William could then have been seen appearing in the 1985 fantasy horror comedy “House” – which won one of its 15 award nominations – the 1986 crime drama “Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star”, and the 1989 comedy “Wedding Band”. It follows a paleontologist who’s found a baby dinosaur in Africa, and is now trying to protect it together with her husband the film was nominated for an International Film Music Critics Award for Best New Release or Re-Release of an Existing Score. The year 1985 saw him play the lead character George Loomis in the popular adventure family science fiction “Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend”, directed by Bill Norton, and which also starred Sean Young and Patrick McGoohan. Some of William’s notable performances in the remainder of the decade were in the critically acclaimed 1976 horror mystery “Carrie”, which won eight of its 14 award nominations, including two Oscar nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Piper Laurie) and Best Actress in a Leading Role (Sissy Spacek), the 1977 romantic drama “First Love”, and the 1979 western comedy “Butch and Sundance: The Early Days”. The year 1974 saw him play Bob in the drama “Can Ellen Be Saved?”, directed by Harvey Hart, and which starred Leslie Nielsen, Katherine Cannon and Michael Perks it follows a young girl who’s joined a religious cult. William’s debut film role was playing Marine Private in the 1970 crime thriller “Night Chase”, and some of his following roles were in the drama “The Late Liz”, the thriller “The Failing of Raymond”, and the western “The Trackers”, all released in 1971. Upon matriculating in 1969, he enrolled at Orange Coast College, but dropped out after a year, wanting to pursue an acting career. He studied at a local high school in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles and appeared in many school and theatre plays during his four years there. William looked up to his parents while growing up, and it was during his early teenage years that he knew he wanted to become an actor. William was raised in Los Angeles alongside his sisters Juanita and Jody, by their mother Barbara Hale who was an American actress with over 100 credits to her name, who passed away on 26 January 2017 aged 94, and father Bill Williams who was also an actor, appearing in over 110 movies and TV series, who died on 21 September 1992, aged 77.
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