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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Acting

Born: April 25, 1899Decatur, Texas, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography

Buttons and Her Beaus

1962
The Comancheros

The Comancheros

Ed McBain - Gunrunner (uncredited)

1961
The Alamo

The Alamo

Lt. 'Irish' Finn

1960
Five Bold Women

Five Bold Women

'Big Foot' - the wagon driver

1960
Home from the Hill

Home from the Hill

Hugh Macauley (uncredited)

1960
The Hired Gun

The Hired Gun

Elby Kirby

1957
Man from Del Rio

Man from Del Rio

Fred Jasper

1956
Hidden Guns

Hidden Guns

Kingford

1956
Fremont: The Trailblazer

Fremont: The Trailblazer

Cassidy

1956
The Outlaw's Daughter

The Outlaw's Daughter

Moose, Deputy

1954
Massacre Canyon

Massacre Canyon

Pvt. Archibald Allen

1954
Southwest Passage

Southwest Passage

Tall Tale

1954
Hangman's Knot

Hangman's Knot

Smitty

1952
Springfield Rifle

Springfield Rifle

Sgt. Snow

1952
Man in the Saddle

Man in the Saddle

Bourke Prine

1951
Al Jennings of Oklahoma

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

Lon Tuttle

1951
Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain

Pap Dennison (CSA)

1950
Hoedown

Hoedown

Small Potatoes

1950
Brimstone

Brimstone

Art Benson

1949
Bad Men of Tombstone

Bad Men of Tombstone

Red Fisk

1949
Smoky Mountain Melody

Smoky Mountain Melody

Saddle Grease Williams

1948
Station West

Station West

Mick Marion

1948
Road to the Big House

Road to the Big House

Butch McQuinn

1947
Smoky River Serenade

Smoky River Serenade

Wagon Wheel (as Big Boy Williams)

1947
King of the Wild Horses

King of the Wild Horses

Jed Acker (as Big Boy Williams)

1947
Over the Santa Fe Trail

Over the Santa Fe Trail

Big Boy Jackson

1947
Singin' in the Corn

Singin' in the Corn

Hank

1946
Singing on the Trail

Singing on the Trail

Big Boy Webster

1946
Cowboy Blues

Cowboy Blues

Big Boy Stover

1946
That Texas Jamboree

That Texas Jamboree

Big Boy Frazer

1946
Throw a Saddle on a Star

Throw a Saddle on a Star

Big Boy

1946
Song of the Prairie

Song of the Prairie

Big Boy Jackson

1945
Rhythm Round-Up

Rhythm Round-Up

Zeke Winslow

1945
The Man Who Walked Alone

The Man Who Walked Alone

Champ

1945
Sing Me a Song of Texas

Sing Me a Song of Texas

Big Boy

1945
Belle of the Yukon

Belle of the Yukon

Sheriff Mervin Maitland

1944
Nevada

Nevada

Dusty

1944
Swing in the Saddle

Swing in the Saddle

'Tiny' Baldwin

1944
Cowboy and the Senorita

Cowboy and the Senorita

'Teddy' Bear

1944
Cowboy Canteen

Cowboy Canteen

Spud Harrigan

1944
Hands Across the Border

Hands Across the Border

Teddy Bear

1944
Minesweeper

Minesweeper

CPO Ichabod Ferdinand 'Fixit' Smith

1943
The Desperadoes

The Desperadoes

Nitro Rankin

1943
Stars on Horseback

Stars on Horseback

1943
American Empire

American Empire

Sailaway

1942
Silver Queen

Silver Queen

Blackie

1942
Between Us Girls

Between Us Girls

Father of the Boys

1942
Lure of the Islands

Lure of the Islands

Jinx

1942
Mr. Wise Guy

Mr. Wise Guy

Luke Manning

1942
The Bugle Sounds

The Bugle Sounds

Sgt. Krims

1942
Mr. Bug Goes to Town

Mr. Bug Goes to Town

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1941
Swamp Water

Swamp Water

Bud Dorson

1941
You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

Kewpie Blain

1941
Riders of Death Valley

Riders of Death Valley

Borax Bill

1941
Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

Ed Bronson (blacksmith)

1941
Country Fair

Country Fair

Gunther Potts

1941
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

Alvin

1941
Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

Windy Brody

1940
Dulcy

Dulcy

Henry

1940
Pleased to Mitt You

Pleased to Mitt You

Chuck Brenner

1940
Money and the Woman

Money and the Woman

Mr. Adle

1940
Wagons Westward

Wagons Westward

Jake Hardman

1940
Alias the Deacon

Alias the Deacon

Bull Gumbatz

1940
Virginia City

Virginia City

Marblehead

1940
Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

Mike Cagle

1940
The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th

Paddy Dolan

1940
Fugitive at Large

Fugitive at Large

Conway (as Guinn Williams)

