Portrait of William Lucking

William Lucking

Acting

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.

Born: June 17, 1941

Place of Birth: Vicksburg, Michigan, USA

Filmography

2012
Contraband

as Bud Farraday

2011
Switched at Birth

as Bill Kennish

2008
The Mentalist

as Judge Hildred

2008
Sons of Anarchy

as Piermont 'Piney' Winston

2006
2005
Commander in Chief

as Harry McHenry

2004
Hustle

as Harry Doyle

2003
Cold Case

as Tom McCree

2003
The Rundown

as Walker

2002
Red Dragon

as Byron Metcalf

2001
K-PAX

as Sheriff

2001
2001
The Division

as Gus Evans

2000
Erin Brockovich

as Bob Linwood

1999
The Limey

as Warehouse Foreman

1999
The West Wing

as Bobby Russo

1999
The Last Best Sunday

as Sheriff Weaks

1998
Judas Kiss

as Wally

1996
Millennium

as Detective Thomas

1996
The Pretender

as Lt. Chomsky

1996
The Rich Man's Wife

as Detective (uncredited)

1996
The Trigger Effect

as Pharmacist

1996
Her Last Chance

as Detective #1

1996
Pacific Blue

as Larson

1995
JAG

as Harry Drax

1995
JAG

as Stu Pope

1995
Sleepstalker

as Detective Bronson Worth

1994
1994
ER

as Kenny Brannigan

1994
The Man Who Wouldn't Die

as Captain (uncredited)

1994
Vanishing Son

as Charlie Garbett

1993
The X-Files

as Roky Crikenson

1993
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger

as Capt. Shankley

1993
Murder So Sweet

as Detective Sandy Harris

1992
Rescue Me

as Kurt

1991
Babe Ruth

as Brother Matthias

1990
Parker Kane

as Chuck Dumby

1990
False Identity

as Frank Calovich

1989
The Forgotten

as Colonel Jack Westford

1989
Naked Lie

as Webster

1988
Ladykillers

as Capt. Bucholtz

1986
Kung Fu: The Movie

as Deputy Wyatt

1985
J.O.E. and the Colonel

as Colonel H.C. 'Hard Core' Fleming

1984
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Lt. Roy Quinlan

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Sheriff Barnes

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as NOPD Lt. Charles Foret

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Sheriff Leland Waterman

1984
Hunter

as Jack Chance

1983
The A-Team

as Col. Lynch

1982
The Blue and the Gray

as Captain Potts

1982
Newhart

as Corrections Officer

1982
Knight Rider

as Redmond

1982
T. J. Hooker

as Jack Clayton

1981
Simon & Simon

as Police Det. Frank Lunden

1981
Stripes

as Recruiter

1981
Shannon

as Det. Norm White

1981
The Greatest American Hero

as Robert Alan Kline

1980
Magnum, P.I.

as Sam Hunter

1980
The Last Song

as Det. Colin

1980
1980
The Mountain Men

as Jim Walter

1980
The Ninth Configuration

as Highway Patrolman

1980
Power

as Sham Murphy

1979
1979
Hart to Hart

as Vince

1978
1978
Dr. Scorpion

as Whitey Ullman

1977
The Incredible Hulk

as Harlen Bates

1977
Big Hawaii

as Oscar Kalahani

1977
1977
1976
Birch Interval

as Charlie

1975
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

as Col. John 'Renny' Renwick

1975
Force Five

as Vic Bauer

1974
The Rockford Files

as Pete Kolodny

1974
Police Woman

as Charlie Joe Lightfoot

1974
Kodiak

as Dave

1974
Hog Wild

as Vern

1974
Chopper One

as Deetzer

1973
Blood Sport

as Dennis Birdsong

1973
1972
Kung Fu

as Quade

1972
M*A*S*H

as Urbancic

1972
1971
Columbo

as Dominic Doyle

1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
Mannix

as Jimmy Cousins

1967
1967
Ironside

as Thomas Flagg

1955
Gunsmoke

as Esau Wakefield