Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

220

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-04-25

Day of death

1962-06-06 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Decatur, Texas, USA

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Tales of Wells Fargo

    Tales of Wells Fargo

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • From Headquarters

    From Headquarters

  • Hoedown

    Hoedown

  • The Life Of Riley

    The Life Of Riley

  • Lucky Star

    Lucky Star

  • Cowboy Blues

    Cowboy Blues

  • The Comancheros

    The Comancheros

  • Southwest Passage

    Southwest Passage

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Powdersmoke Range

    Powdersmoke Range

  • My Man

    My Man

  • Society Fever

    Society Fever

  • The Restless Gun

    The Restless Gun

  • Wagons Westward

    Wagons Westward

  • Cheaters

    Cheaters

  • Big City

    Big City

  • Dodge City

    Dodge City

  • Vamping Venus

    Vamping Venus

  • Grand Jury

    Grand Jury

  • Springfield Rifle

    Springfield Rifle

  • Liliom

    Liliom

  • Flirtation Walk

    Flirtation Walk

  • Minesweeper

    Minesweeper

  • Running Hollywood

    Running Hollywood

  • Virginia City

    Virginia City

  • Dulcy

    Dulcy

  • Country Fair

    Country Fair

  • Rafter Romance

    Rafter Romance

  • Career Woman

    Career Woman

  • City Girl

    City Girl

  • The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

    The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

  • Bad Lands

    Bad Lands

  • Brimstone

    Brimstone

  • Snowbound

    Snowbound

  • Palooka

    Palooka

  • Rocky Mountain

    Rocky Mountain

  • Quarantined Rivals

    Quarantined Rivals

  • Gun Play

    Gun Play

  • Swamp Water

    Swamp Water

  • Hands Across the Border

    Hands Across the Border

  • The Desperadoes

    The Desperadoes

  • Black Cyclone

    Black Cyclone

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Village Tale

    Village Tale

  • Professor Beware

    Professor Beware

  • Cowboy Holiday

    Cowboy Holiday

  • Danger Trails

    Danger Trails

  • Silver Queen

    Silver Queen

  • The Alamo

    The Alamo

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • College Coach

    College Coach

  • Home from the Hill

    Home from the Hill

  • Man from Del Rio

    Man from Del Rio

  • College Lovers

    College Lovers

  • My Friend Flicka

    My Friend Flicka

  • Smoky River Serenade

    Smoky River Serenade

  • Mr. Bug Goes to Town

    Mr. Bug Goes to Town

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • The Marines Are Here

    The Marines Are Here

  • Cowboy and the Senorita

    Cowboy and the Senorita

  • Beggars of Life

    Beggars of Life

  • Song of the Prairie

    Song of the Prairie

  • My Dear Miss Aldrich

    My Dear Miss Aldrich

  • Singing on the Trail

    Singing on the Trail

  • Rhythm Round-Up

    Rhythm Round-Up

  • Backstage

    Backstage

  • The Littlest Rebel

    The Littlest Rebel

  • The Hired Gun

    The Hired Gun

  • Miss Pacific Fleet

    Miss Pacific Fleet

  • Girls Can Play

    Girls Can Play

  • The Phantom Broadcast

    The Phantom Broadcast

  • Flying Fists

    Flying Fists

  • The Devil Is Driving

    The Devil Is Driving

  • Throw a Saddle on a Star

    Throw a Saddle on a Star

  • Ladies of the Jury

    Ladies of the Jury

  • That Texas Jamboree

    That Texas Jamboree

  • Polly of the Circus

    Polly of the Circus

  • Street of Missing Men

    Street of Missing Men

  • Legion of Lost Flyers

    Legion of Lost Flyers

  • Pardon Our Nerve

    Pardon Our Nerve

  • Here Comes the Navy

    Here Comes the Navy

  • Thunder Over Texas

    Thunder Over Texas

  • Nevada

    Nevada

  • The Bad Man

    The Bad Man

  • Big Boy Rides Again

    Big Boy Rides Again

  • You Only Live Once

    You Only Live Once

  • The Outlaw's Daughter

    The Outlaw's Daughter

  • 70,000 Witnesses

    70,000 Witnesses

  • Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

    Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

  • The Glass Key

    The Glass Key

  • You Said a Mouthful

    You Said a Mouthful

  • The Silver Streak

    The Silver Streak

  • Kelly the Second

    Kelly the Second

  • The Big Game

    The Big Game

  • You and Me

    You and Me

  • The Vigilantes Are Coming

    The Vigilantes Are Coming

  • King of the Wild Horses

    King of the Wild Horses

  • Hold That Co-ed

    Hold That Co-ed

  • Fremont: The Trailblazer

    Fremont: The Trailblazer

  • The Bugle Sounds

    The Bugle Sounds

  • Brown of Harvard

    Brown of Harvard

  • Crashing Through Danger

    Crashing Through Danger

  • The Man Who Walked Alone

    The Man Who Walked Alone

  • Man in the Saddle

    Man in the Saddle

  • Alias the Deacon

    Alias the Deacon

  • Circus Boy

    Circus Boy

