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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

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Known For

Here Comes the Navy
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Movie•1934

Here Comes the Navy

The Fighting 69th
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Movie•1940

The Fighting 69th

Cowboy and the Senorita
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Movie•1944

Cowboy and the Senorita

The Desperadoes
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Movie•1943

The Desperadoes

Minesweeper
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Movie•1943

Minesweeper

Hangman's Knot
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Movie•1952

Hangman's Knot

Professor Beware
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Movie•1938

Professor Beware

Hands Across the Border
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Movie•1944

Hands Across the Border

You Only Live Once
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Movie•1937

You Only Live Once

Road to the Big House
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Movie•1947

Road to the Big House

Rocky Mountain
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Movie•1950

Rocky Mountain

You and Me
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Movie•1938

You and Me

Swamp Water
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Movie•1941

Swamp Water

Belle of the Yukon
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Movie•1944

Belle of the Yukon

The Littlest Rebel
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Movie•1935

The Littlest Rebel

Man in the Saddle
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Movie•1951

Man in the Saddle

Station West
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Movie•1948

Station West

City Girl
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Movie•1930

City Girl

Mr. Bug Goes to Town
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Movie•1941

Mr. Bug Goes to Town

The Glass Key
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Movie•1935

The Glass Key