Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

55

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-07-02

Day of Death

2022-06-26 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Edgeware, Middlesex, England, UK

Also Known As

Frank John Williams

Frank Williams

Biography

Frank Williams was an actor best known for playing the Reverend Timothy Farthing in the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army.

Known For

A Stitch in Time

A Stitch in Time

Acting

Dad's Army

1971

Dad's Army

as

Rev. Timothy Farthing - the Vicar

The Square Peg

1958

The Square Peg

as

Captain Ford

Oh! Heavenly Dog

1980

Oh! Heavenly Dog

as

Mr. Easton

What's Up Nurse

1978

What's Up Nurse

as

Vicar

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

as

Dr. Freemo

Atlantic Wall

1970

Atlantic Wall

as

Clergyman

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

as

Racegoer (uncredited)

Hide and Seek

1964

Hide and Seek

as

Committee Man

The V.I.P.s

1963

The V.I.P.s

as

Assistant to Airport Director

Trial and Error

1962

Trial and Error

as

Barrister

The Bulldog Breed

1960

The Bulldog Breed

as

Mr. Carruthers

Jazz Boat

1960

Jazz Boat

as

Man in Bowler Hat

Inn for Trouble

1960

Inn for Trouble

as

Percy Pirbright

Bachelor of Hearts

1958

Bachelor of Hearts

as

Police Constable Hesketh

The Extra Day

1956

The Extra Day

as

Sid

The Glass Cage

1955

The Glass Cage

as

Spectator

One Good Turn

1955

One Good Turn

as

Boxing Match Spectator

Derby Day

1952

Derby Day

as

Derby Racegoer

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

1953

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

as

Singer Rehearsing

The Deadly Affair

1967

The Deadly Affair

as

Witch #2 (in Macbeth)

Atlantic Wall

1970

Atlantic Wall

as

Le premier membre du clergé britannique

Dad's Army

2016

Dad's Army

as

The Reverend Timothy Farthing

Katherine of Alexandria

2014

Katherine of Alexandria

as

The Confidente

Jabberwocky

1977

Jabberwocky

as

2nd Merchant

Anna Karenina

1961

Anna Karenina

as

Korsunsky

The Human Factor

1979

The Human Factor

as

Bellamy

The One That Got Away

1957

The One That Got Away

as

Station Porter

The Comedy of Errors

1983

The Comedy of Errors

as

Officer

Revenge of the Pink Panther

1978

Revenge of the Pink Panther

as

Gentleman Client

How Many Miles to Babylon?

1982

How Many Miles to Babylon?

as

Angry Major

Robbery

1967

Robbery

as

Prison contact (uncredited)

The Island of Adventure

1981

The Island of Adventure

as

Map Shop Owner

Just for Fun

1963

Just for Fun

as

General

Love's Labour's Lost

1985

Love's Labour's Lost

as

Dull

A Stitch in Time

1963

A Stitch in Time

as

Driver Nutall, St. John's Ambulance

The Mountain and the Molehill

1989

The Mountain and the Molehill

as

Major Sykes

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

as

Reverend Timothy Farthing

As Good Cooks Go

As Good Cooks Go

as

The Scales of Justice

The Scales of Justice

as

Price

The Army Game

The Army Game

as

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as

Mr. Roberts

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

as

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Dull

Tell Tarby

Tell Tarby

as

Maigret

Maigret

as

The Larkins

The Larkins

as

Artist

The Kenny Everett Television Show

The Kenny Everett Television Show

as

Various

Daytime Live

Daytime Live

as

Minder

Minder

as

Mr. Chicory

The Big M

The Big M

as

Victor

You Rang, M'Lord?

You Rang, M'Lord?

as

Bishop Charles

House of Cards

House of Cards

as

Treasurer

You Rang, M'Lord?

You Rang, M'Lord?

as

Charles - the Bishop

Grey Granite

Grey Granite

as

George Piddle

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Officer

Production

Crew

Directing