Acting
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
From Wikipedia Guinn Terrell Williams Jr. (April 26, 1899 – June 6, 1962) was an American actor who appeared in memorable westerns such as Dodge City (1939), Santa Fe Trail (1940), and The Comancheros (1961). He was nicknamed "Big Boy" as he was 6' 2" and had a muscular build from years of working on ranches and playing semi-pro and professional baseball. Williams made his screen debut in the 1919 comedy, Almost A Husband, with Will Rogers and Cullen Landis, and was featured in a large supporting role ten years later in Frank Borzage's Lucky Star with Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. Throughout the 1920s Williams would have a string of successful films, mostly westerns. He then appeared in The Great Meadow alongside Johnny Mack Brown, which was Brown's breakout film. Throughout the 1930s, Williams acted in supporting roles, mostly in westerns, sports, or outdoor dramas. Although not the lead actor in any of them, he was always employed, and was successful as a supporting actor. He often played alongside Hoot Gibson and Harry Carey during that period. In 1941, he became one of many actors cast by Universal Pictures in their large film series, Riders of Death Valley. From the late 1930s to the mid-1940s, Williams appeared in supporting roles in a number of A-pictures, sometimes with high billing, such as You Only Live Once, and in Columbia's first Technicolour film The Desperadoes (1943). Williams was frequently teamed with Alan Hale, Sr. as sidekicks to Errol Flynn in several of his pictures. In 1960, he was cast in the epic film The Alamo and in Home from the Hill with Robert Mitchum. His last role was opposite his close friend John Wayne and Stuart Whitman in The Comancheros.
Filmography
Buttons and Her Beaus
Film · 1962
The Comancheros
Film · 1961
Five Bold Women
Film · 1960
The Alamo
Film · 1960
Home from the Hill
Film · 1960
U.S. Marshall
Series · 1958
The Hired Gun
Film · 1957
The Restless Gun
Series · 1957
Sugarfoot
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
Series · 1957
Man from Del Rio
Film · 1956
Fremont: The Trailblazer
Film · 1956
Hidden Guns
Film · 1956
Circus Boy
Series · 1956
Cheyenne
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
My Friend Flicka
Series · 1955
Southwest Passage
Film · 1954
Massacre Canyon
Film · 1954
The Outlaw's Daughter
Film · 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Series · 1954
The Life Of Riley
Series · 1953
Hangman's Knot
Film · 1952
Springfield Rifle
Film · 1952
Man in the Saddle
Film · 1951
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Film · 1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Series · 1951
Rocky Mountain
Film · 1950
Hoedown
Film · 1950
Brimstone
Film · 1949
Bad Men of Tombstone
Film · 1949
Station West
Film · 1948
Smoky Mountain Melody
Film · 1948
Road to the Big House
Film · 1947
Smoky River Serenade
Film · 1947
King of the Wild Horses
Film · 1947
Over the Santa Fe Trail
Film · 1947
That Texas Jamboree
Film · 1946
Singing on the Trail
Film · 1946
Throw a Saddle on a Star
Film · 1946
Cowboy Blues
Film · 1946
Singin' in the Corn
Film · 1946
Song of the Prairie
Film · 1945
The Man Who Walked Alone
Film · 1945
Sing Me a Song of Texas
Film · 1945
Rhythm Round-Up
Film · 1945
Belle of the Yukon
Film · 1944
Cowboy and the Senorita
Film · 1944
Hands Across the Border
Film · 1944
Nevada
Film · 1944
Swing in the Saddle
Film · 1944
Cowboy Canteen
Film · 1944
Minesweeper
Film · 1943
The Desperadoes
Film · 1943
Stars on Horseback
Film · 1943
American Empire
Film · 1942
Mr. Wise Guy
Film · 1942
Lure of the Islands
Film · 1942
Between Us Girls
Film · 1942
Silver Queen
Film · 1942
The Bugle Sounds
Film · 1942
You'll Never Get Rich
Film · 1941
Swamp Water
Film · 1941
Billy the Kid
Film · 1941
Mr. Bug Goes to Town
Film · 1941
Country Fair
Film · 1941
Riders of Death Valley
Film · 1941
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Film · 1941
Santa Fe Trail
Film · 1940
Castle on the Hudson
Film · 1940
Money and the Woman
Film · 1940
The Fighting 69th
Film · 1940
Alias the Deacon
Film · 1940
