John Williams

 John Williams (April 15, 1903 – May 5, 1983)

He is remembered for his role as Chief Inspector Hubbard in Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M For Murder, as the chauffeur in Sabrina, and as portraying the second "Mr. French" on TV's Family Affair. Williams first appeared in a Hollywood film was in 1930, in director Mack Sennett's The Chumps. Ultimately, he appeared in more than 40 films. Two other examples are Hitchcock's The Paradine Case starring Gregory Peck, in which Williams portrays a barrister, and To Catch a Thief with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly, in which his character is an insurance company representative. Williams made more than 40 guest appearances on television shows as well. He played in several episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents including "The Long Shot" (1955), "Back for Christmas" (1956),[4] "Whodunit" (1956), "Wet Saturday" (1956), "The Rose Garden" (1956), the three-part episode "I Killed the Count" (1957), "The Three Dreams of Mr.Findlater" (1957), and "Banquo’s Chair" (1959). Three of these episodes, "Back for Christmas", "Wet Saturday", and "Banquo’s Chair", were directed by Hitchcock himself. Williams died at the age of 80 on May 5, 1983, in La Jolla, California. It was reported at the time of his death that he had been suffering from a heart condition.