Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Albert Henry (November 10, 1914 – August 10, 1982) was an American actor working in Hollywood movies. Born in Los Angeles in 1914, Henry started as a child actor, then was a hero in B-movies (mainly westerns), and ended his career as a character actor. He also appeared in various roles on episodes of many TV series. He was a member of the John Ford Stock Company and appeared 12 times for Ford. Henry was active with the Pasadena Community Playhouse...
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Complete Filmography
The Walls Have Eyes
1969
The True Vue Motel is a rendezvous for couples looking for a few hours of "playtime." Unbeknownst to them, the motel's manager has hidden cameras in t...
El Dorado
1966
as Sheriff Dodd Draper
Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher...
Gunpoint
1966
A young, determined sheriff and his posse chase a gang of murderous train robbers, and a kidnapped woman into New Mexico.
Taggart
1965
Taggart's family is slaughtered by a rival rancher. Taggart mortally wounds the rancher and kills his son. Before he dies the rancher hires three bou...
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Infantry Captain (uncredited)
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
How the West Was Won
1962
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one ...
Flashing Spikes
1962
as Assistant Commissioner
An old ballplayer, thrown out of baseball due to a bribery scandal, becomes friends with a young phenom. The younger player is at first tainted by his...
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Gambler (uncredited)
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon ...
Two Rode Together
1961
as Gambler (uncredited)
Two tough westerners bring home a group of settlers who have spent years as Comanche hostages.
The Alamo
1960
as Dr. Sutherland
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant...
Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
A Texas Ranger must capture an outlaw and take him-in, while tangling with savage Apaches and greedy bounty-hunters on the way back to jail.
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
as Capt. Dwyer (uncredited)
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior office...
The Horse Soldiers
1959
as Captain
A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes insta...
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Fr...
Gunsmoke in Tucson
1958
as Sheriff Will Blaine (as Bill Henry)
As young boys, two brothers, Jed (AKA: Chip) and John, witness their father being hung by a vigilante gang. Chip, angry and bitter, grows up to be an ...
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
1958
as Travers
Three Indians were brutally murdered by a gang of hooded outlaws. Each one possessed a silver medallion, which were sections cut off from a large silv...
The Female Animal
1958
as Delivery Man (uncredited)
Jaded movie star Vanessa Windsor, saved from a studio accident by handsome extra Chris Farley, pursues him, and soon he's the 'caretaker' of her beach...
Spook Chasers
1957
as Harry Shelby
Sach and the gang (Bowery Boys) find stashed cash in an old farmhouse apparently haunted.
Man Afraid
1957
as Reporter (uncredited)
A preacher (George Nader) fears for his family (Phyllis Thaxter, Tim Hovey) after killing a teenage burglar whose father seeks revenge.
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1956
as Policeman
Frank and Joe Hardy are the sons of Fenton Hardy, a famous private detective. Finding everyday life at home in Bayport dull, the boys hope their fathe...
The Harder They Fall
1956
as Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Tor...
Uranium Boom
1956
as Joe McGinnus
Ex-lumberjack Brad Collins (Dennis Morgan) and mining engineer Grady Mathews (William Talman) find uranium in the Colorado badlands. While Grady guard...
Three Bad Sisters
1956
as Gans, the reporter
Following the death of a wealthy man, his three daughters squabble about who should be the principal heiress.
Paris Follies of 1956
1955
as Wendell
Trouble ensues when a new theatre-restaurant owner discovers the backer to be a harmless and moneyless lunatic.
Mister Roberts
1955
as Lt. Billings
Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying ...
A Bullet for Joey
1955
as Michael (uncredited)
Raoul Leduc is a police inspector trailing a spy who plots to kidnap an important American atomic scientist. Joe Victor a gangster who is hired to car...
Jungle Moon Men
1955
as Bob Prentice
Priestess Oma is forever young in this Jungle Jim knockoff of "She" or the La of Opar stories from "Tarzan". The Jungle Jim-type character is played b...
