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David John Williams (1868–1949) was a British actor. He also directed one film, The Shuttle of Life, which starred Evelyn Brent. He was born in Ruthin, North Wales and died in Bushey, Hertfordshire. Williams was the nephew of the Anglo-German artist Hubert von Herkomer.
Birth Name
David John Williams
Born
Wednesday, 25 March 1868
Died
Tuesday, 26 July 1949
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Tomorrow We Live | Boileau | 1943 |
| The Great Mr. Handel | Leader of performance wreckers | 1942 |
| Much Too Shy | Judge / The Judge | 1942 |
| The Young Mr. Pitt | Minor Role | 1942 |
| Unpublished Story | Mr. Robinson | 1942 |
| The Avengers | Petersen | 1942 |
| Hard Steel | Jimpson | 1942 |
| Back-Room Boy | McIntyre | 1942 |
| Courageous Mr. Penn | Lord Arlington | 1942 |
| Those Kids from Town | Butler | 1942 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Tomorrow We Live | Boileau | 1943 |
| The Great Mr. Handel | Leader of performance wreckers | 1942 |
| Much Too Shy | Judge / The Judge | 1942 |
| The Young Mr. Pitt | Minor Role | 1942 |
| Unpublished Story | Mr. Robinson | 1942 |
| The Avengers | Petersen | 1942 |
| Hard Steel | Jimpson | 1942 |
| Back-Room Boy | McIntyre | 1942 |
| Courageous Mr. Penn | Lord Arlington | 1942 |
| Those Kids from Town | Butler | 1942 |
| The Ghost Train | Ben Isaacs | 1941 |
| Pastor Hall | Hans - Doctor | 1940 |
| The Stars Look Down | Union Committee Chairman | 1940 |
| Over the Moon | Solicitor | 1939 |
| The Challenge | Villager | 1938 |
| The Citadel | Old Thomas - The Trap Driver | 1938 |
| John Halifax | Abel Fletcher | 1938 |
| Mystery of Room 13 | Emmanuel Legge | 1938 |
| To the Victor | Shepherd | 1938 |
| Break the News | Judge | 1938 |
| Murder at the Baskervilles | Silas Brown | 1937 |
| Wanted! | Captain McTurk | 1937 |
| Keep Fit | Editor of The Gazette | 1937 |
| Cotton Queen | Thompson | 1937 |
| For Valour | Hiccuping Judge | 1937 |
| Elephant Boy | Hunter | 1937 |
| Wings of the Morning | Marik (Prologue) / Marik | 1937 |
| It's Never Too Late to Mend | Farmer Merton | 1937 |
| The House of Silence | Bob, landlord | 1937 |
| The Fatal Hour | Evangelist | 1937 |
| The Man Who Lived Again | Landlord | 1936 |
| The Beloved Vagabond | Undertaker | 1936 |
| Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn | Farmer Thomas Marten | 1936 |
| The Crimes of Stephen Hawke | Joshua Trimble | 1936 |
| The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Stephen Oakley | 1936 |
| Boys Will Be Girls | George Luff | 1936 |
| Scrooge | Undertaker | 1935 |
| Captain Bill | Cheerful | 1935 |
| Emil and the Detectives | Bank Clerk | 1935 |
| The Clairvoyant | Juror | 1935 |
| Look Up and Laugh | Malpas | 1935 |
| The Morals of Marcus | 1935 | |
| The Poisoned Diamond | 1934 | |
| Road House | Stage Manager | 1934 |
| A Glimpse of Paradise | Bert Kidd | 1934 |
| Anything Might Happen | Brown | 1934 |
| The Admiral's Secret | Questa | 1934 |
| A Song for You | Opera House Secretary | 1934 |
| Music Hall | 1934 | |
| The River Wolves | Tod | 1934 |
| The Secret of the Loch | Judge | 1934 |
| Alexandra | Philip | 1934 |
| The Man Who Changed His Name | Martin - Surveyor | 1934 |
| The Bride of the Lake | Danny Mann | 1934 |
| The Pointing Finger | Grimes | 1933 |
| Inheritance | Tulliver | 1920 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Shuttle of Life | 1920 |
