George A. Williams
Acting
Biography
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Born: August 11, 1854
Place of Birth: Kinnickinnic, Wisconsin, USA
Known For
The Dumb Girl of Portici
Fenella, a poor Italian girl, falls in love with a Spanish nobleman, but their affair triggers a revolution and national catastrophe.
Hurricane Hal
A young Texan known as "Hurricane Hal," saves Bill Adams from Mexican bandits. In gratitude, Adams gives Hal a job on his ranch
The First Degree
Sam Bass receives a summons to testify before a grand jury, and not realizing that the matter concerns sheep-stealing he assumes it to concern the murder of his brother, Will.
The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight
Two tramps hold up small-town Ferndale's railway station night operator Helen, lock her in a closet, and escape. Later, standing on a bridge over the freight yards, Helen sees the two bandits aboard an outgoing freight and drops onto the roof of the car from above as it crosses underneath. A chase along the roofs of the speeding cars ensues.
The Pay Train
Helen, overhearing Tony and his accomplices plotting to derail the pay train and steal its money, is thrown into a cattle car; grabbing a revolver which one of the men has dropped, she shoots the wire controlling the semaphore arm, which then swings up and flashes the danger flag, thus averting disaster in the nick of time.
The Queen of Aces
"In "Queen of Aces" released through Universal she [Wanda Wiley] appears as an athletic young woman whom her prospective father-in-law characterizes as a he-woman and forbids her to come to a party in his home. Wanda puts on male attire even donning a mustache. Father takes a shine to the "boy" when "he" says the party is too tame and they slip away to a poker party. The place is raided but they make a getaway and there is a general mix- up when the "boy" is seen slipping into a girl's bedroom." - Synopsis via The Moving Picture World
The Long Chance
Harley P. Hennage, town gambler, takes under his protection Dana Corbaly when her widowed mother dies. He becomes suspicious of the motives of Bob McGraw, a young engineer who has come to town to investigate the mining claim of Dana's father, John Corbaly. But events reveal that he is only the tool of Corbaly's former partner, capitalist T. Morgan Carey.
The Fire Eater
Partners "Smilin' Bob" Corey and Jim O'Neil are forest rangers sent to peacefully "penetrate" Paradise Valley, which is scheduled to become part of a national park. Although the townspeople are sullen about their presence, they manage to befriend Marie Roselli, an Italian girl whose brother Wolf owns a cattle ranch and from they obtain supplies. Before they; know it, Bob and Jim get caught up in a kidnapping, an illegal logging ring, and a murder.
The Hazards of Helen
The Hazards of Helen is an American melodramatic adventure film serial of 119 twelve-minute episodes released between November 7, 1914 and February 24, 1917. Most episodes of this serial are presumed lost.
Thundering Romance
A cowboy sets out to help a pretty young girl who is about to lose her ranch when crooks plan to foreclose on it because she doesn't have enough money to make her mortgage payment. He puts together a cattle drive in order to sell the herd to raise the money to pay off the note, but when the crooks hear about this, they make plans to stampede the herd along the way.
Filmography
as Teamster (uncredited)
as Bill Adams
as The Boy's Father
as The Oil Representative
as Judge
as Sheriff
as Dr. Taylor
as Calvert Carter
as Scott McPherson
as Barnaby Forest
as Mort Frame
as Silas Prescott
as Black Hill
as Various Role
as George Summers
as 'Dad' Morley
as The Sheriff
as Fleming
as Stanton Grey
as Chief Dispatcher
as Division Superintendant
as Purdy - the Rancher
as Hedley
as Banker Randall
as Superintendent of the Road
as Morton of the United Fruit Growers
as Mr. Purdy
as Mr. Grayson
as The President of the Railroad
as Superintendent Purdy
as Landers - the President of the Railroad
as The President of the Railroad
as The President of the Railroad
as The Butler - Ex-Telegrapher
as Mr. Benton - Dick's Father
as The President of the Road
as Kent - the Veteran Engineer
as Benton
as The Bank Official
as Superintendent Waller
as Greggs - the Diamond Dealer
as Sinton
as The Sheriff
as 1st Foreign Agent
as The Doctor
as Senator Brown
as Auditor Blake
as Chilton - Dealer in Antiques
as Mr. Burkett - Eleanor's Father
as Engineer Trent
as The Chief Dispatcher
as The Construction Boss
as Pop Bates
as The President of the Western Railway
as The Train Despatcher
as The Governor (as George Williams)
as Railroad President Benton
as Markey - Division Superintendent
as Loring - Division Superintendent
as Pike - Chief of the Railroad Detectives
as McKay - Division Superintendent
as Norton - Chief of the Smuggling Gang
as Gerald - Division Superintendent
as Griffin - a Traveler
as O'Malley - Section Foreman
as Deering - Head of the Wharf Rat Gang
as Gerald - Engineer of the Power Plant
as Sharky - Agent of the Rival Road
as Williams - Owner of the Boss Mine
as Passenger Conductor
as Corning - Conductor
as Spud Hogan - Tommy's Pal
as Duncan - Secret Service Detective
as The Constable
as Wilkens - the Paymaster
as Cleland - the Trainmaster
as Houk - a Detective
as Tom O'Grady - Section Foreman
as Haddon, the Contractor
as G.H. Manning
as John Gates
as Henry FIelding - Banker