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William Mims (I) (1927–1991)

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William Ray Mims
in Carthage, Missouri, USA

Died:

(age 64) in Studio City, California, USA
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1988 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Mr. Purdy
– The Uncertainty Principle (1988) … Mr. Purdy
 
1986 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Mayor
– Unfinished Business (1986) … Mayor
 
1986 North and South, Book II (TV mini-series)
State Secretary William Seward
– Episode #1.3 (1986) … State Secretary William Seward (uncredited)
– Episode #1.2 (1986) … State Secretary William Seward (uncredited)
 
1986 Airwolf (TV series)
Businessman #1
– Day of Jeopardy (1986) … Businessman #1
 
1983-1985 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Steven Farrow / Wyler Grey
– Out-of-Town Brown (1985) … Wyler Grey
– Red Dog Blues (1983) … Steven Farrow
 
1984 Matt Houston (TV series)
Tony
– The High Fashion Murders (1984) … Tony
 
1982 The Day the Bubble Burst (TV movie)
 
1981 CHiPs (TV series)
Cliff Hanson
– Crash Course (1981) … Cliff Hanson
 
1981 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)
Hickey Burns
– Good Neighbors, Duke (1981) … Hickey Burns
 
1981 Underground Aces
 
1980 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Sam Worden
– One Love... Two Angels: Part 1 (1980) … Sam Worden
 
1979 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV series)
Senator Calvin Flowers
– The Senator Votes Absentee (1979) … Senator Calvin Flowers
 
1979 Captain America II: Death Too Soon (TV movie)
Dr. J. Brenner (as Bill Mims)
 
1979 240-Robert (TV series)
Whitney
– Models (1979) … Whitney
 
1979 B.J. and the Bear (TV series)
Dr. Harold Braverman
– Deadly Cargo (1979) … Dr. Harold Braverman
 
1979 Roots: The Next Generations (TV mini-series)
Willett
– Episode #1.3 (1979) … Willett
 
1978-1979 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Dr. Blenham / Insurance Agent
– Aftermath (1979) … Insurance Agent (as William Mins)
– A Test for Living (1978) … Dr. Blenham
 
1978 The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series)
– The Captive Tower (1978)
 
1976-1978 Switch (TV series)
Dr. James Lennox / Sheriff Hodges
– The Cage (1978) … Dr. James Lennox
– The Argonaut Special (1976) … Sheriff Hodges
 
1978 Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (TV series)
Dr. Tatlock
– The Framing of Perfect Sydney (1978) … Dr. Tatlock
 
1978 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Tim Beard
– The Prince/The Sheriff (1978) … Tim Beard
 
1977 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Ebeneezer Dorset
– The Ransom of Red Chief (1977) … Ebeneezer Dorset
 
1975 The World Through the Eyes of Children
Policeman
 
1975 Columbo (TV series)
Gallery Attendant
– Identity Crisis (1975) … Gallery Attendant
 
1973-1975 Kung Fu (TV series)
Jezdale / Sheriff
– Ambush (1975) … Sheriff (as Bill Mims)
– Alethea (1973) … Jezdale
 
1972-1975 The Rookies (TV series)
Bartender / Dr. Perry
– Nightmare (1975) … Dr. Perry
– Dead, Like a Lost Dream (1972) … Bartender
 
1975 Adams of Eagle Lake (TV series)
Lucas Pratt
– Treasure Chest Murder (1975) … Lucas Pratt
– Home Is the Coward (1975) … Lucas Pratt
 
1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
Officer Hale
– The Devil's Platform (1974) … Officer Hale (as Bill Mims)
 
1974 Fer-de-Lance (TV movie)
Mayne Bradley
 
1974 Hijack! (TV movie)
Highway Patrol Captain
 
1974 Run, Joe, Run (TV series)
Sheriff
– The Prisoner (1974) … Sheriff
 
1973 Ironside (TV series)
Arthur Brody
– Downhill All the Way (1973) … Arthur Brody
 
1973 Doc Elliot (TV series)
Baker
– And All Ye Need to Know (1973) … Baker
 
1972 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Dr. Nelson
– Please Don't Send Flowers (1972) … Dr. Nelson
 
1972 Pickup on 101
Antique Shop Owner
 
1959-1972 Bonanza (TV series)
Ed Bailey / One-armed miner / Prosecutor Byran Evans / …
– One Ace Too Many (1972) … Williams
– A Man to Admire (1964) … Prosecutor Byran Evans
– The Bride (1961) … Ed Bailey
– The Magnificent Adah (1959) … One-armed miner (as Bill Mims)
 
