Roger Williams

Born: 1889-07-13

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)


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The Night Riders

as Rancher
Released: 1939-04-12

Talbot uses a phony land grant to rule thirteen million acres, taxing everyone heavily and...

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Gang Bullets

as George Stanley
Released: 1938-11-10

A Capone-like racketeer named Anderson, who after being chased out of one town by the...

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The Lion's Den

as Cross Bar X Ranch Hand
Released: 1936-07-07

Merwin hires Barton to fight Welsh, but when Barton arrives in town, Welsh mistakes him for the...

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Red River Range

as Sheriff Wood
Released: 1938-12-22

The Cattlemen's Association has called in the Mesquiteers to find cattle rustlers. They get Tex...

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Sky Racket

as Henchman Nick Reagan
Released: 1937-10-01

A government agent sets out to capture a gang of airmail bandits who use a death ray to blow...

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Call The Mesquiteers

as Henchman Frank, second truck
Released: 1938-03-07

The Three Mesquiteers are forced to track down a train robbery ring after some of the gang...

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Southward Ho!

as Rancher Wanting Receipt
Released: 1939-03-19

Roy and Gabby return to Gabby's Texas ranch, after fighting with the Confederate military during...

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Men of the Plains

as Cole
Released: 1936-09-28

The Government sends Dean, Baxter, and Gordon to investigate a series of train holdups. Travis...

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Toll of the Desert

as Tom Collins
Released: 1935-05-04

When his family is killed by Indians, a bitter cowboy turns into a ruthless hired gunman....

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Aces Wild

as Henchman Slim
Released: 1936-12-21

Cheyenne rides into Durango and runs into his old enemy Kelton. Kelton's game is to bring his...

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Heroes of the Alamo

as Colonel Jim Bowie
Released: 1937-08-07

In early spring of 1833, the smoldering resentment of American settlers in Texas against their...

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Lost Ranch

as Terry
Released: 1937-07-10

Cattlemen's Protective Association agent Tom Wade and his partner Happy are assigned to look...

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Wildcat Saunders

as Laramie
Released: 1936-03-04

Perrin plays a boxer whose manager takes him out to a ranch for training, but Perrin soon...

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Bill Cracks Down

as Steve, Mill Foreman
Released: 1937-03-22

William Reardon, a steel magnate, dies and leaves a strange will. When his spineless and...

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Trailing Trouble

as Tom Crocker
Released: 1937-08-27

When mild mannered Friendly Fields is sent to the Blair ranch to work, he is mistaken for the...

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Men of Action

as Henchman Jack
Released: 1935-07-13

A villainous banker and his hired saboteurs attempt to thwart construction of Sweetwater Dam.

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Frontier Justice

as James Wilton
Released: 1936-10-01

When Brent Halston returns he finds his father in an insane asylum and Wilton about to foreclose...

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Trails of the Wild

as Henchman Buck Hammond
Released: 1935-07-31

An agent tracking down a man who disappeared in the mysterious "Ghost Mountain" area discovers...

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Code of the Mounted

as Henchman Raoul
Released: 1935-06-07

A thug robs and kills a fur trapper. He is caught and locked up by the Mounties, but is soon...

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Frontier Scout

as Jessup - 2X Trail Boss
Released: 1938-09-16

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant has a job for Wild Bill Hickok (George Houston) and his sidekick (Al St....

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Heroes of the Hills

as The Warden
Released: 1938-08-01

In this entry in the long-running series of westerns, the Three Mesquiteers transform their...

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Code of the Rangers

as Henchman Lawson
Released: 1938-04-07

A Texas Ranger is faced with the task of bringing his outlaw brother to justice.

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Law and Lead

as Card cheat
Released: 1936-11-14

A cowboy hears rumors that an old friend who once headed a criminal gang and had since gone...

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The Vanishing Riders

as Joe Lang
Released: 1935-07-03

Sheriff Bill Jones, in the line of duty, kills outlaw Joe Land and adopts his young son, Tim....

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Reckless Ranger

as Snager
Released: 1937-05-29

When Jim Allen is lynched, his identical twin brother Bob, a Texas Ranger, takes his place in an...

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Whirlwind Horseman

as Henchman Ritter
Released: 1938-04-29

Ken and Happy, looking for their friend Cherokee, run into an outlaw gang led by Ritter who have...

