Adam Williams

Adam Williams (born Adam Berg November 26, 1922, in Wall Lake, Iowa – December 4, 2006 Los Angeles) was an American film and television actor.

A veteran "bad guy" actor of 1950s film and TV who began his career after distinguished WWII military service as a U.S. Navy pilot, being awarded the Navy Cross. Williams' notable roles included playing Larry, a car bomber, in The Big Heat (1953). In 1952, Williams played the lead role as Los Angeles woman killer in Without Warning!. He had a leading role in the 1958 science fiction movie The Space Children. Other notable roles include the psychiatrist in Fear Strikes Out (1957) and Valerian in North by Northwest (1959).

An accomplished pilot, Williams also worked as an examiner for the FAA. One of his last roles was in the television movie Helter Skelter (1976). He also appeared on dozens of television programs in the 1950s and 1960s.

Death

Adam Williams died from lymphoma in 2006, aged 84. His interment was in California.

References

• Schallert, Edwin (March 25, 1953). "Big-Game Hunter Brings African Film; Top Heavy Goes to Adam Williams". Los Angeles Times: p. 25. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/426303851.html?dids=426303851:426303851&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI. 
• Childress, Fred (October 30, 1953). "Direction Adds Tense Excitement To 'Big Heat' on Palace Screen". Youngstown Vindicator: p. 14. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fGBAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VFcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1509,4637532&dq=adam-williams+big-heat&hl=en. 
• "Actor 'Rocketing' Up". The Miami News: p. 7A. July 26, 1958. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lKEyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pOoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5491,3578630&dq=adam-williams+actor&hl=en. "Adam Williams, one of the industry's fastest-rising actors, portrays a rocket expert in Paramount's "The Space Children."" 
• "Victor Jory 'Shot' by Western Actor". Los Angeles Times: p. 19. November 11, 1961. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/448206192.html?dids=448206192:448206192&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI. "Observers said a gun in the hands of actor Adam Williams discharged accidentally at a range of 6 in., inflicting powder burns." 

External links

• Adam Williams (actor) at Find a Grave
• Adam Williams at the Internet Movie Database

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