Michael Leonard Williams (July 9, 1935 – January 11, 2001) was a well-loved British actor. Although best known as the husband of Dame Judi Dench, Williams had a distinguished career of his own, as both a classical and a comedy actor.
He married Judi Dench in 1971, and they had one daughter, Tara Cressida Williams (known as "Finty Williams"), who is also an actor. Michael chaired the British Catholic Stage Guild for a number of years before he was incapacitated by illness.
Although Michael was a Roman Catholic and Judi is a Quaker, theirs was one of the most successful showbiz marriages, and they worked together on several series of the sitcom, A Fine Romance, from 1981 onwards.
Shortly before his death from lung cancer at the age of 65, Michael Williams was awarded a Knighthood of St. Gregory by Pope John Paul II, which he treasured.
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