Clifford Williams Biography (1926-) (original) (raw)

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Born December 30, 1926, in Cardiff, Wales; son of George Frederick Williams and Florence Maud (Gapper) Williams Maycock; married Joanna Douglas (divorced,1959); married Josiane Eugenie Peset, November 10, 1962; children: (second marriage) Anouk, Tara. Addresses: Office--62 Maltings Pl., Bagsleys Lane, SW6 2B4, London. Agent--c/o The Lantz Office, 888 Seventh Ave., New York,NY 10106.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

December 30, 1926

Cardiff, Wales

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) Larissa and More Than Science, both Chanticleer Theatre, London, 1945.
• Julius Caesar, These Mortals, People's Palace, London, 1948.
• Also appeared in Wolves and Sheep and Great Catherine.
• Credits; Stage Work; Director
• Yerma, Arts Theatre, London, 1957.
• Radio Rescue, Arts Theatre, London, 1958.
• Dark Halo, Arts Theatre, London, 1959.
• Quartet for Five, Arts Theatre, London, 1959.
• The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi, Arts Theatre, London, 1959.
• A Moon for the Misbegotten, Arts Theatre, London, 1960.
• The Shepherd's Chameleon, Arts Theatre, London, 1960.
• Victims of Duty, Arts Theatre, London, 1960.
• Race of Adam, Llandaff Cathedral, England, 1961.
• Afore Night Come, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford- on-Avon, England, 1962.
• The Comedy of Errors, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1963.
• The Tempest, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on- Avon, England, 1963.
• The Representative, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1963.
• Richard II, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on- Avon, England, 1964.
• Henry IV, Part I, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford- on-Avon, England, 1964.
• Henry IV, Part II, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford- on-Avon, England, 1964.
• Afore Night Come, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford- on-Avon, England, 1964.
• The Jew of Malta, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford- on-Avon, England, 1964.
• Our Man Crichton, London, 1964.
• The Gardener's Dog, Finnish National Theatre, 1965.
• The Merchant of Venice, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1965.
• The Jew of Malta, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford- on-Avon, England, 1965.
• The Comedy of Errors, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1965.
• Henry V, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1966.
• Twelfth Night, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on- Avon,England, 1966.
• The Flying Dutchman, Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1966.
• The Meteor, London, 1966.
• The Merry Wives of Windsor, Finnish National Theatre, 1967.
• Volpone, Yale School of Drama, New Haven, CT, 1967.
• As You Like It, National Theatre, London, 1967.
• Dr. Faustus, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on- Avon, England, 1968.
• Othello, Bulgarian National Theatre, 1968.
• Back to Methuselah, Windsor Festival, Windsor, England, 1969.
• Dido and Aeneas, Windsor Festival, Windsor, England, 1969.
• A Winter's Tale, Yugoslav National Theatre, 1969.
• Famine, English Stage Society, 1969.
• Sleuth, St. Martin's Theatre, London, then Music Box Theatre, New York City, both 1970.
• Major Barbara, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on- Avon,England, 1970.
• The Duchess of Malfi, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1971.
• The Comedy of Errors, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1972.
• The Taming of the Shrew, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1973.
• A Lesson in Blood and Roses, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1973.
• Cymbeline, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1974.
• Henry IV, New York City, then London, both 1974.
• What Every Woman Knows, 1974.
• Murderer, 1975.
• The Mouth Organ, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford- on-Avon, England, 1975.
• Too True to Be Good, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1975.
