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Bookmark or Share- Charlie Williams | BAFTACharlie Williams. Comedian. 23 December 1928 to 1 September 2006. A regular on ITV's quickfire, quip driven comedy show The Comedians (1971), Williams was a much loved figure with his easygoing manner and broad Yorkshire accent, and a black comic who offered an eloquent counterpoint to the casual racism of others.
- Charlie Williams dies at age of 78 - Evening StandardApril 11, 2012. Britain's first well-known black TV comedian, Charlie Williams, has died at the age of 78, it has been reported. Williams, who had suffered Parkinson's Disease and dementia for...
- Charlie Williams (comedian) - WikipediaCharles Adolphus Williams, MBE (23 December 1927 – 2 September 2006) was an English professional footballer who was one of the first black players in British football after the Second World War, and later became Britain's first well-known black stand-up comedian.
- Charlie Williams - The first Black British comedian to experience ...18 comments. Charles Adolphus Williams MBE (23 December 1927 – 2 September 2006) was an English professional footballer who was one of the first black players in British football after the Second World War, and later became Britain’s first well-known black stand-up comedian.
- BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Comic Charlie Williams dies at 78Pioneering stand-up Charlie Williams, who found fame on hit 1970s TV show The Comedians, has died at the age of 78. Born in Yorkshire of Jamaican descent, Williams was the first black comedian...
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