Occupation Actor Years active 1913–1927 | Name George Williams | |
Born August 11, 1854 ( 1854-08-11 ) Kinnickinnic, Wisconsin, United States Died February 21, 1936(1936-02-21) (aged 81)Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
George A. Williams (August 11, 1854 – February 21, 1936), sometimes known as G.A. Williams or simply as George Williams, was an American actor of the silent film era. Born in 1854 in Kinnickinnic, Wisconsin, he broke into the film industry in 1914. He worked mostly in film shorts, appearing in well over 100 of them in his 14-year career. He would also perform in approximately 20 feature-length films during this span. His first film appearance was in the film short, In the Days of Witchcraft (1913), and he would make his feature debut in 1916's The Dumb Girl of Portici, directed by Lois Weber. 1914 would see him appear in several episodes of the serial, The Hazards of Helen. In 1922, he would be cast as one of the leads in the serial, In the Days of Buffalo Bill, directed by Edward Laemmle. His final film appearance would be in the 1926 silent film, The Winner, directed by Harry J. Brown
Contents
Partial filmography
(Per AFI database)
Filmography
Actor
1931
Not Exactly Gentlemen as
Teamster (uncredited)
1925
Hurricane Hal as
Bill Adams
1925
The Queen of Aces (Short) as
The Boy's Father
1925
Super Speed as
'Dad' Perkins (as George Williams)
1924
Thundering Romance as
The Oil Representative
1924
The Phantom Horseman as
Judge
1923
Dangerous Hour as
'Dad' Carson
1923
Under Secret Orders (Short)
1923
The First Degree as
Sheriff (as Geo. A. Williams)
1922
Lucky Dan as
Father of The Girl
1922
The Long Chance as
Dr. Taylor
1922
In the Days of Buffalo Bill as
Calvert Carter
1922
No. 7 Brick Row as
Caleb Knox (as George Williams)
1922
Perils of the Yukon as
Scott McPherson
1922
The Jaws of Steel (Short) as
Aaron Duncan - Jeanne's Father
1922
Never Let Go (Short) as
The Storekeeper
1922
Headin' West as
Barnaby Forest
1921
The Fire Eater as
Mort Frame
1921
The Girl in the Saddle (Short) as
The Wealthy Rancher (as George Williams)
1921
Black Sheep as
Jim Carson
1920
Love's Battle as
Undetermined Role (as G.A. Williams)
1918
The Dawn of Understanding as
Silas Prescott (as G.A. Williams)
1918
By Injunction (Short)(as G.A. Williams)
1917
Hygeia at the Solito (Short) as
Doctor (as G.A. Williams)
1917
The Deserted Engine (Short) as
Superintendent (as G.A. Williams)
1917
The Detective's Danger (Short) as
Bummer Bill (as G.A. Williams)
1917
The Dynamite Special (Short) as
David Carleton (as George Williams)
1917
The Further Adventures of Stingaree as
Black Hill (as G.A. Williams)
1917
A Race to the Drawbridge (Short) as
Brandon (as G.A. Williams)
1917
The Railroad Smugglers (Short) as
Julius Hecker (as G.A. Williams)
1917
The Munitions Plot (Short) as
Belding (as G.A. Williams)
1917
The Lone Point Feud (Short) as
Squire Briggs (as G.A. Williams)
1917
The Mystery of the Burning Freight (Short) as
Amos Brown (as G.A. Williams)
1917
The College Boys' Special (Short)
1917
The Borrowed Engine (Short) as
John Cummings (as G.A. Williams)
1917
The Registered Pouch (Short) as
Kinney (as G.A. Williams)
1917
In the Path of Peril (Short)(as G.A. Williams)
1917
The Sidetracked Sleeper (Short) as
George Summers (as G.A. Williams)
1917
The Prima Donna's Special (Short) as
'Dad' Morley (as G.A. Williams)
1917
The Death Siding (Short) as
The Sheriff (as G.A. Williams)
1917
The Railroad Claim Intrigue (Short) as
Fleming (as G.A. Williams)
1917
The Wrecked Station (Short) as
Stanton Grey (as G.A. Williams)
1917
The Fireman's Nemesis (Short) as
Chief Dispatcher (as G.A. Williams)
1917
The Mogul Mountain Mystery (Short) as
Division Superintendant (as G.A. Williams)
1916
A Race with Death (Short) as
Purdy - the Rancher (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Vanishing Box Car (Short) as
Hedley (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Midnight Express (Short) as
Banker Randall (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Lineman's Peril (Short) as
