6.7 TV
31. 1960 Visit to a Small Planet as Delton 5.3 Movie
32. 1959 The Twilight Zone as William Shakespeare 8.5 TV
33. 1959 The Young Philadelphians as Gilbert Dickinson 7.4 Movie
34. 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV
35. 1957 Witness for the Prosecution as Brogan-Moore 8.2 Movie
36. 1957 The Clouded Image as Sandal Movie
37. 1957 Suspicion as Col. Selby TV
38. 1957 Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? as Irving La Salle Jr. 6.8 Movie
39. 1957 Island in the Sun as Colonel Whittingham 6.5 Movie
40. 1956 The Solid Gold Cadillac as John T. 'Jack' Blessington 6.3 Movie
41. 1956 D-Day the Sixth of June as Brig. Russell 5.3 Movie
42. 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour TV
43. 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Walker Hendricks 7.8 TV
44. 1955 To Catch a Thief as H. H. Hughson 7.3 Movie
45. 1954 Climax! as Sir Keith Nottingham TV
46. 1954 Sabrina as Thomas Fairchild 7.5 Movie
47. 1954 The Student Prince as Lutz Movie
48. 1954 Dial M for Murder as Chief Inspector Hubbard 8.0 Movie
49. 1952 Thunder in the East as General Sir Henry Harrison Movie
50. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Inspector Hubbard TV
51. 1951 The Lady and the Bandit as Archbald Puffin Movie
52. 1951 Kind Lady as Mr. Foster Movie
53. 1948 A Woman's Vengeance as Prosecuting Counsel 6.3 Movie
54. 1942 The Goose Steps Out as Maj. Bishop Movie
55. 1942 The Foreman Went to France as 'English' Army Captain Movie
56. 1942 The Next of Kin as General Cooper (uncredited) Movie
57. 1942 The Big Blockade as Voice over (uncredited) Movie

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