Roger Williams was a veteran of World War I. He became a 2 Lt. Quartermaster on August 15th, 1917. He became 1st Lt. on March 4th, 1918 and Captain on October 7th, 1918. He was stationed at Fort Harrison, Indiana. He was involved with the "American Expetionary Force on September 30th, 1918. He was honorably discharged on July 17th, 1919. He was also awarded the 'purple heart' for valor beyond the call of duty. He attended the College of Mines in Denver, Colorado, but he did not graduate from there. He came to California in 1924 and soon began his career in motion pictures. He didn't act at first. He was an assistant to producers, but sometime later he began acting. He mostly appeared in westerns and 'oaters'. He had another occupation as well. As of the 1930 United States Census Report, he was a public accountant and five years later he became an auditor for a hotel in Los Angeles. He passed away in Mono County, California near Mammoth Lakes while he was working there in a motion picture to be made. Unfortunately, someone else had to take his place. He lived in a modest home in Beverly Hills, California at the time of his death. Finally, he did work at Republic Pictures Studio from 1935 to 1937. After that he worked for mostly poverty row motion picture producers. One being 'Harry S. Webb Productions' which was located on Hollywood Boulevard. He also freelanced himself as his own agent in a Mid-Wilshire District office. Date of Birth 13 July 1889, Dayton, Ohio Date of Death 6 July 1939, Wildyrie Camp, Mammoth Lakes, California (angina pectoris)
Movie | Jamaican Mafia | Skelo | 2015-01-02 |
Movie | The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers | Self | 1962-01-06 |
Movie | Meet Mr. Callaghan | Bellamy Meraulton | 1954-06-01 |
Movie | East Side Kids | Pedestrian (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1940-02-10 |
Movie | The Lone Ranger Rides Again | Sheriff | 1939-02-25 |
Movie | Southward Ho! | Rancher Wanting Receipt | 1939-03-19 |
Movie | The Night Riders | Rancher | 1939-04-12 |
Movie | Mountain Rhythm | Rancher Kimball | 1939-06-08 |
Movie | Wolf Call | Tom Blake | 1939-05-22 |
Movie | Whirlwind Horseman | Henchman Ritter | 1938-04-29 |
Movie | The Feud Maker | Roger Williams | 1938-04-16 |
Movie | Call The Mesquiteers | Henchman Frank, second truck | 1938-03-07 |
Movie | Six Shootin' Sheriff | Henchman Bart | 1938-05-20 |
Movie | Code of the Rangers | Henchman Lawson | 1938-04-07 |
Movie | On the Great White Trail | Parker | 1938-07-22 |
Movie | Red River Range | Sheriff Wood | 1938-12-22 |
Movie | Frontier Scout | Jessup - 2X Trail Boss | 1938-09-16 |
Movie | Gang Bullets | George Stanley | 1938-11-10 |
Movie | Crashing Through Danger | Emergency Dispatcher | 1938-09-14 |
Movie | Heroes of the Hills | The Warden | 1938-08-01 |
Movie | Santa Fe Rides | Carver | 1937-02-25 |
Movie | The Silver Trail | Sam Dunn | 1937-02-27 |
Movie | The Feud of the Trail | Lance Holcomb | 1937-03-01 |
Movie | Cheyenne Rides Again | Henchman Mack | 1937-02-01 |
Movie | The Roaming Cowboy | Henchman Walton | 1937-01-04 |
