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Roger Williams

Roger Williams

Birthday: 1889-07-13 | Place of Birth:

Roger Williams was a veteran of World War I. He became a 2 Lt. Quartermaster on August 15th, 1917. He became 1st Lt. on March 4th, 1918 and Captain on October 7th, 1918. He was stationed at Fort Harrison, Indiana. He was involved with the "American Expetionary Force on September 30th, 1918. He was honorably discharged on July 17th, 1919. He was also awarded the 'purple heart' for valor beyond the call of duty. He attended the College of Mines in Denver, Colorado, but he did not graduate from there. He came to California in 1924 and soon began his career in motion pictures. He didn't act at first. He was an assistant to producers, but sometime later he began acting. He mostly appeared in westerns and 'oaters'. He had another occupation as well. As of the 1930 United States Census Report, he was a public accountant and five years later he became an auditor for a hotel in Los Angeles. He passed away in Mono County, California near Mammoth Lakes while he was working there in a motion picture to be made. Unfortunately, someone else had to take his place. He lived in a modest home in Beverly Hills, California at the time of his death. Finally, he did work at Republic Pictures Studio from 1935 to 1937. After that he worked for mostly poverty row motion picture producers. One being 'Harry S. Webb Productions' which was located on Hollywood Boulevard. He also freelanced himself as his own agent in a Mid-Wilshire District office. Date of Birth 13 July 1889, Dayton, Ohio Date of Death 6 July 1939, Wildyrie Camp, Mammoth Lakes, California (angina pectoris)

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1938
Gang Bullets

as    George Stanley

1938
Six Shootin' Sheriff

as    Henchman Bart

1937
Come on, Cowboys

as    Henchman Harry

1937
Sky Racket

as    Henchman Nick Reagan

1937
The Singing Buckaroo

as    Henchman Red

1937
Brothers of the West

as    Jeff Tracy, Attorney

1937
1937
The Silver Trail

as    Sam Dunn

1937
Bill Cracks Down

as    Steve, Mill Foreman

1937
Trailing Trouble

as    Tom Crocker

1936
Men of the Plains

as    Cole

1936
Ghost Town

as    Ed Gannon

1936
The Cattle Thief

as    Henchman Hutch

1936
The Riding Avenger

as    Henchman Jud Castro

1936
Wildcat Saunders

as    Laramie

1935
Timber War

as    Bowan

1935
Saddle Aces

as    Henchman Bill

1935
The Texas Rambler

as    Henchman Butch

1935
Branded a Coward

as    Henchman Tex

1935
The Vanishing Riders

as    Joe Lang

1935
Wagon Trail

as    Mark Collins

1935
Alias John Law

as    Sheriff

1933
Trouble Busters

as    Placerville Sheriff