
Bill Williams
Biography
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.
Personal Info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1915-05-21
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Cast
69 Minutes
19760.0 / 10
Son of Paleface
19526.3 / 10
Space Master X-7
19584.8 / 10
Rio Lobo
19706.4 / 10
The Halliday Brand
19576.1 / 10
Deadline at Dawn
19466.3 / 10
The Clay Pigeon
19495.5 / 10
The Stratton Story
19496.5 / 10
The Giant Spider Invasion
19753.9 / 10
Tickle Me
19655.8 / 10
A Dangerous Profession
19495.6 / 10
125 Rooms of Comfort
19740.0 / 10
The Sergeant Was a Lady
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When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
19790.0 / 10
A Woman's Secret
19495.6 / 10
A Letter to Nancy
19650.0 / 10
Till the End of Time
19466.7 / 10
The Pace That Thrills
19525.3 / 10
Oklahoma Territory
19606.7 / 10
Pawnee
19576.3 / 10
The Last Outpost
19515.5 / 10
The Wild Dakotas
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Buckskin
19685.3 / 10
The Storm Rider
19570.0 / 10
Operation Haylift
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Fighting Man of the Plains
19495.3 / 10
The Cariboo Trail
19506.4 / 10
Rose of Cimarron
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Torpedo Alley
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Apache Ambush
19555.6 / 10
The Broken Star
19566.4 / 10
Alaska Passage
19594.9 / 10
Spaceflight IC-1
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West of the Pecos
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Blue Grass of Kentucky
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Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
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Legion of the Doomed
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Wiretapper
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Slim Carter
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Murder in the Blue Room
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Those Endearing Young Charms
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Scandalous John
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The Hallelujah Trail
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The Outlaw's Daughter
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The Scarface Mob
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A Likely Story
19474.2 / 10
The Great Missouri Raid
19516.6 / 10
King Kong
19337.6 / 10
California Passage
19504.0 / 10
Law of the Lawless
19646.1 / 10
A Dog's Best Friend
19596.0 / 10
Hell to Eternity
19606.6 / 10
Havana Rose
19510.0 / 10
The Body Snatcher
19457.0 / 10
Back to Bataan
19456.1 / 10
Blue Blood
19510.0 / 10
A Fire in the Sky
19785.5 / 10
Hell's Horizon
19555.0 / 10
The Flame and the Arrow
19506.2 / 10
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
19446.6 / 10
The Flight of the Grey Wolf
19766.0 / 10
Johnny Angel
19455.9 / 10
Crew
The Hallelujah Trail
19656.0 / 10