Acting · Brooklyn, New York, USA · Born May 21, 1915
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.
MovieGoldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
1981
as Cowboy Bob
TV240-Robert
1979
MovieWhen the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
as Self
TVB. J. and the Bear
1979
MovieA Fire in the Sky
1978
as Dale Turner
Movie69 Minutes
1976
MovieThe Flight of the Grey Wolf
1976
as The Sheriff
MovieThe Giant Spider Invasion
1975
as Dutch
Movie125 Rooms of Comfort
1974
TVPolice Woman
1974
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
TVThe Rookies
1972
TVEmergency!
1972
TVPrimus
1971
MovieScandalous John
1971
as Sheriff Hart
MovieRio Lobo
1970
as Blackthorne Sheriff Pat Cronin
TVAdam-12
1968
as William Taylor
MovieBuckskin
1968
as Frank Cody
TVIronside
1967
TVBatman
1966
as Multimillionaire
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as David Warren
TVThe Wild Wild West
1965
MovieSpaceflight IC-1
1965
as Capt. Mead Ralston
MovieTickle Me
1965
as Deputy Sturdivant
MovieThe Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Lt. Brady (uncredited)
MovieA Letter to Nancy
1965
as George Reed
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Caleb Trevor
MovieLaw of the Lawless
1964
as Silas Miller
MovieStampede at Bitter Creek
1962
as Paul Forbes
TVThe Investigators
1961
MovieThe Sergeant Was a Lady
1961
as Col. House
MovieThe Alamo
1960
as Tennessean (uncredited)
Assignment: Underwater
1960
as Bill Greer
MovieHell to Eternity
1960
as Leonard
MovieOklahoma Territory
1960
as Temple Houston
MovieA Dog's Best Friend
1959
as Wesley 'Wes' Thurman
TVMen Into Space
1959
TVLaramie
1959
MovieThe Scarface Mob
1959
as Martin Flaherty
MovieAlaska Passage
1959
as Al Graham
TVRawhide
1959
as Tom Bickle
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Martin Flaherty
TVYancy Derringer
1958
as Duke Winslow
MovieLegion of the Doomed
1958
MovieSpace Master X-7
1958
as John Hand
MovieSlim Carter
1957
as Frank Hanneman
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Mike Preston
TVM Squad
1957
as Jerry Langdon
MoviePawnee
1957
as Matt Delaney
TVDate with the Angels
1957
MovieThe Storm Rider
1957
as Sheriff Colton
MovieThe Halliday Brand
1957
as Clay Halliday
MovieThe Broken Star
1956
as Deputy Marshal Bill Gentry
MovieThe Wild Dakotas
1956
as Jim Henry
MovieHell's Horizon
1955
as Paul Jenkins
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Red
MovieApache Ambush
1955
as James Kingston
MovieWiretapper
1955
as James Arthur Vaus, Jr.
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Donald Abbott
MovieThe Outlaw's Daughter
1954
as Jess Raidley aka Big Red
TVLassie
1954
MovieRacing Blood
1954
as Tex
MovieTorpedo Alley
1953
as Tom Graham
Music at the Meadowbrook
1953
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Stewart Davidson
MovieSon of Paleface
1952
as Kirk
MovieThe Pace That Thrills
1952
as Richard L. 'Dusty' Weston
MovieRose of Cimarron
1952
as George Newcomb
TVDragnet
1951
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Ed Sawyer
MovieHavana Rose
1951
as Tex Thompson
TVThe Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
MovieThe Last Outpost
1951
as Sgt. Tucker
MovieThe Great Missouri Raid
1951
as Jim Younger
MovieBlue Blood
1951
as Bill Manning
MovieCalifornia Passage
1950
as Bob Martin
MovieRookie Fireman
1950
as Joe Blake
MovieThe Cariboo Trail
1950
as Mike Evans
MovieOperation Haylift
1950
as Bill Masters
MovieBlue Grass of Kentucky
1950
as Lin McIvor
MovieA Dangerous Profession
1949
as Claude Brackett
MovieFighting Man of the Plains
1949
as Marshall Johnny Tancred
MovieThe Stratton Story
1949
as Eddie Dibson
MovieThe Clay Pigeon
1949
as Jim Fletcher
Adventures In Jazz
1949
MovieA Woman's Secret
1949
as Lee Crenshaw
MovieA Likely Story
1947
as Bill
MovieTill the End of Time
1946
as Perry Kincheloe
MovieDeadline at Dawn
1946
as Alex Winkler
MovieSing Your Way Home
1945
as Officer (uncredited)
MovieJohnny Angel
1945
as Big Sailor (uncredited)
MovieWest of the Pecos
1945
as Tex Evans
MovieThose Endearing Young Charms
1945
as Jerry
MovieBack to Bataan
1945
as (uncredited)
MovieThe Body Snatcher
1945
as Survis - Medical Student (uncredited)
MovieThirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
as Bud Felton
MovieMurder in the Blue Room
1944
as Larry (as Bill MacWilliams)
MovieKing Kong
1933
as Theatre Usher (uncredited)
