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William Bryant (I) (1924–2001)
William Bryant was born on January 31, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan, USA as William Robert Klein. He is known for his work on Simon & Simon (1981), Battlestar Galactica (1978) and Gable and Lombard (1976). He was married to Patricia. He died on June 26, 2001 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Born:in Detroit, Michigan, USADied:(age 77) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
Known For
Simon & Simon
Crowder / Jonathan Beaumont / Lt. Don Burrows / Marshall J. Underwood / Mom's Date / Stanley Morfogen
(1981-1989)
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Actor (231 credits)
Actor (231 credits)
1981-1989
Simon & Simon
(TV Series)
Stanley Morfogen / Jonathan Beaumont / Marshall J. Underwood / ...
Stanley Morfogen / Jonathan Beaumont / Marshall J. Underwood / ...
- Simon Says 'Good-Bye'
(1989)
... Stanley Morfogen
- Opposites Attack
(1987)
... Jonathan Beaumont
- Reunion at Alcatraz
(1985)
... Marshall J. Underwood
- Betty Grable Flies Again
(1983)
... Lt. Don Burrows / Crowder
- The Least Dangerous Game
(1981)
... Mom's Date
1988
High Mountain Rangers
(TV Series)
Stoney / Store Owner
Stoney / Store Owner
- Competitors
(1988)
... Stoney
- Old Friends, New Friends
(1988)
... Store Owner (as William Clay Bryant)
1987
Prison for Children
(TV Movie)
(as Bill Bryant)
1985
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
(TV Series)
General Patterson
General Patterson
- A Relative Situation
(1985)
... General Patterson
1984
Magnum, P.I.
(TV Series)
Arnold 'Slick' Sims
Arnold 'Slick' Sims
- The Legacy of Garwood Huddle
(1984)
... Arnold 'Slick' Sims
1982-1983
The Fall Guy
(TV Series)
Director / The Director / Movie Director
Director / The Director / Movie Director
- Trauma
(1983)
... The Director
- Just a Small Circle of Friends
(1983)
... Director
- P.S. I Love You
(1983)
... Director
- Strange Bedfellows
(1983)
... Director
- Spaced Out
(1983)
... Director
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
(TV Series)
Johnny 'Flip' Johnson
Johnny 'Flip' Johnson
- Rolling Thunder: Part 2
(1983)
... Johnny 'Flip' Johnson (credit only)
- Rolling Thunder: Part 1
(1983)
... Johnny 'Flip' Johnson
1983
Dallas
(TV Series)
Jackson
Jackson
- Tangled Web
(1983)
... Jackson
- Hell Hath No Fury
(1983)
... Jackson
1978-1981
Lou Grant
(TV Series)
Sgt. Turner / Robinson / Marston
Sgt. Turner / Robinson / Marston
- Depression
(1981)
... Sgt. Turner
- Witness
(1979)
... Robinson
- Hero
(1978)
... Marston
1980
The Jeffersons
(TV Series)
Bill Wilson
Bill Wilson
- The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii: Part 3
(1980)
... Bill Wilson
- The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii: Part 2
(1980)
... Bill Wilson
1980
CBS Afternoon Playhouse
(TV Series)
Art
Art
- One Last Ride - Part 5
(1980)
... Art
- One Last Ride - Part 4
(1980)
... Art
- One Last Ride - Part 3
(1980)
... Art
- One Last Ride - Part 2
(1980)
... Art
- One Last Ride - Part 1
(1980)
... Art
1979
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
(TV Series)
Ben Hastings
Ben Hastings
- Run for the Money: Part 3
(1979)
... Ben Hastings
- Run for the Money: Part 2
(1979)
... Ben Hastings
1979
B.J. and the Bear
(TV Series)
Ben Hastings / Willie, Town Drunk
Ben Hastings / Willie, Town Drunk
- Run for the Money
(1979)
... Ben Hastings
- Odyssey of the Shady Truth
(1979)
... Willie, Town Drunk (as Wm. Bryant)
1976-1979
How the West Was Won
(TV Series)
Colonel Worth / Major at Shiloh
Colonel Worth / Major at Shiloh
- The Enemy
(1979)
... Colonel Worth
- The Macahans
(1976)
... Major at Shiloh (as Bill Bryant)
1976-1978
Switch
(TV Series)
Lt. Stafford Shilton / Helmers
Lt. Stafford Shilton / Helmers
- Play-Off
(1978)
... Lt. Stafford Shilton
- Mexican Standoff
(1978)
... Lt. Stafford Shilton
- Formula for Murder
(1978)
... Lt. Stafford Shilton
- The Tong
(1978)
... Lt. Stafford Shilton
- Dangerous Curves
(1978)
... Lt. Stafford Shilton
1976-1978
Police Story
(TV Series)
Powers / Clawson
Powers / Clawson
- The Broken Badge
(1978)
... Powers
- Firebird
(1976)
... Clawson
1978
Gray Lady Down
(as Bill Bryant)
1972-1978
Emergency!
