William Lucking

William Lucking

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.

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Filmography

2012

Contraband
Contraband
as Bud Farraday
Movie - Released: 1/12/2012

2011

Switched at Birth
Switched at Birth
as Bill Kennish
TV - Released: 6/6/2011

2008

Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy
as Piney Winston
TV - Released: 9/3/2008
The Mentalist
The Mentalist
as Judge Hildred
TV - Released: 9/23/2008
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy
as Piermont 'Piney' Winston
TV - Released: 9/3/2008

2006

Smith
Smith
TV - Released: 9/19/2006

2005

The World's Fastest Indian
The World's Fastest Indian
as Rolly Free
Movie - Released: 10/12/2005
Night Stalker
Night Stalker
TV - Released: 9/29/2005
Commander in Chief
Commander in Chief
as Harry McHenry
TV - Released: 9/27/2005

2004

Hustle
Hustle
as Harry Doyle
TV - Released: 2/24/2004

2003

The Rundown
The Rundown
as Walker
Movie - Released: 9/26/2003
Cold Case
Cold Case
as Tom McCree
TV - Released: 9/28/2003

2002

Red Dragon
Red Dragon
as Byron Metcalf
Movie - Released: 10/2/2002

2001

K-PAX
K-PAX
as Sheriff
Movie - Released: 10/26/2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Harrad-Sar
TV - Released: 9/26/2001
The Division
The Division
as Gus Evans
TV - Released: 1/7/2001

2000

Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich
as Bob Linwood
Movie - Released: 3/17/2000

1999

The Limey
The Limey
as Warehouse Foreman
Movie - Released: 10/8/1999
The Last Best Sunday
The Last Best Sunday
as Sheriff Weaks
Movie - Released: 6/3/1999
The West Wing
The West Wing
as Bobby Russo
TV - Released: 9/22/1999

1998

Judas Kiss
Judas Kiss
as Wally
Movie - Released: 9/16/1998

1997

Mike Hammer, Private Eye
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
TV - Released: 9/28/1997

1996

The Rich Man's Wife
The Rich Man's Wife
as Detective (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/13/1996
The Trigger Effect
The Trigger Effect
as Pharmacist
Movie - Released: 8/30/1996
Her Last Chance
Her Last Chance
as Detective #1
Movie - Released: 4/8/1996
Pacific Blue
Pacific Blue
as Larson
TV - Released: 3/2/1996
The Pretender
The Pretender
as Lt. Chomsky
TV - Released: 9/19/1996
Profiler
Profiler
TV - Released: 9/21/1996
Millennium
Millennium
as Detective Thomas
TV - Released: 10/25/1996

1995

A Father for Charlie
A Father for Charlie
as Argus
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995
Sleepstalker
Sleepstalker
as Detective Bronson Worth
Movie - Released: 4/23/1995
JAG
JAG
as Harry Drax
TV - Released: 9/23/1995
JAG
JAG
as Stu Pope
TV - Released: 9/23/1995

1994

The River Wild
The River Wild
as Frank
Movie - Released: 9/30/1994
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
as Captain (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/22/1994
ER
ER
as Kenny Brannigan
TV - Released: 9/19/1994
Vanishing Son
Vanishing Son
as Charlie Garbett
TV - Released: 2/28/1994

1993

Extreme Justice
Extreme Justice
as Cusak
Movie - Released: 6/26/1993
Murder So Sweet
Murder So Sweet
as Detective Sandy Harris
Movie - Released: 2/2/1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Capt. Shankley
TV - Released: 4/21/1993
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Roky Crikenson
TV - Released: 9/10/1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Furel
TV - Released: 1/3/1993

1992

Rescue Me
Rescue Me
as Kurt
Movie - Released: 9/11/1992
Renegade
Renegade
TV - Released: 9/19/1992

1991

Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth
as Brother Matthias
Movie - Released: 10/6/1991
Hell Hath No Fury
Hell Hath No Fury
Movie - Released: 3/4/1991
Silk Stalkings
Silk Stalkings
TV - Released: 11/7/1991

1990

False Identity
False Identity
as Frank Calovich
Movie - Released: 6/8/1990
Sparks: The Price of Passion
Sparks: The Price of Passion
as Cam Wilson
Movie - Released: 2/25/1990
Parker Kane
Parker Kane
as Chuck Dumby
Movie - Released: 8/5/1990

1989

The Forgotten
The Forgotten
as Colonel Jack Westford
Movie - Released: 4/26/1989
Naked Lie
Naked Lie
as Webster
Movie - Released: 2/26/1989

1988

Ladykillers
Ladykillers
as Capt. Bucholtz
Movie - Released: 11/9/1988

1987

Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman
TV - Released: 9/26/1987

1986

Kung Fu: The Movie
Kung Fu: The Movie
as Deputy Wyatt
Movie - Released: 2/1/1986
That Secret Sunday
That Secret Sunday
Movie - Released: 11/25/1986
Outlaws
Outlaws
TV - Released: 12/28/1986

1985

J.O.E. and the Colonel
J.O.E. and the Colonel
as Colonel H.C. 'Hard Core' Fleming
Movie - Released: 9/11/1985

