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Bill Williams
Actor
Born May 21, 1915Died September 21, 1992 (77 years)
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.
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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Filmography
| 1994 | |
| 1981 | Night of the Zombies · as Cast |
| 1981 | Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood · as Cowboy Bob |
| 1979 | 240-Robert (TV Series) |
| 1978 | A Fire in the Sky · as Dale Turner |
| 1978 | B.J. and the Bear (TV Series) |
| 1976 | |
| 1976 | The Quest (1976) (TV Series) · as Sheriff Kagel |
| 1976 | The Flight of the Grey Wolf · as The Sheriff |
| 1975 | The Giant Spider Invasion · as Dutch |
| 1974 | Police Woman (TV Series) |
| 1974 | The Phantom of Hollywood · as Fogel |
| 1973 | Dusty's Trail (TV Series) · as The Sheriff |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Emergency! (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Scandalous John · as Sheriff Hart |
| 1971 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series) · as Willoughby |
| 1971 | Primus (TV Series) |
| 1970 | |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Lynch |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Fred Wheeler |
| 1968 | Buckskin · as Frank Cody |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Eight on the Lam · as Cop At Roadblock |
| 1967 | Dragnet (TV Series) · as Sgt. Bill Riddle |
| 1966 | Batman (TV Series) · as Multimillionaire |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West (TV Series) |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as David Warren |
| 1965 | Spaceflight IC-1: An Adventure in Space · as Capt. Mead Ralston |
| 1965 | Tickle Me · as Deputy Sturdivant |
| 1965 | The Hallelujah Trail · as Lt. Brady (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Caleb Trevor |
| 1964 | Law of the Lawless · as Silas Miller |
| 1963 | The Littlest Hobo (1963) (TV Series) · as Dan Dawson |
| 1961 | The Sergeant Was a Lady · as Col. House |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors (TV Series) · as Walter Parker |
| 1960 | Insight (TV Series) · as Pop |
| 1960 | Hell to Eternity · as Leonard |
| 1960 | My Sister Eileen (TV Series) · as Frank Marshall |
| 1960 | Oklahoma Territory · as Temple Houston |
| 1959 | A Dog's Best Friend · as Wesley 'wes' Thurman |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) · as Norman Ayres |
| 1959 | Men into Space (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Scarface Mob · as Martin Flaherty |
| 1959 | Alaska Passage · as Al Graham |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Martin Flaherty |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Tom Bickle |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) · as Martin Flaherty |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Jim Bushrod |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Duke Winslow |
| 1958 | |
| 1958 | Space Master X-7 · as John Hand |
| 1957 | Slim Carter · as Frank Hanneman |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Charles Shaw |
| 1957 | M Squad (TV Series) · as Jerry Langdon |
| 1957 | Bachelor Father (TV Series) · as Rock Randall |
| 1957 | Pawnee · as Matt Delaney |
| 1957 | Date with the Angels (TV Series) |
| 1957 | The Storm Rider · as Sheriff Colton |
| 1957 | The Halliday Brand · as Clay Halliday |
| 1956 | The Broken Star · as Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry |
| 1956 | The Wild Dakotas · as Jim Henry |
| 1955 | Hell's Horizon · as Paul Jenkins |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Red |
| 1955 | Apache Ambush · as James Kingston |
| 1955 | Wiretapper · as James Arthur Vaus, Jr. |
| 1955 | Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series) · as Andy Gubbins |
| 1955 | Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) · as Bill Twining |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Donald Abbott |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Joe Carlson |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Rick |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Stewart Davidson |
| 1952 | Torpedo Alley · as Tom Graham |
| 1952 | Rose of Cimarron · as George Newcomb |
| 1952 | Son of Paleface · as Kirk |
| 1952 | The Pace That Thrills · as Richard L. 'dusty' Weston |
| 1951 | Dragnet (1951) (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Ed Sawyer |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV Series) |
| 1951 | The Last Outpost · as Sgt. Tucker |
| 1951 | Footlight Varieties · as 2nd Policeman (segment "he Forgot To Remember") |
| 1951 | The Great Missouri Raid · as Jim Younger |
| 1950 | California Passage · as Bob Martin |
| 1950 | The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Cariboo Trail · as Mike Evans |
| 1950 | The Flame and the Arrow · as Outlaw (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Operation Haylift · as Bill Masters |
| 1949 | A Dangerous Profession · as Claude Brackett |
| 1949 | Fighting Man of the Plains · as Marshall Johnny Tancred |
| 1949 | The Clay Pigeon · as Jim Fletcher |
| 1949 | The Stratton Story · as Eddie Dibson |
| 1949 | A Woman's Secret · as Lee Crenshaw |
| 1947 | A Likely Story · as Bill |
| 1946 | Till the End of Time · as Perry Kincheloe |
| 1946 | Deadline at Dawn · as Alex Winkler |
| 1945 | Johnny Angel · as Big Sailor (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Sing Your Way Home · as Officer |
| 1945 | West of the Pecos · as Tex Evans |
| 1945 | The Body Snatcher · as Survis, Medical Student |
| 1945 | Those Endearing Young Charms · as Jerry |
| 1945 | Back to Bataan · as (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Zombies on Broadway · as Sailor |
| 1944 | Murder in the Blue Room · as Larry (as Bill Macwilliams) |
| 1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo · as Bud Felton |
| 1933 | King Kong · as Theatre Usher (uncredited) |