Portrait of Hugh Williams

Acting

Hugh Williams

Career

Active from 1930 to 1960, busiest in 1938 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Take My Life
Take My Life
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hugh Williams Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Period Piece 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Classic Whodunit 2
  • Intricate Plot 2
  • Romance 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Espionage 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Halloween Monster Bash
Halloween Monster Bash (1991)

as Larry Holt (archive footage)

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 71
Khartoum
Khartoum (1966)
GoodWatch score 82

as Lord Hartington

The Grass Is Greener
The Grass Is Greener (1960)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Theatre Play

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 66
Theatre Night
Theatre Night (1957)

TV show ยท as Thomas Swinley

Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1956)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Harold Hartley

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)

TV show

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Charles Preston

Star of My Night
Star of My Night (1954)

as Arnold Whitman

The Fake
The Fake (1953)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sir Richard Aldingham

Twice Upon a Time
Twice Upon a Time (1953)

as James Turner

The Intruder
The Intruder (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

as Tim

The Holly and the Ivy
The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

as Richard Wyndham

Gift Horse
Gift Horse (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

as Captain David G. Wilson

1940s

12 titles ยท average score 58
Paper Orchid
Paper Orchid (1949)

as Frank McSweeney

The Romantic Age
The Romantic Age (1949)

as Arnold Dickson

The Blind Goddess
The Blind Goddess (1948)

as Lord Arthur Brasted

Elizabeth of Ladymead
Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948)

as John Beresford in 1946

Take My Life
Take My Life (1947)
GoodWatch score 74

as Nicholas Talbot

An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

as Robert Chiltern

A Girl in a Million
A Girl in a Million (1946)

as Tony

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
GoodWatch score 69

as Frank Shelley, Observer / Navigator in B for Bertie

The Day Will Dawn
The Day Will Dawn (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as Colin Metcalfe

Secret Mission
Secret Mission (1942)
GoodWatch score 33

as Major Peter Garnett

Talk About Jacqueline
Talk About Jacqueline (1942)

as Doctor Michael Thomas

Ships with Wings
Ships with Wings (1941)

as Wagner

1930s

32 titles ยท average score 66
The Dark Eyes of London
The Dark Eyes of London (1939)
GoodWatch score 51

as Det. Insp. Larry Holt

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1939)
GoodWatch score 68

as Hindley Earnshaw

Bank Holiday
Bank Holiday (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Geoffrey

His Lordship Goes to Press
His Lordship Goes to Press (1938)

as Lord Bill Wilmer

Brief Ecstasy
Brief Ecstasy (1937)

as Jim Wyndham

The Man Behind the Mask
The Man Behind the Mask (1936)

as Nick Barclay

Her Last Affaire
Her Last Affaire (1935)

as Alan Herriot

The Last Journey
The Last Journey (1935)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gerald Winter

Sorrell and Son
Sorrell and Son (1934)

as Kit Sorrell as an Adult

Rome Express
Rome Express (1932)
GoodWatch score 63

as Tony

In a Monastery Garden
In a Monastery Garden (1932)

as Paul Ferrier

A Night in Montmartre
A Night in Montmartre (1931)

as Philip Borell