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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
220

Gender
Male

Birthday
April 25, 1899 (127 years old)

Place of Birth
Decatur, Texas, USA

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

1962Buttons and Her Beausas
1961The Comancherosas Ed McBain - Gunrunner (uncredited)
1960The Alamoas Lt. 'Irish' Finn
1960Five Bold Womenas 'Big Foot' - the wagon driver
1960Home from the Hillas Hugh Macauley (uncredited)
1957The Restless Gunas Jeff Bonsell
1957The Hired Gunas Elby Kirby
1957Wagon Trainas Calvin Bryngelson
1957Sugarfootas Moose McKlintock
1957Tales of Wells Fargoas Mike Forbes
1956Man from Del Rioas Fred Jasper
1956Circus Boyas
1956U.S. Marshallas Jones
1956Hidden Gunsas Kingford
1956Fremont: The Trailblazeras Cassidy
1955My Friend Flickaas Jeb Taylor
1955Cheyenneas Prairie Dog
1955Gunsmokeas Groat
1954The Outlaw's Daughteras Moose, Deputy
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Buffalo
1954The Adventures of Rin Tin Tinas Sgt. Muldoon
1954Massacre Canyonas Pvt. Archibald Allen
1954Southwest Passageas Tall Tale
1953The Life Of Rileyas Finnegan
1952Hangman's Knotas Smitty
1952Springfield Rifleas Sgt. Snow
1951Man in the Saddleas Bourke Prine
1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickokas Tulsa Jack
1951Al Jennings of Oklahomaas Lon Tuttle
1950Rocky Mountainas Pap Dennison (CSA)
1950Hoedownas Small Potatoes
1949Brimstoneas Art Benson
1949Bad Men of Tombstoneas Red Fisk
1948Smoky Mountain Melodyas Saddle Grease Williams
1948Station Westas Mick Marion
1947Road to the Big Houseas Butch McQuinn
1947Smoky River Serenadeas Wagon Wheel (as Big Boy Williams)
1947King of the Wild Horsesas Jed Acker (as Big Boy Williams)
1947Over the Santa Fe Trailas Big Boy Jackson
1946Singin' in the Cornas Hank
1946Singing on the Trailas Big Boy Webster
1946Cowboy Bluesas Big Boy Stover
1946That Texas Jamboreeas Big Boy Frazer
1946Throw a Saddle on a Staras Big Boy
1945Song of the Prairieas Big Boy Jackson
1945Rhythm Round-Upas Zeke Winslow
1945The Man Who Walked Aloneas Champ
1945Sing Me a Song of Texasas Big Boy
1944Belle of the Yukonas Sheriff Mervin Maitland
1944Nevadaas Dusty
1944Swing in the Saddleas 'Tiny' Baldwin
1944Cowboy and the Senoritaas 'Teddy' Bear
1944Cowboy Canteenas Spud Harrigan
1944Hands Across the Borderas Teddy Bear
1943Minesweeperas CPO Ichabod Ferdinand 'Fixit' Smith
1943The Desperadoesas Nitro Rankin
1943Stars on Horsebackas
1942American Empireas Sailaway
1942Silver Queenas Blackie
1942Between Us Girlsas Father of the Boys
1942Lure of the Islandsas Jinx
1942Mr. Wise Guyas Luke Manning
1942The Bugle Soundsas Sgt. Krims
1941Mr. Bug Goes to Townas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1941Swamp Wateras Bud Dorson
1941You'll Never Get Richas Kewpie Blain
1941Riders of Death Valleyas Borax Bill
1941Billy the Kidas Ed Bronson (blacksmith)
1941Country Fairas Gunther Potts
1941Six Lessons From Madame La Zongaas Alvin
1940Santa Fe Trailas Windy Brody
1940Dulcyas Henry
1940Pleased to Mitt Youas Chuck Brenner
1940Money and the Womanas Mr. Adle
1940Wagons Westwardas Jake Hardman
1940Alias the Deaconas Bull Gumbatz
1940Virginia Cityas Marblehead
1940Castle on the Hudsonas Mike Cagle
1940The Fighting 69thas Paddy Dolan
1939Fugitive at Largeas Conway (as Guinn Williams)
1939Legion of Lost Flyersas Jake Halley
1939Blackmailas Moose McCarthy
1939Bad Landsas Billy Sweet
1939Mutiny on the Blackhawkas Blake - the First Mate
19396,000 Enemiesas Maxie
1939Street of Missing Menas T-Bone
1939Dodge Cityas Tex Baird
1939Pardon Our Nerveas Samson Smith
1938I Demand Paymentas Happy Crofton
1938Down in 'Arkansaw'as Juble Butler
1938Hold That Co-edas Mike Wurgerski
1938Crashing Through Dangeras Slim
1938Army Girlas Ross
1938Professor Bewareas Motorcycle Cop
1938The Marines Are Hereas Sgt. Gibbons
1938You and Meas Taxi
1938Everybody's Doing Itas 'Softy' Blane
1937Wise Girlas Mike
1937The Bad Man of Brimstoneas Vulch McCreedy
1937My Dear Miss Aldrichas An Attendant
1937Big Cityas Danny Devlin
1937She's No Ladyas Jeff
1937The Singing Marineas Dopey
1937Flying Fistsas Slug Cassidy
1937Girls Can Playas Det. Lt. Ed Flannagan
