Walter Williamson(1946-2024)
- Actor
From earliest childhood, Walter Williamson wanted to be an actor.
During his teen years in Richmond Virginia he acted, wrote, designed
and directed for numerous community theaters before beginning formal
studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. Mentoring by Robert John
Versteeg at Louisburg College in North Carolina followed. Tapped by
director Joe Layton to play Gov. White in the long running Paul Green
outdoor drama, The Lost Colony, Williamson helped found the annual
Elizabethan Festival there before going off to London as an
international finalist for The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. On his
return he began a series of jobs in dinner theaters, stock companies
and repertory companies all over the east coast. The Barter Theater in
Abingdon, Virginia was his first Equity assignment, followed by long
associations with The Flat Rock Playhouse and The Virginia Museum
Theater. New York called and Williamson worked constantly in Off
Broadway and touring productions for several years.
A long standing interest in writing surfaced and Williamson produced four books directed at young readers about theater and other subjects along with several plays.
A move to Los Angeles in the early 1990s brought about several assignments for Adam Sandler as well as numerous other roles. Currently he divides his time between acting and writing and has recently sold his first screenplay.
Single now, Williamson has one daughter by a previous marriage who just graduated from college.
A long standing interest in writing surfaced and Williamson produced four books directed at young readers about theater and other subjects along with several plays.
A move to Los Angeles in the early 1990s brought about several assignments for Adam Sandler as well as numerous other roles. Currently he divides his time between acting and writing and has recently sold his first screenplay.
Single now, Williamson has one daughter by a previous marriage who just graduated from college.
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