Bill Williams
Biografia
William Herman Katt (born Herman August Wilhelm Katt; May 15, 1915 – September 21, 1992), known as Bill Williams, was an American television and film actor. He is best known for his starring role in the early television series The Adventures of Kit Carson, which aired in syndication from 1951 to 1955. Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York to German immigrant parents. He attended the Pratt Institute, and became a professional swimmer, performing in underwater shows. He landed a walk-on role as a theater usher in King Kong (1933). He enlisted in the United States Army during World War II, but was discharged before the end and became an actor. His credited debut was in The Blue Room in 1944, using the professional name Bill Williams. His first starring role was opposite Susan Hayward in Deadline at Dawn (1946). Williams appeared in ten films before he landed the lead role in television's The Adventures of Kit Carson, which ran for 105 episodes. When the series ended, Williams' star power faded. It was revived in 1957 when he co-starred with Betty White on television in Date with the Angels. Williams portrayed Federal agent Martin Flaherty in The Scarface Mob (1959), the pilot for ABC's The Untouchables. However, when the series was accepted, the role went to Jerry Paris. Williams turned down the lead in Sea Hunt in 1958, believing that an underwater show would not work on television. Lloyd Bridges accepted the part and turned it into a hit. Williams did star as a former Navy frogman in Assignment: Underwater, which ran for just one season. He played a variety of roles on Perry Mason, in which his wife Barbara Hale co-starred as Raymond Burr's secretary Della Street. In a 1962 episode, "The Case of the Crippled Cougar," he played defendant Mike Preston. In 1963, he was murder victim Floyd Grant in "The Case of the Bluffing Blast." In 1965 Williams played murderer Charles Shaw in "The Case of the Murderous Mermaid," and was murderer Burt Payne in "The Case of the 12th Wildcat". Williams appeared with his son in a final season episode of Ironside, bringing him together again with Raymond Burr. He also made numerous guest appearances on television and worked in low-budget science fiction films until his retirement.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Film • 1981
jako Cowboy Bob
240-Robert
Serial • 1979
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Film • 1979
jako Self
B. J. and the Bear
Serial • 1979
A Fire in the Sky
Film • 1978
jako Dale Turner
69 Minutes
Film • 1976
The Flight of the Grey Wolf
Film • 1976
jako The Sheriff
The Giant Spider Invasion
Film • 1975
jako Dutch
125 Rooms of Comfort
Film • 1974
Police Woman
Serial • 1974
Ulice San Francisco
Serial • 1972
The Rookies
Serial • 1972
Emergency!
Serial • 1972
jako Pete
Primus
Serial • 1971
Scandalous John
Film • 1971
jako Sheriff Hart
Rio Lobo
Film • 1970
jako Blackthorne Sheriff Pat Cronin
Adam-12
Serial • 1968
jako William Taylor
Buckskin
Film • 1968
jako Frank Cody
Eight on the Lam
Film • 1967
jako Cop at Roadblock (uncredited)
Ironside
Serial • 1967
jako Lt. Dacker
Batman zbawia świat
Serial • 1966
jako Multimillionaire
The F.B.I.