(TV Series)
Captain, Engine #16 / Captain, Engine #68 / Captain / ...
Captain, Engine #16 / Captain, Engine #68 / Captain / ...
- The Steel Inferno
(1978)
... Captain, Engine #16
- Limelight
(1977)
... Captain, Engine #16
- Hypochondri-Cap
(1977)
... Captain, Engine #68
- Isolation
(1977)
... (uncredited)
- Loose Ends
(1977)
... Captain
1977
Kingston: Confidential
(TV Series)
Lieutenant Mackey
Lieutenant Mackey
- Seed of Corruption
(1977)
... Lieutenant Mackey
1976
The Bionic Woman
(TV Series)
Captain Jetton
Captain Jetton
- Jaime's Shield: Part 2
(1976)
... Captain Jetton
- Jaime's Shield
(1976)
... Captain Jetton
1973-1976
Barnaby Jones
(TV Series)
Sheriff Coulton / Roy Gaddis / Sam Mason
Sheriff Coulton / Roy Gaddis / Sam Mason
- Final Ransom
(1976)
... Sheriff Coulton
- The Deadly Conspiracy: Part 2
(1975)
... Roy Gaddis
- The Killing Defense
(1973)
... Sam Mason
1976
The Magical World of Disney
(TV Series)
Mr. Hanson
Mr. Hanson
- The Flight of the Grey Wolf: Part 2
(1976)
... Mr. Hanson
- The Flight of the Grey Wolf: Part 1
(1976)
... Mr. Hanson
1974-1975
The Rockford Files
(TV Series)
Paul Flanders / Thug
Paul Flanders / Thug
- The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club
(1975)
... Paul Flanders
- The Countess
(1974)
... Thug (uncredited)
1975
Cannon
(TV Series)
Roy Gladdis / Police Lieutenant
Roy Gladdis / Police Lieutenant
- The Deadly Conspiracy: Part 1
(1975)
... Roy Gladdis
- Killer on the Hill
(1975)
... Police Lieutenant
1957-1974
Gunsmoke
(TV Series)
Sheriff / Bennett / Marshal Dan Cooter / ...
Sheriff / Bennett / Marshal Dan Cooter / ...
- The Iron Men
(1974)
... Sheriff
- Alias Festus Haggen
(1972)
... Bennett
- Chato
(1970)
... Marshal Dan Cooter
- Quaker Girl
(1966)
... Kester
- Once a Haggen
(1964)
... Gambler (uncredited)
1973-1974
Columbo
(TV Series)
Fields / Sgt. Jeffries
Fields / Sgt. Jeffries
- Mind Over Mayhem
(1974)
... Fields
- Requiem for a Falling Star
(1973)
... Sgt. Jeffries
1972-1974
Ironside
(TV Series)
Richard Gillis / Jake Spencer
Richard Gillis / Jake Spencer
- Class of '40
(1974)
... Richard Gillis
- Riddle Me Death
(1972)
... Jake Spencer
1971-1973
The F.B.I.
(TV Series)
Ned Morton / Earl Benner / Richmond Tate
Ned Morton / Earl Benner / Richmond Tate
- Tower of Terror
(1973)
... Ned Morton
- Desperate Journey
(1973)
... Earl Benner
- End of a Hero
(1971)
... Richmond Tate
1970-1973
McCloud
(TV Series)
Courier / Frank / Detective Parker / ...
Courier / Frank / Detective Parker / ...
- Butch Cassidy Rides Again
(1973)
... Courier (as Bill Bryant)
- The Park Avenue Rustlers
(1972)
... Frank (uncredited)
- Somebody's Out to Get Jennie
(1971)
... Detective Parker
- Horse Stealing on Fifth Avenue
(1970)
... Policeman
1968-1972
Mannix
(TV Series)
Schaeffer / Norman Kiley
Schaeffer / Norman Kiley
- Portrait of a Hero
(1972)
... Schaeffer
- Eight to Five, It's a Miracle
(1968)
... Norman Kiley
1967-1972
Bonanza
(TV Series)
Governor / Lew / Beau / ...
Governor / Lew / Beau / ...
- Riot
(1972)
... Governor
- Return Engagement
(1970)
... Lew
- Company of Forgotten Men
(1969)
... Beau
- The Stronghold
(1968)
... Abner Jackson
- The Sure Thing
(1967)
... Harper
1972
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
(TV Series)
John Cossett
John Cossett
- Operation: Smokescreen
(1972)
... John Cossett
1972
The Sixth Sense
(TV Series)
Detective Neal Jensen
Detective Neal Jensen
- The House That Cried Murder
(1972)
... Detective Neal Jensen
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
(TV Series)
Barker / Fred Gaines
Barker / Fred Gaines
- Jailbreak at Junction City
(1971)
... Barker (as Wm. Bryant)
- Wrong Train to Brimstone
(1971)
... Fred Gaines
1969-1971
The Name of the Game
(TV Series)
Fry Cook / Booking Clerk
Fry Cook / Booking Clerk
- The Man Who Killed a Ghost
(1971)
... Fry Cook
- Swingers Only
(1969)
... Booking Clerk
1968-1969
Lancer
(TV Series)
Sheriff Gabe / Sheriff
Sheriff Gabe / Sheriff
- Zee
(1969)
... Sheriff Gabe
- The Black McGloins
(1969)
... Sheriff Gabe
- The Last Train for Charlie Poe
(1968)
... Sheriff Gabe
- Jelly
(1968)
... Sheriff
1960-1969
Death Valley Days
(TV Series)
Sheriff Buck Stinson / Johnny Meadows / Capt. Lippert
Sheriff Buck Stinson / Johnny Meadows / Capt. Lippert
- Lucia Darling and the Ostrich
(1969)
... Sheriff Buck Stinson
- The Vintage Years
(1962)
... Johnny Meadows
- Goodbye Five Hundred Pesos
(1960)
... Capt. Lippert
1969
The Wild Wild West
(TV Series)
Duncan Lansing
Duncan Lansing
- The Night of the Plague
(1969)
... Duncan Lansing
1968
Garrison's Gorillas
(TV Series)
Major Johns
Major Johns
- The Plot to Kill
(1968)
... Major Johns
- War and Crime
(1968)
... Major Johns
1968
Judd for the Defense
(TV Series)
Merle Corretti
Merle Corretti
- Kingdom of the Blind
(1968)
... Merle Corretti
1968
The Guns of Will Sonnett
(TV Series)
Spangler
Spangler
- Stopover in a Troubled Town
(1968)
... Spangler
1967
Hondo
(TV Series)
Col. Crook / Colonel Crook
Col. Crook / Colonel Crook
- Hondo and the Rebel Hat
(1967)
... Colonel Crook
- Hondo and the Apache Trail
(1967)
... Colonel Crook
- Hondo and the Gladiators
(1967)
... Col. Crook (credit only)
- Hondo and the Hanging Town
(1967)
... Colonel Crook (credit only)
- Hondo and the Death Drive
(1967)
... Col. Crook
1967
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(TV Series)
Technician
Technician
- The Five Daughters Affair: Part II
(1967)
... Technician
1962-1967
Combat!
(TV Series)
McCall / Maynard / Larkin / ...
McCall / Maynard / Larkin / ...
- Gadjo
(1967)
... McCall
- The Bankroll
(1966)
... McCall
- Conflict
(1966)
... McCall
- The Outsider
(1966)
... McCall
- Decision
(1966)
... McCall
1965-1966
Branded
(TV Series)
President Ulysses S. Grant / Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
President Ulysses S. Grant / Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
- The Assassins: Part 2
(1966)
... President Ulysses S. Grant
- The Assassins: Part 1
(1966)
... President Ulysses S. Grant
- Call to Glory: Part 3
(1966)
... President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
- Call to Glory: Part 1
(1966)
... President Ulysses S. Grant
- A Destiny Which Made Us Brothers
(1966)
... Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
1964-1965
Rawhide
(TV Series)
Turner / George Lockwood
Turner / George Lockwood
- The Vasquez Woman
(1965)
... Turner (uncredited)
- The Race
(1964)
... George Lockwood
1963
Postmark: Jim Fletcher
(TV Movie)
(as Bill Bryant)
1963
Wagon Train
(TV Series)
Captain Jeterman
Captain Jeterman
- The Robert Harrison Clarke Story
(1963)
... Captain Jeterman
1959-1963
Laramie
(TV Series)
Reb Carlton / Ed Casson / Bud Deever / ...
Reb Carlton / Ed Casson / Bud Deever / ...
- The Marshals
(1963)
... Reb Carlton
- Double Eagles
(1962)
... Ed Casson
- Ladies' Day
(1961)
... Bud Deever
- Strange Company
(1961)
... Durango
- No Second Chance
(1960)
... Tracy - Hired Gunman
1958-1962
The Rifleman
(TV Series)
Coley / Karl Hollis / Jerry / ...
Coley / Karl Hollis / Jerry / ...
