William Henry (actor)

William Henry
William Henry
	Henry in Tarzan Escapes (1936)
Born	November 10, 1914; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	August 10, 1982 (aged 67); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1925–1978
Spouses	Grace Durkin (m. 1936; div. 19??); ; Barbara Knudson (m. 1952; div. 1962)
Children	3
Relatives	Thomas Browne Henry (brother)

William Albert Henry (November 10, 1914 – August 10, 1982) was an American actor who worked in both films and television.

Biography

Born in Los Angeles, California, Henry started as a child actor, then was a hero in B-movies (mainly westerns), and ended his career as a character actor. He appeared in various roles on episodes of many television series. He was a member of the John Ford Stock Company and appeared twelve times for Ford. He also appeared in John Wayne's The Alamo (1960); in this version of the famous siege, Henry's character, Dr. Sutherland, is the last of the defenders to be killed.

Henry was active with the Pasadena Community Playhouse.^[1]

In 1952, Henry was cast as the San Francisco lawyer Lew Barry in the episode, "Self Made Man," of the syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews.^{[citation needed]}

Bill guest starred twice in Gene Barry's TV Western Bat Masterson, once in 1958 as crooked "Sheriff Griff Hanley" (S1E7's "A Noose Fits Anyone") and again in 1960 as stalwart "Sheriff Brady" (S2E23's "The Snare").

Henry's brother was the character actor Thomas Browne Henry.^[2]

Henry was married and twice divorced. His first marriage was to Grace Durkin, with whom he had a son, Michael, and a daughter, Michele. He and his second wife, Barbara Knudson, were the parents of William "Bill" Henry, Jr. (b. 1958).^[3]

