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William Henry

William Henry

Acting1914Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

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William Albert Henry (November 10, 1914 – August 10, 1982) was an American actor working in Hollywood movies.

Born in Los Angeles in 1914, Henry started as a child actor, then was a hero in B-movies (mainly westerns), and ended his career as a character actor. He also appeared in various roles on episodes of many TV series. He was a member of the John Ford Stock Company and appeared 12 times for Ford.

Henry was active with the Pasadena Community Playhouse.

His brother was the character actor Thomas Browne Henry.

Henry was married and divorced twice. His first marriage was to Grace Durkin, with whom he had son Michael and daughter Michele. His and his second wife, Barbara Knudson, were the parents of William "Bill" Henry, Jr. (b. 1958).

Acting History

1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
TVas Thurmond1 eps
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TVas Executive1 eps
1969
Mayberry R.F.D.
TVas Mr. Wilkerson1 eps
1967
The Virginian
TVas Player1 eps
1966
El Dorado
as Sheriff Dodd Draper
1965
1964
Cheyenne Autumn
as Infantry Captain (uncredited)
1963
Rawhide
TVas Poker Player1 eps
1962
How the West Was Won
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Gambler (uncredited)
Flashing Spikes
as Assistant Commissioner
1961
Two Rode Together
as Gambler (uncredited)
The Rebel
TVas Ab Jason1 eps
1960
Sergeant Rutledge
as Capt. Dwyer (uncredited)
The Alamo
as Dr. Sutherland
Bat Masterson
TVas Sheriff Brady1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Frank Callister aka Frank Carter / Collard - Bartender / Sheriff Jason / Sheriff Moss / George Wallace1 eps
1958
The Last Hurrah
as Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Gunsmoke in Tucson
as Sheriff Will Blaine (as Bill Henry)
The Female Animal
as Delivery Man (uncredited)
Yancy Derringer
TVas Fargo
Behind Closed Doors
TVas Herb Goodwin
1957
Spook Chasers
as Harry Shelby
Man Afraid
as Reporter (uncredited)
1956
1953
Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Bill Anderson (as Bill Henry)
Torpedo Alley
as Instructor
Savage Frontier
as Dan Longley
1952
Thundering Caravans
as Bert Cranston (as Bill Henry)
1950
The Old Frontier
as Doctor Tom Creighton
Motor Patrol
as Officer Larry Collins
Federal Man
as Agent Phil Sherrin
The Cisco Kid
TVas Jed Barton
1949
1948
Women in the Night
as Major Von Arnheim
The Denver Kid
as Tim Roberts
1947
Trail to San Antone
as Rick Malloy
1946
The Fabulous Suzanne
as William Harris
G.I. War Brides
as Capt. Roger Kirby
1944
Going My Way
as Doctor (uncredited)
Tiger Man
as Roger Collins
The Navy Way
as Malcolm Randall
Silent Partner
as Jeffrey Swales
Call of the South Seas
as Agent Paul Russell
1943
Johnny Come Lately
as Pete Dougherty
Tornado
as Bob Ramsey
Calaboose
as Tom Pendergrast (as Bill Henry)
Nearly Eighteen
as Jack Leonard (as Bill Henry)
Women in Bondage
as Heinz Radtke (as Bill Henry)
Sarong Girl
as Jeff Baxter
Alaska Highway
as Steve Ormsby (as Bill Henry)
Socks Appeal
as Terry Kelly
False Faces
as Don Westcott (as Bill Henry)
1942
Sweater Girl
as Happy Dudley
A Gentleman After Dark
as Paul Rutherford
Klondike Fury
as Jim Armstrong (as Bill Henry)
Rubber Racketeers
as Bill Barry (as Bill Henry)
The Great Glover
as Terry Kelly
Pardon My Stripes
as Henry Platt
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
as Allan Keats
Dance Hall
as Joe Brooks
1940
Parole Fixer
as Scott Britton
Cherokee Strip
as Tom Cross
Queen of the Mob
as Bert Webster
Emergency Squad
as Peter Barton
The Way of All Flesh
as Paul Kriza Jr.
Jennie
as George Schermer
1939
Television Spy
as Douglas Cameron
Ambush
as Charlie Hartman
I'm from Missouri
as Joel Streight
Geronimo
as Lt. John Steele, Jr.
Persons in Hiding
as Agent Dan Waldron
The Arizona Wildcat
as Donald Clark
1938
Yellow Jack
as Breen
Four Men and a Prayer
as Rodney Leigh
A Man to Remember
as Howard Sykes
Campus Confessions
as Wayne Atterbury, Jr.
1937
Madame X
as Hugh Fariman Jr.
Double or Nothing
as Egbert Clark
What Do You Think?
as John Dough
Mama Runs Wild
as Paul Fowler
1936
The Perfect Set-Up
as Alan E. Saunders (uncredited)
Tarzan Escapes
as Eric Parker
Exclusive Story
as James Witherspoon Jr.
1935
China Seas
as Rockwell
Society Doctor
as Frank Snowden
The Perfect Tribute
as Soldier (uncredited)
1934
The Thin Man
as Gilbert Wynant
A Wicked Woman
as Curtis 'Curt' Stroud. aka Curtis Trice

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/10/1914
Day of Death
8/10/1982
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA