William Watson

ActorDirector Oct 5 (died age 59) 1959–1987 (28 year career)

6.3 avg rating

Highest Rated

M*A*S*H

1972 · as Lt. Smith

7.9

In the Heat of the Night

1967 · as McNeil

7.7

The Rockford Files

1974 · as Ross

7.6

Known For

Film

In the Heat of the Night

McNeil

Film

Zabriskie Point

Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)

Film

Chato's Land

Harvey Lansing

Film

Lawman

Choctaw Lee

Film

The Sword and the Sorcerer

Karak

Film

The Mack

Jed

Film

The Hunting Party

Jim Loring

Film

Executive Action

Technician - Leader of Team B

Filmography

Acting (28)

Movies (17)

It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

1987

as Cabot

5.4

The Sword and the Sorcerer

as Karak

Wholly Moses

as Bandit

Stingray

as Lonigan

The Force of Evil

as Teddy Jakes

Heroes

as Bartender (uncredited)

The Passover Plot

as Roman Captain

Man on the Outside

as Ames

Executive Action

1973

as Technician - Leader of Team B

6.4

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

as Det. Matt Black

The Mack

as Jed

Chato's Land

as Harvey Lansing

Lawman

as Choctaw Lee

The Hunting Party

as Jim Loring

Zabriskie Point

as Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)

7.0

In the Heat of the Night

1967

as McNeil

7.7

Girl on a Chain Gang

1966

as Sheriff Sonny Lew Wymer

4.3

Television (11)

Magnum, P.I.

1980

as Donald Hayes

7.3

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

as Igor

Dallas

as Hutch McKinney

Roots

as Gardner

Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected

as Teddy Jakes

The Rockford Files

as Ross

Firehouse

M*A*S*H

as Lt. Smith

The Streets of San Francisco

as Insp. Milt Dedini

Hawaii Five-O

as Marcus Lucien

Bonanza

as Zack

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

All Jazzed Up

1919

Director