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Emlyn Williams

Emlyn Williams

Actor and writer · Died September 25, 1987, aged 81 · Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. George Emlyn Williams, CBE (26 November 1905 – 25 September 1987), known as Emlyn Williams, was a Welsh dramatist and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Emlyn Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 26, 1905
Died
September 25, 1987 (aged 81)
From
Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales, UK
Works as
Actor and writer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 8% in 30 days

What are Emlyn Williams' films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Society
18%
Bonds
18%
Self
16%
Survival
10%
Power
5%
Ideas
2%
Deception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 12 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 10 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 10
Trickster
3 of 10
Ally
1 of 10
Shapeshifter
1 of 10
Herald
1 of 10
Threshold guardian
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
14
Dread
5
Warm
4
Thrilling
2
Other
14

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Emlyn Williams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Emlyn Williams' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

57 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • National Theatre Live: The Corn Is Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Writer

  • King Ralph(1991)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Past Caring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Edward

  • The Deadly Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Bernard Laroque

  • The Corn Is Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Theatre Play · Writer

  • The Power of Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Writer

  • Rumpole of the Bailey(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Harold Brittling

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Walking Stick(1970)

    as Jack Foil

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • David Copperfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Mr. Dick

  • Eye of the Devil(1966)

    as Alain de Montfaucon

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Theatre Play

  • The Great War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 26 episodes · as Lloyd George (voice)

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Eotvoes, Counsel for the Defence · as The Yob

  • Night Must Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Theatre Play

  • The L-Shaped Room(1962)

    as Dr. Weaver

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Wreck of the Mary Deare(1959)

    as Sir Wilfred Falcett

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Web of Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Enoch Oswald

  • I Accuse! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Emile Zola

  • Time Without Pity(1957)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Corn is Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Writer

  • The Deep Blue Sea(1955)

    as Sir William Collyer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Ivanhoe(1952)

    as Wamba

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Magic Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Bank Manager

  • Another Man's Poison(1951)

    as Dr. Henderson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Scarf(1951)

    as Dr. David Dunbar

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Three Husbands(1950)

    as Maxwell Bard

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Last Days of Dolwyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Screenplay · as Rob

  • The Corn Is Green(1945)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Writer

  • Hatter's Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Dennis

  • This England(1941)

    Dialogue · as Appleyard

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Major Barbara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Snobby Prince

  • You Will Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Bob Slater

  • The Girl in the News(1940)

    as Tracy

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Stars Look Down(1940)

    as Joe Gowlan

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Jamaica Inn(1939)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • They Drive by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Shorty Matthews

  • The Citadel(1938)

    Additional Dialogue · Writer · as Owen

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Night Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Charles Seaton

  • Dead Men Tell No Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Dr. Headlam

  • Night Must Fall(1937)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • I, Claudius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Caligula

  • Broken Blossoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Writer · as Chen Huan

  • The Divine Spark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Adaptation

  • City of Beautiful Nonsense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Jack Grey

  • The Dictator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as King Christian VII of Danmark

  • The Man Who Knew Too Much(1934)

    Additional Dialogue · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Iron Duke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Bates

  • Road House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Chester

  • Evensong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as George Leary

  • My Song for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Theodore Bruckner

  • Evergreen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Adaptation

  • Friday the Thirteenth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Dialogue · as William Blake

  • Sally Bishop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Arthur Montague

  • Men of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Horners

  • The Frightened Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Lord Lebanon

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles from 1932 to 2022; peak year 1966.

Biggest box office

King Ralph (1991)

$52M worldwide

Highest rated

The L-Shaped Room (1962)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Ivanhoe (1952)

Film career

19322022

Peak 1966 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1938Screen debut· The Citadel
  • 1952Career best· Ivanhoe

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting42 of 57: 37 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thDirecting1 of 57: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting18 of 57: 14 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thOther crew2 of 57: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

57 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1930s21 · 17 acting · 7 crew1940s9 · 7 acting · 4 crew1950s12 · 9 acting · 3 crew1960s7 · 5 acting · 2 crew1970s4 · 2 acting · 2 crew1980s2 · acting1990s1 · crew2020s1 · crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Emlyn Williams' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 20 titles divides audiences: 14 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

The L-Shaped Room (1962)

Midcredits 90th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Emlyn Williams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Emlyn Williams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cecil Parker shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers