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Roger Williams

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)


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Born:
Jul 13, 1889
Movie/TV Credits:
83
First Appeared:
In the movie Trouble Busters 1933-05-15
Latest Project:
Movie Jamaican Mafia 2015-01-02
Known For
Poster of Guns in the Dark
Poster of The Silver Trail
Poster of The Vanishing Riders
Poster of The Pecos Kid
Filmography
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