New Orleans Uncensored
1955
as Joe Reilly
Discharged naval officer Dan Corbett moves to New Orleans and accepts a job as a longshoreman, unaware that the docks are run by an infamous racketeer...
A Life at Stake
1955
as Myles Norman
An out-of-work architect meets a married woman who has a business proposition for him. The architect begins to suspect the woman's interest in him is ...
Secret of the Incas
1954
as Phillip Lang
Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) is a tourist guide determined to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an Inca treasure.
Hollywood Thrill-Makers
1954
as Dave Wilson
Biplane action scenes highlight this story of the lives and loves of two Hollywood stuntmen.
Torpedo Alley
1953
as Instructor
After carrier pilot Lt Bingham is rescued at sea by a submarine when he crashes, he applies for submarine duty. During training he competes with Comma...
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
1953
as Don Roberts
A villain named Marlof attempts to set up secret missile bases inside Canada so he can launch missiles at the U.S. The Canadian Mounted Police dispatc...
Savage Frontier
1953
as Deputy Dan Longley (as Bill Henry)
Sam is a parolee who has paid for his dirty deeds. Now determined to go straight and help take care of his hot headed brother and devoted sister, he b...
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953
as Bill Anderson (as Bill Henry)
Banker Mason is after the ranchers land so he can resell it to the railroad for a profit. He has the railroad agent killed and replaces him with his s...
Thundering Caravans
1952
as Bert Cranston (as Bill Henry)
Marshal Rocky Lane is sent to help the Sheriff who is under attack from both the miners whose ore wagons are disappearing and the newspaper editor for...
Fury of the Congo
1951
as Ronald Cameron
Jungle Jim must protect rare pony-like animals whose glands produce a powerful narcotic. On the way, he fights a giant spider.
The Old Frontier
1950
as Doctor Tom Creighton
Monte Hale is cast as town marshal Barney Regan. It is Barney's formidable task to round up a gang of bank robbers and expose the "Mr. Big" behind all...
Federal Man
1950
as Agent Phil Sherrin
A government agent travels from the United States to Mexico to nab drug dealers.
Motor Patrol
1950
as Officer Larry Collins
A cop poses as a member of a stolen-car ring to capture the men responsible for the murder of his fiancee's brother.
Death Valley Gunfighter
1949
as Keith Ames
Rocky Lane hits the trail when he gets word that one of two brothers in a partner-ship mining project has been killed by outlaws trying to gain posses...
The Denver Kid
1948
as Tim Roberts
When Border Patrol Lieutenant Roberts is killed, it appears that his brother Tim was the killer. To clear the Robert's name for his boss, Lieutenant R...
Women in the Night
1948
as Major Von Arnheim
During WW2 six allied nations women at Shanghai University are arrested by the Germans accused of killing a German officer and forced to entertain the...
Trail to San Antone
1947
as Rick Malloy
Gene Autry is back near the saddle, trying to help out a crippled jockey. Gene is certain that the jockey can ride in the Big Race if the lad can rega...
The Fabulous Suzanne
1946
as William Harris
Suzanne, a waitress, comes up with a sure-fire method for winning at the racetrack and, later, when she inherits a fortune from a customer of the rest...
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946
as Steve Morgan
Janet Spencer is driving down a country road when one of her tires blows out. This seemingly innocuous, everyday occurrence leads Linda into a labyrin...
The Invisible Informer
1946
as Mike Reagan
An aristocratic but destitute southern family attempts to swindle an insurance company by faking the theft of a valuable emerald necklace. The company...
G.I. War Brides
1946
as Capt. Roger Kirby
Linda Powell, and English girl, stows away on a ship bound for the United States in order to join the G.I. she loves. She assumes the identity of an E...
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1944
as Charles Langdon
A dramatised life of Samuel Langhorn Clemens, or Mark Twain.
Silent Partner
1944
as Jeffrey Swales
A newspaper reporter uncovers a killer when he makes contact with the names listed in a dead man's address book.
The Lady and the Monster
1944
as Roger Collins
A millionaire's brain is preserved after his death by a scientist and his two assistants, only to create a telepathic monster.
