--- name: "William Henry" canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-henry-32434" roles: ["Actor"] born: "10 November 1914" died: "10 August 1982" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 71 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-20T02:48:29.549599+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." --- # William Henry Actor. Born 10 November 1914 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 10 August 1982. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 10 November 1914, Los Angeles, California, USA - **Died:** 10 August 1982 - **Active:** 1934–1941 - **Also known as:** William Albert Henry, Bill Henry, William 'Bill' Henry, William A. Henry, Scott Jordan - **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other - **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 84 (1), 1940s 66 (2) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2579176, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0378026/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/32434 ## Biography William Henry was an American actor who worked in film and television. Born in Los Angeles in 1914, he began as a child actor and trained at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. He appeared in juvenile roles early on before becoming a lead in B-westerns and later working as a character actor. Henry was a member of the John Ford stock company and appeared in twelve of the director's films. His credits include Gilbert Wynant in *The Thin Man* (1934), roles in *The Horse Soldiers* (1959), *The Alamo* (1960), *How the West Was Won* (1962), *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance* (1962) and *El Dorado* (1966), and guest appearances on series such as *Hogan's Heroes* and *The Six Million Dollar Man*. He died in Los Angeles in 1982. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) ### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these - *Blossoms in the Dust* (1941), Fi1m 58, as Allan Keats — [page](https://film.one/film/blossoms-in-the-dust.md) - *The Thin Man* (1934), Fi1m 84, as Gilbert Wynant — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-man.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Going My Way* (1944), Fi1m 74, as Doctor (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/going-my-way.md) ## Complete filmography (149) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), series, as Thurmond - *Emergency!* (1972), series, as 2nd Captain - *Marcus Welby, M.D.* (1969), series, as Executive - *The Walls Have Eyes* (1969), Actor - *Lancer* (1968), series, Actor - *Mayberry R.F.D.* (1968), series, as Mr. Wilkerson - *Hondo* (1967), series, Actor - *El Dorado* (1966), as Sheriff Dodd Draper - *Gunpoint* (1966), Actor - *The Loner* (1965), series, Actor - *Hogan's Heroes* (1965), series, Actor - *Laredo* (1965), series, Actor - *Taggart* (1965), Actor - *Branded* (1965), series, Actor - *Cheyenne Autumn* (1964), as Infantry Captain (uncredited) - *The Best Man* (1964), as Reporter (uncredited) - *How the West Was Won* (1962), as Staff Officer (uncredited) - *Flashing Spikes* (1962), as Assistant Commissioner - *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Player - *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance* (1962), as Gambler (uncredited) - *Two Rode Together* (1961), as Gambler (uncredited) - *The Alamo* (1960), as Dr. Sutherland - *The Case of the Dangerous Robin* (1960), series, as Dave Holiday - *Bringing Up Buddy* (1960), series, Actor - *Seven Ways from Sundown* (1960), Actor - *Sergeant Rutledge* (1960), as Capt. Dwyer (uncredited) - *The Rebel* (1959), series, as Ab Jason - *The Horse Soldiers* (1959), as Captain - *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Corporal, Corey, Bartender, Poker Player - *The Last Hurrah* (1958), as Votes Tallyman (uncredited) - *Gunsmoke in Tucson* (1958), as Sheriff Will Blaine (as Bill Henry) - *Bat Masterson* (1958), series, as Sheriff Griff Hanley, Sheriff Brady - *Lawman* (1958), series, Actor - *Yancy Derringer* (1958), series, as Fargo - *Behind Closed Doors* (1958), series, as Herb Goodwin - *The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold* (1958), as Travers - *The Female Animal* (1958), as Delivery Man (uncredited) - *26 Men* (1957), series, Actor - *Harbor Command* (1957), series, Actor - *Trackdown* (1957), series, Actor - *Spook Chasers* (1957), as Harry Shelby - *Man Afraid* (1957), as Reporter (uncredited) - *The Wings of Eagles* (1957), as Naval Aide (uncredited) - *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Frank Callister aka Frank Carter, George Wallace, Collard, Sheriff Moss, Sheriff Jason - *The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure* (1956), as Policeman - *The Harder They Fall* (1956), as Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited) - *Uranium Boom* (1956), as Joe McGinnus - *Three Bad Sisters* (1956), as Gans, the reporter - *Paris Follies of 1956* (1955), as Wendell - *Highway Patrol* (1955), series, Actor - *Sergeant Preston of the Yukon* (1955), series, Actor - *Navy Log* (1955), series, Actor - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Dave, Feeney, Waiter - *The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp* (1955), series, Actor - *Mister Roberts* (1955), as Lieutenant Billings - *A Bullet for Joey* (1955), as Michael (uncredited) - *Jungle Moon Men* (1955), as Bob Prentice - *A Life at Stake* (1955), as Myles Norman - *New Orleans Uncensored* (1955), as Joe Reilly - *Buffalo Bill Jr.* (1955), series, Actor - *The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin* (1954), series, Actor - *Lassie* (1954), series, Actor - *Secret of the Incas* (1954), as Phillip Lang - *Passport to Danger* (1954), series, Actor - *Hollywood Thrill-Makers* (1954), as Dave Wilson - *Torpedo Alley* (1953), as Instructor - *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Barney - *Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders* (1953), as Don Roberts - *Savage Frontier* (1953), as Dan Longley - *Marshal of Cedar Rock* (1953), as Bill Anderson (as Bill Henry) - *Mr. & Mrs. North* (1952), series, Actor - *Hopalong Cassidy* (1952), series, Actor - *Thundering Caravans* (1952), as Bert Cranston (as Bill Henry) - *Gang Busters* (1952), series, Actor - *Dragnet* (1951), series, Actor - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, Actor - *The Adventures of Kit Carson* (1951), series, Actor - *The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok* (1951), series, Actor - *Fury of the Congo* (1951), as Ronald Cameron - *The Cisco Kid* (1950), series, as Jed Barton - *The Old Frontier* (1950), as Doctor Tom Creighton - *Federal Man* (1950), as Agent Phil Sherrin - *Motor Patrol* (1950), as Officer Larry Collins - *The Lone Ranger* (1949), series, as Sheriff (uncredited) - *Death Valley Gunfighter* (1949), as Keith Ames - *The Denver Kid* (1948), as Tim Roberts - *King of the Gamblers* (1948), as Jerry Muller - *Women in the Night* (1948), as Major Von Arnheim - *Trail to San Antone* (1947), as Rick Malloy - *The Fabulous Suzanne* (1946), as William Harris - *The Mysterious Mr. Valentine* (1946), as Steve Morgan - *The Invisible Informer* (1946), as Mike Reagan - *G.I. War Brides* (1946), as Capt. Roger Kirby - *The Adventures of Mark Twain* (1944), as Charles Langdon - *Silent Partner* (1944), as Jeffrey Swales - *The Lady and the Monster* (1944), as Roger Collins - *Call of the South Seas* (1944), as Agent Paul Russell - *The Navy Way* (1944), as Malcolm Randall - *Going My Way* (1944), as Doctor (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/going-my-way.md) - *Women in Bondage* (1943), as Heinz Radtke (as Bill Henry) - *Nearly Eighteen* (1943), as Jack Leonard (as Bill Henry) - *Johnny Come Lately* (1943), as Pete Dougherty - *Tornado* (1943), as Bob Ramsey - *Alaska Highway* (1943), as Steve Ormsby (as Bill Henry) - *Sarong Girl* (1943), as Jeff Baxter - *False Faces* (1943), as Don Westcott (as Bill Henry) - *I Escaped from the Gestapo* (1943), as Gordon - *His Girl's Worst Friend* (1943), as Terry Kelly - *Socks Appeal* (1943), as Terry Kelly - *Calaboose* (1943), as Tom Pendergrast (as Bill Henry) - *The Great Glover* (1942), as Terry Kelly - *Sweater Girl* (1942), as Happy Dudley - *Rubber Racketeers* (1942), as Bill Barry (as Bill Henry) - *Stardust on the Sage* (1942), as Jeff Drew - *A Gentleman After Dark* (1942), as Paul Rutherford - *Klondike Fury* (1942), as Jim Armstrong (as Bill Henry) - *Pardon My Stripes* (1942), as Henry Platt - *Scattergood Meets Broadway* (1941), as David Drew - *Blossoms in the Dust* (1941), as Allan Keats — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/blossoms-in-the-dust.md) - *Dance Hall* (1941), as Joe Brooks - *Jennie* (1940), as George Schermer - *Cherokee Strip* (1940), as Tom Cross - *The Way of All Flesh* (1940), as Paul Kriza Jr. - *Queen of the Mob* (1940), as Bert Webster - *Parole Fixer* (1940), as Scott Britton - *Emergency Squad* (1940), as Peter Barton - *Geronimo* (1939), as Lt. John Steele, Jr. - *Television Spy* (1939), as Douglas Cameron - *I'm from Missouri* (1939), as Joel Streight - *The Arizona Wildcat* (1939), as Donald Clark - *Persons in Hiding* (1939), as Agent Dan Waldron - *Ambush* (1939), as Charlie Hartman - *A Man to Remember* (1938), as Howard Sykes - *Campus Confessions* (1938), as Wayne Atterbury, Jr. - *Yellow Jack* (1938), as Breen - *Four Men and a Prayer* (1938), as Rodney Leigh - *Mama Runs Wild* (1937), as Paul Fowler - *What Do You Think?* (1937), as John Dough - *Madame X* (1937), as Hugh Fariman Jr. - *Double or Nothing* (1937), as Egbert Clark - *Tarzan Escapes* (1936), as Eric Parker - *The Perfect Set-Up* (1936), as Alan E. Saunders (uncredited) - *Exclusive Story* (1936), as James Witherspoon Jr. - *The Perfect Tribute* (1935), as Soldier (uncredited) - *China Seas* (1935), as Rockwell - *Society Doctor* (1935), as Frank Snowden - *A Wicked Woman* (1934), as Curtis 'Curt' Stroud. aka Curtis Trice - *The Thin Man* (1934), as Gilbert Wynant — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-man.md) - *Adorable* (1933), as Minor Role (uncredited) --- © 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/william-henry-32434