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