Call of the South Seas
1944
as Agent Paul Russell
FBI Agent Kendall Gaige goes undercover on a South Seas island in order to expose the underhanded and exploitative business practices of Steve Landrau...
The Navy Way
1944
as Malcolm Randall
The experiences of a disparate group of young men as they make their way through Navy boot camp.
Going My Way
1944
as Doctor (uncredited)
Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a r...
Women in Bondage
1943
as Heinz Radtke (as Bill Henry)
Women in Bondage is a 1943 World War II film about conditions for women under Hitler's regime. The plot involves two women imprisoned for speaking out...
Nearly Eighteen
1943
as Jack Leonard (as Bill Henry)
A singer pretends to be younger so she can enter a music school.
Johnny Come Lately
1943
as Pete Dougherty
Cagney is a human dynamo as a drifter who helps save ailing Grace George from losing her newspaper. The pace is fast, and audiences of all ages will b...
Tornado
1943
as Bob Ramsey
The owner of an Illinois coal mine struggles to keep his business in operation, all the while unaware that among his employees is a saboteur planning ...
Alaska Highway
1943
as Steve Ormsby (as Bill Henry)
Pop Ormsby wins the contract from the Army Engineer Corps for the construction of the Alaska Highway connecting Alaska to Canada. The elder of his two...
Sarong Girl
1943
as Jeff Baxter
A dancer in a girlie show plots revenge when a judge orders her show closed.
False Faces
1943
as Don Westcott (as Bill Henry)
A district attorney sets out to vindicate his son who's been accused of murdering a nightclub singer.
I Escaped from the Gestapo
1943
as Gordon
A forger is forced to work for a Nazi spy ring. His conscience gets the better of him, though, and he secretly conspires with the FBI to turn over the...
His Girl's Worst Friend
1943
as Terry Kelly
On the last day of the semester, Terry (Henry) and his pals enroll for a summer aviation course.
Socks Appeal
1943
as Terry Kelly
Terry (Henry) is the proprietor of the college service shop; his rival tries to ruin his business and steal his girl.
Calaboose
1943
as Tom Pendergrast (as Bill Henry)
A love-smitten cowpoke acciidentally causes a horse stampede.
The Great Glover
1942
as Terry Kelly
Terry (Henry) and his friends pitch in to help the Taylor College scrap drive.
Sweater Girl
1942
as Happy Dudley
College students attempt to solve a series of murders on campus while also trying to put together the school's big show.
Rubber Racketeers
1942
as Bill Barry (as Bill Henry)
Racketeer Gillin is paroled from prison and immediately goes to work trying to make an illegal buck from America's war effort. With rationing in effec...
Stardust on the Sage
1942
as Jeff Drew
A singing cowboy (Gene Autry) and his partner (Bill Henry) thwart a foreman who wants their mine.
A Gentleman After Dark
1942
as Paul Rutherford
A greedy woman betrays her jewel thief husband to the police, for the reward. Her husband's friend, a detective, adopts the couple's child and raises ...
Klondike Fury
1942
as Jim Armstrong (as Bill Henry)
In this Alaskan adventure, a surgeon becomes a pilot after he messes up an operation. Unfortunately, he crashes during a storm and finds himself cared...
Pardon My Stripes
1942
as Henry Platt
Football player Henry Platt (William Henry)mistakes a helmet for the football in his zeal to make a touchdown during a critical game, his error earns ...
Scattergood Meets Broadway
1941
as David Drew
Scattergood finds out that his neighbor, Elly Drew, is going to sell her home to support her son David, an aspiring playwright, who is in New York Cit...
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Allan Keats
Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats ...
Dance Hall
1941
as Joe Brooks
Singer Lili Brown is attracted to dance hall manager Duke till she realizes he does that to all the girls. Nice guy Duke sets her up with composer Joe...
Cherokee Strip
1940
as Tom Cross
Richard Dix stars as Dave Morrell, the new marshal of Goliath, Oklahoma. Immediately upon arrival, Morrell finds himself at odds with banker Coy Barre...
