William C. Watson
William C. Watson was an American actor.Career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Watson appeared in many television series and films, In the Heat of the Night, Lawman, The Hunting Party, Chato's Land, Executive Action and Wholly Moses! .
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, The Rockford Files, M*A*S*H, The Dukes of Hazzard, Emergency!, CHiPs, Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected, and many more. His last appearance was in the film with Michael Moriarty. He was best remembered as the slave trader who captured young Kunta Kinte in the TV miniseries Roots. He appeared in an episode of Cannon entitled "Madman", which aired on 3/3/76.Filmography
- 1966: Girl on a Chain Gang - Sheriff Sonny Lew Wymer
- 1967: In the Heat of the Night - McNeil
- 1971: Lawman - Choctaw Lee
- 1971: The Hunting Party - Jim Loring
- 1972: Chato's Land - Harvey Lansing
- 1973: The Marcus-Nelson Murders - Det. Matt Black
- 1973: The Mack - Jed
- 1973: Executive Action - Technician -
- 1974: M*A*S*H - Lt Smith
- 1975: Captain Dobey, You're Dead - Leo Moon
- 1975: The Rockford Files - Ross
- 1976: Emergency! - Tom
- 1976: The Passover Plot - Roman Captain
- 1977: Roots - Gardner
- 1977: Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected - Teddy Jakes
- 1977: Heroes - Bartender
- 1978: Stingray - Lonigan
- 1979: CHiPs - Sgt. Chapman
- 1980: Dallas - Hutch McKinney
- 1980: Wholly Moses! - Bandit
- 1982: The Sword and the Sorcerer - Karak
- 1986: Magnum, P.I. - Donald Hayes
- 1987: - Cabot
