Torrential

Roger Williams

Roger Williams was a veteran of World War I. He became a 2 Lt. Quartermaster on August 15th, 1917. He became 1st Lt. on March 4th, 1918 and Captain on October 7th, 1918. He was stationed at Fort Harrison, Indiana. He was involved with the "American Expetionary Force on September 30th, 1918. He was honorably discharged on July 17th, 1919. He was also awarded the 'purple heart' for valor beyond the call of duty. He attended the College of Mines in Denver, Colorado, but he did not graduate from there. He came to California in 1924 and soon began his career in motion pictures. He didn't act at first. He was an assistant to producers, but sometime later he began acting. He mostly appeared in westerns and 'oaters'. He had another occupation as well. As of the 1930 United States Census Report, he was a public accountant and five years later he became an auditor for a hotel in Los Angeles. He passed away in Mono County, California near Mammoth Lakes while he was working there in a motion picture to be made. Unfortunately, someone else had to take his place. He lived in a modest home in Beverly Hills, California at the time of his death. Finally, he did work at Republic Pictures Studio from 1935 to 1937. After that he worked for mostly poverty row motion picture producers. One being 'Harry S. Webb Productions' which was located on Hollywood Boulevard. He also freelanced himself as his own agent in a Mid-Wilshire District office. Date of Birth 13 July 1889, Dayton, Ohio Date of Death 6 July 1939, Wildyrie Camp, Mammoth Lakes, California (angina pectoris)

Cast

Alias John Law

(Sheriff)

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

(Rutledge)

Code of the Rangers

(Henchman Lawson)

Desert Justice

(Rod)

The Reckless Buckaroo

(Deputy Hal Bost)

Pinto Rustlers

(Deputy posing as Lugo)

Wild Horse Round-Up

(Pete Adams)

Rustler's Paradise

(Henchman Todd)

Santa Fe Rides

(Carver)

The Traitor

(Plainview Sheriff Lem)

Range Warfare

(Jess Monroe)

Call The Mesquiteers

(Henchman Frank, second truck)

Crack-Up

(Rogers)

Frontier Justice

(James Wilton)

Frontier Scout

(Jessup - 2X Trail Boss)

Whirlwind Horseman

(Henchman Ritter)

Ghost Town

(Ed Gannon)

Mystery Range

(Kurt Morgan)

Red River Range

(Sheriff Wood)

Wagon Trail

(Mark Collins)

The Pecos Kid

(James Grayson)

Toll of the Desert

(Tom Collins)

Branded a Coward

(Henchman Tex)

No Man's Range

(Henchman Pete)

Code of the Mounted

(Henchman Raoul)

The Vanishing Riders

(Joe Lang)

Gun Grit

(Mack (Gang Boss))

The Riding Avenger

(Henchman Jud Castro)

Law and Lead

(Card cheat)

Wildcat Trooper

(Slim Arnold)

Phantom Patrol

(Henchman Gustaf)

The Millionaire Kid

(City Editor)

Vengeance of Rannah

(Frank Norcross)

Bill Cracks Down

(Steve, Mill Foreman)

Guns in the Dark

(Ranger Adams)

Come on, Cowboys

(Henchman Harry)

Brothers of the West

(Jeff Tracy)

The Silver Trail

(Sam Dunn)

Lost Ranch

(Terry)

Heroes of the Alamo

(Colonel Jim Bowie)

The Feud Maker

(Roger Williams)

Sky Racket

(Henchman Nick Reagan)

Gun Play

(Henchman Cal)

On the Great White Trail

(Parker)

Silks and Saddles

(Henchman)

Gang Bullets

(George Stanley)

Crashing Through Danger

(Emergency Dispatcher)

Aces Wild

(Henchman Slim)

Gun Smoke

(Sam Parsons)

Trailing Trouble

(Tom Crocker)

Six Shootin' Sheriff

(Henchman Bart)

The Cattle Thief

(Henchman Hutch)

Trouble Busters

(Placerville Sheriff)

Stormy Trails

(Mike Daniels (outlaw))

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

(Sheriff)

Wild Mustang

(Posse Rider)

Southward Ho!

(Rancher Wanting Receipt)

The Night Riders

(Rancher)

Jungle Menace

(Henchman)

The Ghost Rider

(Barfly)

The Texas Rambler

(Henchman Butch)

Timber War

(Bowan)

Social Error

(Larrabee - June's Bodyguard)

The Lion's Den

(Cross Bar X Ranch Hand)

Wolf Call

(Tom Blake)

East Side Kids

(Pedestrian (archive footage) (uncredited))

Trails of the Wild

(Henchman Buck Hammond)

The Singing Buckaroo

(Henchman Red)

The Roaming Cowboy

(Henchman Walton)

Song of the Trail

(Miller)

Cheyenne Rides Again

(Henchman Mack)

Reckless Ranger

(Snager)

Men of Action

(Henchman Jack)

Wildcat Saunders

(Laramie)

Men of the Plains

(Cole)

Saddle Aces

(Henchman Bill)

The Cheyenne Tornado

(Clem)

Adventurous Knights

(Black Prince)

Kentucky Blue Streak

(Deputy)

Ridin' On

(Lou Bolton)

Heroes of the Hills

(The Warden)

Mountain Rhythm

(Rancher Kimball)

The Bell Telephone Hour

(Self)