Billy Williams OBE (born 3 June 1929, Walthamstow, London) is a British cinematographer.
Williams was responsible for shooting a number of films, including Women in Love (1969), Gandhi (1982), for which he won an oscar, and On Golden Pond (1981). Williams joined his father, also named Billy, as an apprentice cameraman, remaining with him for four years. Later he served in the RAF as a photographer. On leaving the RAF he obtained a job with Britis...
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Billy Williams OBE (born 3 June 1929, Walthamstow, London) is a British cinematographer.
Williams was responsible for shooting a number of films, including Women in Love (1969), Gandhi (1982), for which he won an oscar, and On Golden Pond (1981). Williams joined his father, also named Billy, as an apprentice cameraman, remaining with him for four years. Later he served in the RAF as a photographer. On leaving the RAF he obtained a job with British Transport Films (BTF), filming all forms of transportation.
After this, it was to Iraq (where he later shot the opening scenes to The Exorcist, 1973), filming for the Iraq Petroleum Company. At this time he owned his own Arriflex camera. He spent several years in documentary work, hoping that one day he could break into features.
Before his feature debut, he became a cameraman on commercials, where he made contact with future directors Ken Russell and John Schlesinger (who had directed for BTF as well). In 1965 he shot his first feature as...
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