1984

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Bo Dixon
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Hunter
Hunter
as Jack Chance
TV - Released: 9/18/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Roy Quinlan
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Sheriff Barnes
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as NOPD Lt. Charles Foret
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Sheriff Leland Waterman
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
as Officer McKnight
Movie - Released: 3/13/1983
The A-Team
The A-Team
as Col. Lynch
TV - Released: 1/23/1983

1982

T. J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker
as Jack Clayton
TV - Released: 3/13/1982
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
as Redmond
TV - Released: 9/26/1982
Tales of the Gold Monkey
Tales of the Gold Monkey
TV - Released: 9/22/1982
Voyagers!
Voyagers!
TV - Released: 10/3/1982
Matt Houston
Matt Houston
TV - Released: 9/26/1982
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray
as Captain Potts
TV - Released: 11/14/1982
Newhart
Newhart
as Corrections Officer
TV - Released: 10/2/1982

1981

Stripes
Stripes
as Recruiter
Movie - Released: 6/26/1981
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
as Police Det. Frank Lunden
TV - Released: 11/24/1981
The Greatest American Hero
The Greatest American Hero
as Robert Alan Kline
TV - Released: 3/18/1981

1980

The Mountain Men
The Mountain Men
as Jim Walter
Movie - Released: 6/1/1980
The Ninth Configuration
The Ninth Configuration
as Highway Patrolman
Movie - Released: 2/29/1980
Power
Power
as Sham Murphy
Movie - Released: 1/14/1980
Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast
as Jules
Movie - Released: 10/3/1980
The Last Song
The Last Song
as Det. Colin
Movie - Released: 10/23/1980
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
as Sam Hunter
TV - Released: 12/11/1980
TV
Hagen
TV - Released: 3/15/1980

1979

Captain America II: Death Too Soon
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
as Stader
Movie - Released: 11/23/1979
The French Atlantic Affair
The French Atlantic Affair
as Don Crawford
TV - Released: 11/15/1979
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart
as Vince
TV - Released: 9/22/1979

1978

Movie
Happily Ever After
as Lewis Gordon
Movie - Released: 9/5/1978
Dr. Scorpion
Dr. Scorpion
as Whitey Ullman
Movie - Released: 2/24/1978
Movie
Colorado C.I.
as Niles
Movie - Released: 5/26/1978
Vega$
Vega$
TV - Released: 9/20/1978

1977

Danger in Paradise
Danger in Paradise
as Oscar
Movie - Released: 5/12/1977
The San Pedro Bums
The San Pedro Bums
as Turk
Movie - Released: 5/13/1977
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
TV - Released: 9/20/1977
CHiPs
CHiPs
TV - Released: 9/15/1977
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
TV - Released: 11/4/1977
Big Hawaii
Big Hawaii
as Oscar Kalahani
TV - Released: 9/21/1977
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
as Harlen Bates
TV - Released: 11/4/1977
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
as Kenyon
TV - Released: 2/6/1977

1976

The Return of a Man Called Horse
The Return of a Man Called Horse
as Tom Gryce
Movie - Released: 6/28/1976
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
as George
Movie - Released: 2/8/1976
Birch Interval
Birch Interval
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 5/2/1976

1975

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
as Col. John 'Renny' Renwick
Movie - Released: 6/1/1975
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
as The Captain
Movie - Released: 1/12/1975
Force Five
Force Five
as Vic Bauer
Movie - Released: 3/28/1975
S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T.
TV - Released: 2/24/1975

1974

Hog Wild
Hog Wild
as Vern
Movie - Released: 1/20/1974
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
as Harmer
Movie - Released: 10/17/1974
Kodiak
Kodiak
as Dave
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Pete Kolodny
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
Chopper One
Chopper One
as Deetzer
TV - Released: 1/17/1974
Police Woman
Police Woman
as Charlie Joe Lightfoot
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1973

Blood Sport
Blood Sport
as Dennis Birdsong
Movie - Released: 12/5/1973
Oklahoma Crude
Oklahoma Crude
as Marion
Movie - Released: 7/3/1973

1972

The Magnificent Seven Ride!
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
as Walt Drummond
Movie - Released: 8/1/1972
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
as Urbancic
TV - Released: 9/17/1972
The Rookies
The Rookies
TV - Released: 9/11/1972
The Waltons
The Waltons
TV - Released: 9/14/1972
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
as Quade
TV - Released: 10/14/1972

1971

The Todd Killings
The Todd Killings
Movie - Released: 10/20/1971
Wild Rovers
Wild Rovers
as Ruff
Movie - Released: 6/23/1971
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
as Lt. Summers
Movie - Released: 11/19/1971
Columbo
Columbo
as Dominic Doyle
TV - Released: 9/15/1971

1970

The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family
as Sweeney (
TV - Released: 9/25/1970

1969

Hell's Belles
Hell's Belles
as Gippo
Movie - Released: 4/29/1969

1968

Lancer
Lancer
TV - Released: 9/24/1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Gruber
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
as Gait
TV - Released: 9/10/1967
Ironside
Ironside
as Thomas Flagg
TV - Released: 3/28/1967
Mannix
Mannix
as Jimmy Cousins
TV - Released: 9/16/1967
The Second Hundred Years
The Second Hundred Years
as Workman #2
TV - Released: 9/6/1967

1955

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Esau Wakefield
TV - Released: 9/10/1955

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Vern
TV - Released: 10/27/1954