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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 25, 1899
Died Jun 06, 1962 (63)
Birthplace Decatur, Texas, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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The Comancheros

The Comancheros

1961

as Ed McBain - Gunrunner (uncredited)

Five Bold Women

Five Bold Women

1960

as 'Big Foot' - the wagon driver

The Alamo

The Alamo

1960

as Lt. 'Irish' Finn

Home from the Hill

Home from the Hill

1960

as Hugh Macauley (uncredited)

The Hired Gun

The Hired Gun

1957

as Elby Kirby

Fremont: The Trailblazer

Fremont: The Trailblazer

1956

as Cassidy

Man from Del Rio

Man from Del Rio

1956

as Fred Jasper

Hidden Guns

Hidden Guns

1956

as Kingford

Massacre Canyon

Massacre Canyon

1954

as Pvt. Archibald Allen

Southwest Passage

Southwest Passage

1954

as Tall Tale

The Outlaw's Daughter

The Outlaw's Daughter

1954

as Moose, Deputy

Springfield Rifle

Springfield Rifle

1952

as Sgt. Snow

Hangman's Knot

Hangman's Knot

1952

as Smitty

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

1951

as Lon Tuttle

Man in the Saddle

Man in the Saddle

1951

as Bourke Prine

Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain

1950

as Pap Dennison (CSA)

Hoedown

Hoedown

1950

as Small Potatoes

Bad Men of Tombstone

Bad Men of Tombstone

1949

as Red Fisk

Brimstone

Brimstone

1949

as Art Benson

Smoky Mountain Melody

Smoky Mountain Melody

1948

as Saddle Grease Williams

Station West

Station West

1948

as Mick Marion

Road to the Big House

Road to the Big House

1947

as Butch McQuinn

Smoky River Serenade

Smoky River Serenade

1947

as Wagon Wheel (as Big Boy Williams)

Over the Santa Fe Trail

Over the Santa Fe Trail

1947

as Big Boy Jackson

King of the Wild Horses

King of the Wild Horses

1947

as Jed Acker (as Big Boy Williams)

Singin' in the Corn

Singin' in the Corn

1946

as Hank

Cowboy Blues

Cowboy Blues

1946

as Big Boy Stover

Throw a Saddle on a Star

Throw a Saddle on a Star

1946

as Big Boy

Singing on the Trail

Singing on the Trail

1946

as Big Boy Webster

That Texas Jamboree

That Texas Jamboree

1946

as Big Boy Frazer

Sing Me a Song of Texas

Sing Me a Song of Texas

1945

as Big Boy

Song of the Prairie

Song of the Prairie

1945

as Big Boy Jackson

The Man Who Walked Alone

The Man Who Walked Alone

1945

as Champ

Rhythm Round-Up

Rhythm Round-Up

1945

as Zeke Winslow

Swing in the Saddle

Swing in the Saddle

1944

as 'Tiny' Baldwin

Nevada

Nevada

1944

as Dusty

Hands Across the Border

Hands Across the Border

1944

as Teddy Bear

Cowboy Canteen

Cowboy Canteen

1944

as Spud Harrigan

Cowboy and the Senorita

Cowboy and the Senorita

1944

as 'Teddy' Bear

Belle of the Yukon

Belle of the Yukon

1944

as Sheriff Mervin Maitland

Minesweeper

Minesweeper

1943

as CPO Ichabod Ferdinand 'Fixit' Smith

The Desperadoes

The Desperadoes

1943

as Nitro Rankin

Lure of the Islands

Lure of the Islands

1942

as Jinx

Mr. Wise Guy

Mr. Wise Guy

1942

as Luke Manning

Silver Queen

Silver Queen

1942

as Blackie

American Empire

American Empire

1942

as Sailaway

Between Us Girls

Between Us Girls

1942

as Father of the Boys

The Bugle Sounds

The Bugle Sounds

1942

as Sgt. Krims

Country Fair

Country Fair

1941

as Gunther Potts

Riders of Death Valley

Riders of Death Valley

1941

as Borax Bill

You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

1941

as Kewpie Blain

Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

1941

as Ed Bronson (blacksmith)

Mr. Bug Goes to Town

Mr. Bug Goes to Town

1941

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Swamp Water

Swamp Water

1941

as Bud Dorson

Pleased to Mitt You

Pleased to Mitt You

1940

as Chuck Brenner

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

1940

as Mike Cagle

Money and the Woman

Money and the Woman

1940

as Mr. Adle

Virginia City

Virginia City

1940

as Marblehead

Wagons Westward

Wagons Westward

1940

as Jake Hardman

Alias the Deacon

Alias the Deacon

1940

as Bull Gumbatz

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

as Windy Brody

The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th

1940

as Paddy Dolan

Dulcy

Dulcy

1940

as Henry

Bad Lands

Bad Lands

1939

as Billy Sweet

Pardon Our Nerve

Pardon Our Nerve

1939

as Samson Smith

Street of Missing Men

Street of Missing Men

1939

as T-Bone

Fugitive at Large

Fugitive at Large

1939

as Conway (as Guinn Williams)

