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- John Williams was a tall, urbane Anglo-American actor best known for his role as Chief Inspector Hubbard in Dial M for Murder (1954), a role he played on Broadway, in Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1954 film, and on television in 1958. Playing Hubbard on the Great White Way brought him the 1953 Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a Play. "Dial M for Murder" was the 27th Broadway play he had appeared in since making his New York debut in "The Fake" in 1924, which he had originally appeared in back in his native England.
Williams was born on April 15, 1903 in Buckinghamshire and attended Lancing College. He first trod the boards as a teenager in a 1916 production of Peter Pan (1924). He moved to America in the mid-1920s and was a busy and constantly employed stage actor for 30 years. After "Dial M for Murder" in the 1953-54 season, though, he appeared in only four more Broadway plays between 1955 and 1970 as he focused on movies and television.
In addition to "Dial M for Murder", he appeared in Hitchcock's The Paradine Case (1947) and in To Catch a Thief (1955) and in 10 episodes of the TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). For Billy Wilder, he appeared in Sabrina (1954) and Witness for the Prosecution (1957). Beginning in the 1960s, most of his work was in television, including a nine-episode stint on Family Affair (1966) taking over Sebastian Cabot's duties as Brian Keith's butler when Cabot was waylaid by health problems.
He retired in the late '70s, his last acting gig being an appearance on Battlestar Galactica (1978) in 1979. He was known by many in the last phase of his career for his work on one of the first TV infomercials, when he served as the pitchman for a classical music record collection called "120 Music Masterpieces."
John Williams died on May 5, 1983 in La Jolla, California from an aneurysm. He was 80 years old. - Enrique Benshimol was born on 12 July 1918 in Caracas, Venezuela. He was an actor, known for La trepadora (1975), La hija de Juana Crespo (1977) and Juan de la calle (1941). He died on 5 May 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- Bill Hepper was born on 23 March 1923 in Fulham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Julius Caesar (1963), ITV Sunday Night Drama (1959) and Crane (1963). He died on 5 May 1983 in Fulham, London, England, UK.
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Gottfried Neumann-Spallart was born on 29 March 1915 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a production designer and actor, known for Mit sich allein (1970), Liebelei (1969) and Er soll dein Herr sein (1961). He died on 5 May 1983 in Vienna, Austria.- Editor
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- Producer
Jack Ogilvie was born on 4 February 1901 in Paducah, Kentucky, USA. He was an editor and producer, known for Freckles Comes Home (1942), Riding on Air (1937) and Top Sergeant Mulligan (1941). He died on 5 May 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
Ollie Sigurdson was born on 20 October 1892 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Ollie was a cinematographer, known for The Rapids (1922) and Hound-Dog Man (1959). Ollie died on 5 May 1983 in San Bernardino, California, USA.- Nestor Pogaçe was born on 9 May 1915 in Fier, Albania. He was an actor, known for Zemrat që nuk plaken (1977). He died on 5 May 1983 in Tirana, Albania.