Van Zandt Jarvis Williams was an American actor best known for his leading role as Kenny Madison in both Warner Bros. television detective series Bourbon Street Beat (1959–1960) and its sequel, Surfside 6 (1960–1962). He teamed for one season with Bruce Lee as his partner Kato, in the television series The Green Hornet, which was broadcast during the 1966–1967 season
Known For
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Cast Credits
The Red Hand Gang (1977)
Guest starring as OK Okins
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Doc's Big Idea (Nov 5, 1977)
- Episode 1x08: Search and Rescue (Oct 29, 1977)
- Episode 1x07: The Missing Jewels (Oct 22, 1977)
- Episode 1x06: The Man in the Mask (Oct 15, 1977)
How the West Was Won (1977)
Guest starring as Captain MacAllister
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x03: Interlude (Feb 26, 1978)
- Episode 2x02: Mormon Story (Feb 19, 1978)
- Episode 2x01: Buffalo Story (Feb 12, 1978)
Westwind (1975)
Starring as Steve Andrews
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Ransom at Makena Bay (Nov 29, 1975)
- Episode 1x12: Captain Hooks and the Aborigines (Nov 22, 1975)
- Episode 1x11: The Sea Snakes (Nov 15, 1975)
- Episode 1x10: The Night Marchers (Nov 8, 1975)
- Episode 1x09: Web of Mystery (Nov 1, 1975)
- Episode 1x08: Deadly Photo (Oct 25, 1975)
- Episode 1x07: Tutu Kane and the Shark God (Oct 18, 1975)
- Episode 1x06: Sea Jackals (Oct 11, 1975)
- Episode 1x05: Captain Hooks and the Crooks (Oct 4, 1975)
- Episode 1x04: The Killing Kahuna (Sep 27, 1975)
- Episode 1x03: Terror Beach (Sep 20, 1975)
- Episode 1x02: The Menehunes (Sep 13, 1975)
- Episode 1x01: Shark (Sep 6, 1975)
The Rockford Files (1974)
Guest starring as Lt. Dwayne Kefir
- Episode 6x06: Love is the Word (Nov 9, 1979)
Barnaby Jones (1973)
Guest starring as Munson
- Episode 5x18: Circle of Treachery (Mar 3, 1977) [Co-Star]
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
Guest starring as Officer Morton
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x02: The Thrill Killers (2) (Oct 7, 1976)
- Episode 5x01: The Thrill Killers (1) (Sep 30, 1976)
Nanny and the Professor (1970)
Guest starring as Mr. Parsons
- Episode 2x10: The Visitor (Dec 4, 1970)
Love, American Style (1969)
Guest starring as Bill
- Episode 1x70: Love and the Minister (Mar 27, 1970)
Mannix (1967)
Guest starring as Executive #1
- Episode 3x22: The Search for Darrell Andrews (Feb 28, 1970)
The Hollywood Squares (1966)
Guest starring as Panelist
- Episode 1x17: February 6-10, 1967 (Feb 6, 1967)
The Green Hornet (1966)
Starring as Britt Reid / The Green Hornet
(27 episodes)
- Episode 1x27: The Hornet and the Firefly (Mar 24, 1967)
- Episode 1x26: Invasion from Outer Space (Part II) (Mar 17, 1967)
- Episode 1x25: Invasion from Outer Space (Part I) (Mar 10, 1967)
- Episode 1x24: Hornet Save Thyself (Mar 3, 1967)
- Episode 1x23: Alias the Scarf (Feb 24, 1967)
- Episode 1x22: Trouble for Prince Charming (Feb 17, 1967)
- Episode 1x21: Bad Bet on a 459--Silent (Feb 10, 1967)
- Episode 1x20: Ace in the Hole (Feb 3, 1967)
- Episode 1x19: Corpse of the Year (2) (Jan 27, 1967)
- Episode 1x18: Corpse of the Year (1) (Jan 13, 1967)
- Episode 1x17: Seek, Stalk and Destroy (Jan 6, 1967)
- Episode 1x16: The Hornet and the Firefly (Dec 30, 1966)
- Episode 1x15: May the Best Man Lose (Dec 23, 1966)
- Episode 1x14: Freeway to Death (Dec 16, 1966)
- Episode 1x13: The Secret of the Sally Bell (Dec 9, 1966)
- Episode 1x12: Deadline for Death (Dec 2, 1966)
- Episode 1x11: The Hunters and the Hunted (Nov 25, 1966)
- Episode 1x10: The Preying Mantis (Nov 18, 1966)
- Episode 1x09: The Ray is for Killing (Nov 11, 1966)
- Episode 1x08: Beautiful Dreamer (2) (Oct 28, 1966)
- Episode 1x07: Beautiful Dreamer (1) (Oct 21, 1966)
- Episode 1x06: Eat, Drink, and Be Dead (Oct 14, 1966)
- Episode 1x05: The Frog is a Deadly Weapon (Oct 7, 1966)
- Episode 1x04: Crime Wave (Sep 30, 1966)
- Episode 1x03: Programmed for Death (Sep 23, 1966)
- Episode 1x02: Give 'Em Enough Rope (Sep 16, 1966)
- Episode 1x01: The Silent Gun (Sep 9, 1966)
Batman (1966)
Guest starring as Britt Reid / The Green Hornet
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x52: Batman's Satisfaction (2) (Mar 2, 1967)
- Episode 2x51: A Piece of the Action (1) (Mar 1, 1967)