Serial • 1965
jako David Warren
The Wild Wild West
Serial • 1965
Spaceflight IC-1
Film • 1965
jako Capt. Mead Ralston
Tickle Me
Film • 1965
jako Deputy Sturdivant
Na szlaku Alleluja
Film • 1965
jako Lt. Brady (uncredited)
A Letter to Nancy
Film • 1965
jako George Reed
Daniel Boone
Serial • 1964
jako Caleb Trevor
Law of the Lawless
Film • 1964
jako Silas Miller
Stampede at Bitter Creek
Film • 1962
jako Paul Forbes
The Investigators
Serial • 1961
The Sergeant Was a Lady
Film • 1961
jako Col. House
Assignment: Underwater
Serial • 1960
jako Bill Greer
Hell to Eternity
Film • 1960
jako Leonard
Oklahoma Territory
Film • 1960
jako Temple Houston
The Scarface Mob
Film • 1959
jako Martin Flaherty
A Dog's Best Friend
Film • 1959
jako Wesley 'Wes' Thurman
Men Into Space
Serial • 1959
Laramie
Serial • 1959
Alaska Passage
Film • 1959
jako Al Graham
Rawhide
Serial • 1959
jako Tom Bickle
77 Sunset Strip
Serial • 1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Serial • 1958
jako Martin Flaherty
Yancy Derringer
Serial • 1958
jako Duke Winslow
Legion of the Doomed
Film • 1958
Space Master X-7
Film • 1958
jako John Hand
Slim Carter
Film • 1957
jako Frank Hanneman
Perry Mason
Serial • 1957
jako Mike Preston
M Squad
Serial • 1957
jako Jerry Langdon
Pawnee
Film • 1957
jako Matt Delaney
Date with the Angels
Serial • 1957
The Storm Rider
Film • 1957
jako Sheriff Colton
The Halliday Brand
Film • 1957
jako Clay Halliday
The Broken Star
Film • 1956
jako Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry
The Wild Dakotas
Film • 1956
jako Jim Henry
Hell's Horizon
Film • 1955
jako Paul Jenkins
Gunsmoke
Serial • 1955
jako Red
Apache Ambush
Film • 1955
jako James Kingston
Wiretapper
Film • 1955
jako James Arthur Vaus, Jr.
The Millionaire
Serial • 1955
jako Donald Abbott
The Outlaw's Daughter
Film • 1954
jako Jess Raidley aka Big Red
Lassie
Serial • 1954
Racing Blood
Film • 1954
jako Tex
Torpedo Alley
Film • 1953
jako Tom Graham
Music at the Meadowbrook
Serial • 1953
General Electric Theater
Serial • 1953
jako Stewart Davidson
Son of Paleface
Film • 1952
jako Kirk
The Pace That Thrills
Film • 1952
jako Richard L. 'Dusty' Weston
Rose of Cimarron
Film • 1952
jako George Newcomb
Dragnet
Serial • 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Serial • 1951
jako Ed Sawyer
Havana Rose
Film • 1951
jako Tex Thompson
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Serial • 1951
The Last Outpost
Film • 1951
jako Sgt. Tucker
The Great Missouri Raid
Film • 1951
jako Jim Younger
Blue Blood
Film • 1951
jako Bill Manning
California Passage
Film • 1950
jako Bob Martin
Rookie Fireman
Film • 1950
jako Joe Blake
The Cariboo Trail
Film • 1950
jako Mike Evans
Operation Haylift
Film • 1950
jako Bill Masters
Blue Grass of Kentucky
Film • 1950
jako Lin McIvor
A Dangerous Profession
Film • 1949
jako Claude Brackett
Fighting Man of the Plains
Film • 1949
jako Marshall Johnny Tancred
The Stratton Story
Film • 1949
jako Eddie Dibson
The Clay Pigeon
Film • 1949
jako Jim Fletcher
Adventures In Jazz
Serial • 1949
Tajemnica kobiety
Film • 1949
jako Lee Crenshaw
A Likely Story
Film • 1947
jako Bill
Till the End of Time
Film • 1946
jako Perry Kincheloe
Deadline at Dawn
Film • 1946
jako Alex Winkler
Sing Your Way Home
Film • 1945
jako Officer (uncredited)
Johnny Angel
Film • 1945
jako Big Sailor (uncredited)
West of the Pecos
Film • 1945
jako Tex Evans
Those Endearing Young Charms
Film • 1945
jako Jerry
Powrót do piekła
Film • 1945
jako (uncredited)
The Body Snatcher
Film • 1945
jako Survis - Medical Student (uncredited)
30 sekund nad Tokio
Film • 1944
jako Bud Felton
Murder in the Blue Room
Film • 1944
jako Larry (as Bill MacWilliams)
King Kong
Film • 1933
jako Theatre Usher (uncredited)