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Bill Williams
Born · May 21, 1915
Died · September 21, 1992 (77 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Bio
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.
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Cowboy Bob
0.0
1981
240-Robert
(1 episode)
5.5
1979
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self
0.0
1979
B. J. and the Bear
(1 episode)
5.5
1979
A Fire in the Sky
Dale Turner
5.5
1978
69 Minutes
0.0
1976
The Flight of the Grey Wolf
The Sheriff
6.0
1976
The Giant Spider Invasion
Dutch
3.9
1975
125 Rooms of Comfort
0.0
1974
Police Woman
(2 episodes)
6.2
1974
The Streets of San Francisco
(1 episode)
6.9
1972
The Rookies
(3 episodes)
6.8
1972
Emergency!
(1 episode)
7.8
1972
Primus
(1 episode)
5.0
1971
Scandalous John
Sheriff Hart
6.3
1971
Rio Lobo
Blackthorne Sheriff Pat Cronin
6.4
1970
Adam-12
William Taylor · (1 episode)
7.0
1968
Adam-12
Fred Wheeler · (1 episode)
7.0
1968
Buckskin
Frank Cody
5.3
1968
Ironside
(1 episode)
6.8
1967
Batman
Multimillionaire · (2 episodes)
7.3
1966
The F.B.I.
David Warren · (1 episode)
5.5
1965
The F.B.I.
Crawford · (1 episode)
5.5
1965
The Wild Wild West
(1 episode)
7.5
1965
Spaceflight IC-1
Capt. Mead Ralston
3.0
1965
Tickle Me
Deputy Sturdivant
5.8
1965
The Hallelujah Trail
Lt. Brady (uncredited)
6.0
1965
A Letter to Nancy
George Reed
0.0
1965
Daniel Boone
Caleb Trevor · (1 episode)
6.9
1964
Law of the Lawless
Silas Miller
6.1
1964
The Sergeant Was a Lady
Col. House
0.0
1961
Assignment: Underwater
Bill Greer · (38 episodes)
0.0
1960
Hell to Eternity
Leonard
6.6
1960
Oklahoma Territory
Temple Houston
6.7
1960
A Dog's Best Friend
Wesley 'Wes' Thurman
6.0
1959
Men Into Space
(1 episode)
7.0
1959
Laramie
(1 episode)
6.4
1959
The Scarface Mob
Martin Flaherty
7.1
1959
Alaska Passage
Al Graham
4.9
1959
Rawhide
Tom Bickle · (1 episode)
7.2
1959
77 Sunset Strip
(2 episodes)
6.7
1958
Yancy Derringer
Duke Winslow · (1 episode)
5.6
1958
Legion of the Doomed
0.0
1958
Space Master X-7
John Hand
4.8
1958
Slim Carter
Frank Hanneman
0.0
1957
Perry Mason
Mike Preston · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Perry Mason
Floyd Grant · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Perry Mason
Charles Shaw · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Perry Mason
Burt Payne · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
M Squad
Jerry Langdon · (1 episode)
5.2
1957
Pawnee
Matt Delaney
6.4
1957
Date with the Angels
(60 episodes)
6.0
1957
The Storm Rider
Sheriff Colton
0.0
1957
The Halliday Brand
Clay Halliday
6.1
1957
The Broken Star
Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry
6.4
1956
The Wild Dakotas
Jim Henry
0.0
1956
Hell's Horizon
Paul Jenkins
5.0
1955
Gunsmoke
Red · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
Apache Ambush
James Kingston
5.6
1955
Wiretapper
James Arthur Vaus, Jr.
5.1
1955
The Millionaire
Donald Abbott · (1 episode)
5.0
1955
The Millionaire
Clint Halloran · (1 episode)
5.0
1955
The Outlaw's Daughter
Jess Raidley aka Big Red
0.0
1954
Lassie
(2 episodes)
6.1
1954
Torpedo Alley
Tom Graham
0.0
1953
Music at the Meadowbrook
(1 episode)
0.0
1953
General Electric Theater
Stewart Davidson · (1 episode)
6.3
1953
Son of Paleface
Kirk
6.3
1952
The Pace That Thrills
Richard L. 'Dusty' Weston
5.3
1952
Rose of Cimarron
George Newcomb
5.0
1952
Dragnet
(1 episode)
6.4
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Ed Sawyer · (1 episode)
7.3
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(1 episode)
7.3
1951
Havana Rose
Tex Thompson
0.0
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
(103 episodes)
5.3
1951
The Last Outpost
Sgt. Tucker
5.5
1951
The Great Missouri Raid
Jim Younger
6.6
1951
Blue Blood
Bill Manning
0.0
1951
California Passage
Bob Martin
4.0
1950
The Cariboo Trail
Mike Evans
6.3
1950
The Flame and the Arrow
Outlaw (uncredited)
6.3
1950
Operation Haylift
Bill Masters
5.0
1950
Blue Grass of Kentucky
Lin McIvor
0.0
1950
A Dangerous Profession
Claude Brackett
5.6
1949
Fighting Man of the Plains
Marshall Johnny Tancred
5.7
1949
The Stratton Story
Eddie Dibson
6.5
1949
The Clay Pigeon
Jim Fletcher
5.5
1949
Adventures In Jazz
(22 episodes)
0.0
1949
A Woman's Secret
Lee Crenshaw
5.6
1949
A Likely Story
Bill
4.2
1947
Till the End of Time
Perry Kincheloe
6.7
1946
Deadline at Dawn
Alex Winkler
6.2
1946
Johnny Angel
Big Sailor (uncredited)
5.9
1945
West of the Pecos
Tex Evans
4.1
1945
Those Endearing Young Charms
Jerry
0.0
1945
Back to Bataan
(uncredited)
6.1
1945
The Body Snatcher
Survis, Medical Student
7.0
1945
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Bud Felton
6.6
1944
Murder in the Blue Room
Larry (as Bill MacWilliams)
5.0
1944
King Kong
Theatre Usher (uncredited)
7.6
1933