William Lucking
Born: 1941-06-17 in Vicksburg, Michigan, USA
Died: 2021-10-18
Known For: Acting
Biography
William Lucking (June 17, 1941 – October 18, 2021) was an American film, television, and stage actor best known for his role as Piney Winston in the FX series "Sons of Anarchy" and for portraying Col. Lynch in the 1980s TV show "The A-Team". His long career included playing tough bikers, cowboys, and military or police officers in films such as "The Magnificent Seven Ride!," "Stripes," "The Limey," "Erin Brockovich," and "The Rundown". He appeared in numerous TV shows including "Mission: Impossible," "The Waltons," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "The X-Files," and "West Wing". A UCLA and Pasadena Playhouse graduate, Lucking co-founded the Santa Paula Theater Center where he served as artistic director and produced various stage works. He was married twice and passed away at the age of 80 in Las Vegas.
Filmography
2012
- Contraband as Bud Farraday
2011
- Switched at Birth as Bill Kennish
2008
- The Mentalist as Judge Hildred
- Sons of Anarchy as Piermont 'Piney' Winston
2006
2005
- Commander in Chief as Harry McHenry
- The World's Fastest Indian as Rolly Free
- Night Stalker
2004
- Hustle as Harry Doyle
2003
- Cold Case as Tom McCree
- The Rundown as Walker
2002
- Red Dragon as Byron Metcalf
2001
- Star Trek: Enterprise as Harrad-Sar
- The Division as Gus Evans
- K-PAX as Sheriff
2000
- Erin Brockovich as Bob Linwood
1999
- The West Wing as Bobby Russo
- The Last Best Sunday as Sheriff Weaks
- The Limey as Warehouse Foreman
1998
- Judas Kiss as Wally
1996
- The Pretender as Lt. Chomsky
- Millennium as Detective Thomas
- Pacific Blue as Larson
- Profiler as Gibson
- The Rich Man's Wife as Detective (uncredited)
- The Trigger Effect as Pharmacist
- Her Last Chance as Detective #1
1995
- JAG as Harry Drax
- Sleepstalker as Detective Bronson Worth
- A Father for Charlie as Argus
1994
- ER as Kenny Brannigan
- The River Wild as Frank
- Vanishing Son as Charlie Garbett
- The Man Who Wouldn't Die as Captain (uncredited)
1993
- The X-Files as Roky Crikenson
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Furel
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Capt. Shankley
- Extreme Justice as Cusak
- Murder So Sweet as Detective Sandy Harris
1991
- Silk Stalkings
- Babe Ruth as Brother Matthias
- Hell Hath No Fury
1990
- False Identity as Frank Calovich
- Parker Kane as Chuck Dumby
- Sparks: The Price of Passion as Cam Wilson
1989
- The Forgotten as Colonel Jack Westford
- Naked Lie as Webster
1988
- Ladykillers as Capt. Bucholtz
1987
1986
- Kung Fu: The Movie as Deputy Wyatt
- That Secret Sunday
- Outlaws
1985
- J.O.E. and the Colonel as Colonel H.C. 'Hard Core' Fleming
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Bo Dixon
- Hunter as Jack Chance
1983
- The A-Team as Col. Lynch
- M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers as Officer McKnight
1982
- Knight Rider as Redmond
- T. J. Hooker as Jack Clayton
- Newhart as Corrections Officer
- Matt Houston
- Voyagers!
- Tales of the Gold Monkey
- The Blue and the Gray as Captain Potts
1981
- Simon & Simon as Police Det. Frank Lunden
- Stripes as Recruiter
- The Greatest American Hero as Robert Alan Kline
- Shannon as Det. Norm White
1980
- Magnum, P.I. as Sam Hunter
- The Mountain Men as Jim Walter
- Power as Sham Murphy
- Coast to Coast as Jules
- The Last Song as Det. Colin
- Hagen
- The Ninth Configuration as Highway Patrolman
1979
- Hart to Hart as Vince
- Captain America II: Death Too Soon as Stader
- The French Atlantic Affair as Don Crawford
1978
- Vega$
- Dr. Scorpion as Whitey Ullman
- Happily Ever After as Lewis Gordon
- Colorado C.I. as Niles
1977
- The Incredible Hulk
- Lou Grant
- How the West Was Won as Kenyon
- CHiPs
- The San Pedro Bums as Turk
- Danger in Paradise as Oscar
- Big Hawaii as Oscar Kalahani
1976
- The Return of a Man Called Horse as Tom Gryce
- Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence as George
- Birch Interval as Charlie
1975
- S.W.A.T.
- Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley as The Captain
- Force Five as Vic Bauer
- Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze as Col. John 'Renny' Renwick
1974
- The Rockford Files as Pete Kolodny
- Police Woman as Charlie Joe Lightfoot
- Hog Wild as Vern
- The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder as Harmer
- Kodiak as Dave
- Chopper One as Deetzer
1973
- Oklahoma Crude as Marion
- Blood Sport as Dennis Birdsong
1972
- M*A*S*H as Urbancic
- The Waltons
- The Rookies
- The Magnificent Seven Ride! as Walt Drummond
- Kung Fu as Quade
1971
- Columbo as Dominic Doyle
- Wild Rovers as Ruff
- The Todd Killings
- Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You as Lt. Summers
1970
- The Partridge Family as Sweeney
1969
- Hell's Belles as Gippo
1968
- The Name of the Game as Gruber
- Lancer
1967
- Ironside as Thomas Flagg
- Mannix as Jimmy Cousins
- The High Chaparral as Gait
- The Second Hundred Years as Workman #2
1955
- Gunsmoke as Esau Wakefield
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disney as Vern