Billy Williams

Billy Williams

Actor · Director

Walthamstow, London, England, UK
June 3, 1929

Biography

William Desmond Williams (3 June 1929 – 20 May 2025) was a British cinematographer. Williams was responsible for shooting a number of films, including Women in Love (1969), On Golden Pond (1981) and Gandhi (1982), for which he won an Academy Award.

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Representative Works

Gandhi
Gandhi
7.6
/ English
Saturn 3
Saturn 3
5.3
/ English
On Golden Pond
On Golden Pond
7.3
/ English
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned
6.0
/ English
Women in Love
Women in Love
6.6
/ English
Billion Dollar Brain
Billion Dollar Brain
5.7
/ English
Shadow of the Wolf
Shadow of the Wolf
5.8
/ English
Suspect
Suspect
6.6
/ English
Ordeal by Innocence
Ordeal by Innocence
5.1
/ English
Night Watch
Night Watch
6.3
/ English
The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project
6.2
/ English
The Wind and the Lion
The Wind and the Lion
6.5
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Gandhi
1982Winner

Best Director

Gandhi

Saturn 3
1980Nominee

Best Director

Saturn 3

On Golden Pond
1981Nominee

Best Director

On Golden Pond

Career Highlights

Voyage of the Damned
1976Highlight

Best Director

Voyage of the Damned

Women in Love
1969Highlight

Best Director

Women in Love

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