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Johnny Williams(1905-1985)

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Johnny Williams
Johnny Williams was born on 15 November 1905 in Bangor, Maine, USA. He was an actor, known for Tales of Wells Fargo (1957), Studio 57 (1954) and The Water Front (2007). He was married to Esther Williams. He died on 19 October 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 15, 1905
DiedOctober 19, 1985(79)
BornNovember 15, 1905
DiedOctober 19, 1985(79)
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Known for

Dale Robertson in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
Tales of Wells Fargo
7.9
TV Series
  • Music Department
Studio 57 (1954)
Studio 57
7.3
TV Series
  • Music Department
The Water Front
6.5
  • Music Department
  • 2007
Night Prowl
TV Movie
  • Music Department
  • 1958

Credits

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Music Department

  • The Water Front
    6.5
    • musician: percussion
    • 2007
  • Dick Van Dyke and Barbara Feldon in Fitzwilly (1967)
    Fitzwilly
    6.7
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • King Rat (1965)
    King Rat
    7.5
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
    5.0
    • musician: drums (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart, Sal Mineo, Karl Malden, Ricardo Montalban, Richard Widmark, Dolores Del Río, Carroll Baker, Arthur Kennedy, and Gilbert Roland in Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
    Cheyenne Autumn
    6.7
    • musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Peter Sellers, Merrie Spaeth, and Tippy Walker in The World of Henry Orient (1964)
    The World of Henry Orient
    6.6
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Jimmy Durante, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
    7.4
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Rock Hudson and Mary Peach in A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
    A Gathering of Eagles
    6.1
    • musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Rock Hudson, Gena Rowlands, and Burl Ives in The Spiral Road (1962)
    The Spiral Road
    6.1
    • musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov in Spartacus (1960)
    Spartacus
    7.9
    • musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Dale Robertson in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
    Tales of Wells Fargo
    7.9
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1960
  • Night Prowl
    TV Movie
    • piano
    • 1958
  • Studio 57 (1954)
    Studio 57
    7.3
    TV Series
    • musician: piano
    • 1958
  • Picnic (1955)
    Picnic
    7.0
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, and Fred MacMurray in The Caine Mutiny (1954)
    The Caine Mutiny
    7.6
    • musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
    • 1954

Actor

  • Jimmy Durante, Fred Allen, Joan Davis, Alice Faye, Tony Martin, Gregory Ratoff, and Marjorie Weaver in Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)
    Sally, Irene and Mary
    6.2
    • Raymond Scott Quintette (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Don Ameche, Cesar Romero, and Sonja Henie in Happy Landing (1938)
    Happy Landing
    6.2
    • Raymond Scott Quintette (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Carole Lombard and Fredric March in Nothing Sacred (1937)
    Nothing Sacred
    6.8
    • Drummer in Quintette (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Eddie Cantor, June Lang, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Roland Young in Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
    Ali Baba Goes to Town
    6.3
    • Raymond Scott Quintette (uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 15, 1905
    • Bangor, Maine, USA
  • Died
    • October 19, 1985
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Esther Williams1929 - October 19, 1985 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
    • John Williams
  • Relatives
      Joseph Williams(Grandchild)

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    Father of famed film composer John Williams

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