Deceased

How Did Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 63

Also known asGuinn Terrell Williams Jr., Big Boy Williams, Gwinn Williams, Gwynn Williams, Tex WilliamsGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn25/04/1899Born inDecatur, Texas, USADied06/06/1962Died inHollywoodCausekidney failureWikidataQ3120634 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#95276 ↗

Guinn Terrell Williams Jr. was an American actor who appeared in memorable Westerns such as Dodge City (1939), Santa Fe Trail (1940), and The Comancheros (1961). He was nicknamed "Big Boy" because he was 6' 2" and had a muscular build from years of working on ranches and playing semiprofessional and professional baseball.

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Filmography96 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1962	Buttons and Her BeausMovie	—	63
1961	The ComancherosMovie	Ed McBain - Gunrunner (uncredited)	62
1960	The AlamoMovie	Lt. 'Irish' Finn	61
1960	Home from the HillMovie	Hugh Macauley (uncredited)	61
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Calvin Bryngelson	58
1957	Tales of Wells FargoSeries	Mike Forbes	58
1957	The Restless GunSeries	Jeff Bonsell	58
1957	SugarfootSeries	Moose McKlintock	58
1956	Fremont: The TrailblazerMovie	Cassidy	57
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Groat	56
1955	CheyenneSeries	Prairie Dog	56
1955	My Friend FlickaSeries	Jeb Taylor	56
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Buffalo	55
1954	Massacre CanyonMovie	Pvt. Archibald Allen	55
1954	The Adventures of Rin Tin TinSeries	Sgt. Muldoon	55
1954	Southwest PassageMovie	Tall Tale	55
1951	The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries	Tulsa Jack	52
1951	Man in the SaddleMovie	Bourke Prine	52
1951	Al Jennings of OklahomaMovie	Lon Tuttle	52
1950	Rocky MountainMovie	Pap Dennison (CSA)	51
1949	BrimstoneMovie	Art Benson	50
1948	Smoky Mountain MelodyMovie	Saddle Grease Williams	49
1947	Over the Santa Fe TrailMovie	Big Boy Jackson	48
1947	King of the Wild HorsesMovie	Jed Acker (as Big Boy Williams)	48
1947	Road to the Big HouseMovie	Butch McQuinn	48
1946	Singin' in the CornMovie	Hank	47
1946	Throw a Saddle on a StarMovie	Big Boy	47
1945	Song of the PrairieMovie	Big Boy Jackson	46
1944	Hands Across the BorderMovie	Teddy Bear	45
1944	NevadaMovie	Dusty	45
1944	Belle of the YukonMovie	Sheriff Mervin Maitland	45
1943	Stars on HorsebackMovie	—	44
1942	Between Us GirlsMovie	Father of the Boys	43
1942	American EmpireMovie	Sailaway	43
1942	Silver QueenMovie	Blackie	43
1941	You'll Never Get RichMovie	Kewpie Blain	42
1941	Riders of Death ValleyMovie	Borax Bill	42
1941	Billy the KidMovie	Ed Bronson (blacksmith)	42
1941	Six Lessons From Madame La ZongaMovie	Alvin	42
1940	Virginia CityMovie	Marblehead	41
1940	Wagons WestwardMovie	Jake Hardman	41
1939	BlackmailMovie	Moose McCarthy	40
1939	Dodge CityMovie	Tex Baird	40
1938	You and MeMovie	Taxi	39
1938	Professor BewareMovie	Motorcycle Cop	39
1938	Everybody's Doing ItMovie	'Softy' Blane	39
1937	My Dear Miss AldrichMovie	An Attendant	38
1937	Big CityMovie	Danny Devlin	38
1937	You Only Live OnceMovie	Rogers	38
1937	Girls Can PlayMovie	Det. Lt. Ed Flannagan	38
1937	Wise GirlMovie	Mike	38
1937	Flying FistsMovie	Slug Cassidy	38
1936	End of the TrailMovie	Bob Hildreth	37
1936	Love on a BetMovie	Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted)	37
1936	The Champ's a ChumpMovie	Spike	37
1936	Grand JuryMovie	Joseph Britt	37
1935	The Law of 45'sMovie	Tucson Two-Gun Smith	36
1935	The Glass KeyMovie	Jeff	36
1935	Private WorldsMovie	Jerry Stone	36
1934	Thunder Over TexasMovie	Ted Wright	35
1934	Here Comes the NavyMovie	Dance-Floor Manager	35
1934	CheatersMovie	Detective Sweeney	35
1934	PalookaMovie	Slats (uncredited)	35
1934	Cowboy HolidayMovie	Buck Sawyer	35
1933	The Phantom BroadcastMovie	Sandy Higgins	34
1933	The Mystery SquadronMovie	Bill 'Jellybean' Cook	34
1932	Running HollywoodMovie	Scratchface Henchman	33
1932	You Said a MouthfulMovie	Swimmer Joe Holt (uncredited)	33
1932	Polly of the CircusMovie	Eric	33
1931	The Great MeadowMovie	Rubin Hall	32
1931	Catch-As Catch-CanMovie	Strangler Sullivan	32
1930	City GirlMovie	Reaper	31
1930	College LoversMovie	Tiny Courtley	31
1930	LiliomMovie	Hollinger	31
1929	The Forward PassMovie	Honey Smith	30
1928	Beggars of LifeMovie	Baker's Cart Driver (uncredited)	29
1928	Ladies' Night in a Turkish BathMovie	Sweeney	29
1928	Noah's ArkMovie	Al Wilson / Ham	29
1928	Vamping VenusMovie	Mars	29
1927	Babe Comes HomeMovie	Baseball Player (as Big Boy Williams)	28
1927	Quarantined RivalsMovie	Joe, the plumber	28
1925	Courage of WolfheartMovie	—	26
1925	The Black CycloneMovie	Jim Lawson	26
1925	Wolfheart's RevengeMovie	Jack Stanley	26
1925	Fangs of WolfheartMovie	—	26
1925	The Big StuntMovie	—	26
1925	Rose of the DesertMovie	Cowboy (as Big Boy Williams)	26
1925	Whistling JimMovie	Whistling Jim	26
1925	Riders of the Sand StormMovie	The Cowboy	26
1925	Sporting WestMovie	—	26
1923	Cyclone JonesMovie	Cyclone Jones	24
1923	Uncensored MoviesMovie	—	24
1922	RemembranceMovie	—	23
1922	The Trail of HateMovie	Silent Kerry	23
1922	The FreshieMovie	Charles Taylor	23
1922	Blaze AwayMovie	Big Boy	23