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Actor:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. The Man with Bogart's Face (1980) .... Nero's Uncle
   ... aka Sam Marlow, Private Eye (USA: new title)
   
   
2. "240-Robert" .... Lewis (1 episode, 1979)
       - Double Trouble (1979) TV episode .... Lewis
3. Mean Dog Blues (1978) .... Mr. Vogel
4. Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (1976) (TV) .... Dowling
5. "Most Wanted" (1 episode, 1976)
       - The Two Dollar Kidnappers (1976) TV episode
6. Sky Heist (1975) (TV)
7. "Movin' On" .... Angelo (1 episode, 1975)
       - Wedding Bells (1975) TV episode .... Angelo
8. Fer-de-Lance (1974) (TV) .... Chief Warren
9. "Kung Fu" .... Frank (1 episode, 1974)
       - This Valley of Terror (1974) TV episode .... Frank
10. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) (as William Catching) .... Roy Bailes
11. "Apple's Way" .... Pedestrian (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Accident (1974) TV episode .... Pedestrian
12. The Hanged Man (1974) (TV) .... Executioner
13. Blazing Saddles (1974) (uncredited) .... Outlaw #1
    ... aka Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles or Never Give a Saga an Even Break (USA: poster title)
14. Ordeal (1973) (TV) .... Deputy Sheriff Joe Duncan
15. The Poseidon Adventure (1972) (uncredited) .... Man
16. "The Streets of San Francisco" (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Year of the Locusts (1972) TV episode
17. "Gunsmoke" .... Brant / ... (5 episodes, 1959-1971)
    ... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
        - Trafton (1971) TV episode .... Brant
        - The Pack Rat (1970) TV episode .... Trapp
        - Coreyville (1969) TV episode .... Guard #2
        - Hammerhead (1964) TV episode .... Stomp
        - Horse Deal (1959) TV episode .... Joe
18. "The Virginian" .... 2nd Outlaw / ... (3 episodes, 1963-1971)
    ... aka "The Men from Shiloh" (USA: new title)
        - The Town Killer (1971) TV episode .... Weldon
        - With Love, Bullets and Valentines (1970) TV episode .... Railroad Man
        - Strangers at Sundown (1963) TV episode .... 2nd Outlaw
19. Macho Callahan (1970) .... Gruber
    
