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, Ryan & Ronnie, 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. In the 1970s Ronnie also owned the White Lion pub at Cerrigydrudion, Clwyd.

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.