- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 21, 1915
- Place of Birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died
- September 21, 1992
Bill Williams
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'…
Filmography
movieGoldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
1981 · Cowboy Bob
tv240-Robert
1979
movieWhen the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979 · Self
tvB. J. and the Bear
1979
movieA Fire in the Sky
1978 · Dale Turner
movie69 Minutes
1976
movieThe Flight of the Grey Wolf
1976 · The Sheriff
movieThe Giant Spider Invasion
1975 · Dutch
movie125 Rooms of Comfort
1974
tvPolice Woman
1974
tvThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
tvThe Rookies
1972
tvEmergency!
1972
tvPrimus
1971
movieScandalous John
1971 · Sheriff Hart
movieRio Lobo
1970 · Blackthorne Sheriff Pat Cronin
tvAdam-12
1968 · William Taylor, Fred Wheeler
movieBuckskin
1968 · Frank Cody
tvIronside
1967
tvBatman
1966 · Multimillionaire
tvThe F.B.I.
1965 · David Warren, Crawford
tvThe Wild Wild West
1965
movieSpaceflight IC-1
1965 · Capt. Mead Ralston
movieTickle Me
1965 · Deputy Sturdivant
movieThe Hallelujah Trail
1965 · Lt. Brady (uncredited), Stunts
movieA Letter to Nancy
1965 · George Reed
tvDaniel Boone
1964 · Caleb Trevor
movieLaw of the Lawless
1964 · Silas Miller
movieStampede at Bitter Creek
1962 · Paul Forbes
tvThe Investigators
1961
movieThe Sergeant Was a Lady
1961 · Col. House
movieThe Alamo
1960 · Tennessean (uncredited), Stunts
Assignment: Underwater
tvAssignment: Underwater
1960 · Bill Greer
movieHell to Eternity
1960 · Leonard
movieOklahoma Territory
1960 · Temple Houston
movieA Dog's Best Friend
1959 · Wesley 'Wes' Thurman
tvMen Into Space
1959
tvLaramie
1959
movieThe Scarface Mob
1959 · Martin Flaherty
movieAlaska Passage
1959 · Al Graham
tvRawhide
1959 · Tom Bickle
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958 · , Henry Cook
tvWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · Martin Flaherty
tvYancy Derringer
1958 · Duke Winslow
movieLegion of the Doomed
1958
movieSpace Master X-7
1958 · John Hand
movieSlim Carter
1957 · Frank Hanneman
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Mike Preston, Floyd Grant, Charles Shaw, Burt Payne
tvM Squad
1957 · Jerry Langdon
moviePawnee
1957 · Matt Delaney
tvDate with the Angels
1957
movieThe Storm Rider
1957 · Sheriff Colton
movieThe Halliday Brand
1957 · Clay Halliday
movieThe Broken Star
1956 · Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry
movieThe Wild Dakotas
1956 · Jim Henry
movieHell's Horizon
1955 · Paul Jenkins
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Red
movieApache Ambush
1955 · James Kingston
movieWiretapper
1955 · James Arthur Vaus, Jr.
tvThe Millionaire
1955 · Donald Abbott, Clint Halloran
movieThe Outlaw's Daughter
1954 · Jess Raidley aka Big Red
tvLassie
1954 · , Jed Bingham
movieRacing Blood
1954 · Tex
movieTorpedo Alley
1953 · Tom Graham
Music at the Meadowbrook
tvMusic at the Meadowbrook
1953
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Stewart Davidson
movieSon of Paleface
1952 · Kirk
movieThe Pace That Thrills
1952 · Richard L. 'Dusty' Weston
movieRose of Cimarron
1952 · George Newcomb
tvDragnet
1951
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Ed Sawyer
movieHavana Rose
1951 · Tex Thompson
tvThe Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
movieThe Last Outpost
1951 · Sgt. Tucker
movieThe Great Missouri Raid
1951 · Jim Younger
movieBlue Blood
1951 · Bill Manning
movieCalifornia Passage
1950 · Bob Martin
movieRookie Fireman
1950 · Joe Blake
movieThe Cariboo Trail
1950 · Mike Evans
movieOperation Haylift
1950 · Bill Masters
movieBlue Grass of Kentucky
1950 · Lin McIvor
movieA Dangerous Profession
1949 · Claude Brackett
movieFighting Man of the Plains
1949 · Marshall Johnny Tancred
movieThe Stratton Story
1949 · Eddie Dibson
movieThe Clay Pigeon
1949 · Jim Fletcher
Adventures In Jazz
tvAdventures In Jazz
1949
movieA Woman's Secret
1949 · Lee Crenshaw
movieA Likely Story
1947 · Bill
movieTill the End of Time
1946 · Perry Kincheloe
movieDeadline at Dawn
1946 · Alex Winkler
movieSing Your Way Home
1945 · Officer (uncredited)
movieJohnny Angel
1945 · Big Sailor (uncredited)
movieWest of the Pecos
1945 · Tex Evans
movieThose Endearing Young Charms
1945 · Jerry
movieBack to Bataan
1945 · (uncredited)
movieThe Body Snatcher
1945 · Survis - Medical Student (uncredited)
movieThirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944 · Bud Felton
movieMurder in the Blue Room
1944 · Larry (as Bill MacWilliams)
movieKing Kong
1933 · Theatre Usher (uncredited)