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).
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Character:Cowboy Bob
Release Date:19/02/1981
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1979
A Fire in the Sky
Character:Dale Turner
Release Date:26/11/1978
69 Minutes
Character:
Release Date:06/10/1976
The Flight of the Grey Wolf
Character:The Sheriff
Release Date:14/03/1976
The Giant Spider Invasion
Character:Dutch
Release Date:16/10/1975
125 Rooms of Comfort
Character:
Release Date:07/11/1974
Scandalous John
Character:Sheriff Hart
Release Date:22/06/1971
Rio Lobo
Character:Blackthorne Sheriff Pat Cronin
Release Date:01/04/1970
Buckskin
Character:Frank Cody
Release Date:01/05/1968
Spaceflight IC-1
Character:Capt. Mead Ralston
Release Date:01/08/1965
Tickle Me
Character:Deputy Sturdivant
Release Date:30/06/1965
The Hallelujah Trail
Character:Lt. Brady (uncredited)
Release Date:23/06/1965
A Letter to Nancy
Character:George Reed
Release Date:14/01/1965
Law of the Lawless
Character:Silas Miller
Release Date:13/05/1964
The Sergeant Was a Lady
Character:Col. House
Release Date:04/10/1961
The Alamo
Character:Tennessean (uncredited)
Release Date:23/10/1960
Hell to Eternity
Character:Leonard
Release Date:01/08/1960
Oklahoma Territory
Character:Temple Houston
Release Date:01/03/1960
A Dog's Best Friend
Character:Wesley 'Wes' Thurman
Release Date:20/12/1959
The Scarface Mob
Character:Martin Flaherty
Release Date:19/04/1959
Alaska Passage
Character:Al Graham
Release Date:11/02/1959
Legion of the Doomed
Character:
Release Date:21/09/1958
Space Master X-7
Character:John Hand
Release Date:01/06/1958
Slim Carter
Character:Frank Hanneman
Release Date:01/11/1957
Pawnee
Character:Matt Delaney
Release Date:07/09/1957
The Storm Rider
Character:Sheriff Colton
Release Date:01/03/1957
The Halliday Brand
Character:Clay Halliday
Release Date:01/01/1957
The Broken Star
Character:Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry
Release Date:01/04/1956
The Wild Dakotas
Character:Jim Henry
Release Date:28/02/1956
Hell's Horizon
Character:Paul Jenkins
Release Date:31/12/1955
Apache Ambush
Character:James Kingston
Release Date:24/08/1955
Wiretapper
Character:James Arthur Vaus, Jr.
Release Date:10/08/1955
The Outlaw's Daughter
Character:Jess Raidley aka Big Red
Release Date:01/11/1954
Torpedo Alley
Character:Tom Graham
Release Date:25/12/1953
Son of Paleface
Character:Kirk
Release Date:14/07/1952
The Pace That Thrills
Character:Richard L. 'Dusty' Weston
Release Date:01/03/1952
Rose of Cimarron
Character:George Newcomb
Release Date:28/01/1952
Havana Rose
Character:Tex Thompson
Release Date:15/09/1951
The Last Outpost
Character:Sgt. Tucker
Release Date:04/04/1951
The Great Missouri Raid
Character:Jim Younger
Release Date:01/02/1951
Blue Blood
Character:Bill Manning
Release Date:28/01/1951
California Passage
Character:Bob Martin
Release Date:15/12/1950
The Cariboo Trail
Character:Mike Evans
Release Date:01/08/1950
The Flame and the Arrow
Character:Outlaw (uncredited)
Release Date:07/07/1950
Operation Haylift
Character:Bill Masters
Release Date:05/05/1950
Blue Grass of Kentucky
Character:Lin McIvor
Release Date:22/01/1950
A Dangerous Profession
Character:Claude Brackett
Release Date:10/12/1949
Fighting Man of the Plains
Character:Marshall Johnny Tancred
Release Date:16/11/1949
The Stratton Story
Character:Eddie Dibson
Release Date:12/05/1949
The Clay Pigeon
Character:Jim Fletcher
Release Date:03/03/1949
A Woman's Secret
Character:Lee Crenshaw
Release Date:13/01/1949
A Likely Story
Character:Bill
Release Date:18/04/1947
Till the End of Time
Character:Perry Kincheloe
Release Date:23/07/1946
Deadline at Dawn
Character:Alex Winkler
Release Date:18/03/1946
Johnny Angel
Character:Big Sailor (uncredited)
Release Date:25/10/1945
West of the Pecos
Character:Tex Evans
Release Date:10/08/1945
Those Endearing Young Charms
Character:Jerry
Release Date:19/06/1945
Back to Bataan
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:30/05/1945
The Body Snatcher
Character:Survis - Medical Student (uncredited)
Release Date:25/05/1945
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Character:Bud Felton
Release Date:15/11/1944
Murder in the Blue Room
Character:Larry (as Bill MacWilliams)
Release Date:27/10/1944
King Kong
Character:Theatre Usher (uncredited)
Release Date:15/03/1933
Television Appearances
240-Robert
Character:
B. J. and the Bear
Character:
Police Woman
Character:
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:
The Rookies
Character:
Emergency!
Character:
Primus
Character:
Adam-12
Character:William Taylor
Adam-12
Character:Fred Wheeler
Ironside
Character:
Batman
Character:Multimillionaire
The F.B.I.
Character:David Warren
The F.B.I.
Character:Crawford
The Wild Wild West
Character:
Daniel Boone
Character:Caleb Trevor
The Investigators
Character:
Assignment: Underwater
Character:Bill Greer
Men Into Space
Character:
Laramie
Character:
Rawhide
Character:Tom Bickle
77 Sunset Strip
Character:
77 Sunset Strip
Character:Henry Cook
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Character:Martin Flaherty
Yancy Derringer
Character:Duke Winslow
Perry Mason
Character:Mike Preston
Perry Mason
Character:Floyd Grant
Perry Mason
Character:Charles Shaw
Perry Mason
Character:Burt Payne
M Squad
Character:Jerry Langdon
Date with the Angels
Character:
Gunsmoke
Character:Red
The Millionaire
Character:Donald Abbott
The Millionaire
Character:Clint Halloran
Lassie
Character:
Lassie
Character:Jed Bingham
Music at the Meadowbrook
Character:
General Electric Theater
Character:Stewart Davidson
Dragnet
Character:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Ed Sawyer
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Character:
Adventures In Jazz
Character:
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