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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Actor · Died June 6, 1962, aged 63 · Decatur, Texas, USA

From Wikipedia Guinn Terrell Williams Jr. (April 26, 1899 – June 6, 1962) was an American actor who appeared in memorable westerns such as Dodge City (1939), Santa Fe Trail (1940), and The Comancheros (1961). He was nicknamed "Big Boy" as he was 6' 2" and had a muscular build from years of working on ranches and playing semi-pro and professional baseball. Williams made his screen debut in the 1919 comedy, Almost A Husband, with Will Rogers and Cullen Landis, and was featured in a large supporting role ten years later in Frank Borzage's Lucky Star with Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. Throughout the 1920s Williams would have a string of successful films, mostly westerns. He then appeared in The Great Meadow alongside Johnny Mack Brown, which was Brown's breakout film. Throughout the 1930s, Williams acted in supporting roles, mostly in westerns, sports, or outdoor dramas. Although not the lead actor in any of them, he was always employed, and was successful as a supporting actor. He often played alongside Hoot Gibson and Harry Carey during that period. In 1941, he became one of many actors cast by Universal Pictures in their large film series, Riders of Death Valley. From the late 1930s to the mid-1940s, Williams appeared in supporting roles in a number of A-pictures, sometimes with high billing, such as You Only Live Once, and in Columbia's first Technicolour film The Desperadoes (1943). Williams was frequently teamed with Alan Hale, Sr. as sidekicks to Errol Flynn in several of his pictures. In 1960, he was cast in the epic film The Alamo and in Home from the Hill with Robert Mitchum. His last role was opposite his close friend John Wayne and Stuart Whitman in The Comancheros.

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Born
April 25, 1899
Died
June 6, 1962 (aged 63)
From
Decatur, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 220 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 55% in 30 days

What are Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams' films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
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Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
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Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Western2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
44%
Bonds
24%
Power
10%
Self
9%
Society
7%
Survival
4%
Ideas
2%
Justice19 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption10 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed8 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 41 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 19 · Serious 15 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 25 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 24 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 26 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 39 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 15 analyzed roles.

Ally
8 of 15
Shadow
3 of 15
Hero
2 of 15
Herald
1 of 15
Threshold guardian
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
27
Thrilling
15
Romantic
13
Joyful
8
Melancholic
10
Other
33

How their films linger

Feel-good23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy27
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (25).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

220 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page.

  • Buttons and Her Beaus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Comancheros(1961)

    as Ed McBain - Gunrunner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Alamo(1960)

    as Lt. 'Irish' Finn

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Five Bold Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as 'Big Foot' - the wagon driver

  • Home from the Hill(1960)

    as Hugh Macauley (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • U.S. Marshall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Jones

  • The Restless Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff Bonsell

  • The Hired Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Elby Kirby

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Calvin Bryngelson

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Sugarfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Moose McKlintock

  • Tales of Wells Fargo(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Forbes

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Man from Del Rio(1956)

    as Fred Jasper

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Circus Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 49 episodes · Actor

  • Hidden Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Kingford

  • Fremont: The Trailblazer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Cassidy

  • My Friend Flicka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeb Taylor

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Prairie Dog

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Groat

  • The Outlaw's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Moose, Deputy

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Buffalo

  • The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Sgt. Muldoon

  • Massacre Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Pvt. Archibald Allen

  • Southwest Passage(1954)

    as Tall Tale

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Life Of Riley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Finnegan

  • Hangman's Knot(1952)

    as Smitty

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Springfield Rifle(1952)

    as Sgt. Snow

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Man in the Saddle(1951)

    as Bourke Prine

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Tulsa Jack

  • Al Jennings of Oklahoma(1951)

    as Lon Tuttle

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Rocky Mountain(1950)

    as Pap Dennison (CSA)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hoedown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Small Potatoes

  • Brimstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Art Benson

  • Bad Men of Tombstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Red Fisk

  • Smoky Mountain Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Saddle Grease Williams

  • Station West(1948)

    as Mick Marion

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Road to the Big House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Butch McQuinn

  • Smoky River Serenade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Wagon Wheel (as Big Boy Williams)

  • King of the Wild Horses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Jed Acker (as Big Boy Williams)

  • Over the Santa Fe Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Big Boy Jackson

  • Singin' in the Corn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Hank

  • Singing on the Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Big Boy Webster

  • Cowboy Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Big Boy Stover

  • That Texas Jamboree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Big Boy Frazer

