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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.
His brother was the character actor Thomas Browne Henry.
Henry was married and divorced twice. His first marriage was to Grace Durkin, with whom he had son Michael and daughter Michele. His and his second wife, Barbara Knudson, were the parents of William "Bill" Henry, Jr. (b. 1958).
Known For
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(1962)
Gambler (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
(1962)
Staff Officer (uncredited)
El Dorado
(1966)
Sheriff Dodd Draper
The Thin Man
(1934)
Gilbert Wynant
The Alamo
(1960)
Dr. Sutherland
Sergeant Rutledge
(1960)
Capt. Dwyer (uncredited)
Mister Roberts
(1955)
Lt. Billings
Cheyenne Autumn
(1964)
Infantry Captain (uncredited)
Going My Way
(1944)
Doctor (uncredited)
Taggart
(1965)
The Last Hurrah
(1958)
Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
(1959)
Captain
The Harder They Fall
(1956)
Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
Madame X
(1937)
Hugh Fariman Jr.
Tarzan Escapes
(1936)
Eric Parker
Spook Chasers
(1957)
Harry Shelby
Full Filmography
Acting
The Thin Man
(1934)
Gilbert Wynant
A Wicked Woman
(1934)
Curtis 'Curt' Stroud. aka Curtis Trice
The Perfect Tribute
(1935)
Soldier (uncredited)
China Seas
(1935)
Rockwell
Society Doctor
(1935)
Frank Snowden
The Perfect Set-Up
(1936)
Alan E. Saunders (uncredited)
Tarzan Escapes
(1936)
Eric Parker
Exclusive Story
(1936)
James Witherspoon Jr.
What Do You Think?
(1937)
John Dough
Madame X
(1937)
Hugh Fariman Jr.
Double or Nothing
(1937)
Egbert Clark
Mama Runs Wild
(1937)
Paul Fowler
Yellow Jack
(1938)
Breen
Four Men and a Prayer
(1938)
Rodney Leigh
A Man to Remember
(1938)
Howard Sykes
Campus Confessions
(1938)
Wayne Atterbury, Jr.
I'm from Missouri
(1939)
Joel Streight
The Arizona Wildcat
(1939)
Donald Clark
Ambush
(1939)
Charlie Hartman
Persons in Hiding
(1939)
Agent Dan Waldron
Television Spy
(1939)
Douglas Cameron
Geronimo
(1939)
Lt. John Steele, Jr.
Emergency Squad
(1940)
Peter Barton
The Way of All Flesh
(1940)
Paul Kriza Jr.
Queen of the Mob
(1940)
Bert Webster
Cherokee Strip
(1940)
Tom Cross
Parole Fixer
(1940)
Scott Britton
Scattergood Meets Broadway
(1941)
David Drew
Dance Hall
(1941)
Joe Brooks
Blossoms in the Dust
(1941)
Allan Keats
Stardust on the Sage
(1942)
Jeff Drew
Rubber Racketeers
(1942)
Bill Barry (as Bill Henry)
A Gentleman After Dark
(1942)
Paul Rutherford
Klondike Fury
(1942)
Jim Armstrong (as Bill Henry)
The Great Glover
(1942)
Terry Kelly
Sweater Girl
(1942)
Happy Dudley
Pardon My Stripes
(1942)
Henry Platt
Sarong Girl
(1943)
Jeff Baxter
Alaska Highway
(1943)
Steve Ormsby (as Bill Henry)
Tornado
(1943)
Bob Ramsey
His Girl's Worst Friend
(1943)
Terry Kelly
Women in Bondage
(1943)
Heinz Radtke (as Bill Henry)
False Faces
(1943)
Don Westcott (as Bill Henry)
Johnny Come Lately
(1943)
Pete Dougherty
Socks Appeal
(1943)
Terry Kelly
I Escaped from the Gestapo
(1943)
Gordon
Nearly Eighteen
(1943)
Jack Leonard (as Bill Henry)
Calaboose
(1943)
Tom Pendergrast (as Bill Henry)
Silent Partner
(1944)
Jeffrey Swales
The Lady and the Monster
(1944)
Roger Collins
Going My Way
(1944)
Doctor (uncredited)
The Navy Way
(1944)
Malcolm Randall
The Adventures of Mark Twain
(1944)
Charles Langdon
Call of the South Seas
(1944)
Agent Paul Russell
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
(1946)
Steve Morgan
The Invisible Informer
(1946)
Mike Reagan
G.I. War Brides
(1946)
Capt. Roger Kirby
The Fabulous Suzanne
(1946)
William Harris
Trail to San Antone
(1947)
Rick Malloy
Women in the Night
(1948)
Major Von Arnheim
The Denver Kid
(1948)
Tim Roberts
Death Valley Gunfighter
(1949)
Keith Ames
Motor Patrol
(1950)
Officer Larry Collins
Federal Man
(1950)
Agent Phil Sherrin
The Old Frontier
(1950)
Doctor Tom Creighton
Fury of the Congo
(1951)
Ronald Cameron
Thundering Caravans
(1952)
Bert Cranston (as Bill Henry)
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
(1953)
Don Roberts
Savage Frontier
(1953)
Deputy Dan Longley (as Bill Henry)
Marshal of Cedar Rock
(1953)
Bill Anderson (as Bill Henry)
Hollywood Thrill-Makers
(1954)
Dave Wilson
Secret of the Incas
(1954)
Phillip Lang
A Bullet for Joey
(1955)
Michael (uncredited)
Jungle Moon Men
(1955)
Bob Prentice
A Life at Stake
(1955)
Myles Norman
New Orleans Uncensored
(1955)
Joe Reilly
Paris Follies of 1956
(1955)
Wendell
Mister Roberts
(1955)
Lt. Billings
Uranium Boom
(1956)
Joe McGinnus
Three Bad Sisters
(1956)
Gans, the reporter
The Harder They Fall
(1956)
Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
Spook Chasers
(1957)
Harry Shelby
Man Afraid
(1957)
Reporter (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
(1958)
Travers
The Female Animal
(1958)
Delivery Man (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
(1958)
Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Gunsmoke in Tucson
(1958)
Sheriff Will Blaine (as Bill Henry)
The Horse Soldiers
(1959)
Captain
Seven Ways from Sundown
(1960)
The Alamo
(1960)
Dr. Sutherland
Sergeant Rutledge
(1960)
Capt. Dwyer (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(1962)
Gambler (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
(1962)
Staff Officer (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn
(1964)
Infantry Captain (uncredited)
Taggart
(1965)
El Dorado
(1966)
Sheriff Dodd Draper
Gunpoint
(1966)
The Walls Have Eyes
(1969)