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Bill Williams

Acting · Born May 21, 1915 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

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).

Movies with Bill Williams

• King Kong (1933) — Theatre Usher (uncredited)
• Rio Lobo (1970) — Blackthorne Sheriff Pat Cronin
• The Body Snatcher (1945) — Survis - Medical Student (uncredited)
• Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) — Bud Felton
• The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) — Dutch
• West of the Pecos (1945) — Tex Evans
• The Hallelujah Trail (1965) — Lt. Brady (uncredited)
• Back to Bataan (1945) — (uncredited)
• Tickle Me (1965) — Deputy Sturdivant
• Law of the Lawless (1964) — Silas Miller
• A Woman's Secret (1949) — Lee Crenshaw
• A Fire in the Sky (1978) — Dale Turner

TV shows with Bill Williams

• The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
• Date with the Angels (1957)