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name: "Adam Williams"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/adam-williams"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 November 1922"
died: "4 December 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:00.631993+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Adam Williams

Actor. Born 26 November 1922 in Wall Lake, Iowa, USA. Died 4 December 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 November 1922, Wall Lake, Iowa, USA
- **Died:** 4 December 2006
- **Also known as:** Adam William Berg, Andy Williams 

## Biography

Adam Williams (born Adam William Berg) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in supporting roles in numerous films and series from the early 1950s to the late 1970s, often cast as antagonists or heavies.

His film credits include *Without Warning!* (1952), in which he played the lead; *The Big Heat* (1953) as Larry Gordon; *Fear Strikes Out* (1957); *The Space Children* (1958); and *North by Northwest* (1959) as Valerian. He also appeared in many television series, including episodes of *The Twilight Zone*, *Perry Mason*, *Bonanza*, *The Untouchables* and *Gunsmoke*.

Williams served as a United States Navy pilot during the Second World War and received the Navy Cross. He later owned a flight school and worked as an FAA examiner.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *North by Northwest* (1959), Fi1m 89, as Valerian — [page](https://film.one/film/north-by-northwest.md)

## Also known for

- *The Big Heat* (1953), Larry Gordon
- *Bonanza* (1959), Muller, Blackie Marx, Hardesty, Red Twilight
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), Police Lt. King, Doctor
- *Perry Mason* (1957), Jason Beckmeyer
- *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea* (1964), Chief
- *The Untouchables* (1959), Lloyd Barker, Paul Meadows
- *Combat!* (1962), Lt. Col. Nash
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), Slim Trent

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/adam-williams