William Henry (actor)
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| Born | William Albert Henry November 10, 1914 |
| Died | August 10, 1982 (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1925–1978 |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Durkin (m. 1936; div. 19??) |
| Children | 3 |
William Albert Henry (November 10, 1914 – August 10, 1982) was an American actor working in Hollywood movies.
Biography
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.[1]
His brother was the character actor Thomas Browne Henry.[2]
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).[3]
Partial filmography
- The Thin Man (1934)
- A Wicked Woman (1934)
- China Seas (1935)
- Tarzan Escapes (1936)
- Madame X (1937)
- Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
- A Man to Remember (1938)
- Campus Confessions (1938)
- Ambush (1939)
- The Arizona Wildcat (1939)
- Television Spy (1939)
- Geronimo (1939)
- Emergency Squad (1940)
- Parole Fixer (1940)
- Queen of the Mob (1940)
- The Way of All Flesh (1940)
- Jennie (1940)
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
- Klondike Fury (1942)
- Rubber Racketeers (1942)
- Women in Bondage (1943)
- Calaboose (1943)
- Alaska Highway (1943)
- Johnny Come Lately (1943)
- The Lady and the Monster (1944)
- Call of the South Seas (1944)
- The Mysterious Mr. Valentine (1946)
- The Fabulous Suzanne (1946)
- Torpedo Alley (1952)
- Canadian Mounties vs Atomic Invaders (1953)
- New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
- Uranium Boom (1956)
- The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958)
- The Horse Soldiers (1959)
References
- ^ Warren, Grace Tower (11 March 1933). "Former Island Visitor Wins Film Contract". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Hawaii, Honolulu. p. 27. Retrieved December 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 335. ISBN 9781476625997. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "BARBARA KNUDSON HENRY's Obituary on Las Vegas Review-Journal". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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