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 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.
Filmography
Buttons and Her Beaus
Buttons and Her Beaus
The Comancheros
as Ed McBain - Gunrunner (uncredited)
The Comancheros
as Ed McBain - Gunrunner (uncredited)
The Alamo
as Lt. 'Irish' Finn
The Alamo
as Lt. 'Irish' Finn
The Hired Gun
as Elby Kirby
The Hired Gun
as Elby Kirby
Hidden Guns
as Kingford
Hidden Guns
as Kingford
The Outlaw's Daughter
as Moose, Deputy
The Outlaw's Daughter
as Moose, Deputy
Massacre Canyon
as Pvt. Archibald Allen
Massacre Canyon
as Pvt. Archibald Allen
Southwest Passage
as Tall Tale
Southwest Passage
as Tall Tale
Hangman's Knot
as Smitty
Hangman's Knot
as Smitty
Man in the Saddle
as Bourke Prine
Man in the Saddle
as Bourke Prine
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
as Lon Tuttle
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
as Lon Tuttle
Rocky Mountain
as Pap Dennison (CSA)
Rocky Mountain
as Pap Dennison (CSA)
Brimstone
as Art Benson
Brimstone
as Art Benson
Bad Men of Tombstone
as Red Fisk
Bad Men of Tombstone
as Red Fisk
Station West
as Mick Marion
Station West
as Mick Marion
King of the Wild Horses
as Jed Acker (as Big Boy Williams)
King of the Wild Horses
as Jed Acker (as Big Boy Williams)
Singin' in the Corn
as Hank
Singin' in the Corn
as Hank
Singing on the Trail
as Big Boy Webster
Singing on the Trail
as Big Boy Webster
Cowboy Blues
as Big Boy Stover
Cowboy Blues
as Big Boy Stover
That Texas Jamboree
as Big Boy Frazer
That Texas Jamboree
as Big Boy Frazer
Throw a Saddle on a Star
as Big Boy
Throw a Saddle on a Star
as Big Boy
Song of the Prairie
as Big Boy Jackson
Song of the Prairie
as Big Boy Jackson
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Champ
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Champ
Sing Me a Song of Texas
as Big Boy
Sing Me a Song of Texas
as Big Boy
Belle of the Yukon
as Sheriff Mervin Maitland
Belle of the Yukon
as Sheriff Mervin Maitland
Nevada
as Dusty
Nevada
as Dusty
Swing in the Saddle
as 'Tiny' Baldwin
Swing in the Saddle
as 'Tiny' Baldwin
Cowboy and the Senorita
as 'Teddy' Bear
Cowboy and the Senorita
as 'Teddy' Bear
Cowboy Canteen
as Spud Harrigan
Cowboy Canteen
as Spud Harrigan
American Empire
as Sailaway
American Empire
as Sailaway
The Bugle Sounds
as Sgt. Krims
The Bugle Sounds
as Sgt. Krims
Billy the Kid
as Ed Bronson (blacksmith)
Billy the Kid
as Ed Bronson (blacksmith)
Money and the Woman
as Mr. Adle
Money and the Woman
as Mr. Adle
Wagons Westward
as Jake Hardman
Wagons Westward
as Jake Hardman
Alias the Deacon
as Bull Gumbatz
Alias the Deacon
as Bull Gumbatz
Virginia City
as Marblehead
Virginia City
as Marblehead
Castle on the Hudson
as Mike Cagle
Castle on the Hudson
as Mike Cagle
The Fighting 69th
as Paddy Dolan
The Fighting 69th
as Paddy Dolan
Fugitive at Large
as Conway (as Guinn Williams)
Fugitive at Large
as Conway (as Guinn Williams)
Legion of Lost Flyers
as Jake Halley
Legion of Lost Flyers
as Jake Halley
Blackmail
as Moose McCarthy
Blackmail
as Moose McCarthy
Bad Lands
as Billy Sweet
Bad Lands
as Billy Sweet
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Blake - the First Mate
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Blake - the First Mate
6,000 Enemies
as Maxie
6,000 Enemies
as Maxie
Dodge City
as Tex Baird
Dodge City
as Tex Baird
Pardon Our Nerve
as Samson Smith
Pardon Our Nerve
as Samson Smith
I Demand Payment
as Happy Crofton
I Demand Payment
as Happy Crofton
Down in 'Arkansaw'
as Juble Butler
Down in 'Arkansaw'
as Juble Butler
Hold That Co-ed
as Mike Wurgerski
Hold That Co-ed
as Mike Wurgerski
Crashing Through Danger
as Slim
Crashing Through Danger
as Slim
Army Girl
as Ross
Army Girl
as Ross
Professor Beware
as Motorcycle Cop
Professor Beware
as Motorcycle Cop
You and Me
as Taxi
You and Me
as Taxi
Everybody's Doing It
as 'Softy' Blane
Everybody's Doing It
as 'Softy' Blane
Wise Girl
as Mike
Wise Girl
as Mike
The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Vulch McCreedy