Blackmail

Blackmail

1939

as Moose McCarthy

Legion of Lost Flyers

Legion of Lost Flyers

1939

as Jake Halley

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

1939

as Blake - the First Mate

6,000 Enemies

6,000 Enemies

1939

as Maxie

Dodge City

Dodge City

1939

as Tex Baird

The Marines Are Here

The Marines Are Here

1938

as Sgt. Gibbons

Army Girl

Army Girl

1938

as Ross

I Demand Payment

I Demand Payment

1938

as Happy Crofton

Everybody's Doing It

Everybody's Doing It

1938

as 'Softy' Blane

Down in 'Arkansaw'

Down in 'Arkansaw'

1938

as Juble Butler

Hold That Co-ed

Hold That Co-ed

1938

as Mike Wurgerski

You and Me

You and Me

1938

as Text (as Guinn Williams)

Professor Beware

Professor Beware

1938

as Motorcycle Cop

Dangerous Holiday

Dangerous Holiday

1937

as Duke Edwards

She's No Lady

She's No Lady

1937

as Jeff

Don't Tell the Wife

Don't Tell the Wife

1937

as Lazarus "Cupid" Dougal

Flying Fists

Flying Fists

1937

as Slug Cassidy

Girls Can Play

Girls Can Play

1937

as Det. Lt. Ed Flannagan

Wise Girl

Wise Girl

1937

as Mike

The Bad Man of Brimstone

The Bad Man of Brimstone

1937

as Vulch McCreedy

The Singing Marine

The Singing Marine

1937

as Dopey

You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

1937

as Rogers

My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937

as An Attendant

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1937

as Posture Coach

Big City

Big City

1937

as Danny Devlin

The Champ's a Chump

The Champ's a Chump

1936

as Spike

Kelly the Second

Kelly the Second

1936

as Cecil Joseph Callahan

The Vigilantes Are Coming

The Vigilantes Are Coming

1936

as Salvation

North of Nome

North of Nome

1936

as Haage

End of the Trail

End of the Trail

1936

as Bob Hildreth

Grand Jury

Grand Jury

1936

as Joseph Britt

Muss 'em Up

Muss 'em Up

1936

as 'Red' Cable

The Big Game

The Big Game

1936

as Pete Jenkins

Career Woman

Career Woman

1936

as Bede Sanders

Love on a Bet

Love on a Bet

1936

as Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted)

Big Boy Rides Again

Big Boy Rides Again

1935

as Tom Duncan

The Law of 45's

The Law of 45's

1935

as Tucson Two-Gun Smith

Danger Trails

Danger Trails

1935

as Bob Wilson

Gun Play

Gun Play

1935

as Bill Williams

Powdersmoke Range

Powdersmoke Range

1935

as Lullaby Joslin

Society Fever

Society Fever

1935

as Edgar Prouty

One in a Million

One in a Million

1935

as Spike McGafferty

The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel

1935

as Sgt. Dudley

Here Comes Cookie

Here Comes Cookie

1935

as Big Boy

The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1935

as Jeff

Private Worlds

Private Worlds

1935

as Jerry Stone

Miss Pacific Fleet

Miss Pacific Fleet

1935

as Nicholas 'Nick', Annie's Boyfriend

Village Tale

Village Tale

1935

as Ben Roberts

Thunder Over Texas

Thunder Over Texas

1934

as Ted Wright

Cowboy Holiday

Cowboy Holiday

1934

as Buck Sawyer

The Undie-World

The Undie-World

1934

as Bugsy McHugh

Flirtation Walk

Flirtation Walk

1934

as Sleepy

The Silver Streak

The Silver Streak

1934

as Higgins

Here Comes the Navy

Here Comes the Navy

1934

as Dance-Floor Manager

Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner

1934

as 'Bull' Moran

Palooka

Palooka

1934

as Slats (uncredited)

Romance in the Rain

Romance in the Rain

1934

as Panya Mankiewicz

The Mystery Squadron

The Mystery Squadron

1933

as Bill 'Jellybean' Cook

The Phantom Broadcast

The Phantom Broadcast

1933

as Sandy Higgins

Rafter Romance

Rafter Romance

1933

as Fritzie

Laughing at Life

Laughing at Life

1933

as Jones

Man of the Forest

Man of the Forest

1933

as Big Boy

College Coach

College Coach

1933

as Matthews

Boys Will Be Boys

Boys Will Be Boys

1932

as Butch

Drifting Souls

Drifting Souls

1932

as Bing

The Devil Is Driving

The Devil Is Driving

1932

as Mac

Polly of the Circus

Polly of the Circus

1932

as Eric

70,000 Witnesses

70,000 Witnesses

1932

as Connors

Ladies of the Jury

Ladies of the Jury

1932

as Steve Bromm (uncredited)

