Roger Williams was a veteran of World War I. He became a 2 Lt. Quartermaster on August 15th, 1917. He became 1st Lt. on March 4th, 1918 and Captain on October 7th, 1918. He was stationed at Fort Harrison, Indiana. He was involved with the "American Expetionary Force on September 30th, 1918. He was honorably discharged on July 17th, 1919. He was also awarded the 'purple heart' for valor beyond the call of duty. He attended the College of Mines in Denver, Colorado, but he did not graduate from there. He came to California in 1924 and soon began his career in motion pictures. He didn't act at first. He was an assistant to producers, but sometime later he began acting. He mostly appeared in westerns and 'oaters'. He had another occupation as well. As of the 1930 United States Census Report, he was a public accountant and five years later he became an auditor for a hotel in Los Angeles. He passed away in Mono County, California near Mammoth Lakes while he was working there in a motion picture to be made. Unfortunately, someone else had to take his place. He lived in a modest home in Beverly Hills, California at the time of his death. Finally, he did work at Republic Pictures Studio from 1935 to 1937. After that he worked for mostly poverty row motion picture producers. One being 'Harry S. Webb Productions' which was located on Hollywood Boulevard. He also freelanced himself as his own agent in a Mid-Wilshire District office. Date of Birth 13 July 1889, Dayton, Ohio Date of Death 6 July 1939, Wildyrie Camp, Mammoth Lakes, California (angina pectoris)
Movie | Jamaican Mafia | Skelo | 2015-01-02 |
Movie | The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers | Self | 1962-01-06 |
Movie | Meet Mr. Callaghan | Bellamy Meraulton | 1954-06-01 |
Movie | East Side Kids | Pedestrian (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1940-02-10 |
Movie | The Lone Ranger Rides Again | Sheriff | 1939-02-25 |
Movie | Southward Ho! | Rancher Wanting Receipt | 1939-03-19 |
Movie | The Night Riders | Rancher | 1939-04-12 |
Movie | Mountain Rhythm | Rancher Kimball | 1939-06-08 |
Movie | Wolf Call | Tom Blake | 1939-05-22 |
Movie | Whirlwind Horseman | Henchman Ritter | 1938-04-29 |
Movie | The Feud Maker | Roger Williams | 1938-04-16 |
Movie | Call The Mesquiteers | Henchman Frank, second truck | 1938-03-07 |
Movie | Six Shootin' Sheriff | Henchman Bart | 1938-05-20 |
Movie | Code of the Rangers | Henchman Lawson | 1938-04-07 |
Movie | On the Great White Trail | Parker | 1938-07-22 |
Movie | Red River Range | Sheriff Wood | 1938-12-22 |
Movie | Frontier Scout | Jessup - 2X Trail Boss | 1938-09-16 |
Movie | Gang Bullets | George Stanley | 1938-11-10 |
Movie | Crashing Through Danger | Emergency Dispatcher | 1938-09-14 |
Movie | Heroes of the Hills | The Warden | 1938-08-01 |
Movie | Santa Fe Rides | Carver | 1937-02-25 |
Movie | The Silver Trail | Sam Dunn | 1937-02-27 |
Movie | The Feud of the Trail | Lance Holcomb | 1937-03-01 |
Movie | Cheyenne Rides Again | Henchman Mack | 1937-02-01 |
Movie | The Riders of the Whistling Skull | Rutledge | 1937-01-04 |