Superintendent of the Road (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Trial Run (Short) as
Morton of the United Fruit Growers (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Forgotten Train Order (Short) as
Mr. Purdy (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Runaway Sleeper (Short) as
Mr. Grayson (as G.A. Williams)
1916
Life's Maelstrom (Short) as
Herbert Lampson (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Lone Point Mystery (Short) as
The President of the Railroad (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Gate of Death (Short) as
Superintendent Purdy (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Lost Messenger (Short) as
Landers - the President of the Railroad (as G.A. Williams)
1916
A Daring Chance (Short) as
The President of the Railroad (as G.A. Williams)
1916
To Save the Special (Short) as
The President of the Railroad (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Blocked Track (Short) as
The Butler - Ex-Telegrapher (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Death Swing (Short) as
Mr. Benton - Dick's Father (as G.A. Williams)
1916
Defying Death (Short) as
The President of the Road (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Hoodoo of Division B (Short) as
Kent - the Veteran Engineer (as G.A. WIlliams0)
1916
Ablaze on the Rails (Short) as
Benton (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Secret of the Box Car (Short) as
The Bank Official (as G.A. WIlliams)
1916
At Danger's Call (Short) as
Superintendent Waller (as G.A. Williams)
1916
With the Aid of the Wrecker (Short) as
Greggs - the Diamond Dealer (as G.A. Williams)
1916
Hurled Through the Drawbridge (Short) as
Sinton (as G.A. Williams)
1916
A Mystery of the Rails (Short) as
The Sheriff (as G.A. Williams)
1916
A Plunge from the Sky (Short) as
1st Foreign Agent (as G.A. Williams)
1916
In Death's Pathway (Short) as
Mr. Burkett - Eleanor's Father (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Broken Brake (Short) as
The Doctor (as G.A. Williams)
1916
To Save the Road (Short) as
Senator Brown (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Engineer's Honor (Short) as
Auditor Blake (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Mysterious Cipher (Short) as
Chilton - Dealer in Antiques (as G.A. Williams)
1916
A Race Through the Air (Short)(as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Spiked Switch (Short) as
Engineer Trent (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Capture of Red Stanley (Short) as
The Chief Dispatcher (as G.A. Williams)
1916
One Chance in a Hundred (Short) as
The Construction Boss (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Bridge of Danger (Short) as
Pop Bates (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Human Telegram (Short) as
The President of the Western Railway (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Trail of Danger (Short) as
The Train Despatcher (as George Williams)
1916
The Governor's Special (Short) as
The Governor (as George Williams)
1916
The Record Run (Short) as
Railroad President Benton (as George Williams)
1916
The Iron Rivals (Short) as
Jason Worth (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Wrong Door as
Hardy (as G.A. Williams)
1916
The Dumb Girl of Portici (uncredited)
1916
Langdon's Legacy as
Mr. Thompson (as G.A. Williams)
1915
The Broken Rail (Short) as
Markey - Division Superintendent
1915
Train Order Number Forty-Five (Short) as
Loring - Division Superintendent
1915
A Perilous Chance (Short) as
Pike - Chief of the Railroad Detectives
1915
The Fate of Number One (Short) as
Gerald - Division Superintendent
1915
The Girl on the Engine (Short) as
McKay - Division Superintendent
1915
A Deed of Daring (Short) as
Norton - Chief of the Smuggling Gang
1915
A Wild Ride (Short)
1915
The Midnight Limited (Short) as
Griffin - a Traveler
1915
The Pay Train (Short) as
O'Malley - Section Foreman
1915
The Human Chain (Short) as
Deering - Head of the Wharf Rat Gang
1915
