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Blond stalwart of film and TV. Williams' all-American good looks usually led to him being cast in good-guy leads or second leads, sometimes opposite wife Barbara Hale. RKO groomed the boyish actor for stardom in the immediate postwar period, but despite the popular and critical success of "Till the End of Time" (1946), a story of returning WWII veterans, Williams was soon playing in modestly budgeted action pictures and crime dramas. He was best known for the title role of the syndicated 1950s TV series, "The Adventures of Kit Carson", in which the frontier scout was teamed up with Mexican sidekick El Toro (Don Diamond)....
Full Bio & Milestones

Filmography

A Kid in King Arthur's Court - ( Special Thanks / 1995 / Released / )
There Goes My Baby - ( Chef / 1994 / Released / )
The Unnamable II - ( Editor / 1993 / Released / )
Number One With a Bullet - ( Sound Editor / 1987 / Released / )
The Sex O'Clock News - ( Casting / 1986 / Released / )
Pulsebeat - ( Choreographer(- choreography) / 1984 / Released / Lightning Video )
Alligator - ( Assistant Editor / 1980 / Released / )
Moon Over the Alley - ( / 1980 / Released / )
The Man You Loved to Hate - ( Camera Assistant / 1979 / Released / )
The Villain - ( Song / 1979 / Released / )
Killer of Sheep - ( / 1977 / Released / )
The Giant Spider Invasion - ( Dutch / 1975 / Released / Hemdale Ginnane )
Scandalous John - ( Sheriff Hart / 1971 / Released / )
Rio Lobo - ( Sheriff Pat Cronin / 1970 / Released / Cinema Center Films )
Buckskin - ( Frank Cody / 1968 / Released / )
The Hallelujah Trail - ( Brady / 1965 / Released / )
Tickle Me - ( Deputy Sturdivant / 1965 / Released / )
Hell to Eternity - ( Leonard / 1960 / Released / Allied Artists )
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral - ( Stuntman / 1957 / Released / )
Son of Paleface - ( / 1953 / Released / Paramount Pictures )
Bronco Buster - ( / 1952 / Released / )
The Last Outpost - ( / 1951 / Released / )
A Woman's Secret - ( Lee / 1949 / Released / RKO Pictures Distribution )
TV Credits
Early Edition ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
Past Tense ( 1994 / Released ): Assistant Editor
Cutters ( 1993 / Released ): Director of Photography
The 23rd Annual Dove Awards ( 1992 / Released ): Production Coordinator
The New WKRP in Cincinnati ( 1991 / Released ): Director of Photography
You Take the Kids ( 1990 / Released ): Director of Photography / Lighting Director
FM ( 1989 / Released ): Director of Photography
The Eyes of the Panther ( 1989 / Released ): Assistant Editor
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood ( 1981 / Released ): Actor
A Fire in the Sky ( 1978 / Released ): Actor
The Phantom of Hollywood ( 1974 / Released ): Actor
Tennessee Ernie Ford's White Christmas ( 1972 / Released ): Executive Producer
The Boots Randolph Show ( 1972 / Released ): Producer
The Untouchables ( 1959 / Released ): Actor
The Nashville Sound of Boots Randolph ( Released ): Producer
Full Biography (Back to top)

Blond stalwart of film and TV. Williams' all-American good looks usually led to him being cast in good-guy leads or second leads, sometimes opposite wife Barbara Hale. RKO groomed the boyish actor for stardom in the immediate postwar period, but despite the popular and critical success of "Till the End of Time" (1946), a story of returning WWII veterans, Williams was soon playing in modestly budgeted action pictures and crime dramas. He was best known for the title role of the syndicated 1950s TV series, "The Adventures of Kit Carson", in which the frontier scout was teamed up with Mexican sidekick El Toro (Don Diamond). Williams also had leading roles in another syndicated adventure series, "Assignment Underwater", and the sitcom "Date with the Angels", in which he played the husband of Betty White. He made guest appearances on a wide variety of TV series including "M Squad", "The Millionaire", "The Lawman", "77 Sunset Strip", "The Wild, Wild West", "Lassie", "Dragnet", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", and "Adam-12". Williams' many feature credits include "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" (1944), "Deadline at Dawn" (1946), "The Stratton Story" (1949), Frank Tashlin's "Son of Paleface" (1952) and Howard Hawks' "Rio Lobo" (1970).

Profession(s):
Actor, vaudevillian, professional swimmer
Sometimes Credited As:
William H Katt
William Herman Katt
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Family
daughter:Jody Katt Coulter (survived him)
daughter:Nita Katt King (survived him)
son:William Katt (survived him; best known for essaying the title role of the comic adventure series "The Greatest American Hero")
wife:Barbara Hale (married c. 1946; survived him)

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Education
Pratt Institute Brooklyn, New York
Milestones (Back to top)
1951 - 1955 Starred in the popular syndicated TV series, "The Adventures of Kit Carson"
1949 Starred with Hale in "The Clay Pigeon"
1946 Starred with Hale in "A Likely Story", a comic gangster film
1944 Film acting debut in "Murder in the Blue Room", a musical mystery movie
Started in vaudeville, touring with the Stuart Morgan dancers
Acted in stock
Served in WWII with the US Army Air Forces
Became a contract player with RKO; stayed there for nine years
Met future wife, actress Barbara Hale, at RKO
Played Gus Angel on the ABC sitcom, "Date with the Angels"
Played Bill Greer in the syndicated adventure series, "Assignment: Underwater"

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