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The Man from Laramie (1955) -- A stranger defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals.
"Bat Masterson" (1958): Season 2: Episode 6 -- When Bat buys a derby hat in a small Missouri town he is aghast at the price. Learning that a riverboat owner forces shopkeepers to use only his line to ship their supplies, Bat decides to break his monopoly.
"Bat Masterson" (1958): Season 2: Episode 18 -- Bat's friend, Ellie Winters, is hired by promoters who are selling shares in their diamond mine.
"Bat Masterson" (1958): Season 2: Episode 27 -- Bat's plan to catch a gang of stagecoach robbers backfires, when not only the silver bullion the coach was carrying is stolen, but the stagecoach itself disappears.
"Bat Masterson" (1958): Season 1: Episode 10 -- Bat is hired by John Conant to discover if his daughter's fiance cheats at cards. Bat discovers the crooked card sharp is really a powerful cattle baron who plans to kill Bat before he can tell anyone else.

Overview

Date of Birth:
16 June 1926, Bexar County, Texas, USA more
Date of Death:
24 August 2007, Somerton, Arizona, USA more
Trivia:
Occasionally acted in small roles. more
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Up 16% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win more
Alternate Names:
J.P. Bill Catching | J.P. Catching | William Catching | Bill Katching
US TV Schedule:
Tue. Nov. 1010:00 AMTCM Best of the Badmen  more

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)   Nero's Uncle 1980 - 5.9 (211)
AKAs:
  • Sam Marlow, Private Eye (USA: new title)
- 2. "240-Robert" (1979)   Lewis (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - 6.4 (35)
1 TV episode:
- 3. Mean Dog Blues (1978) Mr. Vogel 1978 - 6.2 (122)
- 4. Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (1976) (TV) Dowling 1976 - 4.8 (81)
- 5. "Most Wanted" (1976)   (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - -
1 TV episode:
- 6. Sky Heist (1975) (TV) 1975 - 6.1 (19)
- 7. "Movin' On" (1974)   Angelo (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 8.0 (42)
1 TV episode:
- 8. Fer-de-Lance (1974) (TV) Chief Warren 1974 - 5.5 (46)
- 9. "Kung Fu" (1972)   Frank (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 7.9 (1,111)
1 TV episode:
- 10. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) (as William Catching) Roy Bailes 1974 - 6.4 (2,013)
- 11. "Apple's Way" (1974)   Pedestrian (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 6.6 (47)
1 TV episode:
- 12. The Hanged Man (1974) (TV) Executioner 1974 - 5.5 (83)
- 13. Blazing Saddles (1974)   (uncredited) Outlaw #1 1974 - 7.8 (42,789)
AKAs:
  • Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles or Never Give a Saga an Even Break (USA: poster title)
- 14. Ordeal (1973) (TV) Deputy Sheriff Joe Duncan 1973 - 6.7 (81)
- 15. The Poseidon Adventure (1972) (uncredited) Man 1972 - 7.1 (14,020)
- 16. "The Streets of San Francisco" (1972)   (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.3 (616)
1 TV episode:
- 17. "Gunsmoke" (1955)   Brant / 5 characters not shown (5 episodes, 1959-1971) 1971 - 8.0 (686)
AKAs:
  • Gun Law (UK)
  • Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
5 TV episodes:
- 18. "The Virginian" (1962)   2nd Outlaw / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1963-1971) 1971 - 7.6 (228)
AKAs:
  • The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
3 TV episodes:
- 19. Macho Callahan (1970) Gruber 1970 - 4.9 (87)
- 20. "The Name of the Game" (1968)   Hamel (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.0 (113)
1 TV episode:
- 21. Heaven with a Gun (1969) Willie (Beck hand) 1969 - 5.9 (247)
- 22. "The Big Valley" (1965)   Calvin (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 7.8 (390)
1 TV episode:
- 23. "The Mod Squad" (1968)   Warden (2 episodes, 1968) 1968 - 7.0 (231)