1972 Arnie (TV series)
Vanderly
– Uncle Nikko (1972) … Vanderly
 
1971-1972 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
Grady / Will McIntyre
– Which Way to the O.K. Corral? (1972) … Will McIntyre
– Wrong Train to Brimstone (1971) … Grady
 
1972 Mannix (TV series)
Carl Loder
– Babe in the Woods (1972) … Carl Loder
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Brock Ramsey (segment "The Hand of Borgus Weems")
– The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes/Miss Lovecraft Sent Me/The Hand of Borgus Weems/Phantom of What Opera? (1971) … Brock Ramsey (segment "The Hand of Borgus Weems")
 
1971 Johnny Got His Gun
Gentleman
 
1971 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Hawkins
– Pike: Part 1 (1971) … Hawkins
 
1971 The Smith Family (TV series)
Ritter
– The Blue Tie (1971) … Ritter
 
1970 Mayberry R.F.D. (TV series)
Brian
– Mike's Project (1970) … Brian
 
1970 Breakout (TV movie)
Banks
 
1970 Flap
Steve Gray (District Attorney's Office)
 
1970 Dan August (TV series)
Geller
– Epitaph for a Swinger (1970) … Geller
 
1970 The Traveling Executioner
Lyon
 
1970 Lost Flight (TV movie)
Fat Man
 
1970 The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Jensen
 
1970 Bracken's World (TV series)
Doctor
– One, Two, Three... Cry (1970) … Doctor
 
1970 Lancer (TV series)
Sheriff Jayson
– Splinter Group (1970) … Sheriff Jayson
 
1970 My Three Sons (TV series)
Bill Crane
– Guest in the House (1970) … Bill Crane
 
1968-1970 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Mayor Potts
– The Valley's New Owner (1970) … Mayor Potts
– Wings (1968) … Mayor Potts
– Kate's Homecoming (1968) … Mayor Potts
 
1963-1970 The Virginian (TV series)
Cole / Prosecutor / York
– Nightmare (1970) … Prosecutor
– Legend for a Lawman (1965) … Cole
– To Make This Place Remember (1963) … York
 
1969 The Bold Ones: The Protectors (TV series)
Creer
– Draw a Straight Man (1969) … Creer
 
1969 Paint Your Wagon
Frock-coated man
 
1967-1969 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
General Grant / Guru
– The Guru (1969) … Guru
– Jethro in the Reserves (1967) … General Grant
– The South Rises Again (1967) … General Grant
– The Reserve Program (1967) … General Grant
 
1969 Adam-12 (TV series)
Jimmy Eisely
– Log 32: Jimmy Eisley's Dealing Smack (1969) … Jimmy Eisely
 
1968 The Bamboo Saucer
Joe Vetry
 
1968 The Outcasts (TV series)
Murphy
– The Understanding (1968) … Murphy
 
1968 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Swede
– Witness (1968) … Swede
 
1968 The Legend of Custer
William R. Tymen
 
1968 I Spy (TV series)
General L. West
– The Spy Business (1968) … General L. West
 
1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Sheriff
– The Turkey Shoot (1967) … Sheriff (as Bill Mims)
 
1966-1967 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Malloy / Scraps
– The Desperate Raid (1967) … Malloy
– Fifty Rifles (1966) … Scraps
 
1967 Cowboy in Africa (TV series)
Arne Petersen
– The Adopted One (1967) … Arne Petersen
 
1967 Custer (TV series)
Ezra Tyman
– Sabers in the Sun (1967) … Ezra Tyman
 
1967 Rango (TV series)
– The Not So Good Train Robbery (1967)
 
1967 A Covenant with Death
Gorman (uncredited)
 
1967 Gunfight in Abilene
Ed Scovie
 
1967 Hot Rods to Hell
Man at Picnic
 
1966-1967 The Big Valley (TV series)
District Attorney / Sam Bridger
– Wagonload of Dreams (1967) … Sam Bridger
– The Martyr (1966) … District Attorney
 
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Hood
– Holloway's Daughters (1966) … Hood
 
1965 The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)
Sam Ruddabaw
– Track the Man Down (1965) … Sam Ruddabaw
– No Hiding Place (1965) … Sam Ruddabaw
– The Homecoming (1965) … Sam Ruddabaw
 
1965 Hogan's Heroes (TV series)
Fritz Bowman
– Oil for the Lamps of Hogan (1965) … Fritz Bowman
 
1965 McHale's Navy (TV series)
General Williams
– Reunion for PT-73 (1965) … General Williams
 
1965 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Governor of California
– The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth (1965) … Governor of California
 
1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Tim Brenner
– Kill Me on July 20th (1965) … Tim Brenner
 
