Ed Williams

Ed Williams (born November 26, 1926 in Santa Clara County , California ) is an American actor .

Life

Williams was a radio and language teacher at Los Angeles City College in California for many years . It was not until the early 1980s, when he was well over 50, that he received his first film and television roles. Williams became known for his portrayal of the police laboratory technician Ted Olsen in the television series The Naked Pistol (1983) and in the film triology based on this series The Naked Cannon (1988-1994). Despite the success of Die Nackte Kanone , he only got smaller roles in other films or television series. Most recently, he was in a guest role in the series Dr. House to see.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

• 1983: A Woman Screams for Life (I Want to Live)
• 1988: Wedding Fever (Going to the Chapel)
• 1988: The Naked Gun (The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!)
• 1991: a pain in the ass (High Strung)
• 1991: Codenamed Black Angel (Flight of Black Angel)
• 1991: The Naked Gun 2½ (The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear)
• 1991: Father of the Bride (Father of the Bride)
• 1993: Carnosaurus
• 1994: The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
• 1995: PCH

Series (selection)

• 1982: The Naked Pistol (6 episodes)
• 1986: MacGyver (1 episode)
• 1989: Matlock (1 episode)
• 1990: LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Litigation (1 episode)
• 2006: Fashion Affairs (1 episode)
• 2010: Dr. House (1 episode)

Web links

• Ed Williams in the Internet Movie Database (English)