- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJohn Grant Williams
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- As a child, Williams acted in summer-stock productions. After graduation from high school, he joined the Air Force for a four-year stint. Then, returning to New York, he took acting classes with Lee Strasberg. A few minor Broadway roles followed as did parts on some live TV dramas. One of these parts caught the eye of a talent agent and Williams signed with Universal in 1956. Universal put him into several supporting roles -- most notably as the gas-station stud in Written on the Wind (1956) -- but the high point of his career came when he played the title role in The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). Director Jack Arnold said that Williams gave an Oscar-worthy performance because, in many special-effects scenes, he could only imagine his surroundings and his fellow actors. In 1959, Williams moved over to Warner Bros., which cast him in the Hawaiian Eye (1959) TV series. After this, Williams's career faded. His last appearance may have been on a Family Feud (1976) episode in 1983 that featured other Hawaiian Eye (1959) alumni. A lifelong bachelor, Williams died in 1985.
- IMDb mini biography by: dinky-4 of Minneapolis
- RelativesMary Garden(Aunt or Uncle)Robert Williams(Sibling)
- Was a professional singer and sang for five seasons with the New York Opera and can also be on heard on recordings of the Robert Shaw Chorale.
- Played the piano professionally
- He received his acting training from Lee Strasberg.
- Interred at Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA - Plot: Section 218, Row C, Space 83.
- Competed on All-Star Family Feud with his fellow cast mates from Hawaiian Eye: Connie Stevens, Troy Donahue, Poncie Ponce and Anthony Eisley against the cast of Lost in Space.
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