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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

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.

Born: 1899-04-25 • Decatur, Texas, USA • 207 titles

Known For

Known For

The Alamo
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Movie•1960

The Alamo

The Comancheros
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Movie•1961

The Comancheros

Virginia City
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Movie•1940

Virginia City

A Star Is Born
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Movie•1937

A Star Is Born

Noah's Ark
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Movie•1928

Noah's Ark

Big City
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Movie•1937

Big City

Movie•1962

Buttons and Her Beaus

Fremont: The Trailblazer
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Movie•1956

Fremont: The Trailblazer

Cheaters
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Movie•1934

Cheaters

Drifting Souls
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Movie•1932

Drifting Souls

The Down Grade
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Movie•1927

The Down Grade

Movie•1927

Quarantined Rivals

Movie•1925

Riders of the Sand Storm

Whistling Jim
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Movie•1925

Whistling Jim

Movie•1925

Sporting West

Movie•1925

Red Blood and Blue

The Avenger
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Movie•1924

The Avenger

$1,000 Reward
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Movie•1923

$1,000 Reward

Movie•1923

End of the Rope

Movie•1923

Riders at Night