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William Henry

William Henry

Born: 1914-11-10 • Los Angeles, California, USA

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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).

Filmography
The Walls Have Eyes poster
The Walls Have Eyes
1969
El Dorado poster
El Dorado
1966 • Sheriff Dodd Draper
Gunpoint poster
Gunpoint
1966
Taggart poster
Taggart
1965
Cheyenne Autumn poster
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 • Infantry Captain (uncredited)
How the West Was Won poster
How the West Was Won
1962 • Staff Officer (uncredited)
Flashing Spikes poster
Flashing Spikes
1962 • Assistant Commissioner
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance poster
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 • Gambler (uncredited)
Two Rode Together poster
Two Rode Together
1961 • Gambler (uncredited)
The Alamo poster
The Alamo
1960 • Dr. Sutherland
Seven Ways from Sundown poster
Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
Sergeant Rutledge poster
Sergeant Rutledge
1960 • Capt. Dwyer (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers poster
The Horse Soldiers
1959 • Captain
The Sunrise Gun poster
The Sunrise Gun
1959 • Sheriff Moss
The Last Hurrah poster
The Last Hurrah
1958 • Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Gunsmoke in Tucson poster
Gunsmoke in Tucson
1958 • Sheriff Will Blaine (as Bill Henry)
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold poster
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
1958 • Travers
The Female Animal poster
The Female Animal
1958 • Delivery Man (uncredited)
Spook Chasers poster
Spook Chasers
1957 • Harry Shelby
Man Afraid poster
Man Afraid
1957 • Reporter (uncredited)
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure poster
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1956 • Policeman
The Harder They Fall poster
The Harder They Fall
1956 • Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
Uranium Boom poster
Uranium Boom
1956 • Joe McGinnus
Three Bad Sisters poster
Three Bad Sisters
1956 • Gans, the reporter
Paris Follies of 1956 poster
Paris Follies of 1956
1955 • Wendell
Mister Roberts poster
Mister Roberts
1955 • Lt. Billings
A Bullet for Joey poster
A Bullet for Joey
1955 • Michael (uncredited)
Jungle Moon Men poster
Jungle Moon Men
1955 • Bob Prentice
New Orleans Uncensored poster
New Orleans Uncensored
1955 • Joe Reilly
A Life at Stake poster
A Life at Stake
1955 • Myles Norman
Secret of the Incas poster
Secret of the Incas
1954 • Phillip Lang
Hollywood Thrill-Makers poster
Hollywood Thrill-Makers
1954 • Dave Wilson
Torpedo Alley poster
Torpedo Alley
1953 • Instructor
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders poster
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
1953 • Don Roberts
Savage Frontier poster
Savage Frontier
1953 • Dan Longley
Marshal of Cedar Rock poster
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953 • Bill Anderson (as Bill Henry)
Thundering Caravans poster
Thundering Caravans
1952 • Bert Cranston (as Bill Henry)
Fury of the Congo poster
Fury of the Congo
1951 • Ronald Cameron
The Old Frontier poster
The Old Frontier
1950 • Doctor Tom Creighton
Federal Man poster
Federal Man
1950 • Agent Phil Sherrin
Motor Patrol poster
Motor Patrol
1950 • Officer Larry Collins
Death Valley Gunfighter poster
Death Valley Gunfighter
1949 • Keith Ames
The Denver Kid poster
The Denver Kid
1948 • Tim Roberts
Women in the Night poster
Women in the Night
1948 • Major Von Arnheim
Trail to San Antone poster
Trail to San Antone
