Williams rode a falling horse named Coco that died at the age of 33 and
is buried near his Adobe-style home. Williams was best known for having
trained his horse to fall dramatically on cue at a given spot as if it
had taken a bullet or arrow.
He is one of the four Western film and television legends whose names
on the Walk of Western Stars in Newhall. He joins fellow inductees
Powers Boothe, Graham Greene, and Harry Carey Jr. in receiving the honor. (As of
2005).
Charter member of the Stuntmen's Assn. of Motion Pictures and an
inductee of the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame.
Recipient of the Golden Boot Award from the Motion Picture & Television
Fund for his work in westerns.(1999).
His father George Williams was a cowboy who also found work as a movie
stuntman, and his mother was a rodeo champion called Paris.