What is Billy Williams (cinematographer)?
'''Billy Williams''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[British Society of Cinematographers|BSC]] (born 3 June 1929) is a [[British people|British]] [[Cinematography|cinematographer]].<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fc3ff6f|title=Billy Williams|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bscine.com/bsc-members/?id=197|title=BSC Members - British Society of Cinematographers|website=bscine.com}}</ref> He was born in [[London]]. Williams won the [[Academy Award]] for Best Cinematography for his work on the [[movie]] ''[[Gandhi (movie)|Gandhi]]'' (1982). He is also known for his works on the movies ''[[Women in Love (movie)|Women in Love]]'' (1969) and ''[[On Golden Pond (1981 movie)|On Golden Pond]]'' (1981).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/billy-williams-p116837|title=Billy Williams - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref> He worked in the [[RAF]] as a [[photographer]]. After leaving the RAF, he got a job with [[British Transport Films]] (BTF), filming all forms of [[transport]]ation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenwichunigalleries.co.uk/cinematography-a-dialogue-with-billy-williams-obe-bsc-vanessa-whyte/|title=Cinematography: A Dialogue with Billy Williams OBE, BSC & Vanessa Whyte – University of Greenwich Galleries|website=www.greenwichunigalleries.co.uk}}</ref> Williams retired on January 1, 1996. He was made an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{Imdb name|0930119}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Billy}} [[Category:Academy Award winning cinematographers]] [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British cinematographers]] [[Category:British photographers]] [[Category:People from London]]