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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代表作

1933 · Theatre Usher (uncredited)

The Wild Wild West

1965

蝙蝠侠

1966 · Multimillionaire

Rawhide

1959 · Tom Bickle

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Ed Sawyer

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

锦绣山河烈士血

1960 · Tennessean (uncredited)

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全部作品

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood

1981 •Cowboy Bob

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

1979 •Self

B. J. and the Bear

1979

240-Robert

1979

A Fire in the Sky

1978 •Dale Turner

69 Minutes

1976

The Flight of the Grey Wolf

1976 •The Sheriff

巨型蜘蛛大进攻

1975 •Dutch

125 Rooms of Comfort

1974

Police Woman

1974

展开全部作品

The Rookies

1972

旧金山风物记

1972

Emergency!

1972

大地风云

1971 •Sheriff Hart

Primus

1971

擒贼擒王

1970 •Blackthorne Sheriff Pat Cronin

Buckskin

1968 •Frank Cody

Adam-12

1968 •William Taylor

Adam-12

1968 •Fred Wheeler

无敌铁探长

1967

蝙蝠侠

1966 •Multimillionaire

乐不可支

1965 •Deputy Sturdivant

A Letter to Nancy

1965 •George Reed

Spaceflight IC-1

1965 •Capt. Mead Ralston

禁酒风波

1965 •Lt. Brady (uncredited)

The F.B.I.

1965 •David Warren

The Wild Wild West

1965

The F.B.I.

1965 •Crawford

禁酒风波

1965 •Stunts

Law of the Lawless

1964 •Silas Miller

Daniel Boone

1964 •Caleb Trevor

The Sergeant Was a Lady

1961 •Col. House

The Investigators

1961

Oklahoma Territory

1960 •Temple Houston

Hell to Eternity

1960 •Leonard

锦绣山河烈士血

1960 •Tennessean (uncredited)

Assignment: Underwater

1960 •Bill Greer

锦绣山河烈士血

1960 •Stunts

Alaska Passage

1959 •Al Graham

黑道枭雄

1959 •Martin Flaherty

A Dog's Best Friend

1959 •Wesley 'Wes' Thurman

Rawhide

1959 •Tom Bickle

Men Into Space

1959

Laramie

1959

Space Master X-7

1958 •John Hand

Legion of the Doomed

1958

77 Sunset Strip

1958

Yancy Derringer

1958 •Duke Winslow

77 Sunset Strip

1958 •Henry Cook

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958 •Martin Flaherty

The Halliday Brand

1957 •Clay Halliday

Pawnee

1957 •Matt Delaney

The Storm Rider

1957 •Sheriff Colton

Slim Carter

1957 •Frank Hanneman

梅森探案集

1957 •Mike Preston

M Squad

1957 •Jerry Langdon

Date with the Angels

1957

梅森探案集

1957 •Floyd Grant

梅森探案集

1957 •Charles Shaw

梅森探案集

1957 •Burt Payne

The Wild Dakotas

1956 •Jim Henry

The Broken Star

1956 •Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry

Apache Ambush

1955 •James Kingston

Wiretapper

1955 •James Arthur Vaus, Jr.

Hell's Horizon

1955 •Paul Jenkins

Gunsmoke

1955 •Red

The Millionaire

1955 •Donald Abbott

The Millionaire

1955 •Clint Halloran

The Outlaw's Daughter

1954 •Jess Raidley aka Big Red

Lassie

1954

Lassie

1954 •Jed Bingham

Torpedo Alley

1953 •Tom Graham

General Electric Theater

1953 •Stewart Davidson

Music at the Meadowbrook

1953

脂粉双枪侠之子

1952 •Kirk

The Pace That Thrills

1952 •Richard L. 'Dusty' Weston

Rose of Cimarron

1952 •George Newcomb

The Last Outpost

1951 •Sgt. Tucker

The Great Missouri Raid

1951 •Jim Younger

Havana Rose

1951 •Tex Thompson

Blue Blood

1951 •Bill Manning

Dragnet

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 •Ed Sawyer

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Operation Haylift

1950 •Bill Masters

血战独木关

1950 •Mike Evans

Blue Grass of Kentucky

1950 •Lin McIvor

California Passage

1950 •Bob Martin

宝殿神弓

1950 •Outlaw (uncredited)

The Clay Pigeon

1949 •Jim Fletcher

The Stratton Story

1949 •Eddie Dibson

A Dangerous Profession

1949 •Claude Brackett

一个女人的秘密

1949 •Lee Crenshaw

Fighting Man of the Plains

1949 •Marshall Johnny Tancred

Adventures In Jazz

1949

A Likely Story

1947 •Bill

夜半血案

1946 •Alex Winkler

直到永远

1946 •Perry Kincheloe

West of the Pecos

1945 •Tex Evans

Those Endearing Young Charms

1945 •Jerry

盗尸者

1945 •Survis - Medical Student (uncredited)

反攻班丹岛

1945 •(uncredited)

碧血洗冤录

1945 •Big Sailor (uncredited)

Murder in the Blue Room

1944 •Larry (as Bill MacWilliams)

东京上空三十秒

1944 •Bud Felton

金刚

1933 •Theatre Usher (uncredited)