1915-05-21 ( 109 years old ) in 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).
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.
Movies
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
1981-02-19
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979-06-05
A Fire in the Sky
1978-11-26
69 Minutes
1976-10-06
The Flight of the Grey Wolf
1976-03-14
The Giant Spider Invasion
1975-10-16
125 Rooms of Comfort
1974-11-07
Scandalous John
1971-06-22
Rio Lobo
1970-04-01
Buckskin
1968-05-01
Spaceflight IC-1
1965-08-01
Tickle Me
1965-06-30
The Hallelujah Trail
1965-06-23
A Letter to Nancy
1965-01-14
Law of the Lawless
1964-05-13
The Sergeant Was a Lady
1961-10-04
Hell to Eternity
1960-08-01
Oklahoma Territory
1960-03-01
A Dog's Best Friend
1959-12-20
The Scarface Mob
1959-04-19
Alaska Passage
1959-02-11
Legion of the Doomed
1958-09-21
Space Master X-7
1958-06-01
Slim Carter
1957-11-01
Pawnee
1957-09-07
The Storm Rider
1957-03-01
The Halliday Brand
1957-01-01
The Broken Star
1956-04-01
The Wild Dakotas
1956-02-28
Hell's Horizon
1955-12-31
Apache Ambush
1955-08-24
Wiretapper
1955-08-10
The Outlaw's Daughter
1954-11-01
Torpedo Alley
1953-12-25
Son of Paleface
1952-07-14
The Pace That Thrills
1952-03-01
Rose of Cimarron
1952-01-28
Havana Rose
1951-09-15
The Last Outpost
1951-04-04
The Great Missouri Raid
1951-02-01
Blue Blood
1951-01-28
California Passage
1950-12-15
The Cariboo Trail
1950-08-01
The Flame and the Arrow
1950-07-07
Operation Haylift
1950-05-05
Blue Grass of Kentucky
1950-01-22
A Dangerous Profession
1949-12-10
Fighting Man of the Plains
1949-11-16
The Stratton Story
1949-05-12
The Clay Pigeon
1949-03-03
A Woman's Secret
1949-01-13
A Likely Story
1947-04-18
Till the End of Time
1946-07-23
Deadline at Dawn
1946-03-18
West of the Pecos
1945-08-10
Those Endearing Young Charms
1945-06-19
Back to Bataan
1945-05-30
The Body Snatcher
1945-05-25
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944-11-15
Murder in the Blue Room
1944-10-27
King Kong
1933-03-15
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