Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Known for Acting · 220 credits
- Born
- 1899-04-25
- Died
- 1962-06-06
- Place of birth
- Decatur, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Guinn Terrell Williams Jr. · Big Boy Williams · Gwinn Williams · Gwynn Williams · Tex 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
TV Shows (13)
Wagon Train
1957
as Calvin Bryngelson
Cheyenne
1955
as Prairie Dog
Gunsmoke
1955
as Groat
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Mike Forbes
Sugarfoot
1957
as Moose McKlintock
The Life Of Riley
1953
as Finnegan
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Tulsa Jack
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Buffalo
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
as Sgt. Muldoon
The Restless Gun
1957
as Jeff Bonsell
My Friend Flicka
1955
as Jeb Taylor
Circus Boy
1956
U.S. Marshall
1956
as Jones
Movies (207)
The Desperadoes
1943
as Nitro Rankin
The Alamo
1960
as Lt. 'Irish' Finn
The Comancheros
1961
as Ed McBain - Gunrunner (uncredited)
Swamp Water
1941
as Bud Dorson
Uncensored Movies
1923
Brimstone
1949
as Art Benson
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951
as Lon Tuttle
Flirtation Walk
1934
as Sleepy
Virginia City
1940
as Marblehead
Whistling Jim
1925
as Whistling Jim
A Star Is Born
1937
as Posture Coach
Dulcy
1940
as Henry
Dodge City
1939
as Tex Baird
Country Fair
1941
as Gunther Potts
The Avenger
1924
as Nat Sherwood
Blackmail
1939
as Moose McCarthy
Big City
1937
as Danny Devlin
Arizona Bound
1927
as Cowboy
Liliom
1930
as Hollinger
Beggars of Life
1928
as Baker's Cart Driver (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Windy Brody
Hidden Guns
1956
as Kingford
Flying Fists
1937
as Slug Cassidy
Hoedown
1950
as Small Potatoes
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Paddy Dolan
Burning Daylight
1928
as English Harry (as Big Boy Williams)
Station West
1948
as Mick Marion
Cowboy Canteen
1944
as Spud Harrigan
Southwest Passage
1954
as Tall Tale
Nevada
1944
as Dusty
You and Me
1938
as Taxi
College Lovers
1930
as Tiny Courtley
Western Firebrands
1921
as Billy Fargo
Man in the Saddle
1951
as Bourke Prine
The Freshie
1922
as Charles Taylor
Blaze Away
1922
as Big Boy
Home from the Hill
1960
as Hugh Macauley (uncredited)
Minesweeper
1943
as CPO Ichabod Ferdinand 'Fixit' Smith
Army Girl
1938
as Ross
Noah's Ark
1928
as Al Wilson / Ham
You Only Live Once
1937
as Rogers
Billy the Kid
1941
as Ed Bronson (blacksmith)
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
1941
as Alvin
Jubilo
1919
as Man Shooting Pool with Bert (uncredited)
City Girl
1930
as Reaper
Hangman's Knot
1952
as Smitty
American Empire
1942
as Sailaway
You'll Never Get Rich
1941
as Kewpie Blain
Springfield Rifle
1952
as Sgt. Snow
Village Tale
1935
as Ben Roberts
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
as Champ
The Big Fight
1930
as Tiger
The Littlest Rebel
1935
as Sgt. Dudley
Gun Play
1935
as Bill Williams
The Singing Marine
1937
as Dopey
Swing in the Saddle
1944
as 'Tiny' Baldwin
Mr. Wise Guy
1942
as Luke Manning
The Silver Streak
1934
as Higgins
Belle of the Yukon
1944
as Sheriff Mervin Maitland
70,000 Witnesses
1932
as Connors
The Bad Man
1930
as Red Giddings
Riders of Death Valley
1941
as Borax Bill
Man from Del Rio
1956
as Fred Jasper
Muss 'em Up
1936
as 'Red' Cable
Here Comes the Navy
1934
as Dance-Floor Manager
Everybody's Doing It
1938
as 'Softy' Blane
Silver Queen
1942
as Blackie
Wise Girl
1937
as Mike
Powdersmoke Range
1935
as Lullaby Joslin
Professor Beware
1938
as Motorcycle Cop
Man of the Forest
1933
as Big Boy
Smoky Mountain Melody
1948
as Saddle Grease Williams
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Mike Cagle
End of the Trail
1936
as Bob Hildreth
Heritage of the Desert
1932
as Lefty
Drifting Souls
1932
as Bing
Career Woman
1936
as Bede Sanders
Mr. Bug Goes to Town
1941
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Singing on the Trail
1946
as Big Boy Webster
Throw a Saddle on a Star
1946
as Big Boy
The Hired Gun
1957
as Elby Kirby
The Devil Is Driving
1932
as Mac
Massacre Canyon
1954
as Pvt. Archibald Allen
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928
as Sweeney
Don't Tell the Wife
1937
as Lazarus "Cupid" Dougal
Money and the Woman
1940
as Mr. Adle
Rafter Romance
1933
as Fritzie
The Woman Who Did Not Care
1927
as Lars
Lucky Star
1929
as Martin Wrenn
Danger Trails
1935
as Bob Wilson
The Great Meadow
1931
as Rubin Hall
Across the Border
1922
as Andy Fowler
Cowboy and the Senorita
1944
as 'Teddy' Bear
Between Us Girls
1942
as Father of the Boys
Laughing at Life
1933
as Jones
College Coach
1933
as Matthews
Palooka
1934
as Slats (uncredited)
From Headquarters
1929
as Gunnery Sergeant Wilmer
The Bugle Sounds
1942
as Sgt. Krims
Dangerous Holiday
1937
as Duke Edwards
Cowboy Blues
1946
as Big Boy Stover
Rocky Mountain
1950
as Pap Dennison (CSA)
Private Worlds
1935
as Jerry Stone
Pardon Our Nerve
1939
as Samson Smith
Rounding Up the Law
1922
as Larry Connell
Rhythm Round-Up
1945
as Zeke Winslow
Half a Sinner
1934
as 'Bull' Moran
Cowboy Holiday
1934
as Buck Sawyer
The Phantom
1931
as Dick Mallory
Bad Lands
1939
as Billy Sweet
Crashing Through Danger
1938
as Slim
Bad Men of Tombstone
1949
as Red Fisk
The Big Game
1936
as Pete Jenkins
War Mamas
1931
as Doughboy
Lightning
1927
as Cuth Stewart
Ladies of the Jury
1932
as Steve Bromm (uncredited)
Society Fever
1935
as Edgar Prouty
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
1939
as Blake - the First Mate
My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937
as An Attendant
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Vulch McCreedy
About Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
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 S… With 220 credits spanning from 1919 to 1962, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams has appeared in 207 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Movies
- The Desperadoes (1943) — as Nitro Rankin
- The Alamo (1960) — as Lt. 'Irish' Finn
- The Comancheros (1961) — as Ed McBain - Gunrunner (uncredited)
- Swamp Water (1941) — as Bud Dorson
- Uncensored Movies (1923)
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