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Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

November 08, 2023

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, and at the height of his movie career was frequently billed above the title simply as Big Boy Williams or as "Big Boy" Guinn Williams on posters and in the film itself.

Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Williams in The Law of the 45's (1935)
Born
Guinn Terrell Williams Jr.

(1899-04-26)April 26, 1899
Decatur, Texas, U.S.
DiedJune 6, 1962(1962-06-06) (aged 63)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Other namesBig Boy
OccupationActor
Years active1919–1961
Spouse(s)Barbara Weeks
(m. 19??; div. 19??)
Kathleen Collins
(m. 19??; div. 19??)
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(m. 1943)​
Parent
Danger Trails (1935)
Santa Fe Trail – L. to R. : Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Alan Hale Sr., Ronald Reagan, and Errol Flynn (1940)
Lobby card with Fannie Brice and Guinn "Big Boy" Williams (1928)
Lobby card with Fannie Brice and Guinn "Big Boy" Williams (1928)
Williams and Marion Aye in 1921's The Vengeance Trail
Blaze Away (1922)
The Trail of Hate (1922)

Biography edit

His father, Guinn Williams (1871–1948), a Democratic congressman, represented the 13th Texas Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 1922 to 1932.[1] When Williams Jr. returned from World War I as an Army officer, he found out his father had secured for him an appointment to West Point that Williams Jr. saw no need to attend after his war service; he decided to become a baseball player instead. He was introduced by Will Rogers into motion pictures and polo, where he became a champion player and was given the name "Big Boy" by Rogers.[2]

Williams made his screen debut in the 1919 comedy, Almost A Husband, with Will Rogers and Cullen Landis, was the titular leading man to singing comedienne Fannie Brice in My Man (1928), and was featured in a large supporting role in Frank Borzage's Lucky Star (1929) with Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. Throughout the 1920s, Williams would have a string of successful films, mostly Westerns in which he wore a ten gallon hat.

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. He was always employed, and was successful as both a B picture leading man and a supporting actor in A pictures. He often played alongside Hoot Gibson and Harry Carey during that period. In 1944, he was cast in a large role as sidekick to Robert Mitchum in Mitchum's first leading role (billed as "Introducing Bob Mitchum") in Zane Grey's Nevada, a remake of a 1927 film starring Gary Cooper. In 1941, he became one of many actors cast by Universal Pictures in their large film serial, 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 Technicolor film, The Desperadoes (1943).[3]

Williams was frequently teamed with Alan Hale 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.

On television, he appeared in the Western series Gunsmoke as Groat, a gruff, bully cowboy in the 1957 episode “Skid Row” (S2E22).

Personal life edit

In the 1920s, he had an affair with Mary Philbin while she was engaged to Paul Kohner.[4]

He was married to three actresses, the first being silent film actress Kathleen Collins. For a time, he was married to B-movie actress Barbara Weeks. His last wife was Dorothy Peterson, whom he first met in the 1940s. Prior to meeting her, he had been engaged to Lupe Vélez, but she broke off the engagement at their friend Errol Flynn's home by breaking a framed portrait of Williams over his head[5] and then urinating on the picture.[6]

Like his father, Williams was active in an array of notable and state related causes. He worked with the regional Agricultural Credit Association, The Production Credit Corporation, The Goat Raisers Association, The Texas Wool and Mohair Company, and the Bankers Association (all of which coincided both in his native Texas and adopted California).

Throughout his life, Williams was active both in community affairs and the Methodist churches of Decatur, Texas, San Angelo, Texas, and Los Angeles, California.[7]

Williams died unexpectedly of uremic poisoning[8] on June 6, 1962, aged 63. Williams was interred in the Enduring Faith section at Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles.

Filmography edit

Television edit

References edit

  1. ^ "WILLIAMS, Guinn – Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov.
  2. ^ "Bartee Haile: 'Big boy' Williams has eerie premonition of his death". August 23, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  3. ^ Maltin, Leonard, TV Movies and Video Guide, 1991 Edition, Plume, Page 283
  4. ^ Kohner, Pancho (April 5, 2011). Lupita Tovar the Sweetheart of Mexico. ISBN 9781456877378.
  5. ^ pp. 192–193 Vogel, Michelle Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood's Mexican Spitfire McFarland, 2012
  6. ^ p.297 Flynn, Errol My Wicked, Wicked Ways Aurum Press, 2002
  7. ^ Morning News, January 10, 1948, Who Was Who in America (Vol. 2).
  8. ^ "Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams". www.b-westerns.com.