Virginia City
Film · 1940
Pleased to Mitt You
Film · 1940
Wagons Westward
Film · 1940
Dulcy
Film · 1940
Fugitive at Large
Film · 1939
Dodge City
Film · 1939
Blackmail
Film · 1939
Bad Lands
Film · 1939
6,000 Enemies
Film · 1939
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Film · 1939
Street of Missing Men
Film · 1939
Pardon Our Nerve
Film · 1939
Legion of Lost Flyers
Film · 1939
You and Me
Film · 1938
Army Girl
Film · 1938
Hold That Co-ed
Film · 1938
Crashing Through Danger
Film · 1938
Everybody's Doing It
Film · 1938
Professor Beware
Film · 1938
Down in 'Arkansaw'
Film · 1938
The Marines Are Here
Film · 1938
I Demand Payment
Film · 1938
A Star Is Born
Film · 1937
You Only Live Once
Film · 1937
Big City
Film · 1937
Wise Girl
Film · 1937
Dangerous Holiday
Film · 1937
Flying Fists
Film · 1937
The Bad Man of Brimstone
Film · 1937
She's No Lady
Film · 1937
My Dear Miss Aldrich
Film · 1937
The Singing Marine
Film · 1937
Don't Tell the Wife
Film · 1937
Girls Can Play
Film · 1937
Kelly the Second
Film · 1936
Grand Jury
Film · 1936
The Vigilantes Are Coming
Film · 1936
The Big Game
Film · 1936
Muss 'em Up
Film · 1936
Love on a Bet
Film · 1936
North of Nome
Film · 1936
End of the Trail
Film · 1936
Career Woman
Film · 1936
The Champ's a Chump
Film · 1936
The Glass Key
Film · 1935
The Littlest Rebel
Film · 1935
Private Worlds
Film · 1935
Big Boy Rides Again
Film · 1935
Miss Pacific Fleet
Film · 1935
The Law of 45's
Film · 1935
One in a Million
Film · 1935
Gun Play
Film · 1935
Village Tale
Film · 1935
Danger Trails
Film · 1935
Society Fever
Film · 1935
Powdersmoke Range
Film · 1935
Flirtation Walk
Film · 1934
Cowboy Holiday
Film · 1934
Thunder Over Texas
Film · 1934
The Silver Streak
Film · 1934
Cheaters
Film · 1934
Here Comes the Navy
Film · 1934
Palooka
Film · 1934
The Undie-World
Film · 1934
Half a Sinner
Film · 1934
Romance in the Rain
Film · 1934
Rafter Romance
Film · 1933
The Mystery Squadron
Film · 1933
College Coach
Film · 1933
Man of the Forest
Film · 1933
Laughing at Life
Film · 1933
The Phantom Broadcast
Film · 1933
Heritage of the Desert
Film · 1932
Polly of the Circus
Film · 1932
Running Hollywood
Film · 1932
Drifting Souls
Film · 1932
The Devil Is Driving
Film · 1932
You Said a Mouthful
Film · 1932
Ladies of the Jury
Film · 1932
70,000 Witnesses
Film · 1932
Boys Will Be Boys
Film · 1932
The Phantom
Film · 1931
The Bachelor Father
Film · 1931
The Great Meadow
Film · 1931
War Mamas
Film · 1931
Catch-As Catch-Can
Film · 1931
City Girl
Film · 1930
College Lovers
Film · 1930
The Big Fight
Film · 1930
The Bad Man
Film · 1930
Liliom
Film · 1930
Lucky Star
Film · 1929
The Forward Pass
Film · 1929
From Headquarters
Film · 1929
Beggars of Life
Film · 1928
Noah's Ark
Film · 1928
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Film · 1928
My Man
Film · 1928
Vamping Venus
Film · 1928
Burning Daylight
Film · 1928
The Woman Who Did Not Care
Film · 1927
Slide, Kelly, Slide
Film · 1927
Quarantined Rivals
Film · 1927
Backstage
Film · 1927
The Down Grade
Film · 1927
The College Widow
Film · 1927
Snowbound
Film · 1927
Babe Comes Home
Film · 1927
Lightning
Film · 1927
Arizona Bound
Film · 1927
Brown of Harvard
Film · 1926
The Desert's Toll
Film · 1926
Rose of the Desert
Film · 1925
Courage of Wolfheart
Film · 1925
Bad Man from Bodie
Film · 1925
Fangs of Wolfheart
Film · 1925
The Big Stunt
Film · 1925
The Black Cyclone
Film · 1925
Red Blood and Blue
Film · 1925
Whistling Jim
Film · 1925
Sporting West
Film · 1925
Riders of the Sand Storm
Film · 1925
Wolfheart's Revenge
Film · 1925
The Avenger
Film · 1924
The Eagle's Claw
Film · 1924
End of the Rope
Film · 1923
Cyclone Jones
Film · 1923
Riders at Night
Film · 1923
$1,000 Reward
Film · 1923
Uncensored Movies
Film · 1923
The Ropin' Fool
Film · 1922
The Trail of Hate
Film · 1922
Across the Border
Film · 1922
The Cowboy King
Film · 1922
Rounding Up the Law
Film · 1922
The Freshie
Film · 1922
Blaze Away
Film · 1922
Remembrance
Film · 1922
The Jack Rider
Film · 1921
The Vengeance Trail
Film · 1921
Western Firebrands
Film · 1921
Cupid the Cowpuncher
Film · 1920
Godless Men
Film · 1920
Jubilo
Film · 1919
Almost a Husband
Film · 1919