    
20. "The Name of the Game" .... Hamel (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Power (1969) TV episode .... Hamel
21. Heaven with a Gun (1969) .... Willie (Beck hand)
22. "The Big Valley" .... Calvin (1 episode, 1969)
        - Lightfoot (1969) TV episode .... Calvin
23. "The Mod Squad" .... Warden (2 episodes, 1968)
        - When Smitty Comes Marching Home (1968) TV episode
        - My What a Pretty Bus (1968) TV episode .... Warden
24. "The Wild Wild West" .... Angelo / ... (5 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - The Night of the Raven (1966) TV episode (uncredited) .... Man
        - The Night of the Bars of Hell (1966) TV episode (uncredited)
        - The Night of the Red-Eyed Madmen (1965) TV episode (uncredited) .... Soldier
        - The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth (1965) TV episode (uncredited) .... Henchman
        - The Night of the Deadly Bed (1965) TV episode (uncredited) .... Angelo
25. "Branded" .... Deke (1 episode, 1966)
        - Cowards Die Many Times (1966) TV episode .... Deke
26. "Honey West" .... Paul Wycherly (1 episode, 1966)
        - It's Earlier Than You Think (1966) TV episode .... Paul Wycherly
27. Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966) (as William Catching) .... A Drunk
    ... aka Night of the Tiger
28. Operation C.I.A. (1965) .... Frank Decker
    ... aka Last Message from Saigon
29. Luke and the Tenderfoot (1965) (TV)
30. "The Andy Griffith Show" .... 2nd Character (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka "Andy of Mayberry" (USA: rerun title)
        - Banjo-Playing Deputy (1965) TV episode .... 2nd Character
31. "Bonanza" .... Bank Robber / ... (4 episodes, 1960-1964)
    ... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Scapegoat (1964) TV episode .... Pitts
        - The Lawmaker (1962) TV episode (as J.P. Catching) .... Bank Robber
        - The Tin Badge (1961) TV episode .... Banker
        - The Avenger (1960) TV episode .... Hoag
32. "Burke's Law" .... Keeler (Butler) (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed Carrie Cornell? (1964) TV episode .... Keeler (Butler)
33. "The Outer Limits" .... National Guard Major (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Galaxy Being (1963) TV episode (uncredited) .... National Guard Major
34. "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Bully Cowhand / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1962)
        - The Angry Sky (1962) TV episode .... Cowhand
        - Portrait of Teresa (1962) TV episode .... Bully Cowhand
        - The Reward (1958) TV episode .... Chorlis
35. "Sea Hunt" .... Frank Bronson (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
        - The Meet (1961) TV episode
        - The Alcatraz Story (1959) TV episode .... Frank Bronson
36. "The Case of the Dangerous Robin" (1 episode, 1961)
        - Amsterdam Lapidary (1961) TV episode
37. "Bat Masterson" .... Henchman / ... (5 episodes, 1958-1961)
        - The Prescott Campaign (1961) TV episode .... Logan
        - Stage to Nowhere (1960) TV episode .... Henchman
        - Deadly Diamonds (1960) TV episode .... Mine Guard
        - Who'll Bury My Violence? (1959) TV episode
        - Cheyenne Club (1958) TV episode .... Kansas
38. "Wagon Train" .... Soldier (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
        - Weight of Command (1961) TV episode (uncredited) .... Soldier
39. "The Brothers Brannagan" .... David - the Bodyguard (1 episode, 1960)
        - Her Brother's Keeper (1960) TV episode .... David - the Bodyguard
40. "Klondike" .... Kicking Champ (1 episode, 1960)
        - Klondike Fever (1960) TV episode .... Kicking Champ
41. The Slowest Gun in the West (1960) (TV) (as William Catching) .... A Horseman
    ... aka The Phil Silvers Special: The Slowest Gun in the West (USA: long title)
42. "Lawman" .... Evans (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "The Lawman" (USA: alternative title)
        - The Lady Belle (1960) TV episode .... Evans
43. "Wanted: Dead or Alive" .... Townsend / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - Black Belt (1960) TV episode (uncredited) .... Townsmen
        - Jason (1960) TV episode (uncredited) .... Townsend
        - Secret Ballot (1959) TV episode (uncredited)
    