Selected filmography

Lord Jim (1925) - Street Urchin (uncredited)
Adorable (1933) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Best of Enemies (1933) - College Student (uncredited)
Coming Out Party (1934) - Party Guest (uncredited)
The Thin Man (1934) - Gilbert Wynant
Operator 13 (1934) - Young Lieutenant Kissing Blonde (uncredited)
A Wicked Woman (1934) - Curtis
China Seas (1935) - Rockwell
Society Doctor (1935) - Frank Snowden
The Perfect Tribute (1935) - Wounded soldier (uncredited)
Exclusive Story (1936) - James Witherspoon Jr.
Tarzan Escapes (1936) - Eric Parker
Double or Nothing (1937) - Egbert Clark
Madame X (1937) - Hugh Fariman Jr.
Mama Runs Wild (1937) - Paul Fowler
Four Men and a Prayer (1938) - Rodney Leigh
Yellow Jack (1938) - Breen
Campus Confessions (1938) - Wayne Atterbury, Jr.
A Man to Remember (1938) - Howard Sykes
Ambush (1939) - Charlie Hartman
Persons in Hiding (1939) - Agent Dan Waldron
The Arizona Wildcat (1939) - Donald Clark
I'm from Missouri (1939) - Joel Streight
Television Spy (1939) - Douglas Cameron
Geronimo (1939) - Lt. John Steele, Jr.
Emergency Squad (1940) - Peter Barton
Parole Fixer (1940) - Scott Britton
The Way of All Flesh (1940) - Paul Kriza Jr.
Queen of the Mob (1940) - Bert Webster
Cherokee Strip (1940) - Tom Cross
Jennie (1940) - George Schermer
Blossoms in the Dust (1941) - Allan Keats
Dance Hall (1941) - Joe Brooks
Scattergood Meets Broadway (1941) - David Drew
Pardon My Stripes (1942) - Henry Platt
Klondike Fury (1942) - Jim Armstrong
A Gentleman After Dark (1942) - Paul Rutherford
Stardust on the Sage (1942) - Jeff Drew
There's One Born Every Minute (1942) - Lester Cadwalader Jr.
Rubber Racketeers (1942) - Bill Barry
Sweater Girl (1942) - Happy Dudley
Calaboose (1943) - Tom Pendergrast
I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943) - Gordon - Gestapo Agent
Sarong Girl (1943) - Jeff Baxter
False Faces (1943) - Don Westcott
Alaska Highway (1943) - Steve Ormsby
Johnny Come Lately (1943) - Pete Dougherty
Nearly Eighteen (1943) - Jack Leonard
Women in Bondage (1943) - Heinz Radtke
Tornado (1943) - Bob Ramsey
The Navy Way (1944) - Malcolm Randall
Call of the South Seas (1944) - Agent Paul Russell
The Lady and the Monster (1944) - Roger Collins
Going My Way (1944) - Doctor (uncredited)
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) - Charles Langdon
Silent Partner (1944) - Jeffrey Swales
G.I. War Brides (1946) - Capt. Roger Kirby
The Invisible Informer (1946) - Mike Reagan
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine (1946) - Steve Morgan
The Fabulous Suzanne (1946) - William Harris
Trail to San Antone (1947) - Rick Malloy
Women in the Night (1948) - Maj. von Arnheim
King of the Gamblers (1948) - Jerry Muller
The Denver Kid (1948) - Tim Roberts aka Tom Richards
Death Valley Gunfighter (1949) - Sheriff Keith Ames
Streets of San Francisco (1949) - Nichols - Reporter
Motor Patrol (1950) - Officer Larry Collins
Federal Man (1950) - Agent Phil Sherrin
David Harding, Counterspy (1950) - Sentry (uncredited)
The Old Frontier (1950) - Doctor Tom Creighton
Southside 1-1000 (1950) - Treasury Agent Jones
Valentino (1951) - Cheating Husband (uncredited)
Fury of the Congo (1951) - Ronald Cameron
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) - Spectator (uncredited)
Thundering Caravans (1952) - Bert Cranston
What Price Glory (1952) - Holsen (uncredited)
Torpedo Alley (1952) - Instructor
Marshal of Cedar Rock (1953) - Bill Anderson
Savage Frontier (1953) - Deputy Dan Longley
Canadian Mounties vs Atomic Invaders (1953, Serial) - Don Roberts
Hollywood Thrill-Makers (1954) - Dave Wilson
Secret of the Incas (1954) - Phillip Lang
Masterson of Kansas (1954) - Charlie Fry
New Orleans Uncensored (1955) - Joe Reilly
A Bullet for Joey (1955) - Michael (uncredited)
Jungle Moon Men (1955) - Bob Prentice
Mister Roberts (1955) - Lt. Billings
A Life at Stake (1955) - Myles Norman
Paris Follies of 1956 (1955) - Wendell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) - Officer (uncredited)
Three Bad Sisters (1956) - Bill Gans - Reporter (uncredited)
The Wild Dakotas (1956) - Perkins (uncredited)
Uranium Boom (1956) - Joe McGinnus
The Harder They Fall (1956) - Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
The Three Outlaws (1956) - Tall Texan
Toward the Unknown (1956) - AP Captain (uncredited)
Accused of Murder (1956) - Officer Walt - at Murder Scene (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles (1957) - Naval Aide (uncredited)
Untamed Youth (1957) - TV Announcer (uncredited)
Man Afraid (1957) - Reporter (uncredited)
Spook Chasers (1957) - Harry Shelby
The Female Animal (1958) - Delivery Man (uncredited)
Day of the Badman (1958) - Dave Kinds (uncredited)
Too Much, Too Soon (1958) - Henry Trent - Actor as Alexander Hamilton in Play (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958) - Travers
The Last Hurrah (1958) - Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Gunsmoke in Tucson (1958) - Sheriff Will Blane
The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959) - Regan Henchman (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers (1959) - Confederate First Lieutenant
Sergeant Rutledge (1960) - Capt. Dwyer (uncredited)
Seven Ways from Sundown (1960) - Hobbs Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
The Alamo (1960) - Dr. Sutherland
Two Rode Together (1961) - Gambler (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) - Gambler (uncredited)
How the West Was Won (1962) - Staff Officer (uncredited)
Showdown (1963) - Saloon Bouncer (uncredited)
He Rides Tall (1964) - Bartender (uncredited)
The Best Man (1964) - Reporter (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn (1964) - Infantry Captain (uncredited)
Taggart (1964) - Army Sergeant (uncredited)
Dear Brigitte (1965) - Racetrack Cashier (uncredited)
Gunpoint (1966) - Gang Member (uncredited)
Texas Across the River (1966) - Settler (uncredited)
El Dorado (1967) - Sheriff Dodd Draper (uncredited)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) - Stockholder (uncredited)
The Walls Have Eyes (1969) - Bill Turner
Skin Game (1971) - (uncredited)

Selected Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1952	Death Valley Days	Lew Barry	Season 1 Episode 6 "Self Made Man
1958	Bat Masterson	Sheriff Griff Hanley	Season 1 Episode 7 "A Noose Fits Anyone"
1960	Bat Masterson	Sheriff Brady	Season 2 Episode 23 "The Snare"
1960	Death Valley Days	Andrew Billings	"A Woman's Rights"