James Dixon Williams (February 27, 1877 – August 28, 1934) was an early American film producer and studio executive.

Live entertainment was the main attraction, including high wire artists, trick cyclists, and unicyclists.

[4] Williams signed Charlie Chaplin to the first $1 million contract in film history, and launched the careers of independent producers including Louis B. Mayer.

In the course of a contentious trial the company compromised, making a substantial payment to Williams and agreeing to clear his name.

[1] Variety described him as having been "one of the leaders of the motion picture industry, and for years a dominant factor … He is probably the only operator ever to have established major companies on three continents, all of them still going concerns.