2 TV episodes:
- 24. "The Wild Wild West" (1965)   Angelo / 4 characters not shown (5 episodes, 1965-1966) 1966 - 8.3 (738)
5 TV episodes:
- 25. "Branded" (1965)   Deke (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.9 (104)
1 TV episode:
- 26. "Honey West" (1965)   Paul Wycherly (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.7 (103)
1 TV episode:
- 27. Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)   (as William Catching) A Drunk 1966 - 6.2 (146)
AKAs:
  • Night of the Tiger
- 28. Operation C.I.A. (1965)   Frank Decker 1965 - 4.9 (48)
AKAs:
  • Last Message from Saigon
- 29. Luke and the Tenderfoot (1965) (TV) 1965 - 7.5 (6)
- 30. "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960)   2nd Character (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 8.6 (1,563)
AKAs:
  • Andy of Mayberry (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 31. "Bonanza" (1959)   Bank Robber / 4 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1960-1964) 1964 - 7.3 (1,146)
AKAs:
  • Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
4 TV episodes:
- 32. "Burke's Law" (1963)   Keeler (Butler) (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 7.7 (142)
AKAs:
  • Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 33. "The Outer Limits" (1963)   National Guard Major (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.4 (840)
1 TV episode:
- 34. "Tales of Wells Fargo" (1957)   Bully Cowhand / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1958-1962) 1962 - 8.1 (95)
3 TV episodes:
- 35. "Sea Hunt" (1958)   Frank Bronson (2 episodes, 1959-1961) 1961 - 8.2 (159)
2 TV episodes:
- 36. "The Case of the Dangerous Robin" (1960)   (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 9.4 (17)
1 TV episode:
- 37. "Bat Masterson" (1958)   Henchman / 5 characters not shown (5 episodes, 1958-1961) 1961 - 7.6 (144)
5 TV episodes:
- 38. "Wagon Train" (1957)   Soldier (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 7.6 (211)
AKAs:
  • Major Adams, Trail Master
1 TV episode:
- 39. "The Brothers Brannagan" (1960)   David - the Bodyguard (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - -
1 TV episode:
- 40. "Klondike" (1960)   Kicking Champ (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 6.9 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 41. The Slowest Gun in the West (1960) (TV)   (as William Catching) A Horseman 1960 - 7.7 (31)
AKAs:
  • The Phil Silvers Special: The Slowest Gun in the West (USA: long title)
- 42. "Lawman" (1958)   Evans (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.1 (60)
AKAs:
  • The Lawman (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 43. "Wanted: Dead or Alive" (1958)   Townsend / Townsmen (3 episodes, 1959-1960) 1960 - 8.2 (200)
3 TV episodes:
- 44. "Wichita Town" (1959)   Ab Singleton (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - -
1 TV episode:
- 45. "Tombstone Territory" (1957)   (2 episodes, 1957-1959) 1959 - 8.1 (24)
2 TV episodes:
- 46. "Law of the Plainsman" (1959)   Potter (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 9.2 (12)
AKAs:
  • The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 47. "Johnny Ringo" (1959)   Kurt Neilson (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 6.5 (23)
AKAs:
  • The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 48. North by Northwest (1959)   (uncredited) Auction Attendant 1959 - 8.6 (84,179)
AKAs:
  • Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (USA: complete title)
- 49. "The Thin Man" (1957)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.6 (50)
1 TV episode:
- 50. "Zane Grey Theater" (1956)   Faylen / Newt Murdock (4 episodes, 1957-1959) 1959 - 6.8 (53)
AKAs:
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
  • The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
4 TV episodes:
