Guy Williams
Actor
Biography
Guy Williams (January 14, 1924 – April 30, 1989) was an American actor and former fashion model, who played swashbuckling action heroes in the 1950s and 1960s, but never quite achieved movie-star status despite his appearance (including hazel eyes, 6′ 3″ (1m90) height, and 190 lb (86 kg) weight) and charisma, which helped launch his early successful photographic modeling career.
Among his most prominent achievements were two memorable TV series: Zorro, in the title role and Lost in Space, as the father of the Robinson family. The sci-fi TV program was highly popular, noted for the design of the sleek silver spacesuits, which Guy Williams wore in many publicity photos.
His hobbies included: astronomy, chess, music (mostly classical), fencing, tropical fish, and sailing: he owned a 40-foot (12m) ketch called The Oceana.
In the late 1970s, Guy Williams retired near Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he died of a brain aneurysm in 1989.
Filmography
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
as Officer Chris Stanley 1957
The Sign of Zorro
as Don Diego de la Vega / Zorro 1958
The Man from the Alamo
as Sergeant 1953
The Prince and the Pauper
as Miles Hendon 1962
The Last Frontier
as Lieutenant Benton (uncredited) 1955
Captain Sindbad
as Captain Sinbad 1963
The Golden Blade
as Town Crier (uncredited) 1953
The Mississippi Gambler
as Andre 1953
Lost In Space Forever
as Professor John Robinson (archive footage) 1998
Zorro, the Avenger
as Don Diego / Zorro 1959
Damon and Pythias
as Damon 1962
Sincerely Yours
as Dick Cosgrove (uncredited) 1955
Seven Angry Men
as Salmon Brown 1955
Disneyland '59
as Zorro 1959
Bonzo Goes to College
as Ronald Calkins 1952
Lost in Space - No Place to Hide
as Dr John Robinson 1965