O.B. Williams

O.B. Williams
Biographical Information
Alias	The Father
Date of Birth	1891
Date of Death	1921
Affiliation(s)	US Army (formerly)
Familial Information
Spouse(s)	Ruth Robeson† (wife)
Child(ren)	Will Reeves (son)
Grandchildren	Marcus Abar† (grandson) Angela Abar (great granddaughter)

O.B. Williams is a character in HBO's Watchmen. He was the late father of Will Reeves, and great grandfather of Angela Abar.

Appearances

TV series

• "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" (flashback)
• "Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship" (flashback)
• "If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own" (hologram)
• "This Extraordinary Being" (flashback)
• "An Almost Religious Awe" (flashback)

Gallery

O.B. with his wife and son

Hologram

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	Adrian Veidt: Ingrid Renata Veidt Angela Abar: Calvin Abar • Emma Abar • Topher Abar • Marcus Abar • Ruth Robeson • O.B. Williams Eddie Blake: Vietnamese woman Hollis Mason: Hollis Wordsworth Mason • Liantha Mason Jon Osterman: Inge Osterman Laurie Juspeczyk/Sally Jupiter: Bella Juspeczyk • Laurence Schexnayder Nelson Gardner: Norbert Veldon Reggie Long: Gloria Long • Malcolm Long Ursula Zandt: Blanche Zandt • Gretchen Slovak Walter Kovacs: Peter Joseph Kovacs • Sylvia Kovacs
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