An exceptionally handsome and charismatic performer with a sexy baritone voice, Guy Williams was born Armand Joseph Catalano (nicknamed "Armando" by his family) of Italian parentage in New York City on January 14, 1924. The elder child of an insurance broker (he had a younger sister, Valerie), he was raised in the Washington Heights area. ...
Full Name | Guy Williams |
Net Worth | $1.2 Million |
Date Of Birth | January 14, 1924 |
Died | April 30, 1989, Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Height | 1.9 m |
Profession | Actor, Model |
Education | Nelson College |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Janice Cooper |
Children | Steven Catalano, Toni Catalano |
Parents | Clare Catalano, Attilio Catalano |
Siblings | Valerie Catalano |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0930713 |
Nominations | Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects |
Movies | Captain Sindbad, Damon and Pythias, The Sign of Zorro, I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Seven Angry Men, The Man from the Alamo |
TV Shows | Lost in Space, Zorro |
Star Sign | Capricorn |
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1 | [on playing Don Diego de la Vega in Zorro (1957)] [Tyrone] Power played Don Diego as a sissy, a real gay caballero. It was OK for him to do that once in a movie, but I knew that it wouldn't work every week on TV. It would get tiresome, not to mention this was the '50s and a show with an audience including kids. So, I had to play Don Diego 'neutral,' which was difficult because it means nothing. How do I make 'nothing' interesting? Don Diego became acceptable, not peculiar, an OK guy. |
2 | [on Zorro (1957)] Zorro was set in California, we didn't call it a Western, but a South-Western. We called the actors 'stuntmen' because the scripts were being changed at the last minute, and to learn new dialogue and film it immediately was the real stunt. The work on Zorro was interesting. Nobody was doing any better fencing than we were, and working with the production people was fun. I could have kept doing it on and on. |
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1 | After Lost in Space (1965), he never heard from Bill Mumy anymore. |
2 | Grew his trademark mustache back, after Lost in Space (1965), where he made guest-appearances wearing it. |
3 | Outside of the Lost in Space (1965) set, his co-star Bill Mumy did not socialized or hung out with him. |
4 | He was widely known to be a very private person. |
5 | Was not very happy with his starring role on Lost in Space (1965), as it became a campy series, all the while, focusing on Jonathan Harris's character. |
6 | Both Williams and Britt Lomond auditioned for the Don Diego De La Vega/Zorro role along with the Capitan Monastario role in Zorro (1957). Eventually it was decided that Guy would have played Zorro and Britt would have played Monastario. |
7 | He and his good friend, Christopher Dark, were both avid amateur astronomers. Sometimes, they would point their telescopes at each other's homes and wave through them. |
8 | Although he is often thought of as Hispanic, he is actually of Italian descent. He lived in Argentina in his later years which accounts for the confusion. |
9 | In 1960, his name was connected to a proposed Disney television series called "Gold.". |
10 | Best remembered by the public for his starring role as John Robinson in Lost in Space (1965) and as the title character in Zorro (1957). |
11 | Was nicknamed "the Comb" by Lost in Space (1965) co-star Bill Mumy, because he would frequently comb his hair between takes on the set. |
12 | Owned a 40-foot ketch called The Oceana. |
13 | He was an amateur astronomer and loved to read and listen to all kinds of music, mostly classical. |
14 | An avid fencer (obviously) and chess player, he also played the guitar, was a wonderful cook and was an expert on tropical fish. |
15 | Had two children from his steadfast marriage to Janice Cooper. Both Steven and Antoinette (Toni) dabbled in acting. |
16 | One of his last appearances in the United States was on _"Family Feud" (1983) where he joined some of the cast from Lost in Space (1965) in 1982. |
17 | While starring on Lost in Space (1965), he spent much of his spare time buying and selling on the stock market...even during shooting breaks. |
18 | Throughout the last several years of his life, he was in Argentina where Zorro (1957) had an understandably huge cult following. |
19 | Hobbies: astronomy, chess, music, sailing, tropical fish, and, of course, fencing. |
20 | John Robinson, Williams' character on Lost in Space (1965), was ranked #38 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue]. |
21 | Ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Malibu, California, USA. |
22 | Children: Steven Catalano and Toni Catalano. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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General Massacre | 1973 | | General, as a Young Man |
Lost in Space | 1965-1968 | TV Series | Prof. John Robinson |
Bonanza | 1964 | TV Series | Will Cartwright |
Captain Sindbad | 1963 | | Captain Sindbad |
Damon and Pythias | 1962 | | Damon |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1957-1962 | TV Series | Zorro Miles Hendon Don Diego de la Vega ... |
Der Prinz und der Bettelknabe | 1962 | | Miles Hendon |
Zorro | 1957-1961 | TV Series | Don Diego de la Vega Zorro |
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | 1958 | TV Series | Jim Lorane |
Men of Annapolis | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Mike / Steve Clay / Andy Kendall |
Code 3 | 1957 | TV Series | |
I Was a Teenage Werewolf | 1957 | | Officer Chris Stanley |
Highway Patrol | 1956-1957 | TV Series | Jerry March / Officer Hansen / Officer / ... |
State Trooper | 1957 | TV Series | Vince Breedon |
Cavalcade of America | 1957 | TV Series | |
Crossroads | 1956 | TV Series | 1st Soldier |
The Last Frontier | 1955 | | Lieutenant Benton (uncredited) |
Sincerely Yours | 1955 | | Dick Cosgrove (uncredited) |
The Loretta Young Show | 1955 | TV Series | |
Cameo Theatre | 1955 | TV Series | |
The Lone Ranger | 1955 | TV Series | Will Harrington |
Damon Runyon Theater | 1955 | TV Series | |
Four Star Playhouse | 1955 | TV Series | Dick |
Seven Angry Men | 1955 | | Salmon Brown |
The Mickey Rooney Show | 1955 | TV Series | Edwards - Network Executive / Elliot Ross / Dr. Pierce |
The Golden Blade | 1953 | | Town Crier (uncredited) |
The Man from the Alamo | 1953 | | Sergeant |
All I Desire | 1953 | | Party Guest (uncredited) |
Take Me to Town | 1953 | | Hero in Show (uncredited) |
House Party | 1953 | Short | |
The Mississippi Gambler | 1953 | | Andre Brion |
Back at the Front | 1952 | | Quartermaster Captain (uncredited) |
Bonzo Goes to College | 1952 | | Ronald Calkins |
Studio One in Hollywood | 1951 | TV Series | |
The Beginning or the End | 1947 | | Enola Gay Bombardier (uncredited) |
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