Billy Williams

Biography

William Desmond Williams (3 June 1929 – 20 May 2025) was a British cinematographer. Williams was responsible for shooting a number of films, including Women in Love (1969), On Golden Pond (1981) and Gandhi (1982), for which he won an Academy Award.

Awards & recognition

• ★Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
• ★Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1983
• ☆Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1983 · nominated
• ☆Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1982 · nominated
• ☆Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1971 · nominated