Adam Williams

Personal Info

Birthday

November 26, 1922

Day of Death

2006-12-04

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Wall Lake, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

Adam William Berg

Andy Williams

Adam Williams

Biography

Adam Williams (born Adam William Berg, November 26, 1922 – December 4, 2006) was an American film and television actor. A veteran "bad guy" actor of 1950s film and TV, he began his career after distinguished World War II military service as a United States Navy pilot, for which he received the Navy Cross.

In 1952, Williams played the lead, a Los Angeles woman killer, in the film Without Warning! In 1953, he was cast as Larry, a car bomber, in The Big Heat. He had a leading role in the 1958 science fiction movie The Space Children. Other notable film roles include the psychiatrist in Fear Strikes Out (1957) and Valerian in North by Northwest (1959).

Known For

Perry Mason

Bonanza

Maverick

Have Gun, Will Travel

Combat!

The Twilight Zone

The Rifleman

Mannix

Filmography

2012
Ladies Knight
as Doofus (voice)
1976
Helter Skelter
as Terrence Milik
1966
Follow Me, Boys!
as Sergeant (uncredited)
1965
The Glory Guys
as Pvt. Lucas Crain
1964
The New Interns
as Wolanski
1963
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
as Jed Hayden
1962
Convicts 4
as Guard
1961
The Last Sunset
as Calverton
1959
North by Northwest
as Valerian
1958
The Badlanders
as Deputy Leslie
The Space Children
as Dave Brewster
Darby's Rangers
as Heavy Hall
1957
The Lonely Man
as Lon
The Oklahoman
as Bob Randell
The Garment Jungle
as Ox
Fear Strikes Out
as Doctor Brown
1956
The Rack
as Sgt. Otto Pahnke
The Proud and Profane
as Eustace Press
1955
Crashout
as Fred Summerfield
1954
The Yellow Tomahawk
as Cpl. Maddock
Dragonfly Squadron
as Capt. Wyler
1953
The Big Heat
as Larry Gordon
Vice Squad
as Marty Kusalich
1952
Without Warning!
as Carl Martin
1951
Flying Leathernecks
as Lt. Bert Malotke
Queen for a Day
as Chuck
Benjy
as Mr. Miller