William Watson

Biography

Career Overview

William Watson has 24 screen credits in a career dating back to 1959. Their work is anchored in the Virgil Tibbs Trilogy universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Girl on a Chain Gang, Stingray, The Force of Evil. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

24

Birth Date

1938-10-05 00:00:00

Known For

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  Girl on a Chain Gang
• 

  Stingray
• 

  The Force of Evil
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  The Hunting Party
• 

  Man on the Outside
• 

  Chato's Land

Associated Universes

• Virgil Tibbs Trilogy (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Jerry Gross (3 collaborations)
• Lou Morheim (3 collaborations)
• Michael Winner (3 collaborations)
• Nicholas Demetroules (2 collaborations)
• John Carl Buechler (2 collaborations)
• Richard Taylor (2 collaborations)
• Riz Ortolani (2 collaborations)
• Gilbert Ralston (2 collaborations)
• Simon Oakland (2 collaborations)
• George Zimmermann (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (23 credits)

  • It's Alive III: Island of the Alive

    Cabot

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Wholly Moses

    Bandit

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Magnum, P.I.

    - Death of the Flowers (1986) ... Donald Hayes actor actors
    1980
  • Stingray

    Lonigan

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Dallas

    - Jock's Trial (2) (1980) ... Hutch McKinney actor actors
    1978
  • Heroes

    Bartender (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Force of Evil

    Teddy Jakes

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Roots

    - Part I (1977) ... Gardner actor actors
    1977
  • The Passover Plot

    Roman Captain

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Man on the Outside

    Ames

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Rockford Files

    - The Four Pound Brick (1975) ... Ross actor actors
    1974
  • Executive Action

    Technician - Leader of Team B

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Mack

    Jed

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Marcus-Nelson Murders

    Det. Matt Black

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Chato's Land

    Harvey Lansing

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • M*A*S*H

    - A Full Rich Day (1974) ... Lt. Smith actor actors
    1972
  • The Hunting Party

    Jim Loring

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Lawman

    Choctaw Lee

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Zabriskie Point

    Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Hawaii Five-O

    - Elegy In A Rain Forest (1977) ... Marcus Lucien actor actors
    1968
  • In the Heat of the Night

    McNeil

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Girl on a Chain Gang

    Sheriff Sonny Lew Wymer

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Bonanza

    - He Was Only Seven (1972) ... Zack actor actors
    1959

• directing (1 credits)

  • All Jazzed Up

    director

    directing
    1919