Michael Leonard Williams (9 July 1935 – 11 January 2001) was a British actor. July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ...

Although best known as the husband of Dame Judi Dench, Williams had a distinguished career of his own, as both a classical and a comedy actor. Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE (born 9 December 1934), usually known as Dame Judi Dench, is an Oscar, Golden Globe, Tony, three-time BAFTA, and six-time Laurence Olivier Award-winning English actress. ...

Born into an Irish Catholic family in Liverpool, he attended St. Edward's College and worked as an insurance assessor before going into the theatre. Irish Catholics are persons of predominantly Irish descent who adhere to the Roman Catholic faith. ... Liverpool is a major city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ... St. ...

His first film appearance was in 1962, and he subsequently appeared frequently on television (notably in Elizabeth R), and in British films such as Educating Rita (1983) and (along with Dench) Henry V (1989). (In the latter, in perhaps an irresistible casting decision, he played Shakespeare's character Michael Williams!) 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Background - Elizabeth R was a BBC TV drama serial broadcast in six parts on terrestrial channel BBC Two during February to March 1971. ... Educating Rita is a stage comedy by British playwright Willy Russell which premièred at The Warehouse, London, in 1980; and a film (1983) directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Julie Walters, Michael Caine, and Maureen Lipman with a screenplay by Russell. ... Henry V is a 1989 film directed by Kenneth Branagh, and based upon the Shakespeare play. ... Michael Williams is a character in William Shakespeares Henry V. He has the grand setpiece speech There be few that die well that die in a battle. ...

His many radio roles included crime reporter George Cragge in In the Red and its sequels, and Dr Watson in the BBC's complete run of Sherlock Holmes adaptations. In the Red is a 1989 novel by Mark Tavener, a black comedy revolving around murder, finance, and intrigue in the halls of the BBC. Ironically, it has been successfully adapted for both radio and television by the BBC. In 1995, it was adapted for radio by Taverner and Peter... Sherlock Holmes as imagined by the seminal Holmesian artist, Sidney Paget, in The Strand Magazine. ...

Williams provided voices for the Woodland Animations BBC Television series Charlie Chalk, created by Ivor Wood. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Charlie Chalk was a Stop-Motion animation produced in the 1980s in the UK by Woodland Productions, with a catcy theme tune. ... Ivor Wood (May 4, 1932 — October 13, 2004) was a British stop-motion animator who is best known for his work on childrens television series. ...

He married Dench in 1971, and they had one daughter, Tara Cressida Williams (known as "Finty Williams"), who is also an actor. Williams chaired the British Catholic Stage Guild for a number of years before he was incapacitated by illness. Finty has a son, Sam. Finty Williams (b. ... The British Catholic Stage Guild is the main organisation for Roman Catholics in British entertainment. ...

Although Williams was a Roman Catholic and Dench is a Quaker, theirs was one of the most successful showbiz marriages, and they worked together on several series of the situation comedy, A Fine Romance, from 1981 onwards. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A Fine Penis is a British situation comedy starring husband-and-wife team Judi Douche and Michael Weenie. ...

Williams served as an enthusiastic supporter of the project to build the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, Virginia. A plaque commemorating Williams' contributions hangs in the completed playhouse. West Beverley Street in downtown Staunton Staunton is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County in the commonwealth of Virginia. ...

Shortly before his death from lung cancer at the age of 65, Williams was awarded a Knighthood of St. Gregory by Pope John Paul II. Lung cancer is a cancer of the lungs characterized by the presence of malignant tumours. ... On September 1, 1831, seven months after his election, Pope Gregory XVI established by brief Quod Summis the Order of the Knights of St. ... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), (Italian: Giovanni Paolo II), born   [] (May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland – April 2, 2005, Vatican City) reigned as Pope of the Roman...