Kenneth Williams Over The Eight" at the Duke of York's Theatre, with Sheila Hancock. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in a production of Shaw's "Captain Brassbound's Conversion" at the Cambridge Theatre, in 1971. In 1972, Williams starred opposite Jennie Linden in "My Fat Friend" at the West End's Globe Theatre. Williams worked regularly in British film during the late 1950s, '60s and '70s, mainly in the "Carry On" series (1958–78) with its double entendre humour; and appearing in the series more than any other actor. The films were commercially successful but Williams and the cast were apparently poorly paid. In his diaries,
Kenneth Williams acclaim. Williams was born in Bingfield Street, King's Cross, London. He was the only child of Louisa ("Lou" or "Louie") Morgan (1901–1991) and Charles Williams (1899–1962), a van driver and/or barber — there are differing accounts — who insisted that his son learn a trade. His father was a strict Methodist. Williams did not get on with his father. Between 1935 and 1956, Williams lived with his parents in a flat above his father's barber shop at 57 Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury. Kenneth Williams stated in his diaries that he believed he had Welsh ancestors due to his parents' surnames. Williams