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