Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 10, 1914
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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William Henry
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).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Walls Have Eyes | |
| 1966 | Gunpoint | |
| 1966 | El Dorado | Sheriff Dodd Draper |
| 1965 | Taggart | |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn | Infantry Captain (uncredited) |
| 1962 | How the West Was Won | Staff Officer (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Gambler (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Flashing Spikes | Assistant Commissioner |
| 1961 | Two Rode Together | Gambler (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Seven Ways from Sundown | |
| 1960 | The Alamo | Dr. Sutherland |
| 1960 | Sergeant Rutledge | Capt. Dwyer (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Horse Soldiers | Captain |
| 1958 | Gunsmoke in Tucson | Sheriff Will Blaine (as Bill Henry) |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | Votes Tallyman (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold | Travers |
| 1958 | The Female Animal | Delivery Man (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Man Afraid | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Spook Chasers | Harry Shelby |
| 1956 | Three Bad Sisters | Gans, the reporter |
| 1956 | Uranium Boom | Joe McGinnus |
| 1956 | The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure | Policeman |
| 1956 | The Harder They Fall | Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited) |
| 1955 | New Orleans Uncensored | Joe Reilly |
| 1955 | A Life at Stake | Myles Norman |
| 1955 | A Bullet for Joey | Michael (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Jungle Moon Men | Bob Prentice |
| 1955 | Paris Follies of 1956 | Wendell |
| 1955 | Mister Roberts | Lt. Billings |
| 1954 | Secret of the Incas | Phillip Lang |
| 1954 | Hollywood Thrill-Makers | Dave Wilson |
| 1953 | Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders | Don Roberts |
| 1953 | Torpedo Alley | Instructor |
| 1953 | Marshal of Cedar Rock | Bill Anderson (as Bill Henry) |
| 1953 | Savage Frontier | Deputy Dan Longley (as Bill Henry) |
| 1952 | Thundering Caravans | Bert Cranston (as Bill Henry) |
| 1951 | Fury of the Congo | Ronald Cameron |
| 1950 | Federal Man | Agent Phil Sherrin |
| 1950 | Motor Patrol | Officer Larry Collins |
| 1950 | The Old Frontier | Doctor Tom Creighton |
| 1949 | Death Valley Gunfighter | Keith Ames |
| 1948 | Women in the Night | Major Von Arnheim |
| 1948 | The Denver Kid | Tim Roberts |
| 1947 | Trail to San Antone | Rick Malloy |
| 1946 | The Mysterious Mr. Valentine | Steve Morgan |
| 1946 | G.I. War Brides | Capt. Roger Kirby |
| 1946 | The Invisible Informer | Mike Reagan |
| 1946 | The Fabulous Suzanne | William Harris |
| 1944 | The Navy Way | Malcolm Randall |
| 1944 | The Adventures of Mark Twain | Charles Langdon |
| 1944 | The Lady and the Monster | Roger Collins |
| 1944 | Silent Partner | Jeffrey Swales |
| 1944 | Going My Way | Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Call of the South Seas | Agent Paul Russell |
| 1943 | Women in Bondage | Heinz Radtke (as Bill Henry) |
| 1943 | Tornado | Bob Ramsey |
| 1943 | Sarong Girl | Jeff Baxter |
| 1943 | Alaska Highway | Steve Ormsby (as Bill Henry) |
| 1943 | Calaboose | Tom Pendergrast (as Bill Henry) |
| 1943 | Johnny Come Lately | Pete Dougherty |
| 1943 | I Escaped from the Gestapo | Gordon |
| 1943 | Nearly Eighteen | Jack Leonard (as Bill Henry) |
| 1943 | His Girl's Worst Friend | Terry Kelly |
| 1943 | Socks Appeal | Terry Kelly |
| 1943 | False Faces | Don Westcott (as Bill Henry) |
| 1942 | A Gentleman After Dark | Paul Rutherford |
| 1942 | Stardust on the Sage | Jeff Drew |
| 1942 | Sweater Girl | Happy Dudley |
| 1942 | Klondike Fury | Jim Armstrong (as Bill Henry) |
| 1942 | Rubber Racketeers | Bill Barry (as Bill Henry) |
| 1942 | The Great Glover | Terry Kelly |
| 1942 | Pardon My Stripes | Henry Platt |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust | Allan Keats |
| 1941 | Dance Hall | Joe Brooks |
| 1941 | Scattergood Meets Broadway | David Drew |
| 1940 | Queen of the Mob | Bert Webster |
| 1940 | Parole Fixer | Scott Britton |
| 1940 | Cherokee Strip | Tom Cross |
| 1940 | Emergency Squad | Peter Barton |
| 1940 | The Way of All Flesh | Paul Kriza Jr. |
| 1939 | Television Spy | Douglas Cameron |
| 1939 | Geronimo | Lt. John Steele, Jr. |
| 1939 | The Arizona Wildcat | Donald Clark |
| 1939 | Ambush | Charlie Hartman |
| 1939 | Persons in Hiding | Agent Dan Waldron |
| 1939 | I'm from Missouri | Joel Streight |
| 1938 | A Man to Remember | Howard Sykes |
| 1938 | Four Men and a Prayer | Rodney Leigh |
| 1938 | Campus Confessions | Wayne Atterbury, Jr. |
| 1938 | Yellow Jack | Breen |
| 1937 | Madame X | Hugh Fariman Jr. |
| 1937 | Double or Nothing | Egbert Clark |
| 1937 | Mama Runs Wild | Paul Fowler |
| 1937 | What Do You Think? | John Dough |
| 1936 | Tarzan Escapes | Eric Parker |
| 1936 | The Perfect Set-Up | Alan E. Saunders (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Exclusive Story | James Witherspoon Jr. |
| 1935 | Society Doctor | Frank Snowden |
| 1935 | China Seas | Rockwell |
| 1935 | The Perfect Tribute | Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Thin Man | Gilbert Wynant |
| 1934 | A Wicked Woman | Curtis 'Curt' Stroud. aka Curtis Trice |