External links edit

 
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  • Guinn "Big Boy" Williams at Find a Grave

November 08, 2023
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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 and at the height of his movie career was frequently billed above the title simply as Big Boy Williams or as Big Boy Guinn Williams on posters and in the film itself Guinn Big Boy WilliamsWilliams in The Law of the 45 s 1935 BornGuinn Terrell Williams Jr 1899 04 26 April 26 1899Decatur Texas U S DiedJune 6 1962 1962 06 06 aged 63 Hollywood California U S Other namesBig BoyOccupationActorYears active1919 1961Spouse s Barbara Weeks m 19 div 19 Kathleen Collins m 19 div 19 Dorothy Peterson m 1943 wbr ParentGuinn Williams father Danger Trails 1935 Santa Fe Trail L to R Guinn Big Boy Williams Alan Hale Sr Ronald Reagan and Errol Flynn 1940 Lobby card with Fannie Brice and Guinn Big Boy Williams 1928 Lobby card with Fannie Brice and Guinn Big Boy Williams 1928 Williams and Marion Aye in 1921 s The Vengeance TrailBlaze Away 1922 The Trail of Hate 1922 Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 3 1 Television 4 References 5 External linksBiography editHis father Guinn Williams 1871 1948 a Democratic congressman represented the 13th Texas Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 1922 to 1932 1 When Williams Jr returned from World War I as an Army officer he found out his father had secured for him an appointment to West Point that Williams Jr saw no need to attend after his war service he decided to become a baseball player instead He was introduced by Will Rogers into motion pictures and polo where he became a champion player and was given the name Big Boy by Rogers 2 Williams made his screen debut in the 1919 comedy Almost A Husband with Will Rogers and Cullen Landis was the titular leading man to singing comedienne Fannie Brice in My Man 1928 and was featured in a large supporting role in Frank Borzage s Lucky Star 1929 with Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell Throughout the 1920s Williams would have a string of successful films mostly Westerns in which he wore a ten gallon hat 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 He was always employed and was successful as both a B picture leading man and a supporting actor in A pictures He often played alongside Hoot Gibson and Harry Carey during that period In 1944 he was cast in a large role as sidekick to Robert Mitchum in Mitchum s first leading role billed as Introducing Bob Mitchum in Zane Grey s Nevada a remake of a 1927 film starring Gary Cooper In 1941 he became one of many actors cast by Universal Pictures in their large film serial 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 Technicolor film The Desperadoes 1943 3 Williams was frequently teamed with Alan Hale 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 On television he appeared in the Western series Gunsmoke as Groat a gruff bully cowboy in the 1957 episode Skid Row S2E22 Personal life editIn the 1920s he had an affair with Mary Philbin while she was engaged to Paul Kohner 4 He was married to three actresses the first being silent film actress Kathleen Collins For a time he was married to B movie actress Barbara Weeks His last wife was Dorothy Peterson whom he first met in the 1940s Prior to meeting her he had been engaged to Lupe Velez but she broke off the engagement at their friend Errol Flynn s home by breaking a framed portrait of Williams over his head 5 and then urinating on the picture 6 Like his father Williams was active in an array of notable and state related causes He worked with the regional Agricultural Credit Association The Production Credit Corporation The Goat Raisers Association The Texas Wool and Mohair Company and the Bankers Association all of which coincided both in his native Texas and adopted California Throughout his life Williams was active both in community affairs and the Methodist churches of Decatur Texas San Angelo Texas and Los