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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

Heritage of the Desert
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Movie•1932

Heritage of the Desert

Big Boy Rides Again
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Movie•1935

Big Boy Rides Again

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
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Movie•1951

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

Rafter Romance
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Movie•1933

Rafter Romance

The Hired Gun
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Movie•1957

The Hired Gun

Brown of Harvard
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Movie•1926

Brown of Harvard

Kelly the Second
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Movie•1936

Kelly the Second

Billy the Kid
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Movie•1941

Billy the Kid

Springfield Rifle
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Movie•1952

Springfield Rifle

Silver Queen
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Movie•1942

Silver Queen

Blackmail
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Movie•1939

Blackmail

Private Worlds
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Movie•1935

Private Worlds

Don't Tell the Wife
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Movie•1937

Don't Tell the Wife

Lucky Star
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Movie•1929

Lucky Star

The Bugle Sounds
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Movie•1942

The Bugle Sounds

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
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Movie•1941

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

Man from Del Rio
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Movie•1956

Man from Del Rio

Home from the Hill
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Movie•1960

Home from the Hill

Beggars of Life
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Movie•1928

Beggars of Life

Flirtation Walk
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Movie•1934

Flirtation Walk