William Henry (actor)
William Albert Henry (born November 10, 1914 in Los Angeles , California - † August 10, 1982 ) was an American actor .
Life
Between 1925, his first film at the age of eleven, and 1964, William Henry made a total of 230 film and television appearances. Henry made his first film experiences as a child actor and then played an annoying teenager at the side of William Powell and Myrna Loy in the classic film The Thin Man in 1934 . Later, Henry was offered mainly leading and supporting roles in B-movies, mostly westerns. He ended his career as a character actor with mostly minor appearances.
Henry also starred in many television series from the 1950s and was a member of the John Ford Stock Company , a group of actors that John Ford liked to use for his films. Henry worked with Ford in twelve films. His brother was the actor Thomas Browne Henry . William Henry was married twice and had three children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1934: The Thin Man (The Thin Man)
- 1935: Adventures in the Yellow Sea (China Seas)
- 1936: Tarzan's Revenge (Tarzan Escapes)
- 1937: Madame X
- 1939: Geronimo, the scourge of the prairie (Geronimo)
- 1940: The Way of All Flesh
- 1942: Klondike Fury
- 1943: Women in Bondage
- 1943: Johnny Come Lately
- 1944: The Lady and the Monster
- 1944: The Adventures of Mark Twain (The Adventures of Mark Twain)
- 1952: The Devil of the Ocean (Torpedeo Alley)
- 1953: Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
- 1954: The Secret of the Incas (Secret of the Incas)
- 1958: The hero with the mask (The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold)
- 1960: The Black Sergeant ( Sergeant Rutledge)
- 1964: Cheyenne
Web link
- William Henry in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henry, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Henry, William Albert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 1982 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |