Bill Williams

Bill Williams

Birthday: 1915-05-21

Deathday: 1992-09-21

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also known as: Willie, William Herman Katt

imdb_id: nm0930103

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.

Played in movies:

King Kong

Score: 7.6

The Scarface Mob

Score: 7.1

The Body Snatcher

Score: 7.0

Oklahoma Territory

Score: 6.7

Till the End of Time

Score: 6.7

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Score: 6.6

Hell to Eternity

Score: 6.6

The Great Missouri Raid

Score: 6.6

The Stratton Story

Score: 6.5

Rio Lobo

Score: 6.4

The Broken Star

Score: 6.4

The Cariboo Trail

Score: 6.4

Deadline at Dawn

Score: 6.3

Pawnee

Score: 6.3

Son of Paleface

Score: 6.3

The Flame and the Arrow

Score: 6.2

Scandalous John

Score: 6.1

Back to Bataan

Score: 6.1

Law of the Lawless

Score: 6.1

The Hallelujah Trail

Score: 6.1

The Halliday Brand

Score: 6.1

Apache Ambush

Score: 6.1

The Flight of the Grey Wolf

Score: 6.0

A Dog's Best Friend

Score: 6.0

Tickle Me

Score: 5.9

Johnny Angel

Score: 5.9

A Woman's Secret

Score: 5.6

A Dangerous Profession

Score: 5.6

A Fire in the Sky

Score: 5.5

The Last Outpost

Score: 5.5

The Clay Pigeon

Score: 5.5

Buckskin

Score: 5.4

Fighting Man of the Plains

Score: 5.3

The Pace That Thrills

Score: 5.3

Wiretapper

Score: 5.1

Hell's Horizon

Score: 5.0

Murder in the Blue Room

Score: 5.0

Rose of Cimarron

Score: 5.0

Alaska Passage

Score: 4.9

Space Master X-7

Score: 4.6

A Likely Story

Score: 4.2

West of the Pecos

Score: 4.1

California Passage

Score: 4.0

The Giant Spider Invasion

Score: 3.9

Spaceflight IC-1

Score: 3.0

Operation Haylift

Score: 3.0

Blue Blood

Score: 0.0

Havana Rose

Score: 0.0

The Outlaw's Daughter

Score: 0.0

Those Endearing Young Charms

Score: 0.0

Slim Carter

Score: 0.0

Legion of the Doomed

Score: 0.0

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood

Score: 0.0

Blue Grass of Kentucky

Score: 0.0

Torpedo Alley

Score: 0.0

The Storm Rider

Score: 0.0

The Wild Dakotas

Score: 0.0

A Letter to Nancy

Score: 0.0

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

Score: 0.0

The Sergeant Was a Lady

Score: 0.0

125 Rooms of Comfort

Score: 0.0

69 Minutes

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Emergency!

Score: 7.8

Perry Mason

Score: 7.7

Perry Mason

Score: 7.7

Perry Mason

Score: 7.7

Perry Mason

Score: 7.7

The Wild Wild West

Score: 7.5

Batman

Score: 7.3

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Score: 7.3

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Score: 7.3

Rawhide

Score: 7.1

Men Into Space

Score: 7.0

Adam-12

Score: 6.9

Adam-12

Score: 6.9

The Streets of San Francisco

Score: 6.9

Daniel Boone

Score: 6.9

Ironside

Score: 6.8

The Rookies

Score: 6.8

77 Sunset Strip

Score: 6.7

77 Sunset Strip

Score: 6.7

Gunsmoke

Score: 6.6

Laramie

Score: 6.4

Dragnet

Score: 6.4

Police Woman

Score: 6.3

General Electric Theater

Score: 6.3

Lassie

Score: 6.1

Lassie

Score: 6.1

Date with the Angels

Score: 6.0

Yancy Derringer

Score: 5.6

240-Robert

Score: 5.5

B. J. and the Bear

Score: 5.5

The F.B.I.

Score: 5.5

The F.B.I.

Score: 5.5

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Score: 5.3

M Squad

Score: 5.2

The Millionaire

Score: 5.0

Primus

Score: 5.0

The Millionaire

Score: 5.0

Music at the Meadowbrook

Score: 0.0

Assignment: Underwater

Score: 0.0

Adventures In Jazz

Score: 0.0