- The Assailants
(1962)
... Coley
- Gunfire
(1962)
... Karl Hollis
- Shivaree
(1959)
... Jerry
- The Apprentice Sheriff
(1958)
... Sandy Dixon
1962
The Untouchables
(TV Series)
Detective / Prosecuting Attorney
Detective / Prosecuting Attorney
- The Contract
(1962)
... Detective (uncredited)
- Takeover
(1962)
... Prosecuting Attorney
1959-1961
The Rebel
(TV Series)
Bill / Major Lipscott / Danny Brown / ...
Bill / Major Lipscott / Danny Brown / ...
- The Hostage
(1961)
... Bill (uncredited)
- The Proxy
(1961)
... Major Lipscott
- The Ballad of Danny Brown
(1961)
... Danny Brown
- Vindication
(1960)
... Sam Boley
- The Waiting
(1960)
... Sheriff Ed Strode
1959-1961
Have Gun - Will Travel
(TV Series)
Loafer / Ed
Loafer / Ed
- The Uneasy Grave
(1961)
... Loafer
- Charley Red Dog
(1959)
... Ed
1960
The Blue Angels
(TV Series)
Charlie Robinson
Charlie Robinson
- The Diamond Goes to War
(1960)
... Charlie Robinson
- Sierra Survival - Part 2
(1960)
... Charlie Robinson
1959-1960
Lock Up
(TV Series)
Ralph Walker / Stan Bronson
Ralph Walker / Stan Bronson
- The Frame Up
(1960)
... (as Willie Bryant)
- Sentenced to Die
(1960)
... Ralph Walker
- End of the World
(1959)
... Stan Bronson
1958-1959
Steve Canyon
(TV Series)
Captain Kirby / Lt. Kirby
Captain Kirby / Lt. Kirby
- Strike Force
(1959)
... Captain Kirby
- The Gift
(1958)
... Lt. Kirby
1958
Behind Closed Doors
(TV Series)
Captain Peter Shiller
Captain Peter Shiller
- The Nike Story
(1958)
... Captain Peter Shiller
1957-1958
The Silent Service
(TV Series)
Lt. Bob Brinker / Lt. Cmdr. Gebhardt / Lieut. Robert M. Brinker
Lt. Bob Brinker / Lt. Cmdr. Gebhardt / Lieut. Robert M. Brinker
- The Thresher Story
(1958)
... Lt. Bob Brinker
- The Narwhal's Passenger from Mindanao
(1957)
... Lt. Cmdr. Gebhardt (as Bill Bryant)
- The End of the Line
(1957)
... Lieut. Robert M. Brinker (as Bill Brant)
1955-1958
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
(TV Series)
Clem Orton / Dr. Jeff Laughton
Clem Orton / Dr. Jeff Laughton
- Clem's Reformation
(1958)
... Clem Orton
- The Mountain Men
(1955)
- Sundown Valley
(1955)
... Dr. Jeff Laughton (as Bill Bryant)
1955-1958
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(TV Series)
Ed Watkins / Billy Joe Omahadro
Ed Watkins / Billy Joe Omahadro
- The Schoolteacher
(1958)
... Ed Watkins (uncredited)
- The Gambler
(1955)
... Billy Joe Omahadro
1956-1957
Playhouse 90
(TV Series)
Pfc. Paul Tanier / Calhoun
Pfc. Paul Tanier / Calhoun
- Ain't No Time for Glory
(1957)
... Pfc. Paul Tanier
- Massacre at Sand Creek
(1956)
... Calhoun
1956
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
(TV Series)
Stephen Barrington
Stephen Barrington
- The Missing Heir
(1956)
... Stephen Barrington
1955-1956
Damon Runyon Theater
(TV Series)
Steve Randall
Steve Randall
- The Face of Johnny Dolliver
(1956)
- The Big Fix
(1955)
... Steve Randall
1954
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
(TV Series)
Man in Postal Line
Man in Postal Line
- Burnses and Mortons Choosing Movie to Attend
(1954)
... Man in Postal Line (as Bill Bryant)
1952
Schlitz Playhouse
(TV Series)
The Pinto Kid
The Pinto Kid
- Appointment with the Past
(1952)
... The Pinto Kid
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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
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Self (2 credits)
Self (2 credits)
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Archive footage (5 credits)
Archive footage (5 credits)
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In 1962, he starred in an unsold television pilot for a proposed CBS series called "Johnny Dollar" which based on the popular radio show.Alternate Names:
Bill Brant | Bill Bryant | William Clay Bryant | Willie Bryant | Wm. Bryant | William R. KleinHeight:
5' 11" (1.8 m)
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Interviewed for the book The Encyclopedia of Feature Players of Hollywood by Tom and Jim Goldrup (published by BearManor Media, 2012) although the actual interview was in the 1990's.Star Sign:
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