Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 17, 1941
Place of Birth:
Vicksburg, Michigan, USA
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William Lucking
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Contraband | Bud Farraday |
| 2005 | The World's Fastest Indian | Rolly Free |
| 2003 | The Rundown | Walker |
| 2002 | Red Dragon | Byron Metcalf |
| 2001 | K-PAX | Sheriff |
| 2000 | Erin Brockovich | Bob Linwood |
| 1999 | The Limey | Warehouse Foreman |
| 1999 | The Last Best Sunday | Sheriff Weaks |
| 1998 | Judas Kiss | Wally |
| 1996 | The Rich Man's Wife | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1996 | The Trigger Effect | Pharmacist |
| 1996 | Her Last Chance | Detective #1 |
| 1995 | A Father for Charlie | Argus |
| 1995 | Sleepstalker | Detective Bronson Worth |
| 1994 | The River Wild | Frank |
| 1994 | The Man Who Wouldn't Die | Captain (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Extreme Justice | Cusak |
| 1993 | Murder So Sweet | Detective Sandy Harris |
| 1992 | Rescue Me | Kurt |
| 1991 | Babe Ruth | Brother Matthias |
| 1991 | Hell Hath No Fury | |
| 1990 | False Identity | Frank Calovich |
| 1990 | Sparks: The Price of Passion | Cam Wilson |
| 1990 | Parker Kane | Chuck Dumby |
| 1989 | The Forgotten | Colonel Jack Westford |
| 1989 | Naked Lie | Webster |
| 1988 | Ladykillers | Capt. Bucholtz |
| 1986 | Kung Fu: The Movie | Deputy Wyatt |
| 1986 | That Secret Sunday | |
| 1985 | J.O.E. and the Colonel | Colonel H.C. 'Hard Core' Fleming |
| 1983 | M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers | Officer McKnight |
| 1981 | Stripes | Recruiter |
| 1980 | The Mountain Men | Jim Walter |
| 1980 | The Ninth Configuration | Highway Patrolman |
| 1980 | Power | Sham Murphy |
| 1980 | Coast to Coast | Jules |
| 1980 | The Last Song | Det. Colin |
| 1979 | Captain America II: Death Too Soon | Stader |
| 1978 | Happily Ever After | Lewis Gordon |
| 1978 | Dr. Scorpion | Whitey Ullman |
| 1978 | Colorado C.I. | Niles |
| 1977 | Danger in Paradise | Oscar |
| 1977 | The San Pedro Bums | Turk |
| 1976 | The Return of a Man Called Horse | Tom Gryce |
| 1976 | Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence | George |
| 1976 | Birch Interval | Charlie |
| 1975 | Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze | Col. John 'Renny' Renwick |
| 1975 | Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley | The Captain |
| 1975 | Force Five | Vic Bauer |
| 1974 | Hog Wild | Vern |
| 1974 | The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder | Harmer |
| 1973 | Blood Sport | Dennis Birdsong |
| 1973 | Oklahoma Crude | Marion |
| 1972 | The Magnificent Seven Ride! | Walt Drummond |
| 1971 | The Todd Killings | |
| 1971 | Wild Rovers | Ruff |
| 1971 | Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You | Lt. Summers |
| 1969 | Hell's Belles | Gippo |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Switched at Birth | Bill Kennish |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Piney Winston |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Judge Hildred |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Piermont 'Piney' Winston |
| 2006 | Smith | |
| 2005 | Night Stalker | |
| 2005 | Commander in Chief | Harry McHenry |
| 2004 | Hustle | Harry Doyle |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Tom McCree |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Harrad-Sar |
| 2001 | The Division | Gus Evans |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Bobby Russo |
| 1997 | Mike Hammer, Private Eye | |
| 1996 | Pacific Blue | Larson |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Lt. Chomsky |
| 1996 | Profiler | |
| 1996 | Millennium | Detective Thomas |
| 1995 | JAG | Harry Drax |
| 1995 | JAG | Stu Pope |
| 1994 | ER | Kenny Brannigan |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son | Charlie Garbett |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Capt. Shankley |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Roky Crikenson |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Furel |
| 1992 | Renegade | |
| 1991 | Silk Stalkings | |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | |
| 1986 | Outlaws | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Bo Dixon |
| 1984 | Hunter | Jack Chance |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Lt. Roy Quinlan |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Sheriff Barnes |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | NOPD Lt. Charles Foret |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Sheriff Leland Waterman |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Col. Lynch |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | Jack Clayton |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Redmond |
| 1982 | Tales of the Gold Monkey | |
| 1982 | Voyagers! | |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | |
| 1982 | The Blue and the Gray | Captain Potts |
| 1982 | Newhart | Corrections Officer |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon | Police Det. Frank Lunden |
| 1981 | The Greatest American Hero | Robert Alan Kline |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | Sam Hunter |
| 1980 | Hagen | |
| 1979 | The French Atlantic Affair | Don Crawford |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | Vince |
| 1978 | Vega$ | |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | |
| 1977 | CHiPs | |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | |
| 1977 | Big Hawaii | Oscar Kalahani |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | Harlen Bates |
| 1977 | How the West Was Won | Kenyon |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. | |
| 1974 | Kodiak | Dave |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Pete Kolodny |
| 1974 | Chopper One | Deetzer |
| 1974 | Police Woman | Charlie Joe Lightfoot |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | Urbancic |
| 1972 | The Rookies | |
| 1972 | The Waltons | |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Quade |
| 1971 | Columbo | Dominic Doyle |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family | Sweeney ( |
| 1968 | Lancer | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Gruber |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral | Gait |
| 1967 | Ironside | Thomas Flagg |
| 1967 | Mannix | Jimmy Cousins |
| 1967 | The Second Hundred Years | Workman #2 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Esau Wakefield |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Vern |