Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Acting Born Apr 25, 1899 Died Jun 6, 1962 Decatur, Texas, USA 224 credits
Biography
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams was an American actor. He was born on April 25, 1899, in Decatur, Texas, USA. Williams made his screen debut in the 1919 comedy Almost A Husband. He appeared in a large supporting role in Frank Borzage's Lucky Star in 1929. Throughout the 1920s, Williams had a string of successful films, mostly westerns. He is known for his roles in memorable Westerns such as Dodge City, Santa Fe Trail, and The Comancheros. Williams died on June 6, 1962, at the age of 63. He is also known as Guinn Terrell Williams Jr. and Guinn Terrell Willi.
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Career overview
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams was an American actor who appeared in numerous films throughout his career. He made his screen debut in the 1919 comedy Almost A Husband, alongside Will Rogers and Cullen Landis. Williams was featured in a supporting role ten years later in Frank Borzage's Lucky Star, starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell.
Throughout the 1920s, Williams had a string of successful films, mostly westerns. He went on to appear in notable westerns such as Dodge City, Santa Fe Trail, and The Comancheros. Williams' physical build, which was a result of working on ranches and playing semi-pro and professional baseball, earned him the nickname "Big Boy". He stood at 6' 2" and was known for his muscular physique.
Williams' acting credits span over 220 films and television shows. He appeared in a variety of genres, including westerns, comedies, and dramas. Some of his notable roles include The Life of Riley, Disneyland, and Tales of Wells Fargo. Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams' acting career spanned several decades, with his last known film appearance being in The Comancheros in 1961.
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Buttons and Her Beaus
The Comancheros
The AlamoHome from the HillFive Bold Women
Wagon TrainTales of Wells FargoSugarfootThe Restless GunThe Hired Gun
Circus BoyU.S. MarshallMan from Del RioFremont: The TrailblazerHidden Guns
CheyenneGunsmokeMy Friend Flicka
The Wonderful World of DisneyThe Adventures of Rin Tin TinMassacre CanyonThe Outlaw's DaughterSouthwest Passage
The Life Of Riley
Springfield RifleHangman's Knot
The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokAl Jennings of OklahomaMan in the Saddle
Rocky MountainHoedown
Bad Men of TombstoneBrimstone
Station WestSmoky Mountain Melody
King of the Wild HorsesRoad to the Big HouseOver the Santa Fe TrailSmoky River Serenade
Singin' in the CornSinging on the TrailThat Texas JamboreeCowboy BluesThrow a Saddle on a Star
The Man Who Walked AloneRhythm Round-UpSong of the PrairieSing Me a Song of Texas
Swing in the SaddleBelle of the YukonNevadaCowboy and the SenoritaHands Across the Border
The DesperadoesMinesweeperStars on Horseback
Silver QueenAmerican EmpireMr. Wise GuyLure of the IslandsThe Bugle Sounds
Swamp WaterBilly the KidYou'll Never Get RichMr. Bug Goes to TownRiders of Death Valley
Santa Fe TrailVirginia CityCastle on the HudsonThe Fighting 69thMoney and the Woman
Dodge CityBlackmail6,000 EnemiesMutiny on the BlackhawkLegion of Lost Flyers
Army GirlDown in 'Arkansaw'Everybody's Doing ItProfessor BewareYou and Me
Wise GirlFlying FistsA Star Is BornYou Only Live OnceThe Singing Marine
End of the TrailLove on a BetMuss 'em UpThe Champ's a ChumpThe Big Game
Danger TrailsDanger Trails · StoryGun PlayPrivate WorldsThe Littlest Rebel
Cowboy HolidayHalf a SinnerCheatersFlirtation WalkHere Comes the Navy
Man of the ForestLaughing at LifeCollege CoachRafter RomanceThe Phantom Broadcast