1939
Legion of Lost Flyers

Legion of Lost Flyers

Jake Halley

1939
Blackmail

Blackmail

Moose McCarthy

1939
Bad Lands

Bad Lands

Billy Sweet

1939
Mutiny on the Blackhawk

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

Blake - the First Mate

1939
6,000 Enemies

6,000 Enemies

Maxie

1939
Street of Missing Men

Street of Missing Men

T-Bone

1939
Dodge City

Dodge City

Tex Baird

1939
Pardon Our Nerve

Pardon Our Nerve

Samson Smith

1939
I Demand Payment

I Demand Payment

Happy Crofton

1938
Down in 'Arkansaw'

Down in 'Arkansaw'

Juble Butler

1938
Hold That Co-ed

Hold That Co-ed

Mike Wurgerski

1938
Crashing Through Danger

Crashing Through Danger

Slim

1938
Army Girl

Army Girl

Ross

1938
Professor Beware

Professor Beware

Motorcycle Cop

1938
The Marines Are Here

The Marines Are Here

Sgt. Gibbons

1938
You and Me

You and Me

Taxi

1938
Everybody's Doing It

Everybody's Doing It

'Softy' Blane

1938
The Bad Man of Brimstone

The Bad Man of Brimstone

Vulch McCreedy

1937
Wise Girl

Wise Girl

Mike

1937
My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich

An Attendant

1937
Big City

Big City

Danny Devlin

1937
She's No Lady

She's No Lady

Jeff

1937
The Singing Marine

The Singing Marine

Dopey

1937
Flying Fists

Flying Fists

Slug Cassidy

1937
Girls Can Play

Girls Can Play

Det. Lt. Ed Flannagan

1937
Dangerous Holiday

Dangerous Holiday

Duke Edwards

1937
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

Posture Coach

1937
Don't Tell the Wife

Don't Tell the Wife

Lazarus "Cupid" Dougal

1937
You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

Rogers

1937
Career Woman

Career Woman

Bede Sanders

1936
North of Nome

North of Nome

Haage

1936
End of the Trail

End of the Trail

Bob Hildreth

1936
The Big Game

The Big Game

Pete Jenkins

1936
The Vigilantes Are Coming

The Vigilantes Are Coming

Salvation

1936
Kelly the Second

Kelly the Second

Cecil Joseph Callahan

1936
Grand Jury

Grand Jury

Joseph Britt

1936
The Champ's a Chump

The Champ's a Chump

Spike

1936
Love on a Bet

Love on a Bet

Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted)

1936
Muss 'em Up

Muss 'em Up

'Red' Cable

1936
The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel

Sgt. Dudley

1935
Miss Pacific Fleet

Miss Pacific Fleet

Nicholas 'Nick', Annie's Boyfriend

1935
Gun Play

Gun Play

Bill Williams

1935
The Law of 45's

The Law of 45's

Tucson Two-Gun Smith

1935
Powdersmoke Range

Powdersmoke Range

Lullaby Joslin

1935
Danger Trails

Danger Trails

Bob Wilson

1935
Society Fever

Society Fever

Edgar Prouty

1935
Village Tale

Village Tale

Ben Roberts

1935
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

Jeff

1935
Private Worlds

Private Worlds

Jerry Stone

1935
One in a Million

One in a Million

Spike McGafferty

1935
Big Boy Rides Again

Big Boy Rides Again

Tom Duncan

1935
The Silver Streak

The Silver Streak

Higgins

1934
Cowboy Holiday

Cowboy Holiday

Buck Sawyer

1934
Flirtation Walk

Flirtation Walk

Sleepy

1934
Thunder Over Texas

Thunder Over Texas

Ted Wright

1934
Romance in the Rain

Romance in the Rain

Panya Mankiewicz

1934
Here Comes the Navy

Here Comes the Navy

Dance-Floor Manager

1934
Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner

'Bull' Moran

1934
Cheaters

Cheaters

Detective Sweeney

1934
The Undie-World

The Undie-World

Bugsy McHugh

1934
Palooka

Palooka

Slats (uncredited)

1934
The Mystery Squadron

The Mystery Squadron

Bill 'Jellybean' Cook

1933
College Coach

College Coach

Matthews

1933
Rafter Romance

Rafter Romance

Fritzie

1933
Man of the Forest

Man of the Forest

Big Boy

1933
Laughing at Life

Laughing at Life

Jones

1933
The Phantom Broadcast

The Phantom Broadcast

Sandy Higgins

1933
The Devil Is Driving

The Devil Is Driving

Mac

1932
You Said a Mouthful

You Said a Mouthful

Swimmer Joe Holt (uncredited)

