As a child, Williams acted in summer-stock productions. After
graduation from high school, he joined the Air Force for a four-year
stint. Then, returning to New York, he took acting classes with
Lee Strasberg. A few minor Broadway roles followed as did parts on some live
TV dramas. One of these parts caught the eye of a talent agent and
Williams signed with Universal in 1956. Universal put him into several
supporting roles -- most notably as the gas-station stud in
Written on the Wind (1956) --
but the high point of his career came when he played the title role in
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). Director
Jack Arnold said that Williams gave an Oscar-worthy
performance because, in many special-effects scenes, he could only
imagine his surroundings and his fellow actors. In 1959, Williams moved
over to Warner Bros., which cast him in the
Hawaiian Eye (1959) TV series. After
this, Williams's career faded. His last appearance may have been on a
Family Feud (1976) episode in 1983 that featured other
Hawaiian Eye (1959) alumni. A lifelong
bachelor, Williams died in 1985.
Doomsday Machine(1976)as Maj. Kurt Mason
How's Your Love Life?(1971)as Paul Miller
Brain of Blood(1971)as Dr. Bob Nigserian
My Friend Tony(1969)
The Outcasts(1968)as John Mason
Family Feud(1976)as Self - Celebrity Contestant
Pantomime Quiz(1947)as Self - Guest Panelist
Here's Hollywood(1960)as Self
Allen in Movieland(1955)as Self - Larry Nevins
Lamp Unto My Feet(1948)as Self
Love Me Tender(2025)as Scott Carey
Compression(1995)as Self
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us(2005)as Scott Carey
'Duel': A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg(2004)as Scott Carey in "The Incredible Shrinking Man".
Biography(1987)