Angeles California 7 Williams died unexpectedly of uremic poisoning 8 on June 6 1962 aged 63 Williams was interred in the Enduring Faith section at Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles Filmography editAlmost a Husband 1919 Jubilo 1919 Man Shooting Pool with Bert Cupid the Cowpuncher 1920 Hairoil Johnson Godless Men 1920 Seaman The Vengeance Trail 1921 Big Boy Bronson Western Firebrands 1921 Billy Fargo Across the Border 1922 Andy Fowler Rounding Up the Law 1922 Larry Connell The Cowboy King 1922 Dud Smiley Remembrance 1922 The Trail of Hate 1922 Silent Kerry Blaze Away 1922 Big Boy The Freshie 1922 Charles Taylor Cyclone Jones 1923 Cyclone Jones Riders at Night 1923 End of the Rope 1923 1 000 Reward 1923 The Avenger 1924 Nat Sherwood The Eagle s Claw 1924 Dan Carson Red Blood and Blue 1925 Tom Butler Fangs of Wolfheart 1925 Wolfheart s Revenge 1925 Jack Stanley Sporting West 1925 Black Cyclone 1925 Jim Lawson Whistling Jim 1925 Whistling Jim Rose of the Desert 1925 Riders of the Sand Storm 1925 The Cowboy Courage of Wolfheart 1925 The Big Stunt 1925 Brown of Harvard 1926 Hal Walters The Desert s Toll 1926 Quarantined Rivals 1927 Joe the plumber Slide Kelly Slide 1927 McLean Backstage 1927 Mike Donovan Arizona Bound 1927 Cowboy Snowbound 1927 Bull Morgan Babe Comes Home 1927 Baseball Player The Woman Who Did Not Care 1927 Lars Lightning 1927 Cuth Stewart The Down Grade 1927 Ed Holden The College Widow 1927 Don White Burning Daylight 1928 English Harry Ladies Night in a Turkish Bath 1928 Sweeney Vamping Venus 1928 Mars Beggars of Life 1928 Baker s Cart Driver Noah s Ark 1928 Al Ham My Man 1928 Joe Halsey From Headquarters 1929 Gunnery Sgt Wilmer Lucky Star 1929 Sgt Martin Wrenn The Forward Pass 1929 Honey Smith City Girl 1930 Reaper The Big Fight 1930 Tiger The Bad Man 1930 Red Giddings Liliom 1930 Hollinger College Lovers 1930 Tiny Courtley The Bachelor Father 1931 Richard Dick Berney The Great Meadow 1931 Rubin Hall The Phantom 1931 Dick Mallory Ladies of the Jury 1932 Steve Bromm Polly of the Circus 1932 Eric Drifting Souls 1932 Bing 70 000 Witnesses 1932 Connors Heritage of the Desert 1932 Lefty Henchman You Said a Mouthful 1932 Joe Holt a Swimming Champion The Devil Is Driving 1932 Mac The Phantom Broadcast 1933 Sandy Higgins Laughing at Life 1933 Jones Man of the Forest 1933 Big Boy Rafter Romance 1933 Fritzie College Coach 1933 Matthews The Mystery Squadron 1933 Serial Bill Jellybean Cook Palooka 1934 Slats Cheaters 1934 Detective Sweeney Half a Sinner 1934 Bull Moran Here Comes the Navy 1934 Dance Floor Manager Romance in the Rain 1934 Panya Mankiewicz Thunder Over Texas 1934 Ted Wright Flirtation Walk 1934 Sleepy Cowboy Holiday 1934 Buck Sawyer The Silver Streak 1934 Higgins Big Boy Rides Again 1935 Tom Duncan Private Worlds 1935 Jerry One in a Million 1935 Spike McGafferty Village Tale 1935 Ben Roberts The Glass Key 1935 Jeff Society Fever 1935 Edgar Prouty Danger Trails 1935 Bob Wilson Here Comes Cookie 1935 Big Boy Powdersmoke Range 1935 Lullaby Joslin Gun Play 1935 Bill Williams The Law of 45 s 1935 Tucson Smith Miss Pacific Fleet 1935 Nicholas Nick Annie s Boyfriend The Littlest Rebel 1935 Sgt Dudley Muss em Up 1936 Red Cable Kelly the Second 1936 Cecil Callahan Grand Jury 1936 Joseph Britt The Vigilantes Are Coming 1936 Serial Salvation The Big Game 1936 Pete Jenkins End of the Trail 1936 Bob Hildreth North of Nome 1936 Haage Career Woman 1936 Bede Sanders You Only Live Once 1937 Roger Don t Tell the Wife 1937 Lazarus Hubert Gregory Cupid Dougal A Star Is Born 1937 Posture Coach Dangerous Holiday 1937 Duke Edwards Girls Can Play 1937 Lieutenant Flannigan Flying Fists 1937 Slug Cassidy The Singing Marine 1937 Dopey She s No Lady 1937 Jeff Big City 1937 Danny Devlin My Dear Miss Aldrich 1937 An Attendant Wise Girl 1937 Mike The Bad Man of Brimstone 1937 Vulch McCreedy Everybody s Doing It 1938 Softy Blane You and Me 1938 Taxi The Marines Are Here 1938 Sgt Gibbons Crashing Through Danger 1938 Slim Professor Beware 1938 Motorcycle Cop Army Girl 