The Box Car Trap (Short) as
Gerald - Engineer of the Power Plant
1915
A Race for a Crossing (Short) as
Sharky - Agent of the Rival Road
1915
The Girl Engineer (Short) as
Williams - Owner of the Boss Mine
1915
The Girl on the Trestle (Short) as
Passenger Conductor
1915
A Life in the Balance (Short) as
Corning - Conductor
1915
The Girl at Lone Point (Short) as
Spud Hogan - Tommy's Pal
1915
The Death Train (Short) as
Duncan - Secret Service Detective (as G.A. Williams)
1915
The Escape on the Fast Freight (Short) as
Constable Bettger (as G.A. Williams)
1915
The Broken Circuit (Short) as
Wilkens - the Paymaster (as G.A. Williams)
1915
The Leap from the Water Tower (Short) as
Cleland - the Trainmaster (as G.A. Williams)
1914
The Flying Freight's Captive (Short) as
Houk - a Detective
1914
The Stolen Engine (Short) as
Tom O'Grady - Section Foreman (as G.A. Williams)
1914
The Plot at the Railroad Cut (Short) as
Haddon, the Contractor (as G.A. Williams)
1914
His Nemesis (Short) as
G.H. Manning (as G.A. Williams)
1914
The Hazards of Helen as
Contractor Haddon [Ch. 2] / Tom O'Grady - Section Foreman [Ch. 4] / Constable Duncan - Secret Service Detective (as G.A. Williams)
1914
The Demon of the Rails (Short) as
Burns - the Conductor (as G.A. Williams)
1914
From Peril to Peril (Short) as
Hanley (as G.A. Williams)
1914
The Lost Mail Sack (Short) as
John Gates - Helen's Father (as G.A. Williams)
1914
The Oil Well Conspiracy (Short) as
Bolton (as G.A. Williams)
1914
The Car of Death (Short) as
Rev. Haskins (as G.A. Williams)
1914
Near Death's Door (Short) as
G.H. Ford - construction company head (as G.A. Williams)
1914
The Operator at Black Rock (Short) as
Tom - Ruth's sweetheart (as G.A. Williams)
1914
The Identification (Short) as
Patterson (as G.A. Williams)
1914
The Express Messenger (Short) as
Brent - US Express Agent (as G.A. Williams)
1914
A String of Pearls (Short) as
Cadio - an Organ Grinder (as G.A. Williams)
1914
Kaintucky Bill (Short) as
Zeb Plunkett (as G.A. Williams)
1914
The Flaw in the Alibi (Short) as
Henry Fielding - Banker (as G.A. Williams)
1914
The Conductor's Courtship (Short) as
Allen - Gail's Father (as G.A. Williams)
1914
The Stolen Rembrandt (Short) as
Donald McKay - a Millionaire
1914
Under Desperation's Spur (Short) as
Billy - one of Jack's Confederates (as G.A. Williams)
1914
The Refrigerator Car's Captive (Short) as
Cranwood - one of Buckley's Men (as G.A. Williams)
1914
The Delayed Special (Short) as
Weed - Theatrical Manager (as G.A. Williams)
1914
A Million in Jewels (Short) as
Madj - the Old Family Retainer (as G.A. Williams)
1914
The County Seat War (Short) as
Gordon - a Candidate for Office (as G.A. Williams)
1914
Explosive 'D' (Short) as
Col. Frasier - Commander of Fort Brandon (as G.A. Williams)
1913
Gilt Edge Stocks (Short) as
Detective West (as G.A. Williams)
1913
The Chinese Death Thorn (Short) as
Dearborn - a Banker
1913
In Peril of His Life (Short) as
Barr - Mildred's Father (as G.A. Williams)
1913
The Express Car Mystery (Short) as
Murray - Grant's Employee (as G.A. Williams)
1913
The Stolen Tapestries (Short) as
Roberts - Anna's Father (as G.A. Williams)
1913
The Silent Warning (Short) as
Guiseppe - an Italian Saloon Keeper (as G.A. Williams)
1913
The Hermit's Ruse (Short) as
Arapahoe - the Hermit (as George Wilkinson)
1913
The Battle at Fort Laramie (Short) as
The Cheyenne Medicine Man (as G.A. Williams)
1913
A Demand for Justice (Short) as
George Marvin (as G.A. Williams)
1913
The Monogrammed Cigarette (Short) as
George Dallas - a Detective (as G.A. Williams)
1913
The Smuggler's Last Deal (Short) as
Dan Morgan - Jennie's Uncle (as G.A. Williams)
1913
The Alibi (Short) as
Marshall (as C.G. Williams)
1913
The Flying Switch (Short) as
James Burns - the Foundry Treasurer (as G.A. Williams)
1913
Buck Richards' Bride (Short) as
Jim Dawson
1913
In the Days of Witchcraft (Short) as
Lord Beresford
Producer
2018
Officer Lincoln Holly (Short) (executive producer)
References
George A. Williams (actor) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA