William C. Watson (October 5, 1938 – November 5, 1997) was an American

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Career

Born in

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, Watson appeared in many television series and films, '' In the Heat of the Night'' (1967), '' Lawman'' (1971), '' The Hunting Party'' (1971), ''

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'' (1972), '' Executive Action'' (1973) and ''

Wholly Moses! ''Wholly Moses!'' is a 1980 American Biblical spoof film written by Guy Thomas and directed by Gary Weis. Dudley Moore plays Old Testament-era idol maker Herschel, whose life and adventures seem to parallel that of the more famous Moses, all t ...

'' (1980). In the 1960s and 1970s, he guest-starred on several TV series such as ''

The Rat Patrol ''The Rat Patrol'' is an American action and adventure television series that aired on ABC between 1966 and 1968. The show follows the exploits of four Allied soldiers – three Americans and one British – who are part of a long-range deser ...

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The High Chaparral ''The High Chaparral'' is an American Western action-adventure drama television series that aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971, starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell. The series was made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC Produc ...

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Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central charact ...

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The Streets of San Francisco ''The Streets of San Francisco'' is an American television crime drama filmed on location in San Francisco and produced by Quinn Martin, with the first season produced in association with Warner Bros. Television (QM produced the show on its ow ...

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Kojak ''Kojak'' is an American Action film, action Crime film, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theophilus "Theo" Kojak. Tak ...

'', '' Hawaii Five-0'', ''

The Rookies ''The Rookies'' is an American police procedural series created by Rita Lakin that originally aired on ABC from September 11, 1972, to March 30, 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for ...

'', ''

Starsky and Hutch ''Starsky & Hutch'' is an American action television series, which consisted of a 72-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a '' Movie of the Week'' entry) and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created by William Blinn (inspired ...

'' (in the episode "Captain Dobey, You're Dead"), ''

The Rockford Files ''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner, aired on NBC from September 13, 1974, to January 10, 1980. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investigator Jim Rockford, with Noah Beery Jr. in th ...

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M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richa ...

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The Dukes of Hazzard ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' is an American action comedy television series created by Gy Waldron that aired on CBS from January 26, 1979, to February 8, 1985, with a total of seven seasons consisting of List of The Dukes of Hazzard episodes, 147 ...

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Emergency! ''Emergency!'' is an American Action fiction, action-adventure medical drama television series jointly produced by Mark VII Limited and Universal Television. Debuting on NBC as a midseason replacement on January 15, 1972, replacing two situatio ...

'', CHiPs, ''

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. He was best remembered as the slave trader who captured young Kunta Kinte in the TV miniseries ''

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''. He appeared in two episodes of Cannon entitled "Perfect Alibi" and "Madman", which aired on 31/10/73 and 3/3/76 respectively.

Filmography

*1966: '' Girl on a Chain Gang'' - Sheriff Sonny Lew Wymer *1967: '' In the Heat of the Night'' - McNeil *1967: ''

'' "Saturday Night" - Carl Craddock *1971: '' Lawman'' - Choctaw Lee *1971: '' The Hunting Party'' - Jim Loring *1972: ''

'' - Harvey Lansing *1972: '' Hawaii Five-0 -'' Good Night Baby Time to Die! - L.B.Barker *1973: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Det. Matt Black *1973: ''

The Mack ''The Mack'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation crime drama film directed by California native Michael Campus and starring Max Julien and Richard Pryor. The film also stars Oscar-nominee Juanita Moore and Tony-nominated actor Dick Anthony ...

'' - Jed *1973: '' Executive Action'' - Technician - (Leader of Team B) *1974:

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- Right Grave, Wrong Body - Hobart *1974: ''

'' (S3 E12 A Full Rich Day) - Lt Smith *1974: ''

'' (S20E11&12) Island in the Desert - Gard Dixon *1975: '' Captain Dobey, You're Dead'' (TV Series) - Leo Moon *1975: ''

'' (S1 E23 The Four Pound Brick) - Ross *1976: ''

'' (S6 E10 Welcome to Santa Rosa County) - Tom *1976: ''

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'' (TV Mini-Series) - Gardner *1977: ''

'' (TV Series) - Teddy Jakes *1977: ''

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'' - Bartender (uncredited) *1978: ''

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'' - Lonigan *1979: ''

CHiPs ''CHiPs'' is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. After the final first-run telecast on NBC in May 1983, the series went into reruns on Sundays fr ...

'' (TV Series) - Sgt. Chapman *1980: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Hutch McKinney *1980: ''

'' - Bandit *1982: ''

The Sword and the Sorcerer ''The Sword and the Sorcerer'' is a 1982 American sword and sorcery fantasy film co-written and directed by Albert Pyun, and starring Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis, Richard Lynch, and Richard Moll. The plot ...

'' - Karak *1986: ''

Magnum, P.I. ''Magnum, P.I.'' is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from December 11, 1980, to May 1, 1988, during its first-run broadcast on ...

'' (TV Series) - Donald Hayes *1987: '' It's Alive III: Island of the Alive'' - Cabot (final film role) *1973:'' The Streets of San Francisco '' (TV Series ) - Inspector Milt Didini *1974:'' The Streets of San Francisco '' ( TV Series )- Inspector Milt Didini

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, William C. 1938 births 1997 deaths Male actors from Chicago American male television actors American male film actors 20th-century American male actors