    
44. "Wichita Town" .... Ab Singleton (1 episode, 1959)
        - Biggest Man in Town (1959) TV episode .... Ab Singleton
45. "Tombstone Territory" (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
        - The Legend (1959) TV episode
        - Revenge Town (1957) TV episode
46. "Law of the Plainsman" .... Potter (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "The Westerners" (USA: syndication title)
        - Desperate Decision (1959) TV episode .... Potter
47. "Johnny Ringo" .... Kurt Neilson (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "The Westerners" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Arrival (1959) TV episode .... Kurt Neilson
48. North by Northwest (1959) (uncredited) .... Auction Attendant
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (USA: complete title)
49. "The Thin Man" (1 episode, 1959)
        - La sabre invecta est? (1959) TV episode
50. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Faylen / ... (4 episodes, 1957-1959)
    ... aka "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "The Westerners" (USA: rerun title)
        - Man Alone (1959) TV episode
        - The Accuser (1958) TV episode
        - The Freighter (1958) TV episode .... Newt Murdock
        - Village of Fear (1957) TV episode .... Faylen
51. "The Rifleman" .... Tom Williams (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Second Witness (1959) TV episode .... Tom Williams
52. "Death Valley Days" .... Johnny, Stage Driver (2 episodes, 1956-1959)
    ... aka "Call of the West" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "The Pioneers" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Trails West" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Western Star Theater" (USA: syndication title)
        - Stagecoach Spy (1959) TV episode .... Johnny, Stage Driver
        - The Loggerheads (1956) TV episode
53. "Northwest Passage" .... Jerry Wade (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Fourth Brother (1959) TV episode (uncredited) .... Jerry Wade
54. "Mackenzie's Raiders" .... Renegade / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
        - The Imposter (1959) TV episode (uncredited) .... Renegade
        - Death by the Numbers (1958) TV episode .... Trooper Krome
55. "Sky King" .... Rusty (1 episode, 1958)
        - Sky Robbers (1958) TV episode .... Rusty
56. "The Rough Riders" (1 episode, 1958)
        - Shadow of the Past (1958) TV episode
57. "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" .... Hoodlum (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "Wyatt Earp"
        - The Peacemaker (1958) TV episode .... Hoodlum
58. "Jefferson Drum" .... Dealer (1 episode, 1958)
        - A Bad Day for a Tinhorn (1958) TV episode .... Dealer
59. "Highway Patrol" (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - The Truckers (1958) TV episode
        - Motorcycle B (1957) TV episode
60. "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" .... Fred / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1958)
        - Meteor Mesa (1958) TV episode .... Slattery
        - Old Cowboys Never Die (1955) TV episode (as J.P. Catching) .... Fred
61. "Code 3" .... Sgt. Ross (1 episode, 1957)
        - Bail Out (1957) TV episode .... Sgt. Ross
62. The Restless Breed (1957) (uncredited) .... Henchman
63. "The Roy Rogers Show" .... Henchman / ... (5 episodes, 1952-1957)
        - Accessory to Crime (1957) TV episode
        - High Stakes (1957) TV episode
        - Tossup (1956) TV episode
        - Empty Saddles (1956) TV episode .... Henchman
        - Peril from the Past (1952) TV episode .... Sid
64. "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" .... Andre Jabot (1 episode, 1957)
        - Convoy Gold (1957) TV episode .... Andre Jabot
65. "Brave Eagle" .... Longarm (5 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - The Strange Animal (1956) TV episode
        - Voice of the Serpent (1955) TV episode .... Longarm
        - Mask of Manitou (1955) TV episode
        - Moonfire (1955) TV episode
        - The Treachery of At-Ta-Tu (1955) TV episode
66. "Sheriff of Cochise" .... Searcher (1 episode)
        - Little Girl Lost (????) TV episode .... Searcher
67. "The Cisco Kid" .... Sheriff / ... (20 episodes, 1950-1955)
        - Cisco and the Tappers (1955) TV episode .... Whitey
        - Gold Strike (1954) TV episode (uncredited) .... Stage Driver
        - The Steel Plow (1954) TV episode .... Jarvis
        - Horseless Carriage (1954) TV episode .... Sheriff
        - Double Deal (1954) TV episode .... Sheriff
          (15 more)
68. The Man from Laramie (1955) (uncredited) .... Mule driver
69. 5 Against the House (1955) (uncredited) .... Cop
70. They Rode West (1954) (uncredited) .... Trooper
71. The Nebraskan (1953) (uncredited) .... Anderson
72. "Boston Blackie" .... Policeman / ... (12 episodes, 1951-1953)
        - Crown Jewels (1953) TV episode
        - False Face (1953) TV episode
        - The Friendly Gesture (1953) TV episode
        - Inside Crime (1952) TV episode
        - Minuet for Murders (1952) TV episode
          (7 more)
73. Best of the Badmen (1951) (uncredited) .... Fowler Man
    

Stunts:

• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. The Getaway (1994) (stunts) (as J.P. Bill Catching)
   
