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Charles Williams(1898-1958)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Composer
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Charles Williams was born on 27 September 1898 in Albany, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Midnight Limited (1940) and Hidden Enemy (1940). He was married to Virginia Josephine Evans and Isabel. He died on 3 January 1958 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 27, 1898
DiedJanuary 3, 1958(59)
BornSeptember 27, 1898
DiedJanuary 3, 1958(59)
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Known for

James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
8.6
  • Cousin Eustace
  • 1946
George Cleveland, John 'Dusty' King, and Marjorie Reynolds in Midnight Limited (1940)
Midnight Limited
5.1
  • Writer(as C.B. Williams)
  • 1940
George Cleveland, Warren Hull, and Kay Linaker in Hidden Enemy (1940)
Hidden Enemy
4.9
  • Writer(as C.B. Williams)
  • 1940
Bernadene Hayes, Robert Homans, and Dick Purcell in Heroes in Blue (1939)
Heroes in Blue
5.4
  • Writer(as C.B. Williams)
  • 1939

Credits

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Actor

  • Ethel Barrymore Theater
    7.7
    TV Series
    • 1956
  • Stanley Clements, Huntz Hall, Adele Jergens, Laurie Mitchell, and Queenie Smith in Fighting Trouble (1956)
    Fighting Trouble
    5.1
    • Smoggy Smith (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • George Reeves in Adventures of Superman (1952)
    Adventures of Superman
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Flagpole Sitter
    • Tim
    • 1954–1956
  • Our Miss Brooks (1952)
    Our Miss Brooks
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Mr Peterson
    • 1956
  • Randolph Scott, Angela Lansbury, Warner Anderson, John Emery, and Michael Pate in A Lawless Street (1955)
    A Lawless Street
    6.4
    • Mr. Willis (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Mickey Rooney in The Twinkle in God's Eye (1955)
    The Twinkle in God's Eye
    5.8
    • Assayer (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (1955)
    The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Biggie
    • 1955
  • Studio 57 (1954)
    Studio 57
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Gus - Newspaper Photographer
    • 1955
  • Gail Davis in Annie Oakley (1954)
    Annie Oakley
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Fred
    • 1955
  • Jim Backus and Joan Davis in I Married Joan (1952)
    I Married Joan
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Fenton
    • Telephone Installer
    • 1954–1955
  • So This Is Hollywood (1955)
    So This Is Hollywood
    7.2
    TV Series
    • 1955
  • June Havoc in Willy (1954)
    Willy
    TV Series
    • Eddie the Reporer
    • 1954
  • The Gene Autry Show (1950)
    The Gene Autry Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Reporter Lewis (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Public Defender (1954)
    Public Defender
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Sam
    • 1954
  • Topper (1953)
    Topper
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Harlon
    • 1954

Writer

  • Circus of Love (1954)
    Circus of Love
    5.6
    • based on a story by (as C.B. Williams)
    • 1954
  • Carnival Story (1954)
    Carnival Story
    5.7
    • based on a story by (as C.B. Williams)
    • 1954
  • James Ellison, Wanda McKay, Franklin Pangborn, and Daisy in Hollywood and Vine (1945)
    Hollywood and Vine
    5.5
    • original story
    • screenplay
    • 1945
  • George Cleveland, John 'Dusty' King, and Marjorie Reynolds in Midnight Limited (1940)
    Midnight Limited
    5.1
    • original screenplay (as C.B. Williams)
    • 1940
  • George Cleveland, Warren Hull, and Kay Linaker in Hidden Enemy (1940)
    Hidden Enemy
    4.9
    • story and screenplay (as C.B. Williams)
    • 1940
  • Bernadene Hayes, Robert Homans, and Dick Purcell in Heroes in Blue (1939)
    Heroes in Blue
    5.4
    • screenplay
    • story "Detective First Class" (as C.B. Williams)
    • 1939
  • Going Native
    Short
    • story (as Charlie Williams)
    • 1936
  • Tom Howard, Charles Kemper, and George Shelton in Rail Birds (1936)
    Rail Birds
    Short
    • story (as Charlie Williams)
    • 1936
  • Easy Pickin's
    Short
    • Writer (as Charlie Williams)
    • 1935
  • Perfect Thirty-Sixes
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1935
  • Sorority Blues
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1935
  • Way Out West
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1935
  • He's a Prince
    Short
    • Writer (as Charlie Williams)
    • 1935
  • College Capers
    Short
    • Writer (as Charlie Williams)
    • 1935
  • Rodeo Day
    4.9
    Short
    • story
    • 1935

Composer

  • Rhythm of Paree
    Short
    • Composer (as Charlie Williams)
    • 1935

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  • Alternative names
    • C.B. Williams
  • Born
    • September 27, 1898
    • Albany, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 3, 1958
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Virginia Josephine EvansMay 8, 1928 - May 3, 1944 (her death, 1 child)

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    Son in law of Actress Elisabeth Risdon.

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