Portrait of William Henry

William Henry

Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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).

Born: November 10, 1914

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Filmography

1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Executive

1968
1968
Mayberry R.F.D.

as Mr. Wilkerson

1967
1966
El Dorado

as Sheriff Dodd Draper

1965
1964
Cheyenne Autumn

as Infantry Captain (uncredited)

1962
How the West Was Won

as Staff Officer (uncredited)

1962
Flashing Spikes

as Assistant Commissioner

1962
The Virginian

as Player

1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Gambler (uncredited)

1961
Two Rode Together

as Gambler (uncredited)

1960
The Alamo

as Dr. Sutherland

1960
Sergeant Rutledge

as Capt. Dwyer (uncredited)

1959
The Rebel

as Ab Jason

1959
1959
The Sunrise Gun

as Sheriff Moss

1959
Rawhide

as Corporal

1959
Rawhide

as Corey

1959
Rawhide

as Bartender

1959
Rawhide

as Poker Player

1958
The Last Hurrah

as Votes Tallyman (uncredited)

1958
Gunsmoke in Tucson

as Sheriff Will Blaine (as Bill Henry)

1958
Bat Masterson

as Sheriff Griff Hanley

1958
Bat Masterson

as Sheriff Brady

1958
1958
1958
Behind Closed Doors

as Herb Goodwin

1958
The Female Animal

as Delivery Man (uncredited)

1957
1957
Spook Chasers

as Harry Shelby

1957
Man Afraid

as Reporter (uncredited)

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Frank Callister aka Frank Carter

1956
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Collard - Bartender

1956
The Harder They Fall

as Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)

1956
Uranium Boom

as Joe McGinnus

1956
Three Bad Sisters

as Gans, the reporter

1955
1955
Gunsmoke

as Dave

1955
Gunsmoke

as Feeney

1955
Gunsmoke

as Waiter

1955
Mister Roberts

as Lt. Billings

1955
A Bullet for Joey

as Michael (uncredited)

1955
Jungle Moon Men

as Bob Prentice

1955
A Life at Stake

as Myles Norman

1955
1954
1954
Secret of the Incas

as Phillip Lang

1954
1953
Torpedo Alley

as Instructor

1953
1953
Savage Frontier

as Dan Longley

1953
Marshal of Cedar Rock

as Bill Anderson (as Bill Henry)

1952
Thundering Caravans

as Bert Cranston (as Bill Henry)

1951
Fury of the Congo

as Ronald Cameron

1950
The Old Frontier

as Doctor Tom Creighton

1950
Federal Man

as Agent Phil Sherrin

1950
Motor Patrol

as Officer Larry Collins

1949
1948
The Denver Kid

as Tim Roberts

1948
Women in the Night

as Major Von Arnheim

1947
Trail to San Antone

as Rick Malloy

1946
The Fabulous Suzanne

as William Harris

1946
1946
1946
G.I. War Brides

as Capt. Roger Kirby

1944
1944
Silent Partner

as Jeffrey Swales

1944
The Lady and the Monster

as Roger Collins

1944
Call of the South Seas

as Agent Paul Russell

1944
The Navy Way

as Malcolm Randall

1944
Going My Way

as Doctor (uncredited)

1943
Women in Bondage

as Heinz Radtke (as Bill Henry)

1943
Nearly Eighteen

as Jack Leonard (as Bill Henry)

1943
Johnny Come Lately

as Pete Dougherty

1943
Tornado

as Bob Ramsey

1943
Alaska Highway

as Steve Ormsby (as Bill Henry)

1943
Sarong Girl

as Jeff Baxter

1943
False Faces

as Don Westcott (as Bill Henry)

1943
Calaboose

as Tom Pendergrast (as Bill Henry)

1942
Sweater Girl

as Happy Dudley

1942
Rubber Racketeers

as Bill Barry (as Bill Henry)

1942
1942
A Gentleman After Dark

as Paul Rutherford

1942
Klondike Fury

as Jim Armstrong (as Bill Henry)

1942
Pardon My Stripes

as Henry Platt

1941
Blossoms in the Dust

as Allan Keats

1941
Dance Hall

as Joe Brooks

1940
Cherokee Strip

as Tom Cross

1940
The Way of All Flesh

as Paul Kriza Jr.

1940
Queen of the Mob

as Bert Webster

1940
Parole Fixer

as Scott Britton

1940
Emergency Squad

as Peter Barton

1939
Geronimo

as Lt. John Steele, Jr.

1939
Television Spy

as Douglas Cameron

1939
I'm from Missouri

as Joel Streight

1939
The Arizona Wildcat

as Donald Clark

1939
Persons in Hiding

as Agent Dan Waldron

1939
Ambush

as Charlie Hartman

1938
A Man to Remember

as Howard Sykes

1938
Campus Confessions

as Wayne Atterbury, Jr.

1938
Yellow Jack

as Breen

1938
Four Men and a Prayer

as Rodney Leigh

1937
Mama Runs Wild

as Paul Fowler

1937
What Do You Think?

as John Dough

1937
Madame X

as Hugh Fariman Jr.

1937
Double or Nothing

as Egbert Clark

1936
Tarzan Escapes

as Eric Parker

1936
The Perfect Set-Up

as Alan E. Saunders (uncredited)

1936
Exclusive Story

as James Witherspoon Jr.

1935
The Perfect Tribute

as Soldier (uncredited)

1935
China Seas

as Rockwell

1935
Society Doctor

as Frank Snowden

1934
A Wicked Woman

as Curtis 'Curt' Stroud. aka Curtis Trice

1934
The Thin Man

as Gilbert Wynant