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 Sons of Anarchy (2008–2011), and for his movie roles in The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972), and The Rundown (2003). He was also known for his portrayal of Col. Lynch in the first season of the 1980s TV show The A-Team.
Career Film and television The Vicksburg, Michigan native has played tough bikers in Hell's Belles (1969) and Wild Rovers (1971), craggy cowboys in The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972) and The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976), and determined military and police officers in Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975) and K-PAX (2001). His other film work includes appearances in Oklahoma Crude (1973), The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974), 10 (1979), The French Atlantic Affair (1979), Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979), The Ninth Configuration (1980), The Mountain Men (1980), Coast to Coast (1980), Stripes (1981), Ladykillers (1988), False Identity (1990), Extreme Justice (1993), The River Wild (1994), The Limey (1999), Erin Brockovich (2000), Red Dragon (2002), The Rundown (2003), The World's Fastest Indian (2005), and Contraband (2012).
On television, he has had starring or featured roles in Outlaws as Harland Pike, The A-Team as Colonel Lynch, and the aforementioned Sons of Anarchy. He has appeared on such television series as Mission: Impossible, The Partridge Family, Simon & Simon, Bonanza, Kung Fu, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Gunsmoke, The Rockford Files, The Waltons, The Incredible Hulk, Knight Rider, Hart to Hart, Magnum, P.I., M*A*S*H, Hunter, In the Heat of the Night, The Greatest American Hero, Murder, She Wrote, NYPD Blue, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, JAG, Walker, Texas Ranger, The X Files, ER, The Pretender, Profiler, The West Wing, Cold Case, Tales of the Gold Monkey, Star Trek: Enterprise and The Young Riders, among other television shows.
Theater Lucking graduated from UCLA and the Pasadena Playhouse with degrees in literature and theater. In 1986, with fellow actor and Michigan native Dana Elcar, he co-founded the Santa Paula Theater Center.
As co-instructor of the company's free acting workshop he was admired for his minimalist approach; a counterpoint to Elcar's methodical style. He served alongside Elcar as artistic director for five seasons. He produced such projects as Edward Albee's The Zoo Story, Harold Pinter's The Hothouse, George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara, Tennessee Williams' Camino Real, and Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men. His most recent stage roles include Blue in the CTG/Ahmanson production of Conversations with My Father at the Doolittle Theater in Los Angeles and Dr. Sloper in the Ensemble Theater Company of Santa Barbara's production of The Heiress.
Personal life and death Lucking was married to his first wife, Marycarolyn "Mimi" Hawkins from 1965 until her death from cancer in 1995. He and Mimi had 2 daughters, Marjet Lucking and Juliana Lucking Ryan. Lucking was married to his second wife, Sigrid Insull, a costume designer from 1996 until his death in 2021. Lucking died at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 18, 2021, at the age of 80.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1969 Hell's Belles Gippo 1971 Wild Rovers Ruff 1971 The Todd Killings 1971 Harold and Maude Motorcycle Officer Uncredited1972 The Magnificent Seven Ride! Walt Drummond 1973 Oklahoma Crude Marion 1974 Chopper One Deetzer Episode: "Ambush"1974 The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder Harmer 1975 Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze Renny 1975 Police Woman Charlie Joe Lightfoot (as Bill Lucking) 1 episode1976 Birch Interval Charlie 1976 The Return of a Man Called Horse Tom Gryce 1979 10 Policeman 1979 The French Atlantic Affair Don Crawford 3 episodes1979 Captain America II: Death Too Soon Stader TV movie1980 The Ninth Configuration Highway Patrolman 1980 The Mountain Men Jim Walker 1980 Coast to Coast Jules 1981 Stripes Recruiter 1982 M*A*S*H Sgt. Marty Urbancic Episode: "Sons & Bowlers"1982 Knight Rider Redmond 1 episode1986 Outlaws Harland PikeMain Role1988 Ladykillers Captain Bucholtz TV movie1990 False Identity Frank Calovich 1992 Rescue Me Kurt 1992-1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Furel 1993 Extreme Justice Cusack 1994 The River Wild Frank 1996 The Trigger Effect Pharmacist 1996 The Rich Man's Wife Detective Uncredited1998 Judas Kiss Wally 1999 The Limey Warehouse Foreman 1999 The Last Best Sunday Sheriff Weaks 2000 Erin Brockovich Bob Linwood 2001 K-PAX Sheriff 2001-2005 Star Trek Enterprise Harrad-Sar 2002 Red Dragon Byron Metcalf 2003 The Rundown Walker 2005 The World's Fastest Indian Rolly 2007 Slipstream Detective Buzz Larabee 2008-2011 Sons of Anarchy Piney Winston 2012 Contraband Bud Farraday
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External links
The Working Actor