William Watson (actor)
William C. Watson (born October 5, 1938 - November 5, 1997 in Kauai , Hawaii ) was an American actor .
Life
Watson began his career in 1966 with the B-movie Girl on a Chain Gang . The following year he played a supporting role in the five Academy Award-winning drama In The Heat Of The Night . In the early 1970s he appeared in a number of westerns , including Lawman and Chatos Land . As a result, however, he received less and less feature film engagements. He was more successful at television; he appeared in guest roles in numerous successful television series of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Among other things, he was in High Chaparral , Bonanza , The Rockford Files - just call , CHiPs , Dallas and Magnum to see.
He starred in the pilot of the television series Kojak - Operation in Manhattan , several episodes of The Streets of San Francisco , Smoking Guns and Hawaii Five-Zero, and in the miniseries Roots . His last appearance was on the side of Michael Moriarty and Karen Black in Larry Cohen's horror film The Cradle of Secrets .
Filmography (selection)
Movie
- 1967: In the Heat of the Night
- 1971: Lawman
- 1971: The Wind of Death blows softly (The Hunting Party)
- 1972: Chatos Land (Chato's Land)
- 1973: State authority (Executive Action)
- 1976: Jesus of Nazareth (The Passover Plot)
- 1980: Oh, Moses! (Wholly Moses!)
- 1982: Talon fighting the Empire (The Sword and the Sorcerer)
watch TV
- 1972: Bonanza
- 1973: The Marcus Nelson murder case
- 1974: M * A * S * H
- 1975: Detective Rockford - Just call (The Rockford Files)
- 1975: Starsky & Hutch
- 1977: Roots
- 1978: Stingray
- 1979: CHiPs
- 1979: A Duke Seldom Comes Alone (The Dukes of Hazzard)
- 1979: Vegas
- 1980: Dallas
- 1986: Magnum (Magnum, pi)
Web links
- William Watson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- William Watson in the All Movie Guide (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Watson, William |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Watson, William C. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1938 |
DATE OF DEATH | November 5, 1997 |
Place of death | Kauai , Hawaii , United States |