Weekend, some of which have been performed in the pro-amateur theatre. His autobiography, Vicar to Dad's Army: the Frank Williams story, was published in 2002. In 1993, Williams co-founded with Bill Pertwee the Dad's Army Appreciation Society. He was the society's vice president until the death of Bill Pertwee in 2013 when Williams became the President, attending many society events until his death. Williams reprised his role of the vicar for the 2016 reboot of Dad's Army. He recalled his time on set of the new film: "It meant four days work, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The film was pretty successful but received a mixed reaction from Dad's Army fans because seeing other people playing roles made famous by the likes of Arthur and John wasn’t easy to accept." Personal life Williams lived in his hometown of Edgware, Greater London. A lifetime Christian, he was until 2000 a member of the House of Laity in the General Synod of the Church of England. He opposed the ordination of women and attacks on gay people. Williams was the patron of Veneratio, a charity established to prevent the social isolation of the elderly. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Williams reported that "I share the house with my good friend Ronald Grainge, who I met on the Dad's Army stage show way back in 1975, so the two of us have been self-isolating and watching TV. We enjoy good dramas, and catch up with an old film occasionally." He then went on to say that the programmes which he enjoyed the most are "older comedies, but programmes like Would I Lie to You? are great fun. And chat programmes where comedy people get together." In a 2017 Daily Telegraph interview, he answered a question on his best financial decision with "buying a house. ... Initially, I rented out the downstairs rooms and it produced some money but there were problems, like tenants not paying the rent. So, about ten years ago, my great friend Ronnie Grainge, who was in the Dad's Army stage show, moved in." Death Williams died on 26 June 2022, aged 90. A statement was released on Facebook saying "so sorry to say that our beloved friend, colleague and actor Frank Williams, passed away this morning." References External links 1931 births 2022 deaths 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors British male comedy actors English Anglicans English male