Bill Williams

Bill Williams

Acting 1915-05-21 Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

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1972
1971 Sheriff Hart
1971
1970 Blackthorne Sheriff Pat Cronin
1968 Frank Cody
1968 William Taylor
1968 Fred Wheeler
1966 Multimillionaire
1965 Deputy Sturdivant
1965 George Reed
1965 Capt. Mead Ralston
1965 Lt. Brady (uncredited)
1965 David Warren
1965 Crawford
1965 Stunts
1964 Silas Miller
1964 Caleb Trevor
1961 Col. House
1960 Temple Houston
1960 Leonard
1960 Tennessean (uncredited)
1960 Bill Greer
1960 Stunts
1959 Al Graham
1959 Martin Flaherty
1959 Wesley 'Wes' Thurman
1959 Tom Bickle
1959
1958 John Hand
1958 Duke Winslow
1958 Henry Cook
1958 Martin Flaherty
1957 Clay Halliday
1957 Matt Delaney
1957 Sheriff Colton
1957 Frank Hanneman
1957 Mike Preston
1957 Jerry Langdon
1957 Floyd Grant
1957 Charles Shaw
1957 Burt Payne
1956 Jim Henry
1956 Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry
1955 James Kingston
1955 James Arthur Vaus, Jr.
1955 Paul Jenkins
1955 Red
1955 Donald Abbott
1955 Clint Halloran
1954 Jess Raidley aka Big Red
1954
1954 Jed Bingham
1953 Tom Graham
1953 Stewart Davidson
1952 Kirk
1952 Richard L. 'Dusty' Weston
1952 George Newcomb
1951 Sgt. Tucker
1951 Jim Younger
1951 Tex Thompson
1951 Bill Manning
1951
1951 Ed Sawyer
1950 Bill Masters
1950 Mike Evans
1950 Lin McIvor
1950 Bob Martin
1950 Outlaw (uncredited)
1949 Jim Fletcher
1949 Eddie Dibson
1949 Claude Brackett
1949 Lee Crenshaw
1949 Marshall Johnny Tancred
1947 Bill
1946 Alex Winkler
1946 Perry Kincheloe
1945 Tex Evans
1945 Survis - Medical Student (uncredited)
1945 (uncredited)
1945 Big Sailor (uncredited)
1944 Larry (as Bill MacWilliams)
1944 Bud Felton
1933 Theatre Usher (uncredited)