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Song of the Trail

as Miller
Released: 1936-03-15

A cowboy realizes too late that his girlfriend's father had been cheated out of everything in a...

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Timber War

as Bowan
Released: 1935-11-20

The owners of a lumber mill hire an investigator to find out who is sabotaging their mill.

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Ghost Town

as Ed Gannon
Released: 1936-02-15

An old miner is ambushed by outlaws trying to steal the $10,000 he is carrying to start up a new...

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Trouble Busters

as Placerville Sheriff
Released: 1933-05-15

Leaving town with the Sheriff after him, Tex joins up with the Trouble Busters Skinny and Windy....

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The Feud Maker

as Roger Williams
Released: 1938-04-16

When Tex is brought in to fight in a range war between the cowmen and the nesters, he meets his...

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Social Error

as Larrabee - June's Bodyguard
Released: 1935-04-30

A wild college student gets in fights, steals cars, is caught by the police and finally expelled...

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Guns in the Dark

as Ranger Adams
Released: 1937-05-13

When Johnny and Mendez argue, the lights go out, and in the ensuing gunfight Johnny thinks he...

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Six Shootin' Sheriff

as Henchman Bart
Released: 1938-05-20

Cowboy star Ken Maynard is Jim "Trigger" Morton, in town undercover while pursuing the man who...

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Desert Justice

as Rod
Released: 1936-04-26

A gang of bank robbers holes up at a cowboy's ranch. One of the robbers turns out to be his...

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Gun Play

as Henchman Cal
Released: 1935-12-02

A cowboy comes to the aid of a lady rancher threatened by Mexican bandits who believe there is a...

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The Silver Trail

as Sam Dunn
Released: 1937-02-27

Western, featuring Rin Tin Tin Jr., about a man trying to find an old friend in a town that is...

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The Lone Ranger Rides Again

as Sheriff
Released: 1939-02-25

Homesteaders are moving into the valley settled many years ago by rancher Craig Dolan. He wants...

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On the Great White Trail

as Parker
Released: 1938-07-22

Death stalked Garou's Landing, in the Canadian frozen north, but who was the killer who murdered...

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Wild Horse Round-Up

as Pete Adams
Released: 1936-11-20

Doan is trying to get control of the valley by having his night riders drive the ranchers out....

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Wildcat Trooper

as Slim Arnold
Released: 1936-07-01

A Royal Canadian Mountie is assigned to bring in a criminal called "The Raven." The problem is...

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Santa Fe Rides

as Carver
Released: 1937-02-25

The Transcontinental Broadcasting Company sends a sound truck and equipment to a ranch to obtain...

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No Man's Range

as Henchman Pete
Released: 1935-09-04

Summoned by Ed Oliver, Jim Hale and sidekick Fuzz arrive at Oliver's ranch to find a range war...

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The Cattle Thief

as Henchman Hutch
Released: 1936-05-26

Ken, sent to investigate cattle rustlers, poses as a peddler during the day but the Masked Rider...

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Come on, Cowboys

as Henchman Harry
Released: 1937-05-24

Harris and Rigby own a circus. Rigby is a counterfeiter and frames his partner. The Mesquiteers...

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Silks and Saddles

as Henchman
Released: 1936-12-14

College student Jimmy Shaw inherits a racehorse, named Lightning Lad, and sells stock to fellow...

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The Texas Rambler

as Henchman Butch
Released: 1935-05-14

Flash Carson is after the Conroy ranch. Having killed Conroy, he is now after the heir Billie...

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East Side Kids

as Pedestrian (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1940-02-10

After living all his childhood in the street, a young boy rapidly notices that crime doesn't...

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The Millionaire Kid

as City Editor
Released: 1936-03-13

The Millionaire Kid is young Tommy Neville whose wealthy parents, Thomas and Gloria Neville are...

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Jungle Menace

as Henchman
Released: 1937-09-01

Mystery and adventure, surrounding a stolen rubber harvest.

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Alias John Law

as Sheriff
Released: 1935-11-04

John Clark (Bob Steele) and his deaf pal, Bootch Collum (Buck Connors), are trailed by U. S....

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Brothers of the West

as Jeff Tracy
Released: 1937-06-29

Tyler is a range detective whose brother stands accused of robbing a bank and murdering the bank...

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Mystery Range

as Kurt Morgan
Released: 1937-05-01

Cattlemen's Protective Association agent Tom Wade masquerades as outlaw Luke Bardes, hired to...