   
2. Moon Over Parador (1988) (stunt coordinator)
3. Stagecoach (1986) (TV) (stunt coordinator) (as J.P. Bill Catching)
4. Salvador (1986) (stunt coordinator)
5. "The Fall Guy" (stunt coordinator) (1 episode, 1981) (stunts) (1 episode, 1983)
       - Happy Trails (1983) TV episode (stunts)
       - The Fall Guy (1981) TV episode (stunt coordinator) (as J.P. Catching)
6. Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982) (stunt double) (as J.P. Bill Catching)
   ... aka Timerider (USA: short title)
7. High Risk (1981) (stunt coordinator)
   ... aka Los gringos (Mexico)
8. Motel Hell (1980) (stunts)
9. The Man with Bogart's Face (1980) (stunt coordinator)
   ... aka Sam Marlow, Private Eye (USA: new title)
   
   
10. Avalanche (1978) (stunts)
11. The Hostage Heart (1977) (TV) (stunt coordinator)
12. Two-Minute Warning (1976) (stunts) (uncredited)
13. "The Quest" (1976) TV series (stunt coordinator) (unknown episodes)
14. The Hindenburg (1975) (stunts) (uncredited)
15. "Wonder Woman" (stunt coordinator) (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka "The New Adventures of Wonder Woman" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The New Original Wonder Woman" (USA: first episodes title)
        - The New Original Wonder Woman (1975) TV episode (stunt coordinator)
16. Earthquake (1974) (stunts) (uncredited)
17. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) (stunts) (uncredited)
18. The Hanged Man (1974) (TV) (stunt coordinator)
19. Blazing Saddles (1974) (stunts) (uncredited)
    ... aka Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles or Never Give a Saga an Even Break (USA: poster title)
20. Westworld (1973) (stunts) (uncredited)
21. Mean Streets (1973) (stunt coordinator) (as Bill Katching)
22. The Poseidon Adventure (1972) (stunts) (uncredited)
23. "The Streets of San Francisco" (1972) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
24. The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) (stunts) (uncredited)
25. The Cowboys (1972) (stunts) (uncredited)
26. Flap (1970) (stunts) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Last Warrior (UK)
27. "McCloud" (1970) TV series (stunt coordinator) (unknown episodes)
28. Macho Callahan (1970) (stunts) (uncredited)
29. The Phynx (1970) (stunts) (uncredited)
    
    
30. The Great Bank Robbery (1969) (stunts) (uncredited)
31. Heaven with a Gun (1969) (stunts) (uncredited)
32. Impasse (1969/I) (stunts) (uncredited)
33. Run, Angel, Run! (1969) (stunt coordinator)
34. Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) (stunts) (uncredited)
35. "The Name of the Game" (stunt double) (1 episode, 1968)
        - Nightmare (1968) TV episode (stunt double)
36. La bataille de San Sebastian (1968) (stunts) (uncredited)
    ... aka Guns for San Sebastian (USA)
    ... aka I cannoni di San Sebastian (Italy)
    ... aka Los cañones de San Sebastián (Mexico)
37. Day of the Evil Gun (1968) (stunts) (uncredited)
38. The Last Challenge (1967) (stunts) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Pistolero of Red River (UK)
39. A Time for Killing (1967) (stunts) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Long Ride Home (UK)
40. "Star Trek" (stunt double: Leonard Nimoy) (2 episodes, 1967) (stunt double: Robert Brown) (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka "Star Trek: TOS" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka "Star Trek: The Original Series" (USA: informal title)
        - Operation - Annihilate! (1967) TV episode (stunt double: Leonard Nimoy) (uncredited)
        - The Alternative Factor (1967) TV episode (stunt double: Robert Brown) (uncredited)
        - This Side of Paradise (1967) TV episode (stunt double: Leonard Nimoy) (uncredited)
41. Return of the Seven (1966) (stunts) (uncredited)
    ... aka El regreso de los siete magníficos (Spain)
    ... aka Return of the Magnificent Seven (International: English title)
42. Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966) (stunt coordinator) (uncredited)
    ... aka Night of the Tiger
43. "The F.B.I." (1965) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
44. The Great Race (1965) (stunts) (uncredited)
    ... aka Blake Edwards' The Great Race (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
45. Major Dundee (1965) (stunts) (uncredited)
46. "Branded" (1965) TV series (stunt coordinator) (unknown episodes)
47. The Rounders (1965) (stunts) (uncredited)
48. Seven Days in May (1964) (stunts) (uncredited)
49. "The Great Adventure" (stunt double) (1 episode, 1963)
        - A Boy at War (1963) TV episode (stunt double)
50. 4 for Texas (1963) (stunts) (uncredited)
51. Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963) (stunts) (uncredited)
    ... aka Gun Fight at Comanche Creek (USA: poster title)
52. Ride the High Country (1962) (stunts) (uncredited)
    ... aka Guns in the Afternoon (UK)
53. Six Black Horses (1962) (stunts) (uncredited)
54. Sergeants 3 (1962) (stunts) (uncredited)
55. Spartacus (1960) (stunts) (uncredited)
    ... aka Spartacus: Rebel Against Rome (USA: poster title)
    
