Randolph Samuel Williams (October 26, 1912 – August 11, 1980), also known as Mas Ran and Ranny Williams, was a Jamaican comedian and actor. Born in

Colón, Panama Colón () is a city and Port#Seaport, seaport in Panama, beside the Caribbean Sea, lying near the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. It is the capital of Panama's Colón Province and has traditionally been known as Panama's se ...

, he moved to Jamaica with his mother when he was six. He hosted television shows, appeared in movies and teamed with

Louise Bennett Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley or Miss Lou (7 September 1919 – 26 July 2006), was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, actress, writer, and educator. Writing and performing her poems in Jamaican Patois or Creole, Bennett worked to preserve the prac ...

for a show. Williams is honored at the National Heroes Park in Kingston. The

Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre Ranni (or Ranny) is a town in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India, and the 16th largest ''taluk'' in the state. The town is situated on both sides of the Pamba River. It falls under the Thiruvalla Revenue Division and is located 27 km ...

, which includes the

Ranny Williams Amphitheatre Ranni (or Ranny) is a town in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India, and the 16th largest ''taluk'' in the state. The town is situated on both sides of the Pamba River. It falls under the Thiruvalla Revenue Division and is located 27 km ...

with seating for 2,500 persons and the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre, is named for him.

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