Ronnie Williams

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Ronnie Williams (Ronald Clive Williams) (March 29, 1939 - December 28, 1997) was a Welsh actor and comedian.

Williams struggled with his choice of an acting career, making an isolated television appearance in The Wednesday Play in 1966. He worked as a bus conductor before finding fame with his appearances on Welsh language television. In 1970 he teamed up with Ryan Davies, and they enjoyed a successful comedy series, first on BBC Wales and later, in English, on BBC1. Although Ryan was seen as the more talented member of the duo, Ronnie made a major contribution to the writing of the series. The break-up of the partnership in 1975 was put down to Ronnie's ill-health (he was suffering from severe depression), but it was Ryan who died suddenly in 1977

Ronnie continued to appear on Welsh-language TV and was one of the stars of the film, Twin Town (1997). However, he suffered from alcoholism and eventually committed suicide.

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