• Wild Oats, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1976.
• Carte Blanche, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1976.
• Mardi Gras, Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 1977.
• Stevie, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1977.
• The Old Country, Queen's Theatre, London, 1977.
• Rosmersholm, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1977.
• Man and Superman, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford- on-Avon, England, 1977.
• The Tempest, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on- Avon, England, 1978.
• The Passion of Dracula, Queen's Theatre, 1978.
• Wild Oats, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1979.
• The Threepenny Opera, 1979.
• Richard III, Mexican National Theatre, 1979.
• Born in the Gardens, 1979.
• The Love-Girl, 1980.
• The Innocent, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on- Avon, England, 1981.
• To Grandmother's House We Go, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1981.
• Scott, 1981.
• Overheard, London, 1981.
• The Carmelites, London, 1981.
• The Love-Girl, London, 1981.
• Othello, West Germany, 1982.
• A Child's Christmas in Wales, Cleveland, OH, 1982.
• Richard III, Madrid, Spain, 1983.
• The Merry Wives of Windsor, Cleveland, OH, 1983.
• Pack of Lies, London 1983, then Royale Theatre, New York City, later Hamburg, West Germany, both 1985.
• Mahoganny, 1984.
• The Cherry Orchard, Tokyo, Japan, 1984.
• The Happiest Days of Your Life, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1984.
• Aren't We All?, London, 1984, then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1985, later Australia, 1986.
• Measure for Measure, Sweden, 1985.
• Breaking the Code, London, 1986, then Neil Simon Theatre, New York City,1987.
• Il Candelaio, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on- Avon, U.K, 1986.
• The Importance of Being Earnest, Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1987.
• The Beaux Strategem, Royal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1988.
• Richard II, London, 1988.
• Richard III, London, 1989.
• Song at Nightfall, Dorset Music Festival, 1989.
• Wheel of Fire, Merida Festival, Spain, 1989.
• Bellman's Opera, Stockholm, 1990.
• Painting Churches, Southampton, 1991.
• It's Ralph, London, 1991.
• Pygmalion, Denmark, 1992.
• Bellman's Opera, London, 1992.
• Harvey, London, 1995.
• The Father, New York City, 1996.
• Also directed twenty mime plays, Mime Theatre Company, 1950-53.
• Also directed with the Arena Theatre, Birmingham, England; Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, England; Theatre Workshop; Theatre-in-the-Round; and National Theatre of the Deaf.
• Credits; Major Tours; Director
• The Comedy of Errors, Royal Shakespeare Company, U.S. cities, 1964.
• Soldiers, U.S. and Canadian cities, 1968.
• Dr. Faustus, U.S. cities, 1968.
• Oh! Calcutta!, European cities, 1970.
• The Brass Hat, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1972.
• Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, U.K. cities, 1980.
• Heartbreak House, U.K. cities, 1980.
• Skin Game, U.K. cities, 1981.
• The Cherry Orchard, U.K. cities, 1981.
• Getting Married, U.K. cities, 1982.
• Chapter 17, U.K. cities, 1982.
• Do Not Disturb, U.K. cities, 1982.
• Aren't We All?, U.S. cities, 1985.
• Saint Joan, U.K. cities, 1985.
• Legends, U.S. cities, 1985.
• A Chorus of Disapproval, U.K. cities, 1988.
• A Slight Hangover, U.K. cities, 1991.
• Breaking the Code, U.K. cities, 1992.
• A Murder of No Importance, U.K. cities, 1993.
• Matters Matrimonial, U.K. cities, 1993.
• Arsenic and Old Lace, U.K. cities, 1994.
• Credits; Film Work
• Director, Man and Superman, 1986.
• Credits; Television Work; Director
• (With Peter Duguid) The Comedy of Errors, BBC, 1964.
• Writings;Plays
• The Disguises of Arlecchino, 1951.
• The Sleeping Princess, 1953.
• The Goose Girl, 1954.
• The Secret Kingdom, 1955.
• (With Donald Jonson) Stephen Dedalus, 1956.
• (With Daphne du Maurier) Rebecca, 1989.
• Matters Matrimonial, 1993.
• Also wrote twenty mime plays for the Mime Theatre Company, 1950-53.
• Writings; Translations
• The Duel, 1979.
• Double Act, 1979.
• As You Desire Me, 1981.
• The Cherry Orchard, 1981.