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William Henry

William Henry

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William Albert Henry (November 10, 1914 – August 10, 1982) was an American actor working in Hollywood movies.

Born in Los Angeles in 1914, Henry started as a child actor, then was a hero in B-movies (mainly westerns), and ended his career as a character actor. He also appeared in various roles on episodes of many TV series. He was a member of the John Ford Stock Company and appeared 12 times for Ford.

Henry was active with the Pasadena Community Playhouse.

His brother was the character actor Thomas Browne Henry.

Henry was married and divorced twice. His first marriage was to Grace Durkin, with whom he had son Michael and daughter Michele. His and his second wife, Barbara Knudson, were the parents of William "Bill" Henry, Jr. (b. 1958).

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

as Thurmond

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969

as Executive

The Walls Have Eyes

1969

Lancer

1968

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968

as Mr. Wilkerson

Hondo

1967

El Dorado

1966

as Sheriff Dodd Draper

Gunpoint

1966

The Loner

1965

Hogan's Heroes

1965

Laredo

1965

Taggart

1965

Branded

1965

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Infantry Captain (uncredited)

How the West Was Won

1962

as Staff Officer (uncredited)

The Virginian

1962

as Player

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

as Gambler (uncredited)

Two Rode Together

1961

as Gambler (uncredited)

The Alamo

1960

as Dr. Sutherland

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

1960

as Dave Holiday

Bringing Up Buddy

1960

Seven Ways from Sundown

1960

Sergeant Rutledge

1960

as Capt. Dwyer (uncredited)

The Rebel

1959

as Ab Jason

The Horse Soldiers

1959

as Captain

Rawhide

1959

as Corporal

Rawhide

1959

as Corey

Rawhide

1959

as Bartender

Rawhide

1959

as Poker Player

The Last Hurrah

1958

as Votes Tallyman (uncredited)

Gunsmoke in Tucson

1958

as Sheriff Will Blaine (as Bill Henry)

Bat Masterson

1958

as Sheriff Griff Hanley

Bat Masterson

1958

as Sheriff Brady

Lawman

1958

Yancy Derringer

1958

as Fargo

Behind Closed Doors

1958

as Herb Goodwin

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

1958

as Travers

The Female Animal

1958

as Delivery Man (uncredited)

26 Men

1957

Harbor Command

1957

Trackdown

1957

Spook Chasers

1957

as Harry Shelby

Man Afraid

1957

as Reporter (uncredited)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Frank Callister aka Frank Carter

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as George Wallace

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Collard - Bartender

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Sheriff Moss

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Sheriff Jason

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

1956

as Policeman

The Harder They Fall

1956

as Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)

Uranium Boom

1956

as Joe McGinnus

Three Bad Sisters

1956

as Gans, the reporter

Paris Follies of 1956

1955

as Wendell

Highway Patrol

1955

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

1955

Navy Log

1955

Gunsmoke

1955

as Dave

Gunsmoke

1955

as Feeney

Gunsmoke

1955

as Waiter

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

Mister Roberts

1955

as Lt. Billings

A Bullet for Joey

1955

as Michael (uncredited)

Jungle Moon Men

1955

as Bob Prentice

New Orleans Uncensored

1955

as Joe Reilly

A Life at Stake

1955

as Myles Norman

Buffalo Bill Jr.

1955

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

1954

Lassie

1954

Secret of the Incas

1954

as Phillip Lang

Passport to Danger

1954

Hollywood Thrill-Makers

1954

as Dave Wilson

Torpedo Alley

1953

as Instructor

Letter to Loretta

1953

as Barney

Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders

1953

as Don Roberts

Savage Frontier

1953

as Deputy Dan Longley (as Bill Henry)

Marshal of Cedar Rock

1953

as Bill Anderson (as Bill Henry)

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952

Hopalong Cassidy

1952

Thundering Caravans

1952

as Bert Cranston (as Bill Henry)

Gang Busters

1952

Dragnet

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

Fury of the Congo

1951

as Ronald Cameron

The Old Frontier

1950

as Doctor Tom Creighton

Federal Man

1950

as Agent Phil Sherrin

Motor Patrol

1950

as Officer Larry Collins

Death Valley Gunfighter

1949

as Keith Ames

The Denver Kid

1948

as Tim Roberts

Women in the Night

1948

as Major Von Arnheim

Trail to San Antone

1947

as Rick Malloy

The Fabulous Suzanne

1946

as William Harris

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

1946

as Steve Morgan

The Invisible Informer

1946

as Mike Reagan

G.I. War Brides

1946

as Capt. Roger Kirby

The Adventures of Mark Twain

1944

as Charles Langdon

Silent Partner

1944

as Jeffrey Swales

The Lady and the Monster

1944

as Roger Collins

Call of the South Seas

1944

as Agent Paul Russell

The Navy Way

1944

as Malcolm Randall

Going My Way

1944

as Doctor (uncredited)

Women in Bondage

1943

as Heinz Radtke (as Bill Henry)

Nearly Eighteen

1943

as Jack Leonard (as Bill Henry)

Johnny Come Lately

1943

as Pete Dougherty

Tornado

1943

as Bob Ramsey

Alaska Highway

1943

as Steve Ormsby (as Bill Henry)

Sarong Girl

1943

as Jeff Baxter

False Faces

1943

as Don Westcott (as Bill Henry)

I Escaped from the Gestapo

1943

as Gordon

His Girl's Worst Friend

1943

as Terry Kelly

Socks Appeal

1943

as Terry Kelly

Calaboose

1943

as Tom Pendergrast (as Bill Henry)

The Great Glover

1942

as Terry Kelly

Sweater Girl

1942

as Happy Dudley

Rubber Racketeers

1942

as Bill Barry (as Bill Henry)

Stardust on the Sage

1942

as Jeff Drew

A Gentleman After Dark

1942

as Paul Rutherford

Klondike Fury

1942

as Jim Armstrong (as Bill Henry)

Pardon My Stripes

1942

as Henry Platt

Scattergood Meets Broadway

1941

as David Drew

Blossoms in the Dust

1941

as Allan Keats

Dance Hall

1941

as Joe Brooks

Cherokee Strip

1940

as Tom Cross

The Way of All Flesh

1940

as Paul Kriza Jr.

Queen of the Mob

1940

as Bert Webster

Parole Fixer

1940

as Scott Britton

Emergency Squad

1940

as Peter Barton

Geronimo

1939

as Lt. John Steele, Jr.

Television Spy

1939

as Douglas Cameron

I'm from Missouri

1939

as Joel Streight

The Arizona Wildcat

1939

as Donald Clark

Persons in Hiding

1939

as Agent Dan Waldron

Ambush

1939

as Charlie Hartman

A Man to Remember

1938

as Howard Sykes

Campus Confessions

1938

as Wayne Atterbury, Jr.

Yellow Jack

1938

as Breen

Four Men and a Prayer

1938

as Rodney Leigh

Mama Runs Wild

1937

as Paul Fowler

What Do You Think?

1937

as John Dough

Madame X

1937

as Hugh Fariman Jr.

Double or Nothing

1937

as Egbert Clark

Tarzan Escapes

1936

as Eric Parker

The Perfect Set-Up

1936

as Alan E. Saunders (uncredited)

Exclusive Story

1936

as James Witherspoon Jr.

The Perfect Tribute

1935

as Soldier (uncredited)

China Seas

1935

as Rockwell

Society Doctor

1935

as Frank Snowden

A Wicked Woman

1934

as Curtis 'Curt' Stroud. aka Curtis Trice

The Thin Man

1934

as Gilbert Wynant