Robert B. Williams

Robert B. Williams was an American character actor who worked from the 1940s into the 1970s. Born in Glencoe in 1904, he entered film after age 30. His first screen appearance came in the short Mixed Policies (1936), and his feature debut was a small role in How Green Was My Valley (1941). During the 1940s he played supporting parts in films such as Lady in the Lake (1947), Call Northside 777 (1948), and On the Town (1949). In the 1950s he appeared in more than 80 films, including Pillow Talk (1959), and began guesting on television shows such as Perry Mason and The Lone Ranger. In the 1960s he focused on television, with film roles in Cimarron (1960), Sunrise at Campobello (1960), and Hang 'Em High (1968). His final big screen appearance was in Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972), and his last acting job was a recurring role on Fernwood Tonight in 1977. He died in 1978.