ACTOR

Bill Williams

1915 - 1992

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Herman August Wilhelm Katt (May 15, 1915 – September 21, 1992), known professionally as Bill Williams, was an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the titular character in the western series The Adventures of Kit Carson, which aired in syndication from 1951 to 1955. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Williams has received more than 21,013 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Bill Williams is the 8,686th most popular actor (down from 8,196th in 2019), the 12,801st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,032nd in 2019) and the 4,070th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 21k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bill Williams ranks 8,686 out of 13,578. Before him are Luis Alberni, Chandler Riggs, Andrew Wilson, Kim Jung-hyun, June Brown, and Edmund Lowe. After him are Dennis O'Keefe, Xu Jinglei, Carmelita Geraghty, Steve Earle, Xu Kai, and Raveena Tandon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Bill Williams ranks 288. Before him are Arthur Lowe, A. K. Hangal, Malik Meraj Khalid, Veda Ann Borg, Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, and Martha Tilton. After him are Bhisham Sahni, John Woodruff, Bobby Hackett, Dorothy Dell, Joyce Redman, and Patricia Ellis. Among people deceased in 1992, Bill Williams ranks 280. Before him are Maurice Perrin, S. I. Hayakawa, María Elena Moyano, Mary Wells, Cleavon Little, and Sam Kinison. After him are Fedor Samokhin, Robert Muldoon, Norvel Lee, Allan Jones, Manfred Stengl, and Josephine McKim.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Williams ranks 12,801 out of 20,380. Before him are Andrew Wilson (1964), Sam Perkins (1961), Kathleen Blanco (1942), Sarah E. Goode (1855), Edmund Lowe (1890), and Peter Mueller (1954). After him are Dennis O'Keefe (1908), Mark Romanek (1959), Carmelita Geraghty (1901), Steve Earle (1955), Greg Nicotero (1963), and Pamela Fryman (1959).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Bill Williams ranks 4,070. Before him are Butch Hartman (1965), Jack Quaid (1992), Josh Hopkins (1970), Chandler Riggs (1999), Andrew Wilson (1964), and Edmund Lowe (1890). After him are Dennis O'Keefe (1908), Carmelita Geraghty (1901), Steve Earle (1955), Gabourey Sidibe (1983), Mario Lopez (1973), and Mary Kay Bergman (1961).

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Television and Movie Roles

King Kong
Theatre Usher (uncredited)
Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.
Mar 15o 19337.602 / 10
The Clay Pigeon
Jim Fletcher
Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from the hospital he tries to clear himself by enlisting the aid of Martha Gregory, widow of a service buddy he was accused of informing on. Helped also by Ted Niles, a surviving fellow prisoner, he gets closer to finding the answers he needs, and becomes ensnared in a grandiose scheme involving his Japanese ex-prison guard, $10,000,000 of US currency forged by the Japanese and a burgeoning crime network poised to wreak havoc throughout southern California.
Mar 3o 19495.5 / 10
Rio Lobo
Blackthorne Sheriff Pat Cronin
After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the loss of a close friend.
Apr 1o 19706.415 / 10