Biography
Kenneth Williams (22 February 1926 – 15 April 1988) was an English comic actor, star of 26 Carry On films, numerous British television shows, and radio comedies with Tony Hancock and Kenneth Horne. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenneth Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Complete Filmography

Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Katherine Ryan presents a celebration of one of the biggest comedy talents to ever appear on the small screens – the razor-sharp-tongued first lady of...

Kenneth Williams In His Own Words
2020
as Self (archival footage)
Kenneth Williams's comedy career highlights are celebrated in a documentary narrated by his friend and fellow wordsmith, Gyles Brandreth. Showcasing ...

Nothing Like a Dame
2018
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright on screen togeth...

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
2006
Writer
Kenneth Williams was the star of the Carry Ons and Round the Horne. Despite his fame, he led a life full of mental torture as he tried to overcome his...

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
1996
as Self (Archive footage)
Documentary and celebration of the life and career of British comedian Kenneth Williams.

The Thief and the Cobbler
1993
as Goblet / Tickle (voice)
It is written among the limitless constellations of the celestial heavens, and in the depths of the emerald seas, and upon every grain of sand in the...
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985
as Self
Documentary - After starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain's first and only movie mogul with hi...

An Audience with Kenneth Williams
1983
as Himself
Outstanding raconteur Kenneth Williams regales his spellbound audience in typical fashion with a long look back at his career - from his time entertai...

Willo the Wisp
1981
as Willo the Wisp (voice) / Mavis Cruet (voice) / Evil Edna (voice)
Long after debuting on British television in the 1980s, this popular cartoon series for kids -- narrated by the ghostly Willo (who is, in fact, a mere...

The Light Princess
1978
as Thin Frog / Cat (voice)
Based on a short story by George MacDonald, a princess experiences constant weightlessness.

Carry On Emmannuelle
1978
as Emile Prevert
The beautiful and sex-starved Emmannuelle Prevert just cannot inflame her husband's ardour. In frustration she seduces a string of VIPs, including the...

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
as Sir Henry Baskerville
The death of Sir Charles Baskerville is blamed on a curse that has followed the Baskerville family for two hundred years. Sherlock Holmes is out to un...

That's Carry On!
1977
as Himself
Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood film s...

To See Such Fun
1977
Compilation of classic British comedy moments

Carry On Behind
1975
as Professor Roland Crump
Professors Vrooshka and Crump decide to visit an archaeological site to study the artifacts there. Lo and behold, it's right next to a caravan site wh...

Car Booty – Gnomes
1975
as Gnome 2
Arthur Mullard and Kenneth Williams supply the voices of two gnomes locked in a car boot in this crime prevention short; another impressive example of...

Carry On Dick
1974
as Captain Desmond Fancey
Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and enli...

Carry On Abroad
1972
as Stuart Farquhar
A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been finished...

Carry On Matron
1972
as Sir Bernard Cutting
A gang of thieves plan to make their fortune by stealing a shipment of contraceptive pills from Finisham maternity hospital. They assume disguises and...

Carry On at Your Convenience
1971
as W. C. Boggs
At WC Boggs' Lavatory factory, Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat. However, eventually everyone gets fed ...

Carry On Henry
1971
as Thomas Cromwell
Henry VIII has just married Marie of Normandy, and is eager to consummate their marriage. Unfortunately for Henry, she is always eating garlic, and re...

Carry On Loving
1970
as Percival Snooper
The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of Much-Snoggin-in-the-Green. Its owner, Sidney Bliss, has enough com...

Carry On Again Doctor
1969
as Doctor Frederick Carver
Dr. Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion by a member of staff, Gladstone Screwer, and he fli...

Carry On Camping
1969
as Doctor Kenneth Soaper
Sid and Bernie keep having their amorous intentions snubbed by their girlfriends Joan and Anthea, so when they decide to take them on a holiday to Par...

Carry On Up the Khyber
1968
as Khasi of Khalabar
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khybar pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think t...

Carry On Doctor
1967
as Doctor Kenneth Tinkle
Francis Bigger, a notorious charlatan who tours the country lecturing on the subject of mind over matter, slips off the platform in the middle of his ...