    
56. "Johnny Ringo" (1959) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "The Westerners" (USA: syndication title)
57. "Laramie" (1959) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
58. North by Northwest (1959) (stunts) (uncredited)
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (USA: complete title)
59. "The Rifleman" (stunts) (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Second Witness (1959) TV episode (stunts) (uncredited)
60. "The Rough Riders" (1958) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
61. "Mackenzie's Raiders" (stunts) (1 episode, 1958)
        - Mackenzie's Raiders (1958) TV episode (stunts) (uncredited)
62. The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956) (stunt double) (uncredited)
    ... aka El monstruo de la Montaña Hueca
    ... aka La bestia de la montaña (Mexico)
63. "Gunsmoke" (1955) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
64. The Man from Laramie (1955) (stunts) (uncredited)
65. 5 Against the House (1955) (stunts) (uncredited)
66. They Rode West (1954) (stunts) (uncredited)
67. The Nebraskan (1953) (stunts) (uncredited)
68. War Paint (1953) (stunts) (uncredited)
69. "Death Valley Days" (1952) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "Call of the West" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "The Pioneers" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Trails West" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Western Star Theater" (USA: syndication title)
70. "Boston Blackie" (stunts) (17 episodes, 1951-1952)
        - Bad Time Charlie (1952) TV episode (stunts)
        - Delmark Diamond Case (1952) TV episode (stunts)
        - Death by Dictation (1952) TV episode (stunts)
        - The Crusader (1951) TV episode (stunts)
        - Griffith Park Murder (1951) TV episode (stunts)
          (12 more)
71. "Sky King" (1951) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
72. "The Cisco Kid" (stunt double: Leo Carillo) (5 episodes, 1950)
        - Convict Story (1950) TV episode (stunt double: Leo Carillo) (uncredited)
        - Big Switch (1950) TV episode (stunt double: Leo Carillo) (uncredited)
        - Rustling (1950) TV episode (stunt double: Leo Carillo) (uncredited)
        - Counterfeit Money (1950) TV episode (stunt double: Leo Carillo) (uncredited)
        - Boomerang (1950) TV episode (stunt double: Leo Carillo) (uncredited)
    
    
73. The Man from Colorado (1948) (stunts) (uncredited)
    

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:

1. Moon Over Parador (1988) (second unit director)
2. "The Fall Guy" (second unit director) (1 episode, 1981)
       - The Fall Guy (1981) TV episode (second unit director) (as J.P. Catching)
3. The Man with Bogart's Face (1980) (second unit director)
   ... aka Sam Marlow, Private Eye (USA: new title)
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

1. Die Hölle von Macao (1967) (action director)
   ... aka Hell to Macao
   ... aka Il sigillo di Pechino (Italy)
   ... aka Les corrompus (France)
   ... aka The Corrupt Ones (USA)
   ... aka The Peking Medallion (UK)
   

Archive Footage:

1. "The Cisco Kid"
       - Gold, Death and Dynamite (1955) TV episode (uncredited) .... 2nd Stage Driver