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Williams, Walter

Post by Johan Melle » 19/11/2019, 21:08

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Walter Williams in Dottor Jekyll e gentile signora (1979)

Alias: Walter Wright Williams, Walter Williams Wright, Robert Buchanan.

Presumably either American or British, Walter Williams was a character actor who spent his entire career in Italy, appearing in several Italian films as well as international productions shot in Italy. His earliest known roles date back to the early 1960s, at which point he went under the name Robert Buchanan, but as of the mid 60s, he went by Walter Williams. His most prominent roles were in La decima vittima (1965) and Dottor Jekyll e gentile signora (1979).

On the film Fräulein Doktor (1969) he is credited as a dialogue coach, and it's quite possible he also took on that job uncredited in other films.

Filmography

1960
  1. Esther and the King .... Hegai (credited as "Robert Buchanan")

    1963
  2. Cleopatra .... Reveller (uncredited)
  3. La ragazza che sapeva troppo .... Dr. Alessi (credited as "Robert Buchanan")
  4. The Pink Panther .... Bartender (uncredited)

    1964
  5. I due evasi di Sing Sing .... Boxing match commentator (credited)

    1965
  6. La decima vittima .... Martin (credited)

    1966
  7. Che notte ragazzi! .... Brown, the London lawyer (uncredited)
  8. I Spy (TV series) - season 2, ep. 9: "Bridge of Spies" .... Dr. Mattison (credited)
  9. Il grande colpo dei 7 uomini d'oro .... LBI agent (uncredited)
  10. La spiaggia .... Del Bono (uncredited)

    1967
  11. Troppo per vivere... poco per morire .... Drunk (uncredited)

    1968
  12. Diabolik .... Man in charge of the gold (uncredited)
  13. La pecora nera .... American party guest (uncredited)

    1969
  14. Fräulein Doktor .... German general (uncredited)
  15. Monte Carlo or Bust! .... German customs inspector (credited)

    1973
  16. Anastasia mio fratello .... Member of the Kefauver committee (uncredited)

    1978
  17. L'importante è non farsi notare .... American intelligence agent (uncredited)
  18. Primo amore .... Lucio (uncredited)
  19. Top Secret (TV movie) .... Macaferri (credited)

    1979
  20. Caro papà .... Rudolf (uncredited)
  21. Dottor Jekyll e gentile signora .... Top President of P.A.N.T.A.C. (credited as "Walter Wright Williams")
  22. Martin Eden (TV mini-series) .... Old revolutionary (credited as Walter "Williams Wright")

    1980
  23. Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (TV movie) .... Expression teacher (uncredited)

    1981
  24. Inchon! .... Officer at military briefing (uncredited)
  25. L'isola del gabbiano .... Optician (credited)

    1985
  26. A.D. (TV mini-series) Ep. 1 .... Senator (uncredited)

Filmography to check
  • Kidnapped (TV mini-series, 1963) - ep.: "The man with red hair" as Andie Scougal (credited as "Robert Buchanan")
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Re: Walter Williams

Post by Johan Melle » 19/11/2019, 21:11

La ragazza che sapeva troppo (1963), credited as "RObert Buchanan", as Dr. Alessi in Mario Bava's landmark giallo
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Re: Walter Williams

Post by Johan Melle » 19/11/2019, 21:14

I due evasi di Sing Sing (1964) credited, as Boxing match commentator
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Probably his best known role in La decima vittima (1965) as Martin
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Post by Johan Melle » 19/11/2019, 21:19

I Spy (TV series), season 2, episode 9: "Bridge of Spies" (1966) as Dr. Mattison. It's one of the several episodes of this American TV series that were shot in Italy.
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Another Mario Bava film: Diabolik (1968) as Man in charge of the gold
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Fräulein Doktor (1969) as German general
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He's not credited for this brief non-speaking role, but does instead get a credit as dialogue coach
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Re: Walter Williams

Post by Johan Melle » 19/11/2019, 21:22

Very nice comedic role in Dottor Jekyll e gentile signora (1979) as Top President of P.A.N.T.A.C. He's credited here as Walter Wright Williams.
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Post by Johan Melle » 19/11/2019, 21:27

And looking rather different in Martin Eden (1979) (TV mini series) as an old revolutionary who befriends Martin Eden (he didn't have a character name as far as I could make out)
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He also appears in another scene which is inexplicably missing from the German version I used to make pics, but the scene is present in the Italian version found on YouTube
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As are the credits where he is listed as Walter Williams Wright (he's not included in the German credits)
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And his last known role in L'isola del gabbiano (1981) (TV mini series) as Optician
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Post by PeplumParadise » 19/11/2019, 21:49

Esther and the King (1960) credited as Robert Buchanan, as Hegai, the eunuch harem keeper
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Post by Emiliano » 19/11/2019, 22:56

Anastasia mio fratello (1973) as Member of the Kefauver committee
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Post by PeplumParadise » 19/11/2019, 23:00

Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969) credited, as German customs inspector
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Re: Walter Williams

Post by Emiliano » 21/11/2019, 0:18

Primo amore (1978) as Lucio
A small role with a line. He appears in some scenes in the first half of the film.
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