The Way of All Flesh
1940
as Paul Kriza Jr.
Paul Kriza is a cashier of a bank in a small town, and the happy husband of Anna and the father of four children. He is sent to New York to deliver so...
Queen of the Mob
1940
as Bert Webster
Ma Webster (Blanche Yurka) and her boys rob a bank on Christmas Eve; G-men stop them with Tommy guns.
Parole Fixer
1940
as Scott Britton
This expose of the U.S. parole system, as seen through the eyes of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, takes dead aim on lawyers who manipulate the justice ...
Emergency Squad
1940
as Peter Barton
Betty Bryant is an ambitious newspaper reporter in love with Dan Barton, a member of a big-city Emergency Squad who are trained to deal with riots, ca...
Geronimo
1939
as Lt. John Steele, Jr.
The army's effort to capture Apache chief Geronimo, who is leading a band of warriors on a rampage of raiding and murder, is hampered by a feud betwee...
Television Spy
1939
as Douglas Cameron
A scientist invents a television device called the Iconoscope. Foreign agents hear about it and try to steal it.
I'm from Missouri
1939
as Joel Streight
Sweeney Bliss, champion mule raiser in Missouri, takes his prize mule Samson to London, where the British government is trying to decide whether to bu...
The Arizona Wildcat
1939
as Donald Clark
In 1870 Arizona Jane helps her foster-father ex-bandit (Carrillo) who has been accused of gold robbery.
Persons in Hiding
1939
as Agent Dan Waldron
During a stick-up, a woman is excited by the criminal and joins him on his crime spree.
Ambush
1939
as Charlie Hartman
Four bandits swoop down on a California bank and flee with $98,000, leaving a truck as the only clue to their identity. Jane Hartman, bank secretary, ...
A Man to Remember
1938
as Howard Sykes
On the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients.
Campus Confessions
1938
as Wayne Atterbury, Jr.
This comical campus romance showcases the fancy footwork of All-American basketball player Hank Luisetti while it tells the story of a dean's son who ...
Yellow Jack
1938
as Breen
A fairly accurate historical account of Walter Reed's search for the cause of "Yellow Jack" or Yellow Fever and those who risked their lives in the pu...
Four Men and a Prayer
1938
as Rodney Leigh
The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.
Mama Runs Wild
1937
as Paul Fowler
Suburban Paradise Park becomes a heaven for social-minded Mrs. Alice Summers (Mary Boland), when she accidentally causes the apprehension of two bank ...
What Do You Think?
1937
as John Dough
The narrator's voice tells of John Dough, who wakes up after a late-night party and prepares to go to work. However, a few interruptions, including th...
Madame X
1937
as Hugh Fariman Jr.
An alcoholic woman was charged and tried for murder and a young defense attorney, unaware that she is his mother, takes the assignment to defend her i...
Double or Nothing
1937
as Egbert Clark
A philanthropist's will dictates that four people receive $5,000 apiece, with the stipulation that the first one who can double the amount -- without ...
Tarzan Escapes
1936
as Eric Parker
White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane's cousins, Eric and R...
The Perfect Set-Up
1936
as Alan E. Saunders (uncredited)
In this MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series short, a radio and television engineer falls into a life of crime by dismantling alarms for robberies.
Exclusive Story
1936
as James Witherspoon Jr.
A reporter and his newspaper's attorney try to gather evidence that will put a notorious gangster behind bars.
The Perfect Tribute
1935
as Soldier (uncredited)
The day after his Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln meets a wounded Confederate soldier in a hospital. The blinded rebel, not knowing his ...
China Seas
1935
as Rockwell
Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That's not the only ris...
Society Doctor
1935
as Frank Snowden
Two surgeons (Chester Morris, Robert Taylor) in love with a nurse (Virginia Bruce) end their rivalry in the operating room.
A Wicked Woman
1934
as Curtis 'Curt' Stroud. aka Curtis Trice
A woman and her children escape severe poverty and abuse. She successfully betters her family's condition while living with the secret that she killed...
The Thin Man
1934
as Gilbert Wynant
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.