Actor
2 July 1931 to 26 June 2022
A British actor, who is perhaps best known for playing Rev Timothy Farthing in Dad’s Army (1969-1977). Although making his small screen debut in 1952, it was in comedy series The Army Game (1957-1960) that he became a regular face on British television. Other notable roles followed, including Vanity Fair (1987) and You Rang, My Lord? (1990-1993), with various guest spots in numerous series over the following decades. In film, he appeared in The VIPs (1963), Robbery (1967) and The Human Factor (1979).
Read Frank Williams' Guardian obituary
