William Albert Henry (November 10, 1914 â€" August 10, 1982) was an
American actor who worked in both films and television.Born in Los
Angeles, California, Henry started as a child actor, then was a hero
in B-movies (mainly westerns), and ended his career as a character
actor. He appeared in various roles on episodes of many television
series. He was a member of the John Ford Stock Company and appeared
twelve times for Ford. He also appeared in John Wayne's The Alamo
(1960); in this version of the famous siege, Henry's character, Dr.
Sutherland, is the last of the defenders to be killed.Henry was active
with the Pasadena Community Playhouse.In 1952, Henry was cast as the
San Francisco lawyer Lew Barry in the episode, "Self Made Man," of the
syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by
Stanley Andrews. In the story line, Barry studies to become a lawyer
after he loses an arm in a shooting and can no longer earn his
livelihood as a rock driller. Years later, he gains the acquittal of
Jerry (Steve Conte), the man who shot him, on a murder charge.
American actor who worked in both films and television.Born in Los
Angeles, California, Henry started as a child actor, then was a hero
in B-movies (mainly westerns), and ended his career as a character
actor. He appeared in various roles on episodes of many television
series. He was a member of the John Ford Stock Company and appeared
twelve times for Ford. He also appeared in John Wayne's The Alamo
(1960); in this version of the famous siege, Henry's character, Dr.
Sutherland, is the last of the defenders to be killed.Henry was active
with the Pasadena Community Playhouse.In 1952, Henry was cast as the
San Francisco lawyer Lew Barry in the episode, "Self Made Man," of the
syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by
Stanley Andrews. In the story line, Barry studies to become a lawyer
after he loses an arm in a shooting and can no longer earn his
livelihood as a rock driller. Years later, he gains the acquittal of
Jerry (Steve Conte), the man who shot him, on a murder charge.
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