  • Throw a Saddle on a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Big Boy

  • Song of the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Big Boy Jackson

  • Rhythm Round-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Zeke Winslow

  • The Man Who Walked Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Champ

  • Sing Me a Song of Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Big Boy

  • Belle of the Yukon(1944)

    as Sheriff Mervin Maitland

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Nevada(1944)

    as Dusty

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Swing in the Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as 'Tiny' Baldwin

  • Cowboy and the Senorita(1944)

    as 'Teddy' Bear

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Cowboy Canteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Spud Harrigan

  • Hands Across the Border(1943)

    as Teddy Bear

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Minesweeper(1943)

    as CPO Ichabod Ferdinand 'Fixit' Smith

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Desperadoes(1943)

    as Nitro Rankin

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Stars on Horseback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Actor

  • American Empire(1942)

    as Sailaway

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Silver Queen(1942)

    as Blackie

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Between Us Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Father of the Boys

  • Lure of the Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Jinx

  • Mr. Wise Guy(1942)

    as Luke Manning

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Bugle Sounds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Sgt. Krims

  • Mr. Bug Goes to Town(1941)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Swamp Water(1941)

    as Bud Dorson

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • You'll Never Get Rich(1941)

    as Kewpie Blain

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Riders of Death Valley(1941)

    as Borax Bill

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Billy the Kid(1941)

    as Ed Bronson (blacksmith)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Country Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Gunther Potts

  • Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Alvin

  • Santa Fe Trail(1940)

    as Windy Brody

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Dulcy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Henry

  • Pleased to Mitt You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Chuck Brenner

  • Money and the Woman(1940)

    as Mr. Adle

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wagons Westward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Jake Hardman

  • Alias the Deacon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bull Gumbatz

  • Virginia City(1940)

    as Marblehead

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Castle on the Hudson(1940)

    as Mike Cagle

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Fighting 69th(1940)

    as Paddy Dolan

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Fugitive at Large (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Conway (as Guinn Williams)

  • Legion of Lost Flyers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Jake Halley

  • Blackmail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Moose McCarthy

  • Bad Lands(1939)

    as Billy Sweet

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Mutiny on the Blackhawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Blake - the First Mate

  • 6,000 Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Maxie

  • Street of Missing Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as T-Bone

  • Dodge City(1939)

    as Tex Baird

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Pardon Our Nerve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Samson Smith

  • I Demand Payment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Happy Crofton

  • Down in 'Arkansaw' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Juble Butler

  • Hold That Co-ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mike Wurgerski

  • Crashing Through Danger(1936)

    as Slim

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Army Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Ross

  • Professor Beware (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Motorcycle Cop

  • The Marines Are Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Sgt. Gibbons

  • You and Me(1938)

    as Taxi

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Everybody's Doing It(1938)

    as 'Softy' Blane

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Man of Brimstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Vulch McCreedy

  • Wise Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Mike

  • My Dear Miss Aldrich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as An Attendant

  • Big City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Danny Devlin

  • She's No Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Jeff

  • The Singing Marine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dopey

  • Flying Fists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Slug Cassidy

  • Girls Can Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Det. Lt. Ed Flannagan

  • Dangerous Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Duke Edwards

  • A Star Is Born(1937)

    as Posture Coach

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Don't Tell the Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Lazarus "Cupid" Dougal

  • You Only Live Once(1937)

    as Rogers

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Career Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Bede Sanders

  • North of Nome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Haage

  • End of the Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Bob Hildreth

  • The Big Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Pete Jenkins

  • Kelly the Second (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Cecil Joseph Callahan

  • The Vigilantes Are Coming(1936)

    as Salvation

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Grand Jury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Joseph Britt

  • The Champ's a Chump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Spike

  • Love on a Bet(1936)

    as Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Muss 'em Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as 'Red' Cable

  • The Littlest Rebel(1935)

    as Sergeant Dudley

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Miss Pacific Fleet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Nicholas 'Nick', Annie's Boyfriend

  • Gun Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Bill Williams

  • The Law of the 45's(1935)

    as Tucson Two-Gun Smith

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Powdersmoke Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Lullaby Joslin

  • Danger Trails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Story · as Bob Wilson

  • Society Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Edgar Prouty

  • The Glass Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Jeff

  • Village Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Ben Roberts

  • Private Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Jerry Stone

  • One in a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Spike McGafferty

  • Big Boy Rides Again(1935)

    as Tom Duncan

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Silver Streak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Higgins

