RIP Billy Williams

 

Billy Williams, the esteemed British cinematographer who shared an Oscar for shooting “Gandhi” and also was nominated for his work on the Glenda Jackson-starring “Women in Love” and Henry Fonda‘s final film, “On Golden Pond”, died on May 21^st. He was 96. Williams also served as the director of photography on John Milius’ “The Wind and the Lion” (1975), Stuart Rosenberg’s “Voyage of the Damned” (1976), Martin Brest’s “Going in Style” (1979) and Peter Yates’ “Suspect” (1987). Williams was the cinematographer on the Euro-western “Eagle’s Wing” in 1979 starring Martin Sheen, Harvey Keitel and Sam Waterston.