- 51. "The Rifleman" (1958)   Tom Williams (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.1 (408)
1 TV episode:
- 52. "Death Valley Days" (1952)   Johnny, Stage Driver (2 episodes, 1956-1959) 1959 - 7.7 (89)
AKAs:
  • Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
  • The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
  • Trails West (USA: syndication title)
  • Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
2 TV episodes:
- 53. "Northwest Passage" (1958)   Jerry Wade (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 6.6 (16)
1 TV episode:
- 54. "Mackenzie's Raiders" (1958)   Renegade / Trooper Krome (2 episodes, 1958-1959) 1959 - 7.1 (6)
2 TV episodes:
- 55. "Sky King" (1951)   Rusty (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.2 (90)
1 TV episode:
- 56. "The Rough Riders" (1958)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 7.9 (18)
1 TV episode:
- 57. "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" (1955)   Hoodlum (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.6 (57)
AKAs:
  • Wyatt Earp
1 TV episode:
- 58. "Jefferson Drum" (1958)   Dealer (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 6.1 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 59. "Highway Patrol" (1955)   (2 episodes, 1957-1958) 1958 - 8.1 (111)
2 TV episodes:
- 60. "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" (1951)   Fred / Slattery (2 episodes, 1955-1958) 1958 - 7.8 (36)
2 TV episodes:
- 61. "Code 3" (1957)   Sgt. Ross (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 6.7 (9)
1 TV episode:
- 62. The Restless Breed (1957) (uncredited) Henchman 1957 - 5.1 (81)
- 63. "The Roy Rogers Show" (1951)   Henchman / Sid (5 episodes, 1952-1957) 1957 - 7.5 (58)
5 TV episodes:
- 64. "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" (1956)   Andre Jabot (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 7.7 (42)
1 TV episode:
- 65. "Brave Eagle" (1955)   Longarm (5 episodes, 1955-1956) 1956 - 8.0 (26)
5 TV episodes:
- 66. "Sheriff of Cochise" (1956)   Searcher (1 episode) 1956 - 7.5 (17)
1 TV episode:
- 67. "The Cisco Kid" (1950)   Sheriff / 12 characters not shown (20 episodes, 1950-1955) 1955 - 7.8 (88)
20 TV episodes: 15 episodes not shown.
- 68. The Man from Laramie (1955) (uncredited) Mule driver 1955 - 7.4 (2,553)
- 69. 5 Against the House (1955) (uncredited) Cop 1955 - 6.0 (178)
- 70. They Rode West (1954) (uncredited) Trooper 1954 - 6.0 (82)
- 71. The Nebraskan (1953) (uncredited) Anderson 1953 - 4.7 (56)
- 72. "Boston Blackie" (1951)   Policeman / Officer Bill (12 episodes, 1951-1953) 1953 - 7.7 (34)
12 TV episodes: 7 episodes not shown.
- 73. Best of the Badmen (1951) (uncredited) Fowler Man 1951 - 6.0 (120)
Stunts
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Getaway (1994) (stunts) (as J.P. Bill Catching) 1994 - 5.5 (6,854)
- 2. Moon Over Parador (1988) (stunt coordinator) 1988 - 5.7 (2,666)
- 3. Stagecoach (1986) (TV) (stunt coordinator) (as J.P. Bill Catching) 1986 - 6.0 (220)
- 4. Salvador (1986) (stunt coordinator) 1986 - 7.5 (7,074)
- 5. "The Fall Guy" (1981)   stunt coordinator (1 episode, 1981) stunts (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 6.9 (830)
2 TV episodes:
- 6. Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)   (stunt double) (as J.P. Bill Catching) 1982 - 5.4 (534)
AKAs:
  • Timerider (USA: short title)
- 7. High Risk (1981)   (stunt coordinator) 1981 - 5.7 (390)
AKAs:
  • Los gringos (Mexico)
- 8. Motel Hell (1980) (stunts) 1980 - 5.8 (2,366)
- 9. The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)   (stunt coordinator) 1980 - 5.9 (211)
AKAs:
  • Sam Marlow, Private Eye (USA: new title)
- 10. Avalanche (1978) (stunts) 1978 - 3.9 (329)
- 11. The Hostage Heart (1977) (TV) (stunt coordinator) 1977 - 6.7 (14)
- 12. Two-Minute Warning (1976) (stunts) (uncredited) 1976 - 5.9 (1,087)