The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Vulch McCreedy
My Dear Miss Aldrich
as An Attendant
My Dear Miss Aldrich
as An Attendant
Big City
as Danny Devlin
Big City
as Danny Devlin
The Singing Marine
as Dopey
The Singing Marine
as Dopey
Flying Fists
as Slug Cassidy
Flying Fists
as Slug Cassidy
Girls Can Play
as Det. Lt. Ed Flannagan
Girls Can Play
as Det. Lt. Ed Flannagan
Dangerous Holiday
as Duke Edwards
Dangerous Holiday
as Duke Edwards
A Star Is Born
as Posture Coach
A Star Is Born
as Posture Coach
Don't Tell the Wife
as Lazarus "Cupid" Dougal
Don't Tell the Wife
as Lazarus "Cupid" Dougal
You Only Live Once
as Rogers
You Only Live Once
as Rogers
Career Woman
as Bede Sanders
Career Woman
as Bede Sanders
North of Nome
as Haage
North of Nome
as Haage
End of the Trail
as Bob Hildreth
End of the Trail
as Bob Hildreth
The Big Game
as Pete Jenkins
The Big Game
as Pete Jenkins
Kelly the Second
as Cecil Joseph Callahan
Kelly the Second
as Cecil Joseph Callahan
The Vigilantes Are Coming
as Salvation
The Vigilantes Are Coming
as Salvation
The Champ's a Chump
as Spike
The Champ's a Chump
as Spike
Love on a Bet
as Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted)
Love on a Bet
as Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted)
Muss 'em Up
as 'Red' Cable
Muss 'em Up
as 'Red' Cable
The Littlest Rebel
as Sergeant Dudley
The Littlest Rebel
as Sergeant Dudley
Gun Play
as Bill Williams
Gun Play
as Bill Williams
The Law of 45's
as Tucson Two-Gun Smith
The Law of 45's
as Tucson Two-Gun Smith
Powdersmoke Range
as Lullaby Joslin
Powdersmoke Range
as Lullaby Joslin
Danger Trails
as Bob Wilson
Danger Trails
as Bob Wilson
Society Fever
as Edgar Prouty
Society Fever
as Edgar Prouty
The Glass Key
as Jeff
The Glass Key
as Jeff
Village Tale
as Ben Roberts
Village Tale
as Ben Roberts
Private Worlds
as Jerry Stone
Private Worlds
as Jerry Stone
One in a Million
as Spike McGafferty
One in a Million
as Spike McGafferty
Big Boy Rides Again
as Tom Duncan
Big Boy Rides Again
as Tom Duncan
Flirtation Walk
as Sleepy
Flirtation Walk
as Sleepy
Thunder Over Texas
as Ted Wright
Thunder Over Texas
as Ted Wright
Romance in the Rain
as Panya Mankiewicz
Romance in the Rain
as Panya Mankiewicz
Here Comes the Navy
as Dance-Floor Manager
Here Comes the Navy
as Dance-Floor Manager
Half a Sinner
as 'Bull' Moran
Half a Sinner
as 'Bull' Moran
The Undie-World
as Bugsy McHugh
The Undie-World
as Bugsy McHugh
Palooka
as Slats (uncredited)
Palooka
as Slats (uncredited)
The Mystery Squadron
as Bill 'Jellybean' Cook
The Mystery Squadron
as Bill 'Jellybean' Cook
College Coach
as Matthews
College Coach
as Matthews
Rafter Romance
as Fritzie
Rafter Romance
as Fritzie
Man of the Forest
as Big Boy
Man of the Forest
as Big Boy
Laughing at Life
as Jones
Laughing at Life
as Jones
The Phantom Broadcast
as Sandy Higgins
The Phantom Broadcast
as Sandy Higgins
You Said a Mouthful
as Swimmer Joe Holt (uncredited)
You Said a Mouthful
as Swimmer Joe Holt (uncredited)
Boys Will Be Boys
as Butch
Boys Will Be Boys
as Butch
70,000 Witnesses
as Connors
70,000 Witnesses
as Connors
Ladies of the Jury
as Steve Bromm (uncredited)
Ladies of the Jury
as Steve Bromm (uncredited)
Running Hollywood
as Scratchface Henchman
Running Hollywood
as Scratchface Henchman
Lucky Star
as Martin Wrenn
Lucky Star
as Martin Wrenn
From Headquarters
as Gunnery Sergeant Wilmer
From Headquarters
as Gunnery Sergeant Wilmer
My Man
as Joe Halsey
My Man
as Joe Halsey
The College Widow
as Don White (as Big Boy Williams)
The College Widow
as Don White (as Big Boy Williams)
Babe Comes Home
as Baseball Player (as Big Boy Williams)
Babe Comes Home
as Baseball Player (as Big Boy Williams)
Arizona Bound
as Cowboy
Arizona Bound
as Cowboy
Sporting West
Sporting West
The Ropin' Fool
as The Foreman
The Ropin' Fool
as The Foreman
Rounding Up the Law
as Larry Connell
Rounding Up the Law
as Larry Connell
Jubilo
as Man Shooting Pool with Bert (uncredited)
Jubilo
as Man Shooting Pool with Bert (uncredited)
Almost a Husband
Almost a Husband