Movie | Bill Cracks Down | Steve, Mill Foreman | 1937-03-22 |
Movie | The Roaming Cowboy | Henchman Walton | 1937-01-04 |
Movie | The Singing Buckaroo | Henchman Red | 1937-01-15 |
Movie | Valley of Terror | Henchman Slim | 1937-01-20 |
Movie | Heroes of the Alamo | Colonel Jim Bowie | 1937-08-07 |
Movie | Jungle Menace | Henchman | 1937-09-01 |
Movie | Guns in the Dark | Ranger Adams | 1937-05-13 |
Movie | Sky Racket | Henchman Nick Reagan | 1937-10-01 |
Movie | Lost Ranch | Terry | 1937-07-10 |
Movie | Trailing Trouble | Tom Crocker | 1937-08-27 |
Movie | Come on, Cowboys | Henchman Harry | 1937-05-24 |
Movie | Brothers of the West | Jeff Tracy | 1937-06-29 |
Movie | Reckless Ranger | Snager | 1937-05-29 |
Movie | Desert Justice | Rod | 1936-04-26 |
Movie | Song of the Trail | Miller | 1936-03-15 |
Movie | The Cattle Thief | Henchman Hutch | 1936-05-26 |
Movie | Gun Grit | Mack (Gang Boss) | 1936-05-27 |
Movie | The Riding Avenger | Henchman Jud Castro | 1936-06-14 |
Movie | Ghost Town | Ed Gannon | 1936-02-15 |
Movie | Wildcat Trooper | Slim Arnold | 1936-07-01 |
Movie | Ridin' On | Lou Bolton | 1936-02-29 |
Movie | Wildcat Saunders | Laramie | 1936-03-04 |
Movie | The Millionaire Kid | City Editor | 1936-03-13 |
Movie | Law and Lead | Card cheat | 1936-11-14 |
Movie | Aces Wild | Henchman Slim | 1936-12-21 |
Movie | Stormy Trails | Mike Daniels (outlaw) | 1936-12-23 |
Movie | The Lion's Den | Cross Bar X Ranch Hand | 1936-07-07 |
Movie | Vengeance of Rannah | Frank Norcross | 1936-11-05 |
Movie | Wild Horse Round-Up | Pete Adams | 1936-11-20 |
Movie | Frontier Justice | James Wilton | 1936-10-01 |
Movie | The Traitor | Plainview Sheriff Lem | 1936-08-29 |
Movie | Men of the Plains | Cole | 1936-09-28 |
Movie | Phantom Patrol | Henchman Gustaf | 1936-09-29 |
Movie | Kentucky Blue Streak | Deputy | 1935-05-01 |
Movie | Toll of the Desert | Tom Collins | 1935-05-04 |
Movie | Saddle Aces | Henchman Bill | 1935-06-01 |
Movie | Gun Smoke | Sam Parsons | 1935-05-01 |
Movie | The Texas Rambler | Henchman Butch | 1935-05-14 |
Movie | The Reckless Buckaroo | Deputy Hal Bost | 1935-04-01 |
Movie | Adventurous Knights | Black Prince | 1935-06-07 |
Movie | The Pecos Kid | James Grayson | 1935-04-03 |
Movie | The Ghost Rider | Barfly | 1935-04-07 |
Movie | Wagon Trail | Mark Collins | 1935-04-08 |
Movie | Social Error | Larrabee - June's Bodyguard | 1935-04-30 |
Movie | Men of Action | Henchman Jack | 1935-07-13 |
Movie | Code of the Mounted | Henchman Raoul | 1935-06-07 |
Movie | Timber War | Bowan | 1935-11-20 |
Movie | The Cheyenne Tornado | Clem | 1935-12-02 |
Movie | Gun Play | Henchman Cal | 1935-12-02 |
Movie | Wild Mustang | Posse Rider | 1935-10-21 |
Movie | Alias John Law | Sheriff | 1935-11-04 |
Movie | No Man's Range | Henchman Pete | 1935-09-04 |
Movie | The Vanishing Riders | Joe Lang | 1935-07-03 |
Movie | Branded a Coward | Henchman Tex | 1935-07-01 |
Movie | Trails of the Wild | Henchman Buck Hammond | 1935-07-31 |
Movie | Crack-Up | Rogers | 1934-06-02 |
Movie | Range Warfare | Jess Monroe | 1934-12-01 |
Movie | Trouble Busters | Placerville Sheriff | 1933-05-15 |