William Henry (actor)

William Albert Henry (November 10, 1914 – August 10, 1982) was an American actor who worked in both films and television.

William Henry
Henry in Tarzan Escapes (1936)
Born(1914-11-10)November 10, 1914
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedAugust 10, 1982(1982-08-10) (aged 67)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1925–1978
Spouse(s)Grace Durkin (m. 1936; div. 19??)
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(m. 1952; div. 1962)​
Children3
RelativesThomas Browne Henry (brother)

Biography
Film still of William Henry with Virginia Gilmore in Jennie (1940)

Born in Los Angeles, California, Henry started as a child actor, then was a hero in B-movies (mainly westerns), and ended his career as a character actor. He appeared in various roles on episodes of many television series. He was a member of the John Ford Stock Company and appeared twelve times for Ford. He also appeared in John Wayne's The Alamo (1960); in this version of the famous siege, Henry's character, Dr. Sutherland, is the last of the defenders to be killed.

Henry was active with the Pasadena Community Playhouse.[1]

In 1952, Henry was cast as the San Francisco lawyer Lew Barry in the episode, "Self Made Man," of the syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews.

Bill guest starred twice in Gene Barry's TV Western Bat Masterson, once in 1958 as crooked "Sheriff Griff Hanley" (S1E7's "A Noose Fits Anyone") and again in 1960 as stalwart "Sheriff Brady" (S2E23's "The Snare").

Henry's brother was the character actor Thomas Browne Henry.[2]

Henry was married and twice divorced. His first marriage was to Grace Durkin, with whom he had a son, Michael, and a daughter, Michele. He and his second wife, Barbara Knudson, were the parents of William "Bill" Henry, Jr. (b. 1958).[3]

Selected filmography

Selected Television
Year Title Role Notes
1952 Death Valley Days Lew Barry Season 1 Episode 6 "Self Made Man
1958 Bat Masterson Sheriff Griff Hanley Season 1 Episode 7 "A Noose Fits Anyone"
1960 Bat Masterson Sheriff Brady Season 2 Episode 23 "The Snare"
1960 Death Valley Days Andrew Billings "A Woman's Rights"

References
  1. Warren, Grace Tower (March 11, 1933). "Former Island Visitor Wins Film Contract". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Hawaii, Honolulu. p. 27. Retrieved December 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 335. ISBN 9781476625997.
  3. "BARBARA KNUDSON HENRY's Obituary". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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