1937Dangerous Holidayas Duke Edwards
1937A Star Is Bornas Posture Coach
1937Don't Tell the Wifeas Lazarus "Cupid" Dougal
1937You Only Live Onceas Rogers
1936Career Womanas Bede Sanders
1936North of Nomeas Haage
1936End of the Trailas Bob Hildreth
1936The Big Gameas Pete Jenkins
1936The Vigilantes Are Comingas Salvation
1936Kelly the Secondas Cecil Joseph Callahan
1936Grand Juryas Joseph Britt
1936The Champ's a Chumpas Spike
1936Love on a Betas Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted)
1936Muss 'em Upas 'Red' Cable
1935The Littlest Rebelas Sergeant Dudley
1935Miss Pacific Fleetas Nicholas 'Nick', Annie's Boyfriend
1935Gun Playas Bill Williams
1935The Law of 45'sas Tucson Two-Gun Smith
1935Powdersmoke Rangeas Lullaby Joslin
1935Danger Trailsas Bob Wilson
1935Society Feveras Edgar Prouty
1935Village Taleas Ben Roberts
1935The Glass Keyas Jeff
1935Private Worldsas Jerry Stone
1935One in a Millionas Spike McGafferty
1935Big Boy Rides Againas Tom Duncan
1934The Silver Streakas Higgins
1934Cowboy Holidayas Buck Sawyer
1934Flirtation Walkas Sleepy
1934Thunder Over Texasas Ted Wright
1934Romance in the Rainas Panya Mankiewicz
1934Here Comes the Navyas Dance-Floor Manager
1934Half a Sinneras 'Bull' Moran
1934Cheatersas Detective Sweeney
1934The Undie-Worldas Bugsy McHugh
1934Palookaas Slats (uncredited)
1933The Mystery Squadronas Bill 'Jellybean' Cook
1933College Coachas Matthews
1933Rafter Romanceas Fritzie
1933Man of the Forestas Big Boy
1933Laughing at Lifeas Jones
1933The Phantom Broadcastas Sandy Higgins
1932The Devil Is Drivingas Mac
1932You Said a Mouthfulas Swimmer Joe Holt (uncredited)
1932Boys Will Be Boysas Butch
1932Heritage of the Desertas Lefty
193270,000 Witnessesas Connors
1932Drifting Soulsas Bing
1932Polly of the Circusas Eric
1932Ladies of the Juryas Steve Bromm (uncredited)
1932Running Hollywoodas Scratchface Henchman
1931War Mamasas Doughboy
1931The Phantomas Dick Mallory
1931Catch-As Catch-Canas Strangler Sullivan
1931The Great Meadowas Rubin Hall
1931The Bachelor Fatheras Dick Berney
1930College Loversas Tiny Courtley
1930Liliomas Hollinger
1930The Bad Manas Red Giddings
1930The Big Fightas Tiger
1930City Girlas Reaper
1929The Forward Passas Honey Smith
1929Lucky Staras Martin Wrenn
1929From Headquartersas Gunnery Sergeant Wilmer
1928My Manas Joe Halsey
1928Noah's Arkas Al Wilson / Ham
1928Beggars of Lifeas Baker's Cart Driver (uncredited)
1928Vamping Venusas Mars
1928Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bathas Sweeney
1928Burning Daylightas English Harry (as Big Boy Williams)
1927The College Widowas Don White (as Big Boy Williams)
1927The Down Gradeas Ed Holden
1927Lightningas Cuth Stewart
1927The Woman Who Did Not Careas Lars
1927Babe Comes Homeas Baseball Player (as Big Boy Williams)
1927Snowboundas Bull Morgan
1927Arizona Boundas Cowboy
1927Backstageas Mike Donovan
1927Slide, Kelly, Slideas McLean
1927Quarantined Rivalsas Joe, the plumber
1926The Desert's Tollas Henchman
1926Brown of Harvardas Hal Walter
1925The Big Stuntas
1925The Black Cycloneas Jim Lawson
1925Courage of Wolfheartas
1925Riders of the Sand Stormas The Cowboy
1925Rose of the Desertas Cowboy (as Big Boy Williams)
1925Whistling Jimas Whistling Jim
1925Sporting Westas
1925Bad Man from Bodieas
1925Wolfheart's Revengeas Jack Stanley
1925Red Blood and Blueas Tom Butler
1925Fangs of Wolfheartas
1924The Eagle's Clawas Dan Carson
1924The Avengeras Nat Sherwood
1923Uncensored Moviesas
1923$1,000 Rewardas
1923Riders at Nightas
1923End of the Ropeas
1923Cyclone Jonesas Cyclone Jones
1922The Freshieas Charles Taylor
1922The Ropin' Foolas The Foreman
1922Blaze Awayas Big Boy
1922Remembranceas
1922The Trail of Hateas Silent Kerry
1922The Cowboy Kingas Dud Smiley
1922Rounding Up the Lawas Larry Connell
1922Across the Borderas Andy Fowler
1921Western Firebrandsas Billy Fargo
1921The Vengeance Trailas Big Boy Bronson
1921The Jack Rideras Frank Stevens
1920Godless Menas Seaman
1920Cupid the Cowpuncheras Hairoil Johnson
1919Jubiloas Man Shooting Pool with Bert (uncredited)
1919Almost a Husbandas

Production

1935Danger Trails...Story
1925Red Blood and Blue...Story
1921The Vengeance Trail...Story
1921The Jack Rider...Writer