Roger Williams

Also Known As: Roger Grimes Williams

Biography: 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)

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado, USA

Birthday: July 13, 1889

Deathday: July 06, 1939

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

Alias John Law
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
Code of the Rangers
Desert Justice
The Reckless Buckaroo
Pinto Rustlers
Wild Horse Round-Up
Rustler's Paradise
Santa Fe Rides
The Traitor
Range Warfare
Call The Mesquiteers
Crack-Up
Frontier Justice
Frontier Scout
Whirlwind Horseman
Ghost Town
Mystery Range
Red River Range
Wagon Trail
The Pecos Kid
Toll of the Desert
Branded a Coward
No Man's Range
Code of the Mounted
The Vanishing Riders
Gun Grit
The Riding Avenger
Law and Lead
Wildcat Trooper
Phantom Patrol
The Millionaire Kid
Vengeance of Rannah
Bill Cracks Down
Guns in the Dark
Come on, Cowboys
Brothers of the West
The Silver Trail
Lost Ranch
Heroes of the Alamo
The Feud Maker
Sky Racket
Gun Play
On the Great White Trail
Silks and Saddles
Gang Bullets
Crashing Through Danger
Aces Wild
Gun Smoke
Trailing Trouble
Six Shootin' Sheriff
The Cattle Thief
Trouble Busters
Stormy Trails
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Wild Mustang
Southward Ho!
The Night Riders
Jungle Menace
The Ghost Rider
The Texas Rambler
Timber War
Social Error
The Lion's Den
Wolf Call
East Side Kids
Trails of the Wild
The Singing Buckaroo
The Roaming Cowboy
Song of the Trail
Cheyenne Rides Again
Reckless Ranger
Men of Action
Wildcat Saunders
Men of the Plains
Saddle Aces
The Cheyenne Tornado
Adventurous Knights
Kentucky Blue Streak
Ridin' On
Heroes of the Hills
Mountain Rhythm