
William Herman Katt (born Herman August Wilhelm Katt; May 15, 1915 – September 21, 1992), known as Bill Williams, was an American television and film actor. He is best known for his starring role in the early television series The Adventures of Kit Carson, which aired in syndication from 1951 to 1955. Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York to German immigrant parents. He attended the Pratt Institute, and became a professional swimmer, performing in underwater shows. He landed a walk-on role as a theater usher in King Kong (1933). He enlisted in the United States Army during World War II, but was discharged before the end and became an actor. His credited debut was in The Blue Room in 1944, using the professional name Bill Williams. His first starring role was opposite Susan Hayward in Deadline at Dawn (1946). Williams appeared in ten films before he landed the lead role in television's The Adventures of Kit Carson, which ran for 105 episodes. When the series ended, Williams' star power faded. It was revived in 1957 when he co-starred with Betty White on television in Date with the Angels. Williams portrayed Federal agent Martin Flaherty in The Scarface Mob (1959), the pilot for ABC's The Untouchables. However, when the series was accepted, the role went to Jerry Paris. Williams turned down the lead in Sea Hunt in 1958, believing that an underwater show would not work on television. Lloyd Bridges accepted the part and turned it into a hit. Williams did star as a former Navy frogman in Assignment: Underwater, which ran for just one season. He played a variety of roles on Perry Mason, in which his wife Barbara Hale co-starred as Raymond Burr's secretary Della Street. In a 1962 episode, "The Case of the Crippled Cougar," he played defendant Mike Preston. In 1963, he was murder victim Floyd Grant in "The Case of the Bluffing Blast." In 1965 Williams played murderer Charles Shaw in "The Case of the Murderous Mermaid," and was murderer Burt Payne in "The Case of the 12th Wildcat". Williams appeared with his son in a final season episode of Ironside, bringing him together again with Raymond Burr. He also made numerous guest appearances on television and worked in low-budget science fiction films until his retirement.

Emergency!

Perry Mason

キング・コング

The Wild Wild West

バットマン

Rawhide

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

The Scarface Mob

アラモ

The Streets of San Francisco

The Body Snatcher

Adam-12

Men Into Space

Daniel Boone

77 Sunset Strip

The Rookies

鬼警部アイアンサイド

Oklahoma Territory

Gunsmoke

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Laramie

The Stratton Story

The Great Missouri Raid

リオ・ロボ

Till the End of Time

The Broken Star

ドラグネット

General Electric Theater

Son of Paleface

Pawnee

Hell to Eternity

The Flame and the Arrow

The Cariboo Trail

Deadline at Dawn

Police Woman

Lassie

The Halliday Brand

Scandalous John

The Hallelujah Trail

Law of the Lawless

A Dog's Best Friend

Back to Bataan

The Flight of the Grey Wolf

Rookie Fireman

Yancy Derringer

Date with the Angels

Apache Ambush

Tickle Me

Johnny Angel

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

A Dangerous Profession

A Woman's Secret

A Fire in the Sky

The Clay Pigeon

The Last Outpost

B. J. and the Bear

240-Robert

Buckskin

FBIアメリカ連邦警察

The Pace That Thrills

Fighting Man of the Plains

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Rose of Cimarron

M Squad

Wiretapper

Murder in the Blue Room

Hell's Horizon

The Millionaire

Primus

The Investigators

Space Master X-7

A Likely Story

Alaska Passage

The Giant Spider Invasion

California Passage

West of the Pecos

Spaceflight IC-1

Operation Haylift

69 Minutes

125 Rooms of Comfort

The Sergeant Was a Lady

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

A Letter to Nancy

The Wild Dakotas

The Storm Rider

Torpedo Alley

Blue Grass of Kentucky

Legion of the Doomed

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood

Slim Carter

Those Endearing Young Charms

The Outlaw's Daughter

Havana Rose

Blue Blood

Racing Blood

Stampede at Bitter Creek