Acting
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.
Filmography
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Film · 1981
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Film · 1979
B. J. and the Bear
Series · 1979
240-Robert
Series · 1979
A Fire in the Sky
Film · 1978
69 Minutes
Film · 1976
The Flight of the Grey Wolf
Film · 1976
The Giant Spider Invasion
Film · 1975
125 Rooms of Comfort
Film · 1974
Police Woman
Series · 1974
The Rookies
Series · 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
Series · 1972
Emergency!
Series · 1972
Scandalous John
Film · 1971
Primus
Series · 1971
Rio Lobo
Film · 1970
Buckskin
Film · 1968
Adam-12
Series · 1968
Adam-12
Series · 1968
Eight on the Lam
Film · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
Batman
Series · 1966
Tickle Me
Film · 1965
A Letter to Nancy
Film · 1965
Spaceflight IC-1
Film · 1965
The Hallelujah Trail
Film · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The Wild Wild West
Series · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
Law of the Lawless
Film · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Stampede at Bitter Creek
Film · 1962
The Sergeant Was a Lady
Film · 1961
The Investigators
Series · 1961
Oklahoma Territory
Film · 1960
Hell to Eternity
Film · 1960
Assignment: Underwater
Series · 1960
Alaska Passage
Film · 1959
The Scarface Mob
Film · 1959
A Dog's Best Friend
Film · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Men Into Space
Series · 1959
Laramie
Series · 1959
Space Master X-7
Film · 1958
Legion of the Doomed
Film · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
Series · 1958
Yancy Derringer
Series · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
Series · 1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Series · 1958
The Halliday Brand
Film · 1957
Pawnee
Film · 1957
The Storm Rider
Film · 1957
Slim Carter
Film · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
M Squad
Series · 1957
Date with the Angels
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
The Wild Dakotas
Film · 1956
The Broken Star
Film · 1956
Apache Ambush
Film · 1955
Wiretapper
Film · 1955
Hell's Horizon
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Millionaire
Series · 1955
The Millionaire
Series · 1955
The Outlaw's Daughter
Film · 1954
Racing Blood
Film · 1954
Lassie
Series · 1954
Lassie
Series · 1954
Torpedo Alley
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
Music at the Meadowbrook
Series · 1953
Son of Paleface
Film · 1952
The Pace That Thrills
Film · 1952
Rose of Cimarron
Film · 1952
The Last Outpost
Film · 1951
The Great Missouri Raid
Film · 1951
Havana Rose
Film · 1951
Blue Blood
Film · 1951
Dragnet
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Operation Haylift
Film · 1950
The Cariboo Trail
Film · 1950
Blue Grass of Kentucky
Film · 1950
California Passage
Film · 1950
Rookie Fireman
Film · 1950
The Clay Pigeon
Film · 1949
The Stratton Story
Film · 1949
A Dangerous Profession
Film · 1949
A Woman's Secret
Film · 1949
Fighting Man of the Plains
Film · 1949
Adventures In Jazz
Series · 1949
A Likely Story
Film · 1947
Deadline at Dawn
Film · 1946
Till the End of Time
Film · 1946
West of the Pecos
Film · 1945
Those Endearing Young Charms
Film · 1945
The Body Snatcher
Film · 1945
Back to Bataan
Film · 1945
Johnny Angel
Film · 1945
Sing Your Way Home
Film · 1945
Murder in the Blue Room
Film · 1944
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Film · 1944
King Kong
Film · 1933