Movie | Bill Cracks Down | Steve, Mill Foreman | 1937-03-22 |
Movie | The Riders of the Whistling Skull | Rutledge | 1937-01-04 |
Movie | The Singing Buckaroo | Henchman Red | 1937-01-15 |
Movie | Valley of Terror | Henchman Slim | 1937-01-20 |
Movie | Heroes of the Alamo | Colonel Jim Bowie | 1937-08-07 |
Movie | Jungle Menace | Henchman | 1937-09-01 |
Movie | Guns in the Dark | Ranger Adams | 1937-05-13 |
Movie | Sky Racket | Henchman Nick Reagan | 1937-10-01 |
Movie | Lost Ranch | Terry | 1937-07-10 |
Movie | Trailing Trouble | Tom Crocker | 1937-08-27 |
Movie | Come on, Cowboys | Henchman Harry | 1937-05-24 |
Movie | Brothers of the West | Jeff Tracy | 1937-06-29 |
Movie | Reckless Ranger | Snager | 1937-05-29 |
Movie | Desert Justice | Rod | 1936-04-26 |
Movie | Song of the Trail | Miller | 1936-03-15 |
Movie | Pinto Rustlers | Deputy posing as Lugo | 1936-05-14 |
Movie | The Cattle Thief | Henchman Hutch | 1936-05-26 |
Movie | Gun Grit | Mack (Gang Boss) | 1936-05-27 |
Movie | Ghost Town | Ed Gannon | 1936-02-15 |
Movie | The Riding Avenger | Henchman Jud Castro | 1936-06-14 |
Movie | Ridin' On | Lou Bolton | 1936-02-29 |
Movie | Wildcat Saunders | Laramie | 1936-03-04 |
Movie | The Millionaire Kid | City Editor | 1936-03-13 |
Movie | Law and Lead | Card cheat | 1936-11-14 |
Movie | Vengeance of Rannah | Frank Norcross | 1936-11-05 |
Movie | Wild Horse Round-Up | Pete Adams | 1936-11-20 |
Movie | Aces Wild | Henchman Slim | 1936-12-21 |
Movie | Wildcat Trooper | Slim Arnold | 1936-07-01 |
Movie | Frontier Justice | James Wilton | 1936-10-01 |
Movie | Stormy Trails | Mike Daniels (outlaw) | 1936-12-23 |
Movie | Phantom Patrol | Henchman Gustaf | 1936-09-29 |
Movie | The Lion's Den | Cross Bar X Ranch Hand | 1936-07-07 |
Movie | The Traitor | Plainview Sheriff Lem | 1936-08-29 |
Movie | Men of the Plains | Cole | 1936-09-28 |
Movie | Gun Smoke | Sam Parsons | 1935-05-01 |
Movie | The Texas Rambler | Henchman Butch | 1935-05-14 |
Movie | Kentucky Blue Streak | Deputy | 1935-05-01 |
Movie | Toll of the Desert | Tom Collins | 1935-05-04 |
Movie | The Ghost Rider | Barfly | 1935-04-07 |
Movie | Saddle Aces | Henchman Bill | 1935-06-01 |
Movie | The Reckless Buckaroo | Deputy Hal Bost | 1935-04-01 |
Movie | The Pecos Kid | James Grayson | 1935-04-03 |
Movie | Wagon Trail | Mark Collins | 1935-04-08 |
Movie | Social Error | Larrabee - June's Bodyguard | 1935-04-30 |
Movie | Trails of the Wild | Henchman Buck Hammond | 1935-07-31 |
Movie | Code of the Mounted | Henchman Raoul | 1935-06-07 |
Movie | Timber War | Bowan | 1935-11-20 |
Movie | The Cheyenne Tornado | Clem | 1935-12-02 |
Movie | Gun Play | Henchman Cal | 1935-12-02 |
Movie | Wild Mustang | Posse Rider | 1935-10-21 |
Movie | Alias John Law | Sheriff | 1935-11-04 |
Movie | No Man's Range | Henchman Pete | 1935-09-04 |
Movie | The Vanishing Riders | Joe Lang | 1935-07-03 |
Movie | Branded a Coward | Henchman Tex | 1935-07-01 |
Movie | Men of Action | Henchman Jack | 1935-07-13 |
Movie | Crack-Up | Rogers | 1934-06-02 |
Movie | Range Warfare | Jess Monroe | 1934-12-01 |
Movie | Trouble Busters | Placerville Sheriff | 1933-05-15 |