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Guy Williams

Guy Williams

9 movies on Netflix

Biography

Guy Williams was an American actor known for action-adventure heroes on television and in films during the 1950s and 1960s. Born in New York City in 1924, he worked as a model before signing with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1946. He appeared in supporting film roles such as The Golden Blade (1953), The Man from the Alamo (1953), and I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957). He took the title role in Disney's Zorro, which ran from 1957 to 1959; a feature edited from the series, The Sign of Zorro (1958), followed. He later played Sir Miles Hendon in The Prince and the Pauper (1962) and the title role in Captain Sindbad (1963). He joined Bonanza as Will Cartwright in 1964 and played Professor John Robinson on Lost in Space from 1965 to 1968. In the 1970s he worked frequently in Argentine television. Posthumous honors included a Hollywood Walk of Fame star and designation as a Disney Legend.

65years old at death

  • Born Manhattan
  • Died Buenos Aires
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Armando Joseph Catalano (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
9
Career span
45 years1953 to 1998

Genres

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  1. About the name

    Guy Williams adopted his professional name in the 1940s after his agent Henry Willson suggested it. A director had turned him down because his on-screen moniker, Guido Armando, sounded too foreign.

  2. First role

    For his first screen role, Guy Williams played the Enola Gay bombardier in the 1947 MGM docudrama The Beginning or the End, about the development of the atom bomb.

  3. Early training

    Guy Williams took up fencing training again with Fred Cavens, a Belgian champion who had also trained Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power, because most episodes required sword fights.

Guy Williams movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Sign of Zorro1958 Westernas Don Diego de la Vega / Zorro

    IMDb rating 6.91.5K votes

  2. Captain Sindbad1963 Adventure, Fantasyas Captain Sinbad

    IMDb rating 5.51.2K votes

  3. The Prince and the Pauper1962as Miles Hendon

    IMDb rating 6.3538 votes

  4. I Was a Teenage Werewolf1957as Officer Chris Stanley

    IMDb rating 5.23.2K votes

  5. The Man from the Alamo1953as Sergeant

    IMDb rating 6.42.4K votes

  6. All I Desire1953as Party guest

    IMDb rating 7.02.8K votes

  7. The Golden Blade1953as Town Crier

    IMDb rating 5.6911 votes

  8. The Last Frontier1955as Lieutenant Benton

    IMDb rating 6.42.0K votes

Worked with

Guy Williams shares two films with Richard Carlson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Richard Carlson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Richard CarlsonGary Oldman, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Gary OldmanKurt Russell, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Kurt RussellWilliam Hurt, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with William HurtBarbara Stanwyck, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Barbara StanwyckGlenn Ford, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Glenn FordGene Fowler Jr.Director, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Gene Fowler Jr.Douglas SirkDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Douglas SirkBudd BoetticherDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Budd Boetticher

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Awards

Two awards and honors.

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Guy Williams's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2011Disney Legends (posthumous)Honored
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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