1964 Kisses for My President
Press Secretary Harrington (uncredited)
 
1964 The Fugitive (TV series)
Strip Club Patron
– Where the Action Is (1964) … Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
 
1961-1964 Wagon Train (TV series)
Deputy Fisk / Esteban Perez / Gurn Meeker / …
– The Jed Whitmore Story (1964) … Marv Jennings
– The Adam MacKenzie Story (1963) … Esteban Perez
– The Johnny Masters Story (1963) … Private Waters
– The Artie Matthewson Story (1961) … Gurn Meeker
– The Joe Muharich Story (1961) … Deputy Fisk
 
1963 Empire (TV series)
Perry Wilmont
– Between Friday and Monday (1963) … Perry Wilmont
 
1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Dave
– The New Exhibit (1963) … Dave
 
1963 The Day Mars Invaded Earth
Dr. Web Spencer
 
1959-1962 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Adams / Bill Gravely / Man
– Trial at Tablerock (1962) … Adams
– Champagne Safari (1959) … Bill Gravely (as Bill Mims)
– Sons of Aaron Murdock (1959) … Man
 
1960-1962 Cheyenne (TV series)
Defense Attorney / Tully
– The Quick and the Deadly (1962) … Defense Attorney
– Counterfeit Gun (1960) … Tully (as Bill Mims)
 
1961-1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Canby / Dan Gillette / Lucius Kramm
– Vignette of a Sinner (1962) … Lucius Kramm
– Kelly's Clover Girls (1961) … Canby
– The Remittance Man (1961) … Dan Gillette
 
1962 Lonely Are the Brave
First Deputy Arraigning Burns (as Bill Mims)
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Arthur Henderson
– One for the Road (1962) … Arthur Henderson
 
1960-1962 Lawman (TV series)
Eph / Frank Farnum / Rich Mathews
– The Bride (1962) … Frank Farnum
– The Frame-Up (1961) … Rich Mathews
– Reunion in Laramie (1960) … Eph (as Bill Mims)
 
1962 Thriller (TV series)
George Drake
– An Attractive Family (1962) … George Drake
 
1961 The Children's Hour
Mr. Burton
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
Lou Dawson
– Poet and Peasant Case (1961) … Lou Dawson (as Bill Mims)
 
1961 Battle at Bloody Beach
M'Keever
 
1961 Perry Mason (TV series)
Leander Walker
– The Case of the Guilty Clients (1961) … Leander Walker
 
1961 Wild in the Country
Uncle Rolfe Braxton
 
1959-1961 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Editor Dameron / Dameron
– The Good Mule and the Bad Mule (1961) … Editor Dameron
– Woman of Tucson (1960) … Dameron
– The Election (1960) … Editor Dameron (as Bill Mims)
– The Clantons' Family Row (1959) … Dameron
– The Nugget and the Epitaph (1959) … Editor Dameron (as Billy Mims)
 
1961 Sanctuary
Lee
 
1961 The Detectives (TV series)
Hugh Barton
– Matt's Woman (1961) … Hugh Barton
 
1960 The Westerner (TV series)
Ray Huff
– School Days (1960) … Ray Huff (as Bill Mims)
 
1960 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Jake Higgins
– Devil's Bar (1960) … Jake Higgins
 
1960 Walk Tall
Jake (as Bill Mims)
 
1960 Young Jesse James
The Reverend (uncredited)
 
1960 Tate (TV series)
Hotel Clerk
– Voices of the Town (1960) … Hotel Clerk (as Bill Mims)
 
1960 Bronco (TV series)
Sheriff
– Legacy of Twisted Creek (1960) … Sheriff
 
1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Tom Lansing
– A Small Town That Died (1960) … Tom Lansing (as Bill Mims)
 
1959 Law of the Plainsman (TV series)
Western Express Agent
– A Matter of Life and Death (1959) … Western Express Agent (as Bill Mims)
 
1959 The Rough Riders (TV series)
Morrissey
– The Wagon Raiders (1959) … Morrissey (as Bill Mims)
 
1959 No Name on the Bullet
Poker Player (uncredited)
 
1959 The Third Man (TV series)
Gunman
– Death of an Overlord (1959) … Gunman (as Bill Mimms)
 
1957 Official Detective (TV series)
Joel
– Body in the Trunk (1957) … Joel
 
1956 I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
Dan (as Bill Mims)
 
1956 Mike Hammer (TV series)
Sam Mayo
– Jury of One … Sam Mayo (as Bill Mims)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1990 Hot Body International #1: Miss Cancun (video documentary) (screenwriter)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1990 Hot Body International #1: Miss Cancun (video documentary)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1989 Death Doll
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1990 Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold Story
William R. Tyman
 
1979 B.J. and the Bear (TV series)
 

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