1947 • Rick Malloy
The Fabulous Suzanne poster
The Fabulous Suzanne
1946 • William Harris
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine poster
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946 • Steve Morgan
The Invisible Informer poster
The Invisible Informer
1946 • Mike Reagan
G.I. War Brides poster
G.I. War Brides
1946 • Capt. Roger Kirby
The Adventures of Mark Twain poster
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1944 • Charles Langdon
Silent Partner poster
Silent Partner
1944 • Jeffrey Swales
The Lady and the Monster poster
The Lady and the Monster
1944 • Roger Collins
Call of the South Seas poster
Call of the South Seas
1944 • Agent Paul Russell
The Navy Way poster
The Navy Way
1944 • Malcolm Randall
Going My Way poster
Going My Way
1944 • Doctor (uncredited)
Women in Bondage poster
Women in Bondage
1943 • Heinz Radtke (as Bill Henry)
Nearly Eighteen poster
Nearly Eighteen
1943 • Jack Leonard (as Bill Henry)
Johnny Come Lately poster
Johnny Come Lately
1943 • Pete Dougherty
Tornado poster
Tornado
1943 • Bob Ramsey
Alaska Highway poster
Alaska Highway
1943 • Steve Ormsby (as Bill Henry)
Sarong Girl poster
Sarong Girl
1943 • Jeff Baxter
False Faces poster
False Faces
1943 • Don Westcott (as Bill Henry)
I Escaped from the Gestapo poster
I Escaped from the Gestapo
1943 • Gordon
No Image
His Girl's Worst Friend
1943 • Terry Kelly
No Image
Socks Appeal
1943 • Terry Kelly
Calaboose poster
Calaboose
1943 • Tom Pendergrast (as Bill Henry)
No Image
The Great Glover
1942 • Terry Kelly
Sweater Girl poster
Sweater Girl
1942 • Happy Dudley
Rubber Racketeers poster
Rubber Racketeers
1942 • Bill Barry (as Bill Henry)
Stardust on the Sage poster
Stardust on the Sage
1942 • Jeff Drew
A Gentleman After Dark poster
A Gentleman After Dark
1942 • Paul Rutherford
Klondike Fury poster
Klondike Fury
1942 • Jim Armstrong (as Bill Henry)
Pardon My Stripes poster
Pardon My Stripes
1942 • Henry Platt
Scattergood Meets Broadway poster
Scattergood Meets Broadway
1941 • David Drew
Blossoms in the Dust poster
Blossoms in the Dust
1941 • Allan Keats
Dance Hall poster
Dance Hall
1941 • Joe Brooks
Jennie poster
Jennie
1940 • George Schermer
Cherokee Strip poster
Cherokee Strip
1940 • Tom Cross
The Way of All Flesh poster
The Way of All Flesh
1940 • Paul Kriza Jr.
Queen of the Mob poster
Queen of the Mob
1940 • Bert Webster
Parole Fixer poster
Parole Fixer
1940 • Scott Britton
Emergency Squad poster
Emergency Squad
1940 • Peter Barton
Geronimo poster
Geronimo
1939 • Lt. John Steele, Jr.
Television Spy poster
Television Spy
1939 • Douglas Cameron
I'm from Missouri poster
I'm from Missouri
1939 • Joel Streight
The Arizona Wildcat poster
The Arizona Wildcat
1939 • Donald Clark
Persons in Hiding poster
Persons in Hiding
1939 • Agent Dan Waldron
Ambush poster
Ambush
1939 • Charlie Hartman
A Man to Remember poster
A Man to Remember
1938 • Howard Sykes
Campus Confessions poster
Campus Confessions
1938 • Wayne Atterbury, Jr.
Yellow Jack poster
Yellow Jack
1938 • Breen
Four Men and a Prayer poster
Four Men and a Prayer
1938 • Rodney Leigh
Mama Runs Wild poster
Mama Runs Wild
1937 • Paul Fowler
What Do You Think? poster
What Do You Think?
1937 • John Dough
Madame X poster
Madame X
1937 • Hugh Fariman Jr.
Double or Nothing poster
Double or Nothing
1937 • Egbert Clark
Tarzan Escapes poster
Tarzan Escapes
1936 • Eric Parker
The Perfect Set-Up poster
The Perfect Set-Up
1936 • Alan E. Saunders (uncredited)
Exclusive Story poster
Exclusive Story
1936 • James Witherspoon Jr.
The Perfect Tribute poster
The Perfect Tribute
1935 • Soldier (uncredited)