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Ridin' On

as Lou Bolton
Released: 1936-02-29

Bolton has organized a feud between the Rork's and the O'Neil's. He has rustled cattle and...

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Branded a Coward

as Henchman Tex
Released: 1935-07-01

Safely from behind some shrubbery, Johnny Hume, a boy of 6 or 7, witnesses the slaughter of his...

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Stormy Trails

as Mike Daniels (outlaw)
Released: 1936-12-23

A rancher caught in the middle of a bank robbery shoots one of the robbers. However, the dead...

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The Ghost Rider

as Barfly
Released: 1935-04-07

Jim Bullard escapes from prison and returns to settle matters with the Rascob's that framed him....

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The Singing Buckaroo

as Henchman Red
Released: 1937-01-15

Barbara Evans has $25,000 and Gifford is after it. When his henchman fail to get it he refuses...

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Cheyenne Rides Again

as Henchman Mack
Released: 1937-02-01

A lawman poses as an outlaw, steals $10,000 from a cattle thief, then promises to return the...

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Phantom Patrol

as Henchman Gustaf
Released: 1936-09-29

A deranged killer escapes into the Canadian woods. He tries to fool the locals by pretending he...

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The Reckless Buckaroo

as Deputy Hal Bost
Released: 1935-04-01

Bill saves a sheriff, left to die in the blazing sun by desert bandits.

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Wolf Call

as Tom Blake
Released: 1939-05-22

A spoiled New York playboy learns the values of life when he's sent by his father to work in a...

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Range Warfare

as Jess Monroe
Released: 1934-12-01

Marshal Reb Russell's reputation precedes him and when he arrives the outlaw gang that includes...

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Vengeance of Rannah

as Frank Norcross
Released: 1936-11-05

Insurance Agent Ted Sanders has been called in to investigate a robbery and murder. A deputy...

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Gun Smoke

as Sam Parsons
Released: 1935-05-01

Parker, seeking revenge on Culverson, is bringing in a flood of sheep. Branning signs on at the...

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Crashing Through Danger

as Emergency Dispatcher
Released: 1938-09-14

Three electrical linemen work through the hazardous conditions of the Depression Era. Sparks...

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Mountain Rhythm

as Rancher Kimball
Released: 1939-06-08

Cavanaugh and McCauley are after the ranchers land. When the Government announces the land will...

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Wagon Trail

as Mark Collins
Released: 1935-04-08

The son of Sheriff Clay Hartley, of the frontier town Elder, has gotten into bad company and...

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The Riders of the Whistling Skull

as Rutledge
Released: 1937-01-04

When Professor Marsh disappears while searching for the lost city of Lukachukai, his daughter...

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Rustler's Paradise

as Henchman Todd
Released: 1935-05-01

Cheyenne joins El Diablo's gang looking for his long time missing wife and daughter. After...

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The Riding Avenger

as Henchman Jud Castro
Released: 1936-06-14

Buck Bonner, posing as the recently deceased Morning Glory Kid, is sent to round up the Mort...

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The Traitor

as Plainview Sheriff Lem
Released: 1936-08-29

To prevent a lynching, Ranger Tim lets two outlaws go saying he will get them later. This gets...

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Gun Grit

as Mack (Gang Boss)
Released: 1936-05-27

Big city gangster muscle in on ranch territory with a cattle protection racket. Out to stop them...

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The Pecos Kid

as James Grayson
Released: 1935-04-03

A gang of robbers steals the deed to the Pecos Ranch and kill the family. The young son escapes,...

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Wild Mustang

as Posse Rider
Released: 1935-10-21

Prison escapee Utah Evans kills Sheriff McClay. Joe Norton was McClay's predecessor and sent...

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Pinto Rustlers

as Deputy posing as Lugo
Released: 1936-05-14

Tom Evans is a young cowboy orphaned by a band of rustlers. Seeking revenge, Tom pretends to be...

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Saddle Aces

as Henchman Bill
Released: 1935-06-01

Two prisoners, Steve Brandt and Nick Montana, chained to each other, escape by jumping from the...

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Kentucky Blue Streak

as Deputy
Released: 1935-05-01

A nosy reporter (Nugent) befriends the dumb Coughlin and pushes the Governor to commute his...

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The Cheyenne Tornado

as Clem
Released: 1935-12-02

A cowboy steps in when cattlemen try to force a sheepherder off the range.

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