William Henry

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

November 10, 1914

died

August 10, 1982

place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

also known as

William Albert Henry · Bill Henry · William 'Bill' Henry · William A. Henry

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
7.8

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962as Gambler (uncredited)
El Dorado
7.4

El Dorado

1966as Sheriff Dodd Draper
The Horse Soldiers
7.0

The Horse Soldiers

1959as Captain
How the West Was Won
7.0

How the West Was Won

1962as Staff Officer (uncredited)
The Alamo
7.1

The Alamo

1960as Dr. Sutherland
The Harder They Fall
7.2

The Harder They Fall

1956as Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn
6.7

Cheyenne Autumn

1964as Infantry Captain (uncredited)
Gunpoint
6.2

Gunpoint

1966
Going My Way
6.7

Going My Way

1944as Doctor (uncredited)
Mister Roberts
7.1

Mister Roberts

1955as Lt. Billings
The Thin Man
7.5

The Thin Man

1934as Gilbert Wynant
Two Rode Together
6.4

Two Rode Together

1961as Gambler (uncredited)
Tarzan Escapes
6.7

Tarzan Escapes

1936as Eric Parker
Sergeant Rutledge
7.0

Sergeant Rutledge

1960as Capt. Dwyer (uncredited)
China Seas
6.2

China Seas

1935as Rockwell
Exclusive Story
7.2

Exclusive Story

1936as James Witherspoon Jr.
Spook Chasers
5.0

Spook Chasers

1957as Harry Shelby
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
6.6

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

1958as Travers
A Life at Stake
5.3

A Life at Stake

1955as Myles Norman
The Last Hurrah
7.2

The Last Hurrah

1958as Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
6.7

Blossoms in the Dust

1941as Allan Keats
The Female Animal
6.0

The Female Animal

1958as Delivery Man (uncredited)
Secret of the Incas
5.8

Secret of the Incas

1954as Phillip Lang
Double or Nothing
6.7

Double or Nothing

1937as Egbert Clark
Man Afraid
6.0

Man Afraid

1957as Reporter (uncredited)
Four Men and a Prayer
6.5

Four Men and a Prayer

1938as Rodney Leigh
Taggart
5.5

Taggart

1965
Madame X
6.1

Madame X

1937as Hugh Fariman Jr.
Fury of the Congo
5.7

Fury of the Congo

1951as Ronald Cameron
A Bullet for Joey
5.8

A Bullet for Joey

1955as Michael (uncredited)
G.I. War Brides
9.0

G.I. War Brides

1946as Capt. Roger Kirby
Seven Ways from Sundown
5.9

Seven Ways from Sundown

1960
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
8.0

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

1956as Policeman
Geronimo
5.3

Geronimo

1939as Lt. John Steele, Jr.
Flashing Spikes
6.8

Flashing Spikes

1962as Assistant Commissioner
A Man to Remember
6.7

A Man to Remember

1938as Howard Sykes
Parole Fixer
5.0

Parole Fixer

1940as Scott Britton
Women in Bondage
6.8

Women in Bondage

1943as Heinz Radtke (as Bill Henry)
Alaska Highway
6.3

Alaska Highway

1943as Steve Ormsby (as Bill Henry)
Women in the Night
4.0

Women in the Night

1948as Major Von Arnheim
Yellow Jack
5.9

Yellow Jack

1938as Breen
Three Bad Sisters
4.3

Three Bad Sisters

1956as Gans, the reporter
Nearly Eighteen
6.5

Nearly Eighteen

1943as Jack Leonard (as Bill Henry)
The Lady and the Monster
6.0

The Lady and the Monster

1944as Roger Collins
Television Spy
7.5

Television Spy

1939as Douglas Cameron
Rubber Racketeers
5.5

Rubber Racketeers

1942as Bill Barry (as Bill Henry)
A Wicked Woman
5.0

A Wicked Woman

1934as Curtis 'Curt' Stroud. aka Curtis Trice
New Orleans Uncensored
5.3

New Orleans Uncensored

1955as Joe Reilly
Emergency Squad
7.0

Emergency Squad

1940as Peter Barton
Sweater Girl
5.3

Sweater Girl

1942as Happy Dudley