1932

Boys Will Be Boys

Butch

1932
Heritage of the Desert

Heritage of the Desert

Lefty

1932
70,000 Witnesses

70,000 Witnesses

Connors

1932
Drifting Souls

Drifting Souls

Bing

1932
Polly of the Circus

Polly of the Circus

Eric

1932
Ladies of the Jury

Ladies of the Jury

Steve Bromm (uncredited)

1932

Running Hollywood

Scratchface Henchman

1932
War Mamas

War Mamas

Doughboy

1931
The Phantom

The Phantom

Dick Mallory

1931
Catch-As Catch-Can

Catch-As Catch-Can

Strangler Sullivan

1931
The Great Meadow

The Great Meadow

Rubin Hall

1931
The Bachelor Father

The Bachelor Father

Dick Berney

1931
College Lovers

College Lovers

Tiny Courtley

1930
Liliom

Liliom

Hollinger

1930
The Bad Man

The Bad Man

Red Giddings

1930
The Big Fight

The Big Fight

Tiger

1930
City Girl

City Girl

Reaper

1930
The Forward Pass

The Forward Pass

Honey Smith

1929
Lucky Star

Lucky Star

Martin Wrenn

1929
From Headquarters

From Headquarters

Gunnery Sergeant Wilmer

1929
My Man

My Man

Joe Halsey

1928
Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

Al Wilson / Ham

1928
Beggars of Life

Beggars of Life

Baker's Cart Driver (uncredited)

1928
Vamping Venus

Vamping Venus

Mars

1928
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

Sweeney

1928
Burning Daylight

Burning Daylight

English Harry (as Big Boy Williams)

1928
The College Widow

The College Widow

Don White (as Big Boy Williams)

1927
The Down Grade

The Down Grade

Ed Holden

1927
Lightning

Lightning

Cuth Stewart

1927
The Woman Who Did Not Care

The Woman Who Did Not Care

Lars

1927
Babe Comes Home

Babe Comes Home

Baseball Player (as Big Boy Williams)

1927
Snowbound

Snowbound

Bull Morgan

1927
Arizona Bound

Arizona Bound

Cowboy

1927
Backstage

Backstage

Mike Donovan

1927
Slide, Kelly, Slide

Slide, Kelly, Slide

McLean

1927

Quarantined Rivals

Joe, the plumber

1927
The Desert's Toll

The Desert's Toll

Henchman

1926
Brown of Harvard

Brown of Harvard

Hal Walter

1926
The Big Stunt

The Big Stunt

1925
The Black Cyclone

The Black Cyclone

Jim Lawson

1925
Courage of Wolfheart

Courage of Wolfheart

1925

Riders of the Sand Storm

The Cowboy

1925
Rose of the Desert

Rose of the Desert

Cowboy (as Big Boy Williams)

1925
Whistling Jim

Whistling Jim

Whistling Jim

1925

Sporting West

1925
Bad Man from Bodie

Bad Man from Bodie

1925
Wolfheart's Revenge

Wolfheart's Revenge

Jack Stanley

1925

Red Blood and Blue

Tom Butler

1925
Fangs of Wolfheart

Fangs of Wolfheart

1925
The Eagle's Claw

The Eagle's Claw

Dan Carson

1924
The Avenger

The Avenger

Nat Sherwood

1924
Uncensored Movies

Uncensored Movies

1923
$1,000 Reward

$1,000 Reward

1923

Riders at Night

1923

End of the Rope

1923

Cyclone Jones

Cyclone Jones

1923
The Freshie

The Freshie

Charles Taylor

1922
The Ropin' Fool

The Ropin' Fool

The Foreman

1922
Remembrance

Remembrance

1922
Blaze Away

Blaze Away

Big Boy

1922
The Trail of Hate

The Trail of Hate

Silent Kerry

1922
The Cowboy King

The Cowboy King

Dud Smiley

1922
Rounding Up the Law

Rounding Up the Law

Larry Connell

1922

Across the Border

Andy Fowler

1922

Western Firebrands

Billy Fargo

1921
The Vengeance Trail

The Vengeance Trail

Big Boy Bronson

1921
The Jack Rider

The Jack Rider

Frank Stevens

1921
Godless Men

Godless Men

Seaman

1920
Cupid the Cowpuncher

Cupid the Cowpuncher

Hairoil Johnson

1920
Jubilo

Jubilo

Man Shooting Pool with Bert (uncredited)

1919
Almost a Husband

Almost a Husband

1919