George Brigars Williams

George Brigars Williams (8 January 1929 – 1 August 2016) was a Ghanaian actor.

George Brigars Williams
Born(1929-01-08)8 January 1929
Sekondi, Western Region of Ghana
Died1 August 2016(2016-08-01) (aged 87)
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra
NationalityGhana
Alma materAggrey Memorial Secondary School, Achimota School and Adisadel College
OccupationActor
ChildrenJulius Earlton Williams (Late), Francis Awoonor Akinwande Williams, Nora Rosamund Gardner (Nee Wiiliams), Pearl Odubade-Williams, Timothy Williams
Parents
  • Francis Awoonor Williams (father)
  • Nora Rosamund Awoonor Williams (mother)

Early life and education

He was born on 8 January 1929 in Sekondi, Western Region of Ghana, to Nora Awoonor Williams and Francis Awoonor Williams. He had ancestral ties with the Awoonor Williams family and the Awoonor-Renner family.

He attended Aggrey Memorial Secondary School, Achimota School and Adisadel College in Cape Coast, Ghana from 1941 to 1945 for his secondary education, Nelson College from 1948 to 1950 and Balham & Tooting College of Commerce in the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1952 after which he studied acting at the Stage Craft Centre in London, United Kingdom.[1][2]

Filmography
  • Ultimate Paradise
  • Build Your Ark
  • His Majesty's Sergeant[3]

Professional life

Apart from his acting career in Ghana, Williams also performed in Julian Green's South at the London's Arts Theatre. He also joined the musical ballet Caribbean Heatwave at the Little Theatre in Jersey. He made a series of programmes on the BBC West African Service and made several recordings with great jazz musicians in England such as Hurry Cline, Mike Makenzie, Shake Kean and Joe Harriot. He acted in movies including: Last Hope, Genesis Chapter X, Black Sunday, Dirty Deal, Friday At 4:30, Justice, The Young And The Old, Bloody Mary, My Sister's Honor as well as in Ghana’s award-winning soap opera, Ultimate Paradise. He also taught acting at the Accra Film School (AFS), an Accra-based private film and television training institute.[4][5]

Personal life

William was married and had five children.[4] He died on 1 August 2016, aged 87, at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.[6]

References
  1. "Adisadel College Old Boys Association - Month Profile". www.adisadelonline.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. Online, Peace FM. "Veteran Actor George Williams Is Dead". Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8500670/
  4. Quashie, Richard (August 1, 2016). "Veteran Ghanaian actor, George Williams, passes away at age 87". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  5. "I dedicated everything to Ultimate Paradise – George Williams". www.ghanaweb.com. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  6. "The Death Is Reported Of George Williams, 87". August 1, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
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