Portrait of Robert B. Williams

Acting

Robert B. Williams

Career

Active from 1944 to 1961, busiest in 1944 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Bird in the Head
A Bird in the Head
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 109 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert B. Williams Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Cringe Humor
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Vintage Cinema 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

169
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

12 titles ยท average score 43
Good Heavens
Good Heavens (1976)

TV show

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Henderson

Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk (1974)

as Farmer

The Last Angry Man
The Last Angry Man (1974)

as Merchant #2

The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter (1974)

as Arnold Demura

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Getting Together
Getting Together (1971)

TV show

Evel Knievel
Evel Knievel (1971)
GoodWatch score 43

as Wrangler #2

The Priest Killer
The Priest Killer (1971)

as Tom McMurtry

The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family (1970)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Mr. Busby / Otis Butrum

The Phynx
The Phynx (1970)
GoodWatch score 34

as Number One

1960s

30 titles ยท average score 65
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Elderly Gent

Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Manager

Hang 'em High
Hang 'em High (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

as Elwood

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Desk Clerk (uncredited) / Tom McMurtry (uncredited)

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Proprietor

The Big Valley
The Big Valley (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Joel

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Station Master / Charles Evans

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Louis Parker

The Adventures of Superboy
The Adventures of Superboy (1961)

as Police Chief Parker

Hazel
Hazel (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Barney

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Sam / Uncle Phil

1950s

76 titles ยท average score 65
North by Northwest
North by Northwest (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

as Patrolman Waggoner (uncredited)

Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Searcy

Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Joe / Robert James

The Rifleman
The Rifleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Mike Harrison

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Phil

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Det. Quincey / Lt. Kramer

Revenge of the Creature
Revenge of the Creature (1955)
GoodWatch score 30

as George Johnson

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Phelps / Sheriff Porter

Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Clem Peters

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
GoodWatch score 92

as Policeman (uncredited)

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Bailiff

1940s

48 titles ยท average score 61
On the Town
On the Town (1949)
GoodWatch score 78

as Police Sergeant (Car 44) (uncredited)

Strange Gamble
Strange Gamble (1948)

as Henchman Pete Walters

Beer Barrel Polecats
Beer Barrel Polecats (1946)
GoodWatch score 66

as Guard #1

A Bird in the Head
A Bird in the Head (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mr. Beedle

Eve Knew Her Apples
Eve Knew Her Apples (1945)
GoodWatch score 57

as Steve Ormond

A Hit with a Miss
A Hit with a Miss (1945)

as Jonesy

Adventures of Rusty
Adventures of Rusty (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

as Will Nelson

The Girl in the Case
The Girl in the Case (1944)

as Malloy (as Bob Williams)

Black Arrow
Black Arrow (1944)

as Buck Sherman

One Mysterious Night
One Mysterious Night (1944)
GoodWatch score 47

as Matt Healy

U-Boat Prisoner
U-Boat Prisoner (1944)

as Destroyer Commander Tom Bristol

How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

as Minor Role (uncredited)

1930s

3 titles ยท average score 55
We Want Our Mummy
We Want Our Mummy (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

as Prof. Tuttle (uncredited)

Back Door to Heaven
Back Door to Heaven (1939)
GoodWatch score 42

as Nightclub Owner (uncredited)

A Face in the Fog
A Face in the Fog (1936)
GoodWatch score 53

as Policeman (uncredited)