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.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	0.7055
Birthday	1915-05-21
Place of Birth	Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As	Willie, William Herman Katt,

69 Minutes

Son of Paleface

Space Master X-7

Rio Lobo

The Halliday Brand

Deadline at Dawn

The Clay Pigeon

The Stratton Story

The Giant Spider Invasion

Tickle Me

A Dangerous Profession

125 Rooms of Comfort

The Sergeant Was a Lady

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

A Woman's Secret

A Letter to Nancy

Till the End of Time

The Pace That Thrills

Oklahoma Territory

Pawnee

The Last Outpost

The Wild Dakotas

Buckskin

The Storm Rider

Operation Haylift

Fighting Man of the Plains

The Cariboo Trail

Rose of Cimarron

Torpedo Alley

Apache Ambush

The Broken Star

Alaska Passage

Spaceflight IC-1

West of the Pecos

Blue Grass of Kentucky

Legion of the Doomed

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood

Wiretapper

Slim Carter

Murder in the Blue Room

Those Endearing Young Charms

Scandalous John

The Hallelujah Trail

The Outlaw's Daughter

The Scarface Mob

A Likely Story

The Great Missouri Raid

King Kong

California Passage

Law of the Lawless

A Dog's Best Friend

Hell to Eternity

Havana Rose

The Body Snatcher

Back to Bataan

Blue Blood

A Fire in the Sky

Hell's Horizon

The Flame and the Arrow

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

The Flight of the Grey Wolf

Johnny Angel

The Alamo

Racing Blood

Stampede at Bitter Creek