Private Life
He married Judi Dench in 1971, the same year that they co-starred in a stage production of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi. They had one daughter, Tara Cressida Williams (b. 1972), known as Finty Williams, who is also an actress. Finty has a son, Sam.
Williams chaired the British Catholic Stage Guild for a number of years before he was incapacitated by illness.
Although Williams was a devout 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. He was the President of the Roman Catholic Actors' Guild.
Williams served as an enthusiastic supporter of the project to build the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, Virginia in the USA. A plaque commemorating Williams' contributions hangs in the completed playhouse.
Shortly before his death from lung cancer at the age of 65, Williams was appointed a Knight of St Gregory (KSG) by Pope John Paul II for his contribution to Catholic life in Britain.
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