- 13. "The Quest" (1976) stunt coordinator (unknown episodes) 1976 - 6.4 (19)
- 14. The Hindenburg (1975) (stunts) (uncredited) 1975 - 6.0 (1,495)
- 15. "Wonder Woman" (1976)   stunt coordinator (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 6.9 (689)
AKAs:
  • The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (USA: new title)
  • The New Original Wonder Woman (USA: first episodes title)
1 TV episode:
- 16. Earthquake (1974) (stunts) (uncredited) 1974 - 5.7 (4,722)
- 17. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) (stunts) (uncredited) 1974 - 6.4 (2,013)
- 18. The Hanged Man (1974) (TV) (stunt coordinator) 1974 - 5.5 (83)
- 19. Blazing Saddles (1974)   (stunts) (uncredited) 1974 - 7.8 (42,789)
AKAs:
  • Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles or Never Give a Saga an Even Break (USA: poster title)
- 20. Westworld (1973) (stunts) (uncredited) 1973 - 7.1 (9,204)
- 21. Mean Streets (1973) (stunt coordinator) (as Bill Katching) 1973 - 7.5 (24,557)
- 22. The Poseidon Adventure (1972) (stunts) (uncredited) 1972 - 7.1 (14,020)
- 23. "The Streets of San Francisco" (1972) stunts (unknown episodes) 1972 - 7.3 (616)
- 24. The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) (stunts) (uncredited) 1972 - 6.4 (533)
- 25. The Cowboys (1972) (stunts) (uncredited) 1972 - 7.2 (3,652)
- 26. Flap (1970)   (stunts) (uncredited) 1970 - 5.6 (90)
AKAs:
  • The Last Warrior (UK)
- 27. "McCloud" (1970) stunt coordinator (unknown episodes) 1970 - 7.3 (214)
- 28. Macho Callahan (1970) (stunts) (uncredited) 1970 - 4.9 (87)
- 29. The Phynx (1970) (stunts) (uncredited) 1970 - 4.7 (36)
- 30. The Great Bank Robbery (1969) (stunts) (uncredited) 1969 - 5.6 (161)
- 31. Heaven with a Gun (1969) (stunts) (uncredited) 1969 - 5.9 (247)
- 32. Impasse (1969/I) (stunts) (uncredited) 1969 - 5.1 (107)
- 33. Run, Angel, Run! (1969) (stunt coordinator) 1969 - 4.8 (73)
- 34. Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) (stunts) (uncredited) 1969 - 7.5 (3,705)
- 35. "The Name of the Game" (1968)   stunt double (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 8.0 (113)
1 TV episode:
- 36. La bataille de San Sebastian (1968)   (stunts) (uncredited) 1968 - 6.2 (515)
AKAs:
  • Guns for San Sebastian (USA)
  • I cannoni di San Sebastian (Italy)
  • Los cañones de San Sebastián (Mexico)
- 37. Day of the Evil Gun (1968) (stunts) (uncredited) 1968 - 6.1 (372)
- 38. The Last Challenge (1967)   (stunts) (uncredited) 1967 - 5.8 (207)
AKAs:
  • The Pistolero of Red River (UK)
- 39. A Time for Killing (1967)   (stunts) (uncredited) 1967 - 5.8 (248)
AKAs:
  • The Long Ride Home (UK)
- 40. "Star Trek" (1966)   stunt double: Leonard Nimoy (2 episodes, 1967) stunt double: Robert Brown (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 8.6 (8,324)
AKAs:
  • Star Trek: TOS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • Star Trek: The Original Series (USA: informal title)
3 TV episodes:
- 41. Return of the Seven (1966)   (stunts) (uncredited) 1966 - 5.3 (1,085)
AKAs:
  • El regreso de los siete magníficos (Spain)
  • Return of the Magnificent Seven (International: English title)
- 42. Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)   (stunt coordinator) (uncredited) 1966 - 6.2 (146)
AKAs:
  • Night of the Tiger
- 43. "The F.B.I." (1965) stunts (unknown episodes) 1965 - 8.0 (166)
- 44. The Great Race (1965)   (stunts) (uncredited) 1965 - 7.1 (5,280)
AKAs:
  • Blake Edwards' The Great Race (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 45. Major Dundee (1965) (stunts) (uncredited) 1965 - 6.7 (2,279)
- 46. "Branded" (1965) stunt coordinator (unknown episodes) 1965 - 7.9 (104)
- 47. The Rounders (1965) (stunts) (uncredited) 1965 - 6.1 (531)
- 48. Seven Days in May (1964) (stunts) (uncredited) 1964 - 8.0 (4,384)
- 49. "The Great Adventure" (1963)   stunt double (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.6 (33)
1 TV episode:
- 50. 4 for Texas (1963) (stunts) (uncredited) 1963 - 5.5 (930)
- 51. Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963)   (stunts) (uncredited) 1963 - 6.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • Gun Fight at Comanche Creek (USA: poster title)
- 52. Ride the High Country (1962)   (stunts) (uncredited) 1962 - 7.6 (4,464)
AKAs:
  • Guns in the Afternoon (UK)
- 53. Six Black Horses (1962) (stunts) (uncredited) 1962 - 6.0 (77)
- 54. Sergeants 3 (1962) (stunts) (uncredited) 1962 - 6.1 (395)
- 55. Spartacus (1960)   (stunts) (uncredited) 1960 - 8.0 (45,307)
AKAs:
  • Spartacus: Rebel Against Rome (USA: poster title)
- 56. "Johnny Ringo" (1959)   stunts (unknown episodes) 1959 - 6.5 (23)
AKAs:
  • The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
- 57. "Laramie" (1959) stunts (unknown episodes) 1959 - 8.0 (88)
- 58. North by Northwest (1959)   (stunts) (uncredited) 1959 - 8.6 (84,179)
AKAs:
  • Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (USA: complete title)
- 59. "The Rifleman" (1958)   stunts (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.1 (408)
1 TV episode:
- 60. "The Rough Riders" (1958) stunts (unknown episodes) 1958 - 7.9 (18)
- 61. "Mackenzie's Raiders" (1958)   stunts (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 7.1 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 62. The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956)   (stunt double) (uncredited) 1956 - 4.8 (245)
AKAs:
  • El monstruo de la Montaña Hueca
  • La bestia de la montaña (Mexico)
- 63. The Man from Laramie (1955) (stunts) (uncredited) 1955 - 7.4 (2,553)
- 64. 5 Against the House (1955) (stunts) (uncredited) 1955 - 6.0 (178)
- 65. The Egyptian (1954) (stunts) (uncredited) 1954 - 6.2 (1,003)
- 66. They Rode West (1954) (stunts) (uncredited) 1954 - 6.0 (82)
- 67. The Nebraskan (1953) (stunts) (uncredited) 1953 - 4.7 (56)
- 68. War Paint (1953) (stunts) (uncredited) 1953 - 5.8 (101)
- 69. "Death Valley Days" (1952)   stunts (unknown episodes) 1952 - 7.7 (89)
AKAs:
  • Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
  • The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
  • Trails West (USA: syndication title)
  • Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
- 70. "Boston Blackie" (1951)   stunts (17 episodes, 1951-1952) 1952 - 7.7 (34)
17 TV episodes: 12 episodes not shown.
- 71. "Sky King" (1951) stunts (unknown episodes) 1951 - 8.2 (90)
- 72. "The Cisco Kid" (1950)   stunt double: Leo Carillo (5 episodes, 1950) 1950 - 7.8 (88)
5 TV episodes:
  • Convict Story (1950) (stunt double: Leo Carillo) (uncredited)
  • Big Switch (1950) (stunt double: Leo Carillo) (uncredited)
  • Rustling (1950) (stunt double: Leo Carillo) (uncredited)
  • Counterfeit Money (1950) (stunt double: Leo Carillo) (uncredited)
  • Boomerang (1950) (stunt double: Leo Carillo) (uncredited)
- 73. The Man from Colorado (1948) (stunts) (uncredited) 1948 - 6.7 (388)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Moon Over Parador (1988) (second unit director) 1988 - 5.7 (2,666)
- 2. "The Fall Guy" (1981)   second unit director (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 6.9 (830)
1 TV episode:
  • The Fall Guy (1981) (second unit director) (as J.P. Catching)
- 3. The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)   (second unit director) 1980 - 5.9 (211)
AKAs:
  • Sam Marlow, Private Eye (USA: new title)
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Die Hölle von Macao (1967)   (action director) 1967 - 5.9 (40)
AKAs:
  • Hell to Macao
  • Il sigillo di Pechino (Italy)
  • Les corrompus (France)
  • The Corrupt Ones (USA)
  • The Peking Medallion (UK)
Archive Footage
- 1. "The Cisco Kid"  
1 TV episode:

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