Years active 1965 - 1987 | Name William Watson Role Actor | |
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Full Name William C. Watson Born October 5, 1938 ( 1938-10-05 ) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Died November 5, 1997, Kauai, Hawaii, United States Movies Similar People Don Medford, Michael Campus, Michael Winner, Norman Jewison, Joseph Sargent | ||
William C. Watson (October 5, 1938 – November 5, 1997) was an American actor.
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Career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Watson appeared in many television series and films, In the Heat of the Night (1967), Lawman (1971), The Hunting Party (1971), Chato's Land (1972), Executive Action (1973) and Wholly Moses! (1980).
In the 1960s and 1970s, he guest-starred on several TV series such as The Rat Patrol, The High Chaparral, Gunsmoke, Kojak, Hawaii Five-0, The Rookies, Starsky and Hutch (in the episode "Captain Dobey, You're Dead"), M*A*S*M*A*S*H, The Dukes of Hazzard, Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected (in the episode "The Force of Evil"), and many more. His last appearance was in the film It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987) with Michael Moriarty. He was best remembered as the slave trader who captured young Kunta Kinte in the TV miniseries Roots.
Filmography
Actor
1987
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive as
Cabot
1986
Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) as
Donald Hayes
- Death of the Flowers (1986) - Donald Hayes
1982
The Sword and the Sorcerer as
Karak
1980
Wholly Moses! as
Bandit
1980
When the Whistle Blows (TV Series) as
Gorham
- God's Country (1980) - Gorham
1980
The Contender (TV Mini Series) as
Andy
- Pilot (1980) - Andy
1980
Dallas (TV Series) as
Hutch McKinney
- Jock's Trial: Part 2 (1980) - Hutch McKinney
1980
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV Series)
- Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here (1980)
1979
The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) as
Simon
- Dukes Meet Cale Yarborough (1979) - Simon
1979
CHiPs (TV Series) as
Sgt. Chapman
- High Octane (1979) - Sgt. Chapman
1979
Vega$ (TV Series) as
Shining
- Red Handed (1979) - Shining
1978
Stingray as
Lonigan
1977
Heroes as
Bartender (uncredited)
1977
Young Dan'l Boone (TV Series) as
Fraker
- The Pirate (1977) - Fraker
1977
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) as
Teddy Jakes
- Force of Evil (1977) - Teddy Jakes
1977
The Force of Evil (TV Movie) as
Teddy Jakes
1972
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) as
Marcus Lucien / Don Hobart / L.B. Barker
- Elegy in a Rain Forest (1977) - Marcus Lucien
- Right Grave - Wrong Body (1974) - Don Hobart
- Good Night, Baby - Time to Die! (1972) - L.B. Barker
1977
Roots (TV Mini Series) as
Gardner
- Part I (1977) - Gardner
1976
The Passover Plot as
Roman Captain
1973
Cannon (TV Series) as
Sgt. Buck Martinson / Captain Ed Murdoch
- Madman (1976) - Sgt. Buck Martinson
- Perfect Alibi (1973) - Captain Ed Murdoch
1975
Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) as
Leo Moon
- Captain Dobey, You're Dead ! (1975) - Leo Moon
1975
The Rockford Files (TV Series) as
Ross
- The Four Pound Brick (1975) - Ross
1967
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Gard Dixon / Sam Danton / Carl Craddock
- Island in the Desert: Part 2 (1974) - Gard Dixon (as William C. Watson)
- Island in the Desert: Part 1 (1974) - Gard Dixon (as William C. Watson)
- The Pack Rat (1970) - Sam Danton
- Saturday Night (1967) - Carl Craddock (as William C. Watson)
1974
M*A*S*H (TV Series) as
Lt. Smith
- A Full Rich Day (1974) - Lt. Smith
1973
The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) as
Dick Higgins / Sgt. Milt Dedini / Insp. Milt Dedini
- Bird of Prey (1974) - Dick Higgins
- Commitment (1974) - Sgt. Milt Dedini
- No Badge for Benjy (1973) - Insp. Milt Dedini
1974
The Manhunter (TV Series) as
Fred Lummit
- Death on the Run (1974) - Fred Lummit
1974
Man on the Outside (TV Movie) as
Ames
1974
Chopper One (TV Series) as
Peter Link
- Downtime (1974) - Peter Link
1973
The New Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Jeff Box
- The Case of the Perilous Pen (1973) - Jeff Box
1973
Executive Action as
Technician - (Leader of Team B)
1973
The Rookies (TV Series) as
Sgt. Dunson
- Deadly Cage (1973) - Sgt. Dunson
1973
The Mack as
Jed (as William C. Watson)
1973
The Marcus-Nelson Murders (TV Movie) as
Det. Matt Black
1972
Chato's Land as
Harvey Lansing
1972
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Zack
- He Was Only Seven (1972) - Zack
1971
The Hunting Party as
Jim Loring
1971
Lawman as
Choctaw Lee (as William C. Watson)
1968
The High Chaparral (TV Series) as
Brady / Mace
- No Trouble at All (1970) - Brady (as William C. Watson)
- The Kinsman (1968) - Mace (as William C. Watson)
1970
Zabriskie Point as
Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)
1968
The Outcasts (TV Series) as
Cart Munson
- The Heady Wine (1968) - Cart Munson (as William C. Watson)
1968
The Rat Patrol (TV Series) as
Corporal Freebairn
- The Kill at Koorlea Raid (1968) - Corporal Freebairn (as William C. Watson)
1967
Cimarron Strip (TV Series) as
Burke Stegman
- Nobody (1967) - Burke Stegman (as William C. Watson)
1967
In the Heat of the Night as
McNeil (as William C. Watson)
1966
Girl on a Chain Gang as
Sheriff Sonney Lew Wymer
Archive Footage
2002
Mackin' Ain't Easy (Video documentary short)
References
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