Carry On Follow That Camel
1967
as Commandant Maximilian Burger
Bertram Oliphant 'Bo' West wants to clear his unjustly smeared reputation, so he joins the Foreign Legion—with Simpson his manservant in tow. But the ...

Carry On Don't Lose Your Head
1966
as Citizen Camembert
Amidst the French revolution, Citizen Robespierre is beheading the aristocracy! When word gets to England, noblemen Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy Pu...

Carry On Screaming!
1966
as Orlando Watt
The sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores. Fortuna...

Carry On Cowboy
1965
as Judge Burke
Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a 'sanitary engineer' named Marshal P. Knutt is mist...

Carry On Cleo
1964
as Caeser
Two Britons—inventor Hengist Pod, and Horse, a brave and cunning fighter—are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. One of their ...

Carry On Spying
1964
as Desmond Simkins
Carry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond movies. Fearless agent Desmond Simpkins and Charlie Bi...

Carry On Jack
1964
as Captain Fearless
Tenth entry in the Carry On series. Able seaman Poop-Decker signs up for adventure on the high seas with the wicked Captain Fearless. Those swabbing t...

Love Me, Love Me, Love Me.
1962
as Narrator
A short film by Richard Williams.

Twice Round the Daffodils
1962
as Henry Halfpenny
Twice Round the Daffodils is a 1962 British comedy drama film directed by Gerald Thomas and starring Juliet Mills, Donald Sinden, Donald Houston, Kenn...

Carry On Cruising
1962
as First Officer Leonard Marjoribanks
Captain Crowther's lot is not a happy one! Five of his crew have to be replaced and at such short notice before the voyage begins there isn't much to ...

Raising the Wind
1961
as Harold Chesney
'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth ...

Carry On Regardless
1961
as Francis Courtenay
After a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do a series of odd jobs, including a chimp's tea party, trying ...

His and Hers
1961
as Policeman
Author-explorer Reggie Blake takes an unorthodox approach to his craft, apparently finding inspiration in the adventures suggested by his agent Charle...

Make Mine Mink
1960
as Hon. Freddie Warrington
In a mansion block in Knightsbridge, a gang of middle-aged biddies decide to brighten up "the dullness of the tea time of life" by staging a series of...

Carry On Constable
1960
as P.C. Stanley Benson
With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police station. With help from Special Constable Gorse, ...

Tommy the Toreador
1959
as Vice-Consul
Tommy is a happy sailor, travelling the world, singing his favourite songs. When he visits Spain, he gets mistaken for a famous bullfighter. Tommy fin...

Carry On Teacher
1959
as Edwin Milton
When a well-loved headmaster decides to retire, his scheming pupils have other ideas. The cunning boys unleash a campaign of practical jokes, armed wi...

Carry On Nurse
1959
as Oliver Reckitt
In Haven Hospital, a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital altogether. The formidable Matron's debut gives everyone a chill...

Carry On Sergeant
1958
as James Bailey
Sergeant Grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called-up National Serv...

Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 1
1957
Thirty-five years after his premature death in 1968 Tony Hancock was voted Britain's best-ever comedy performer. Here's a chance to see what made him ...

Three Men in a Boat
1956
as Maze Attendant
Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.

Moby Dick Rehearsed
1955
as A Very Serious Actor /Elijah and others
A play-within-a-play of Moby Dick by Orson Welles.

The Seekers
1954
as Peter Wishart
A western set in New Zealand during the 1820s following a group of British pioneers seeking a new life Down Under.

The Beggar's Opera
1953
as Jack the Pot Boy
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.

Innocents in Paris
1953
as Window Dresser at London Airport
Romantic comedy about a group of Britons flying to Paris for the weekend.

Valley of Song
1953
as Lloyd
A little Welsh village is sundered by rival factions when a coveted contralto role in the "Messiah" is given to Mrs. Davies instead of Mrs. Lloyd. Bas...

Trent's Last Case
1952
as Horace Evans
When a wealthy business man is found dead reporter Philip Trent is sent to investigate. Against the police conclusions, he suspects the assumed suicid...