  • 6,000 Enemies

    6,000 Enemies

  • Between Us Girls

    Between Us Girls

  • Romance in the Rain

    Romance in the Rain

  • Money and the Woman

    Money and the Woman

  • Fugitive at Large

    Fugitive at Large

  • Sing Me a Song of Texas

    Sing Me a Song of Texas

  • Road to the Big House

    Road to the Big House

  • The College Widow

    The College Widow

  • Al Jennings of Oklahoma

    Al Jennings of Oklahoma

  • Blaze Away

    Blaze Away

  • End of the Trail

    End of the Trail

  • The Fighting 69th

    The Fighting 69th

  • Half a Sinner

    Half a Sinner

  • Heritage of the Desert

    Heritage of the Desert

  • The Big Fight

    The Big Fight

  • Love on a Bet

    Love on a Bet

  • Belle of the Yukon

    Belle of the Yukon

  • You'll Never Get Rich

    You'll Never Get Rich

  • The Freshie

    The Freshie

  • The Singing Marine

    The Singing Marine

  • U.S. Marshall

    U.S. Marshall

  • The Great Meadow

    The Great Meadow

  • Five Bold Women

    Five Bold Women

  • Everybody's Doing It

    Everybody's Doing It

  • Man of the Forest

    Man of the Forest

  • Whistling Jim

    Whistling Jim

  • The Bad Man of Brimstone

    The Bad Man of Brimstone

  • Jubilo

    Jubilo

  • The Champ's a Chump

    The Champ's a Chump

  • North of Nome

    North of Nome

  • Babe Comes Home

    Babe Comes Home

  • Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark

  • Slide, Kelly, Slide

    Slide, Kelly, Slide

  • Station West

    Station West

  • The Desert's Toll

    The Desert's Toll

  • Mr. Wise Guy

    Mr. Wise Guy

  • Laughing at Life

    Laughing at Life

  • The Law of 45's

    The Law of 45's

  • Don't Tell the Wife

    Don't Tell the Wife

  • The Undie-World

    The Undie-World

  • Private Worlds

    Private Worlds

  • Sporting West

    Sporting West

  • Swing in the Saddle

    Swing in the Saddle

  • American Empire

    American Empire

  • Bad Men of Tombstone

    Bad Men of Tombstone

  • Red Blood and Blue

    Red Blood and Blue

  • Remembrance

    Remembrance

  • Blackmail

    Blackmail

  • The Ropin' Fool

    The Ropin' Fool

  • Wise Girl

    Wise Girl

  • Santa Fe Trail

    Santa Fe Trail

  • Stars on Horseback

    Stars on Horseback

  • Riders of the Sand Storm

    Riders of the Sand Storm

  • Rounding Up the Law

    Rounding Up the Law

  • Lightning

    Lightning

  • Down in 'Arkansaw'

    Down in 'Arkansaw'

  • Singin' in the Corn

    Singin' in the Corn

  • Hangman's Knot

    Hangman's Knot

  • Riders of Death Valley

    Riders of Death Valley

  • Rose of the Desert

    Rose of the Desert

  • Army Girl

    Army Girl

  • Boys Will Be Boys

    Boys Will Be Boys

  • The Jack Rider

    The Jack Rider

  • Castle on the Hudson

    Castle on the Hudson

  • Dangerous Holiday

    Dangerous Holiday

  • Wolfheart's Revenge

    Wolfheart's Revenge

  • Massacre Canyon

    Massacre Canyon

  • Godless Men

    Godless Men

  • Arizona Bound

    Arizona Bound

  • The Bachelor Father

    The Bachelor Father

  • The Mystery Squadron

    The Mystery Squadron

  • Across the Border

    Across the Border

  • The Forward Pass

    The Forward Pass

  • The Cowboy King

    The Cowboy King

  • Drifting Souls

    Drifting Souls

  • She's No Lady

    She's No Lady

  • Buttons and Her Beaus

    Buttons and Her Beaus

  • The Phantom

    The Phantom

  • Catch-As Catch-Can

    Catch-As Catch-Can

  • Uncensored Movies

    Uncensored Movies

  • The Down Grade

    The Down Grade

  • Mutiny on the Blackhawk

    Mutiny on the Blackhawk

  • Hidden Guns

    Hidden Guns

  • Cowboy Canteen

    Cowboy Canteen

  • Lure of the Islands

    Lure of the Islands

  • Cyclone Jones

    Cyclone Jones

  • I Demand Payment

    I Demand Payment

  • Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

    Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

  • One in a Million

    One in a Million

  • Over the Santa Fe Trail

    Over the Santa Fe Trail

  • War Mamas

    War Mamas

  • Burning Daylight

    Burning Daylight

  • Smoky Mountain Melody

    Smoky Mountain Melody

  • Muss 'em Up

    Muss 'em Up

  • End of the Rope

    End of the Rope

  • The Avenger

    The Avenger

  • Western Firebrands

    Western Firebrands

  • The Eagle's Claw

    The Eagle's Claw

  • Cupid the Cowpuncher

    Cupid the Cowpuncher

  • The Trail of Hate

    The Trail of Hate

  • Pleased to Mitt You

    Pleased to Mitt You

  • Bad Man from Bodie

    Bad Man from Bodie

  • Almost a Husband

    Almost a Husband

  • The Vengeance Trail

    The Vengeance Trail

  • Courage of Wolfheart

    Courage of Wolfheart

  • Riders at Night

    Riders at Night

  • The Woman Who Did Not Care

    The Woman Who Did Not Care

  • $1,000 Reward

    $1,000 Reward

  • Fangs of Wolfheart

    Fangs of Wolfheart

  • The Big Stunt

    The Big Stunt