
Rhys Williams
Highest Rated: 100% The World in His Arms (1952)
Lowest Rated: 11% Raintree County (1957)
Birthday: Dec 31, 1897
Birthplace: Merionethshire, Wales, UK
Rhys Williams leapt into a series of acting roles--in many cases, quite literally. The Canadian worked on various productions as a stunt man and an actor, and on numerous occasions combined both roles. He first appeared in the low-budget 1995 thriller "Man with a Gun," starring Michael Madsen as an assassin hired to kill the woman he loves. Following this appearance, Williams won a string of one-offs or small recurring roles in TV productions. These include "Highlander," an adaptation of the 1986 film of the same name about a race of eternal Scottish warriors, and a TV movie version of the classic Truman Capote true-crime drama "In Cold Blood," both released in 1996. The following decade saw Williams branching out into stunt work. His first stunt assignment was on yet another TV movie adaptation, "The Robinsons: Lost in Space" (2004), a re-imagining of the classic 1960s science fiction series. Following that, he stunt-doubled for star Nick Cannon in "Underclassmen," a mystery set in a private school. Williams spent the next years working as either a stunt man or an actor. He sometimes blended the two, in such efforts as the 2010 Greek myth update "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" and the phantasmagorical science fiction TV series "Fringe" (2010).
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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77% | 68% | Our Man Flint | Dr. Krupov (Character) | - | 1966 |
83% | 76% | Midnight Lace | Victor Elliot (Character) | - | 1960 |
11% | 52% | Raintree County | Ezra Gray (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Restless Breed | Rev. Simmons (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | 72% | The Fastest Gun Alive | Brian Tibbs (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Desperadoes Are in Town | Jud Collins (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mohawk | Clem Jones (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Boss | Stanley Millard (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | 44% | Nightmare | Deputy Torrence (Character) | - | 1956 |
14% | 43% | The Kentuckian | Constable (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | 36% | The Scarlet Coat | Peter Andre (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | 17% | The King's Thief | Turnkey (Character) | - | 1955 |
93% | 85% | Johnny Guitar | Mr. Andrews (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | 43% | The Black Shield of Falworth | Diccon Bowman (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | 30% | Man in the Attic | William Harle (Character) | - | 1953 |
100% | No Score Yet | Meet Me at the Fair | Pete McCoy (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Scandal at Scourie | Bill Swazey (Character) | - | 1953 |
100% | 58% | The World in His Arms | Eben Cleggett (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | 40% | Les Misérables | Brevet (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | 17% | Mutiny | Redlegs (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | 54% | Carbine Williams | Redwick Karson (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Law and the Lady | Inspector McGraw (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lightning Strikes Twice | Father Paul (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sword of Monte Cristo | Mayor of Varonne (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | 33% | The Light Touch | Mr. MacWade (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Showdown | Chokecherry (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | 62% | Devil's Doorway | Scotty MacDougall (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | California Passage | John Norris (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Too Many | Michael H. "Sully" Sullivan (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | 73% | Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | Vic Mason (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tyrant of the Sea | Capt. William Blake (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bad Boy | Arnold Strawn (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | 56% | Fighting Man of the Plains | Justice of the Peace Chandler Leach (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | 38% | Tokyo Joe | Col. Dahlgren (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | 42% | The Crooked Way | Lieutenant Joe Williams (Character) | - | 1949 |
90% | 80% | The Inspector General | Inspector General (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | 60% | Hills of Home | Mr. Milton (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Tenth Avenue Angel | Blind Mac (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | 50% | If Winter Comes | Mr. Bright (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Imperfect Lady | Inspector Carston (Character) | - | 1947 |
100% | 77% | The Farmer's Daughter | Adolph Petree (Character) | - | 1947 |
40% | 50% | The Strange Woman | Deacon Adams (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cross My Heart | Prosecutor (Character) | - | 1946 |
87% | 79% | The Spiral Staircase | Mr. Oates (Character) | - | 1946 |
85% | 77% | The Bells of St. Mary's | Dr. McKay (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | 38% | Voice of the Whistler | Ernie Sparrow (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | 74% | The Corn Is Green | Mr. Jones (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | 35% | Blood on the Sun | Joseph Cassell (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | 75% | No Time for Love | Clancy (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | 38% | Cairo | Strange Man (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Underground Agent | Henry Miller (Character) | - | 1942 |
100% | 86% | Gentleman Jim | Harry Watson (Character) | - | 1942 |
89% | 81% | How Green Was My Valley | Dai Bondo, ex-boxer (Character) | - | 1941 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mannix | Doctor (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Here Come the Brides | Bishop Newkirk (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Andy Griffith Show | Judge Cranston (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wild, Wild West | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 12 O'Clock High | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 77 Sunset Strip | Uncle Molnar (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Kildare | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lloyd Bridges Show | Fred (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rifleman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1959-1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bat Masterson | Malachi Brody (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trackdown | Jedidiah (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The David Niven Show | Host | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Rufus Varner (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown (Character) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Climax! | Unknown (Character) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Superman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1953 |
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