Actor, playwright, and dramatist of Welsh descent.
Born Hugh Anthony Glanmor Williams, his nickname was "Tam". Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He was a popular film and stage actor, who became a major film star in the British cinema of the 1930s. In 1930 he toured America in the cast of the R.C. Sheriff play "Journey's End" and appeared in his first film "Charley's Aunt" during a spell in Hollywood. He then returned to Britain and became a mainstay of the British film industry. Made 68 film and television appearances between 1930 and 1969. Credits include "Rome Express" (1932), "Elinor Norton" (1934), "The Man Behind the Mask" (1936), "Gypsy" (1937), "The Dark Eyes of London" (1939), "Secret Mission" (1942), "The Romantic Age" (1949) and "Khartoum" (1966). Collaborated with his second wife Margarete Vyner (she died 1993) on several plays, such as "The Grass is Greener" and the screenplay for the subsequent film (1960), starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. He died from throat cancer.
Born Hugh Anthony Glanmor Williams, his nickname was "Tam". Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He was a popular film and stage actor, who became a major film star in the British cinema of the 1930s. In 1930 he toured America in the cast of the R.C. Sheriff play "Journey's End" and appeared in his first film "Charley's Aunt" during a spell in Hollywood. He then returned to Britain and became a mainstay of the British film industry. Made 68 film and television appearances between 1930 and 1969. Credits include "Rome Express" (1932), "Elinor Norton" (1934), "The Man Behind the Mask" (1936), "Gypsy" (1937), "The Dark Eyes of London" (1939), "Secret Mission" (1942), "The Romantic Age" (1949) and "Khartoum" (1966). Collaborated with his second wife Margarete Vyner (she died 1993) on several plays, such as "The Grass is Greener" and the screenplay for the subsequent film (1960), starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. He died from throat cancer.
Actor, playwright, and dramatist of Welsh descent.
Born Hugh Anthony Glanmor Williams, his nickname was "Tam". Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He was a popular film and stage actor, who became a major film star in the British cinema of the 1930s. In 1930 he toured America in the cast of the R.C. Sheriff play "Journey's End" and appeared in his first film "Charley's Aunt" during a spell in Hollywood. He then returned to Britain and became a mainstay of the British film industry. Made 68 film and television appearances between 1930 and 1969. Credits include "Rome Express" (1932), "Elinor Norton" (1934), "The Man Behind the Mask" (1936), "Gypsy" (1937), "The Dark Eyes of London" (1939), "Secret Mission" (1942), "The Romantic Age" (1949) and "Khartoum" (1966). Collaborated with his second wife Margarete Vyner (she died 1993) on several plays, such as "The Grass is Greener" and the screenplay for the subsequent film (1960), starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. He died from throat cancer.
Born Hugh Anthony Glanmor Williams, his nickname was "Tam". Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He was a popular film and stage actor, who became a major film star in the British cinema of the 1930s. In 1930 he toured America in the cast of the R.C. Sheriff play "Journey's End" and appeared in his first film "Charley's Aunt" during a spell in Hollywood. He then returned to Britain and became a mainstay of the British film industry. Made 68 film and television appearances between 1930 and 1969. Credits include "Rome Express" (1932), "Elinor Norton" (1934), "The Man Behind the Mask" (1936), "Gypsy" (1937), "The Dark Eyes of London" (1939), "Secret Mission" (1942), "The Romantic Age" (1949) and "Khartoum" (1966). Collaborated with his second wife Margarete Vyner (she died 1993) on several plays, such as "The Grass is Greener" and the screenplay for the subsequent film (1960), starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. He died from throat cancer.
Bio by: Fritz Tauber
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