1938 Sgt Harry Ross Hold That Co ed 1938 Mike Down in Arkansaw 1938 Juble Butler I Demand Payment 1938 Happy Crofton Pardon Our Nerve 1939 Samson Smith Dodge City 1939 Tex Baird Street of Missing Men 1939 T Bone 6 000 Enemies 1939 Maxie Mutiny on the Blackhawk 1939 Blake the First Mate Bad Lands 1939 Billy Sweet Fugitive at Large 1939 Conway Blackmail 1939 Moose McCarthy Legion of Lost Flyers 1939 Jake Halley The Fighting 69th 1940 Paddy Dolan Castle on the Hudson 1940 Mike Cagle Virginia City 1940 Marblehead Alias the Deacon 1940 Bull Gumbatz Wagons Westward 1940 Jake Hardman Money and the Woman 1940 Mr Adler the Bank Guard Dulcy 1940 Henry Santa Fe Trail 1940 Windy Brody Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga 1941 Alvin Country Fair 1941 Gunther Potts Billy the Kid 1941 Ed Bronson Riders of Death Valley 1941 Serial Borax Bill You ll Never Get Rich 1941 Kewpie Blain Swamp Water 1941 Bud Dorson Mr Bug Goes to Town 1941 Narrator The Bugle Sounds 1942 Sgt Krims Mr Wise Guy 1942 Luke Manning Lure of the Islands 1942 Jinx Between Us Girls 1942 Father of the Boys Silver Queen 1942 Blackie American Empire 1942 Sailaway The Desperadoes 1943 Nitro Rankin Minesweeper 1943 CPO Ichabod Ferdinand Fixit Smith Hands Across the Border 1944 Teddy Bear Cowboy Canteen 1944 Spud Harrigan Cowboy and the Senorita 1944 Teddy Bear Nevada 1944 Dusty Belle of the Yukon 1944 Sheriff Mervin Maitland Sing Me a Song of Texas 1945 Big Boy The Man Who Walked Alone 1945 Champ Rhythm Round Up 1945 Zeke Winslow Song of the Prairie 1945 Big Boy Jackson Throw a Saddle on a Star 1946 Big Boy That Texas Jamboree 1946 Big Boy Frazer Cowboy Blues 1946 Big Boy Singing on the Trail 1946 Big Boy Webster Singin in the Corn 1946 Hank Over the Santa Fe Trail 1947 Big Boy Jackson King of the Wild Horses 1947 Jed Acker Smoky River Serenade 1947 Wagon Wheel Road to the Big House 1947 Butch McQuinn Station West 1948 Mick Smoky Mountain Melody 1948 Saddle Grease Williams Bad Men of Tombstone 1949 Red Fisk Brimstone 1949 Deputy Art Benson Hoedown 1950 Small Potatoes Rocky Mountain 1950 Pap Dennison Al Jennings of Oklahoma 1951 Lon Tuttle Man in the Saddle 1951 Bourke Prine Springfield Rifle 1952 Sgt Snow Hangman s Knot 1952 Smitty Southwest Passage 1954 Tall Tale Massacre Canyon 1954 Private Peaceful Allen The Outlaw s Daughter 1954 Moose Deputy Hidden Guns 1956 Kingford Man from Del Rio 1956 Fred Jasper The Hired Gun 1957 Elby Kirby The Restless Gun 1959 Episode A Trial for Jenny May Home from the Hill 1960 Hugh Macauley Five Bold Women 1960 Big Foot The Alamo 1960 Lt Irish Finn The Comancheros 1961 Ed McBain Gunrunner Television edit My Friend Flicka 1955 1956 Jeb Taylor Circus Boy 1956 1957 Pete the Canvasman Gunsmoke 1957 Groat Cheyenne 1957 Prairie Dog Sugarfoot 1958 Moose McKlintock The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 1958 Sgt Muldoon Tales of Wells Fargo 1958 Mike Forbes Wagon Train 1959 Calvin Bryngelson The Restless Gun 1959 Jeff Bonsell The Magical World of Disney 1960 BuffaloReferences edit WILLIAMS Guinn Biographical Information bioguide congress gov Bartee Haile Big boy Williams has eerie premonition of his death August 23 2012 Retrieved November 4 2016 Maltin Leonard TV Movies and Video Guide 1991 Edition Plume Page 283 Kohner Pancho April 5 2011 Lupita Tovar the Sweetheart of Mexico ISBN 9781456877378 pp 192 193 Vogel Michelle Lupe Velez The Life and Career of Hollywood s Mexican Spitfire McFarland 2012 p 297 Flynn Errol My Wicked Wicked Ways Aurum Press 2002 Morning News January 10 1948 Who Was Who in America Vol 2 Guinn Big Boy Williams www b westerns com External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guinn Big Boy Williams Guinn Big Boy Williams at IMDb Guinn Big Boy Williams at AllMovie Guinn Big Boy Williams full biography Guinn Big Boy Williams at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guinn 22Big Boy 22 Williams amp oldid 1179052408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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