- Episode 2x07: The Spell of Tut (1) (Sep 28, 1966) [Uncredited]
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
Guest starring as Dean Peters
- Episode 4x08: The Courtship of Elly (Nov 3, 1965)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Guest starring as Van Williams
- Episode 5x217: Jul 12, 1966 (Jul 12, 1966)
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Guest starring as Clark Rice
- Episode 5x05: No Rice at My Wedding (Oct 13, 1965)
SurfSide 6 (1960)
Starring as Ken Madison
(69 episodes)
- Episode 2x40: Midnight for Prince Charming (Jun 25, 1962)
- Episode 2x39: House on Boca Key (Jun 18, 1962)
- Episode 2x38: The Neutral Corner (Jun 11, 1962)
- Episode 2x37: Pawn's Gambit (Jun 4, 1962)
- Episode 2x35: A Private Eye for Beauty (May 21, 1962)
- Episode 2x34: Squeeze Play (May 14, 1962)
- Episode 2x33: Dead Heat (May 7, 1962)
- Episode 2x32: Love Song for a Deadly Redhead (Apr 30, 1962)
- Episode 2x31: Green Bay Riddle (Apr 23, 1962)
- Episode 2x30: Irish Pride (Apr 16, 1962)
- Episode 2x29: The Money Game (Apr 9, 1962)
- Episode 2x28: Elegy for a Bookkeeper (Apr 2, 1962)
- Episode 2x27: Portrait of Nicole (Mar 26, 1962)
- Episode 2x25: Vendetta Arms (Mar 12, 1962)
- Episode 2x24: The Green Beret (Mar 5, 1962)
- Episode 2x23: Many a Slip (Feb 26, 1962)
- Episode 2x22: Find Leroy Burdette (Feb 19, 1962)
- Episode 2x21: Who is Sylvia? (Feb 12, 1962)
- Episode 2x20: The Surfside Swindle (Feb 5, 1962)
- Episode 2x19: Anniversary Special (Jan 29, 1962)
- Episode 2x18: Artful Deceit (Jan 22, 1962)
- Episode 2x17: Separate Checks (Jan 15, 1962)
- Episode 2x16: The Quarterback (Jan 8, 1962)
- Episode 2x15: The Roust (Jan 1, 1962)
- Episode 2x14: Pattern for a Frame (Dec 25, 1961)
- Episode 2x11: A Matter of Seconds (Nov 27, 1961)
- Episode 2x10: The Old School Tie (Nov 20, 1961)
- Episode 2x09: Jonathan Wembley is Missing (Nov 13, 1961)
- Episode 2x08: The Affairs at Hotel Delight (Nov 6, 1961)
- Episode 2x07: Laugh for the Lady (Oct 30, 1961)
- Episode 2x05: The Empty House (Oct 16, 1961)
- Episode 2x04: Daphne, Girl Detective (Oct 9, 1961)
- Episode 2x03: One for the Road (Oct 2, 1961)
- Episode 2x02: The Wedding Guest (Sep 25, 1961)
- Episode 2x01: Count Seven! (Sep 18, 1961)
- Episode 1x34: An Overdose of Justice (May 22, 1961)
- Episode 1x33: The Bhoyo and the Blonde (May 15, 1961)
- Episode 1x32: Spinout at Sebring (May 8, 1961)
- Episode 1x31: Little Mister Kelly (May 1, 1961)
- Episode 1x30: Vengeance is Bitter (Apr 24, 1961)
- Episode 1x29: Circumstantial Evidence (Apr 17, 1961)
- Episode 1x28: Double Image (Apr 10, 1961)
- Episode 1x27: Spring Training (Apr 3, 1961)
- Episode 1x26: Invitation to a Party (Mar 27, 1961)
- Episode 1x25: Inside Job (Mar 20, 1961)
- Episode 1x24: The Impractical Joker (Mar 13, 1961)
- Episode 1x23: Ghost of a Chance (Mar 6, 1961)
- Episode 1x22: The Chase (Feb 27, 1961)
- Episode 1x21: Black Orange Blossoms (Feb 20, 1961)
- Episode 1x20: Race Against Time (Feb 13, 1961)
- Episode 1x19: License to Steal (Feb 6, 1961)
- Episode 1x18: Thieves Among Honor (Jan 30, 1961)
- Episode 1x17: Yesterday's Hero (Jan 23, 1961)
- Episode 1x16: Facts on the Fire (Jan 16, 1961)
- Episode 1x15: Heels Over Head (Jan 9, 1961)
- Episode 1x14: Little Star Lost (Jan 2, 1961)
- Episode 1x13: Bride and Seek (Dec 26, 1960)
- Episode 1x12: Girl in the Galleon (Dec 19, 1960)
- Episode 1x11: The Frightened Canary (Dec 12, 1960)
- Episode 1x10: The International Net (Dec 5, 1960)
- Episode 1x09: Odd Job (Nov 28, 1960)
- Episode 1x08: Power of Suggestion (Nov 21, 1960)
- Episode 1x07: Deadly Male (Nov 14, 1960)
- Episode 1x06: Par-a-kee (Nov 7, 1960)
- Episode 1x05: Local Girl (Oct 31, 1960)
- Episode 1x04: According to Our Files (Oct 24, 1960)
- Episode 1x03: The Clown (Oct 17, 1960)
- Episode 1x02: High Tide (Oct 10, 1960)
- Episode 1x01: Country Gentleman (Oct 3, 1960)
Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
Starring as Kenny Madison
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x37: Interrupted Wedding (Jun 20, 1960)
- Episode 1x25: Wall of Silence (Mar 28, 1960)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
Guest starring as Ken Madison
- Episode 3x37: Hot Tamale Caper: Part 1 (May 26, 1961)
Guest starring as Wade Saunders
- Episode 5x14: The Tarnished Idol (Jan 11, 1963)