Running Hollywood

Running Hollywood

1932

as Scratchface Henchman

You Said a Mouthful

You Said a Mouthful

1932

as Swimming Champion Joe Holt (uncredited)

The Phantom

The Phantom

1931

as Dick Mallory

Catch-As Catch-Can

Catch-As Catch-Can

1931

as Strangler Sullivan

The Bachelor Father

The Bachelor Father

1931

as Dick Berney

War Mamas

War Mamas

1931

as Doughboy

The Great Meadow

The Great Meadow

1931

as Rubin Hall

The Big Fight

The Big Fight

1930

as Tiger

College Lovers

College Lovers

1930

as Tiny Courtley

City Girl

City Girl

1930

as Reaper

The Bad Man

The Bad Man

1930

as Red Giddings

Liliom

Liliom

1930

as Hollinger

From Headquarters

From Headquarters

1929

as Gunnery Sgt. Wilmer (as Guinn Williams)

The Forward Pass

The Forward Pass

1929

as Honey Smith

Lucky Star

Lucky Star

1929

as Sgt. Martin Wrenn

My Man

My Man

1928

as Joe Halsey

Burning Daylight

Burning Daylight

1928

as English Harry (as Big Boy Williams)

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

1928

as Al Wilson / Ham

Vamping Venus

Vamping Venus

1928

as Mars

Beggars of Life

Beggars of Life

1928

as Baker's Cart Driver (uncredited)

Lightning

Lightning

1927

as Cuth Stewart

The Down Grade

The Down Grade

1927

as Ed Holden

Quarantined Rivals

Quarantined Rivals

1927

as Joe, the plumber

Snowbound

Snowbound

1927

as Bull Morgan

Slide, Kelly, Slide

Slide, Kelly, Slide

1927

as McLean

Backstage

Backstage

1927

as Mike Donovan

The College Widow

The College Widow

1927

as Don White (as Big Boy Williams)

Arizona Bound

Arizona Bound

1927

as Cowboy

Babe Comes Home

Babe Comes Home

1927

as Baseball Player (as Big Boy Williams)

The Desert's Toll

The Desert's Toll

1926

as Henchman

Brown of Harvard

Brown of Harvard

1926

as Hal Walter

Riders of the Sand Storm

Riders of the Sand Storm

1925

as The Cowboy

Whistling Jim

Whistling Jim

1925

as Whistling Jim

Black Cyclone

Black Cyclone

1925

as Jim Lawson

Red Blood and Blue

Red Blood and Blue

1925

as Tom Butler

Wolfheart's Revenge

Wolfheart's Revenge

1925

as Jack Stanley

Rose of the Desert

Rose of the Desert

1925

as Cowboy (as Big Boy Williams)

The Avenger

The Avenger

1924

as Nat Sherwood

The Eagle's Claw

The Eagle's Claw

1924

as Dan Carson

Cyclone Jones

Cyclone Jones

1923

as Cyclone Jones

The Freshie

The Freshie

1922

as Charles Taylor

Across the Border

Across the Border

1922

as Andy Fowler

The Cowboy King

The Cowboy King

1922

as Dud Smiley

Rounding Up the Law

Rounding Up the Law

1922

as Larry Connell

The Trail of Hate

The Trail of Hate

1922

as Silent Kerry

The Ropin' Fool

The Ropin' Fool

1922

as The Foreman

Western Firebrands

Western Firebrands

1921

as Billy Fargo

The Jack Rider

The Jack Rider

1921

as Frank Stevens

The Vengeance Trail

The Vengeance Trail

1921

as Big Boy Bronson

Cupid the Cowpuncher

Cupid the Cowpuncher

1920

as Hairoil Johnson

Godless Men

Godless Men

1920

as Seaman

Jubilo

Jubilo

1919

as Man Shooting Pool with Bert (uncredited)

Danger Trails

Danger Trails

1935

Story

Red Blood and Blue

Red Blood and Blue

1925

Story

The Jack Rider

The Jack Rider

1921

Writer

The Vengeance Trail

The Vengeance Trail

1921

Story

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Television Credits

Cheyenne

as Prairie Dog

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Groat

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

The Restless Gun

as Jeff Bonsell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1957

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as Tulsa Jack

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 1951

Sugarfoot

as Moose McKlintock

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1957

My Friend Flicka

as Jeb Taylor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1955

The Life Of Riley

as Finnegan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1953

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Buffalo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

as Sgt. Muldoon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1954

U.S. Marshall

as Jones

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1956

Wagon Train

as Calvin Bryngelson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1957

Tales of Wells Fargo

as Mike Forbes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 1957

Circus Boy

Episodes: 49

First Aired: Sep 23, 1956

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