  • Cowboy Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Buck Sawyer

  • Flirtation Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Sleepy

  • Thunder Over Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Ted Wright

  • Romance in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Panya Mankiewicz

  • Here Comes the Navy(1934)

    as Dance-Floor Manager

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Half a Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as 'Bull' Moran

  • Cheaters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Detective Sweeney

  • The Undie-World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Bugsy McHugh

  • Palooka(1934)

    as Slats (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Mystery Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Bill 'Jellybean' Cook

  • College Coach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Matthews

  • Rafter Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Fritzie

  • Man of the Forest(1933)

    as Big Boy

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Laughing at Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Jones

  • The Phantom Broadcast(1933)

    as Sandy Higgins

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Devil Is Driving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mac

  • You Said a Mouthful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Swimmer Joe Holt (uncredited)

  • Boys Will Be Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Butch

  • Heritage of the Desert(1932)

    as Lefty

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • 70,000 Witnesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Connors

  • Drifting Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bing

  • Polly of the Circus(1932)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Ladies of the Jury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Steve Bromm (uncredited)

  • Running Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Scratchface Henchman

  • War Mamas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Doughboy

  • The Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Dick Mallory

  • Catch-As Catch-Can (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Strangler Sullivan

  • The Great Meadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Rubin Hall

  • The Bachelor Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Dick Berney

  • College Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Tiny Courtley

  • Liliom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Hollinger

  • The Bad Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Red Giddings

  • The Big Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Tiger

  • City Girl(1930)

    as Reaper

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Forward Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Honey Smith

  • Lucky Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Martin Wrenn

  • From Headquarters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Gunnery Sergeant Wilmer

  • My Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Joe Halsey

  • Noah's Ark(1928)

    as Al Wilson / Ham

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Beggars of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Baker's Cart Driver (uncredited)

  • Vamping Venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Mars

  • Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Sweeney

  • Burning Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as English Harry (as Big Boy Williams)

  • The College Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Don White (as Big Boy Williams)

  • The Down Grade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Ed Holden

  • Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Cuth Stewart

  • The Woman Who Did Not Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Lars

  • Babe Comes Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Baseball Player (as Big Boy Williams)

  • Snowbound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Bull Morgan

  • Arizona Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Cowboy

  • Backstage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Mike Donovan

  • Slide, Kelly, Slide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as McLean

  • Quarantined Rivals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Joe, the plumber

  • The Desert's Toll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Henchman

  • Brown of Harvard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Hal Walter

  • The Big Stunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Actor

  • The Black Cyclone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Jim Lawson

  • Courage of Wolfheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Actor

  • Riders of the Sand Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as The Cowboy

  • Rose of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Cowboy (as Big Boy Williams)

  • Whistling Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Whistling Jim

  • Sporting West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Actor

  • Bad Man from Bodie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Actor

  • Wolfheart's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Jack Stanley

  • Red Blood and Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Story · as Tom Butler

  • Fangs of Wolfheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Actor

  • The Eagle's Claw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Dan Carson

  • The Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Nat Sherwood

  • Uncensored Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Actor

  • $1,000 Reward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Actor

  • End of the Rope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Actor

  • Riders at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Actor

  • Cyclone Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Cyclone Jones

  • The Freshie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Charles Taylor

  • The Ropin' Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as The Foreman

  • Blaze Away(1922)

    as Big Boy

  • Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Actor

  • The Trail of Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Silent Kerry

  • The Cowboy King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Dud Smiley

  • Rounding Up the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Larry Connell

  • Across the Border (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Andy Fowler

  • Western Firebrands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Billy Fargo

  • The Vengeance Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Story · as Big Boy Bronson

  • The Jack Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Writer · as Frank Stevens

  • Godless Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Seaman

  • Cupid the Cowpuncher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Hairoil Johnson

  • Jubilo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Man Shooting Pool with Bert (uncredited)

  • Almost a Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 220 titles from 1919 to 1962.

Highest rated

City Girl (1930)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

You Only Live Once (1937)

Film career

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

  • 1928Screen debut· Beggars of Life

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting220 of 220: 216 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thWriting4 of 220: 0 only writing, 4 with another role

220 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1910s2 · acting1920s52 · 52 acting · 3 crew1930s87 · 87 acting · 1 crew1940s48 · acting1950s26 · acting1960s5 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 24 roles
283843

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of the 50 of 51 with a score; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 53 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936)

56th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

City Girl (1930)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Randolph Scott shares the most, 6.

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