Heritage of the DesertLadies of the JuryPolly of the CircusRunning HollywoodThe Devil Is Driving
The Great MeadowThe PhantomCatch-As Catch-CanThe Bachelor FatherWar Mamas
Full Filmography
224 titles- Buttons and Her Beaus (1962)
- The Comancheros (1961) as Ed McBain - Gunrunner (uncredited)
- The Alamo (1960) as Lt. 'Irish' Finn
- Home from the Hill (1960) as Hugh Macauley (uncredited)
- Five Bold Women (1960) as 'Big Foot' - the wagon driver
- Wagon Train (1957) as Calvin Bryngelson
- Tales of Wells Fargo (1957) as Mike Forbes
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Moose McKlintock
- The Restless Gun (1957) as Jeff Bonsell
- The Hired Gun (1957) as Elby Kirby
- Circus Boy (1956)
- U.S. Marshall (1956) as Jones
- Man from Del Rio (1956) as Fred Jasper
- Fremont: The Trailblazer (1956) as Cassidy
- Hidden Guns (1956) as Kingford
- Cheyenne (1955) as Prairie Dog
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Groat
- My Friend Flicka (1955) as Jeb Taylor
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Buffalo
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954) as Sgt. Muldoon
- Massacre Canyon (1954) as Pvt. Archibald Allen
- The Outlaw's Daughter (1954) as Moose, Deputy
- Southwest Passage (1954) as Tall Tale
- The Life Of Riley (1953) as Finnegan
- Springfield Rifle (1952) as Sgt. Snow
- Hangman's Knot (1952) as Smitty
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951) as Tulsa Jack
- Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951) as Lon Tuttle
- Man in the Saddle (1951) as Bourke Prine
- Rocky Mountain (1950) as Pap Dennison (CSA)
- Hoedown (1950) as Small Potatoes
- Bad Men of Tombstone (1949) as Red Fisk
- Brimstone (1949) as Art Benson
- Station West (1948) as Mick Marion
- Smoky Mountain Melody (1948) as Saddle Grease Williams
- King of the Wild Horses (1947) as Jed Acker (as Big Boy Williams)
- Road to the Big House (1947) as Butch McQuinn
- Over the Santa Fe Trail (1947) as Big Boy Jackson
- Smoky River Serenade (1947) as Wagon Wheel (as Big Boy Williams)
- Singin' in the Corn (1946) as Hank
- Singing on the Trail (1946) as Big Boy Webster
- That Texas Jamboree (1946) as Big Boy Frazer
- Cowboy Blues (1946) as Big Boy Stover
- Throw a Saddle on a Star (1946) as Big Boy
- The Man Who Walked Alone (1945) as Champ
- Rhythm Round-Up (1945) as Zeke Winslow
- Song of the Prairie (1945) as Big Boy Jackson
- Sing Me a Song of Texas (1945) as Big Boy
- Swing in the Saddle (1944) as 'Tiny' Baldwin
- Belle of the Yukon (1944) as Sheriff Mervin Maitland
- Nevada (1944) as Dusty
- Cowboy and the Senorita (1944) as 'Teddy' Bear
- Hands Across the Border (1944) as Teddy Bear
- Cowboy Canteen (1944) as Spud Harrigan
- The Desperadoes (1943) as Nitro Rankin
- Minesweeper (1943) as CPO Ichabod Ferdinand 'Fixit' Smith
- Stars on Horseback (1943)
- Silver Queen (1942) as Blackie
- American Empire (1942) as Sailaway
- Mr. Wise Guy (1942) as Luke Manning
- Lure of the Islands (1942) as Jinx
- The Bugle Sounds (1942) as Sgt. Krims
- Between Us Girls (1942) as Father of the Boys
- Swamp Water (1941) as Bud Dorson
- Billy the Kid (1941) as Ed Bronson (blacksmith)
- You'll Never Get Rich (1941) as Kewpie Blain
- Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Riders of Death Valley (1941) as Borax Bill
- Country Fair (1941) as Gunther Potts
- Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga (1941) as Alvin
- Santa Fe Trail (1940) as Windy Brody
- Virginia City (1940) as Marblehead
- Castle on the Hudson (1940) as Mike Cagle
- The Fighting 69th (1940) as Paddy Dolan
- Money and the Woman (1940) as Mr. Adle
- Alias the Deacon (1940) as Bull Gumbatz
- Dulcy (1940) as Henry
- Wagons Westward (1940) as Jake Hardman
- Pleased to Mitt You (1940) as Chuck Brenner
- Dodge City (1939) as Tex Baird
- Blackmail (1939) as Moose McCarthy
- 6,000 Enemies (1939) as Maxie
- Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1939) as Blake - the First Mate
- Legion of Lost Flyers (1939) as Jake Halley
- Pardon Our Nerve (1939) as Samson Smith
- Bad Lands (1939) as Billy Sweet
- Fugitive at Large (1939) as Conway (as Guinn Williams)
- Street of Missing Men (1939) as T-Bone
- Army Girl (1938) as Ross
- Down in 'Arkansaw' (1938) as Juble Butler
- Everybody's Doing It (1938) as 'Softy' Blane
- Professor Beware (1938) as Motorcycle Cop
- You and Me (1938) as Taxi
- I Demand Payment (1938) as Happy Crofton
- Crashing Through Danger (1938) as Slim
- Hold That Co-ed (1938) as Mike Wurgerski
- The Marines Are Here (1938) as Sgt. Gibbons
- Wise Girl (1937) as Mike
- Flying Fists (1937) as Slug Cassidy
- A Star Is Born (1937) as Posture Coach
- You Only Live Once (1937) as Rogers
- The Singing Marine (1937) as Dopey
- My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937) as An Attendant
- Don't Tell the Wife (1937) as Lazarus "Cupid" Dougal
- Big City (1937) as Danny Devlin
- The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937) as Vulch McCreedy
- Dangerous Holiday (1937) as Duke Edwards
- She's No Lady (1937) as Jeff
- Girls Can Play (1937) as Det. Lt. Ed Flannagan
- End of the Trail (1936) as Bob Hildreth
- Love on a Bet (1936) as Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted)
- Muss 'em Up (1936) as 'Red' Cable
- The Champ's a Chump (1936) as Spike
- The Big Game (1936) as Pete Jenkins
- Grand Jury (1936) as Joseph Britt
- Kelly the Second (1936) as Cecil Joseph Callahan
- Career Woman (1936) as Bede Sanders
- The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936) as Salvation
- North of Nome (1936) as Haage
- Danger Trails (1935) as Bob Wilson
- Danger Trails (1935) Story
- Gun Play (1935) as Bill Williams
- Private Worlds (1935) as Jerry Stone
- The Littlest Rebel (1935) as Sergeant Dudley
- Miss Pacific Fleet (1935) as Nicholas 'Nick', Annie's Boyfriend
- Village Tale (1935) as Ben Roberts
- The Glass Key (1935) as Jeff
- Powdersmoke Range (1935) as Lullaby Joslin
- The Law of 45's (1935) as Tucson Two-Gun Smith
- Society Fever (1935) as Edgar Prouty
- Big Boy Rides Again (1935) as Tom Duncan
- One in a Million (1935) as Spike McGafferty
- Cowboy Holiday (1934) as Buck Sawyer
- Half a Sinner (1934) as 'Bull' Moran
- Cheaters (1934) as Detective Sweeney
- Flirtation Walk (1934) as Sleepy
- Here Comes the Navy (1934) as Dance-Floor Manager
- Palooka (1934) as Slats (uncredited)
- Romance in the Rain (1934) as Panya Mankiewicz
- The Silver Streak (1934) as Higgins
- The Undie-World (1934) as Bugsy McHugh
- Thunder Over Texas (1934) as Ted Wright
- Man of the Forest (1933) as Big Boy
- Laughing at Life (1933) as Jones
- College Coach (1933) as Matthews
- Rafter Romance (1933) as Fritzie
- The Phantom Broadcast (1933) as Sandy Higgins
- The Mystery Squadron (1933) as Bill 'Jellybean' Cook
- Heritage of the Desert (1932) as Lefty
- Ladies of the Jury (1932) as Steve Bromm (uncredited)
- Polly of the Circus (1932) as Eric
- Running Hollywood (1932) as Scratchface Henchman
- The Devil Is Driving (1932) as Mac
- You Said a Mouthful (1932) as Swimmer Joe Holt (uncredited)
- 70,000 Witnesses (1932) as Connors
- Drifting Souls (1932) as Bing
- Boys Will Be Boys (1932) as Butch
- The Great Meadow (1931) as Rubin Hall
- The Phantom (1931) as Dick Mallory
- Catch-As Catch-Can (1931) as Strangler Sullivan
- The Bachelor Father (1931) as Dick Berney
- War Mamas (1931) as Doughboy
- City Girl (1930) as Reaper
- College Lovers (1930) as Tiny Courtley
- The Big Fight (1930) as Tiger
- The Bad Man (1930) as Red Giddings
- Liliom (1930) as Hollinger
- Lucky Star (1929) as Martin Wrenn
- From Headquarters (1929) as Gunnery Sergeant Wilmer
- The Forward Pass (1929) as Honey Smith
- Beggars of Life (1928) as Baker's Cart Driver (uncredited)
- Noah's Ark (1928) as Al Wilson / Ham
- Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (1928) as Sweeney
- Vamping Venus (1928) as Mars
- Burning Daylight (1928) as English Harry (as Big Boy Williams)
- My Man (1928) as Joe Halsey
- Snowbound (1927) as Bull Morgan
- Lightning (1927) as Cuth Stewart
- Backstage (1927) as Mike Donovan
- Babe Comes Home (1927) as Baseball Player (as Big Boy Williams)
- The Down Grade (1927) as Ed Holden
- Arizona Bound (1927) as Cowboy
- The Woman Who Did Not Care (1927) as Lars
- Quarantined Rivals (1927) as Joe, the plumber
- The College Widow (1927) as Don White (as Big Boy Williams)
- Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) as McLean
- Brown of Harvard (1926) as Hal Walter
- The Desert's Toll (1926) as Henchman
- Whistling Jim (1925) as Whistling Jim
- Sporting West (1925)
- Riders of the Sand Storm (1925) as The Cowboy
- Red Blood and Blue (1925) as Tom Butler
- Red Blood and Blue (1925) Story
- The Black Cyclone (1925) as Jim Lawson
- The Big Stunt (1925)
- Rose of the Desert (1925) as Cowboy (as Big Boy Williams)
- Wolfheart's Revenge (1925) as Jack Stanley
- Courage of Wolfheart (1925)
- Bad Man from Bodie (1925)
- Fangs of Wolfheart (1925)
- The Eagle's Claw (1924) as Dan Carson
- The Avenger (1924) as Nat Sherwood
- Uncensored Movies (1923)
- End of the Rope (1923)
- Cyclone Jones (1923) as Cyclone Jones
- $1,000 Reward (1923)
- Riders at Night (1923)
- Blaze Away (1922) as Big Boy
- The Freshie (1922) as Charles Taylor
- The Ropin' Fool (1922) as The Foreman
- The Cowboy King (1922) as Dud Smiley
- Rounding Up the Law (1922) as Larry Connell
- Across the Border (1922) as Andy Fowler
- Remembrance (1922)
- The Trail of Hate (1922) as Silent Kerry
- The Jack Rider (1921) as Frank Stevens
- The Jack Rider (1921) Writer
- The Vengeance Trail (1921) as Big Boy Bronson
- The Vengeance Trail (1921) Story
- Western Firebrands (1921) as Billy Fargo
- Godless Men (1920) as Seaman
- Cupid the Cowpuncher (1920) as Hairoil Johnson
- Jubilo (1919) as Man Shooting Pool with Bert (uncredited)
- Almost a Husband (1919)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams best known for?
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Comancheros (1961), The Alamo (1960), Home from the Hill (1960), Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978).
When and where was Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams born?
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams was born on April 25, 1899 in Decatur, Texas, USA. They passed away on June 6, 1962.
How many credits does Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams have?
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams has accumulated over 224 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1962.
What is Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams's background in cinema and television?
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams was an American actor. He was born on April 25, 1899, in Decatur, Texas, USA. Williams made his screen debut in the 1919 comedy Almost A Husband. He appeared in a large supporting role in Frank Borzage's Lucky Star in 1929. Throughout the 1920s, Williams had a string of successful films, mostly...
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams by the numbers
224credits
211films
13TV series
1919–1962active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Swing in the Saddle (1944) as 'Tiny' Baldwin — aged about 45
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Buffalo — aged about 55
- U.S. Marshall (1956) as Jones — aged about 57
- The Alamo (1960) as Lt. 'Irish' Finn — aged about 61
- Tales of Wells Fargo (1957) as Mike Forbes — aged about 58
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954) as Sgt. Muldoon — aged about 55
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