Background
Williams was born in Denver, Colorado, on February 8, 1898, to Charles H. Williams and Evangeline Lloyd.
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Born on February 8, 1898, in Denver Colorado, his family would move to the Los Angeles area during the early 1900s. He served in the United States Army during World War I, being awarded several decorations. Married several times, he would enter the film industry in the early 1930s, where he would work for several years.
Married three times, he had a short film career during the 1930s, after which not much is known of his life, until his death in Los Angeles in 1964.
He was the oldest of seven children. By 1910 the family had moved to California, and were living Belvedere, which was in Los Angeles County.
He enlisted in the army during the mid-1910s, lying about his age, which would later cause some confusion about his true date of birth, which several sources still incorrectly report. Press releases during his film career claim that he was awarded the Purple Heart and the Croix de Guerre during World War I. He was married for the first time on June 6, 1916, to Vera Paloma Bennett of Utah.
At the time, he claimed to be a motion picture actor, however no records can be found of his involvement in the film industry at this time.
During the 1920s he would work as a tradesman in Los Los Angeles Williams made his film debut in 1933, in a supporting role in Trouble Busters. During his time in films, he would be given roles across the gamut of acting, from bit roles as in 1935"s Saddle Aces, to supporting parts, as in The Riders of the Whistling Skull, to starring roles as in Heroes of the Alamo.
During his short 7 year career he appeared in over 100 films, the vast majority of them westerns.
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Purple Heart; Croix de Guerre
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the United States. military.The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the United States. military.