William Lucking

William Lucking
William Lucking
	Lucking as Piney Winston in Sons of Anarchy
Born	June 17, 1941; Vicksburg, Michigan, U.S.
Died	October 18, 2021 (aged 80); Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1968–2014
Spouses	; Marycarolyn Hawkins (m. 1965; died 1995) ; Sigrid Insull (m. 1996)
Children	2

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).^[1]

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.^[1]^{[unreliable source?]}

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.^[2]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[3]^[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969	Hell's Belles	Gippo
1971	Wild Rovers	Ruff
1971	The Todd Killings
1971	Harold and Maude	Motorcycle Officer	Uncredited
1972	The Magnificent Seven Ride!	Walt Drummond
1973	Oklahoma Crude	Marion
1974	The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder	Harmer
1975	Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze	Renny
1976	Birch Interval	Charlie
1976	The Return of a Man Called Horse	Tom Gryce
1979	10	Policeman
1979	The French Atlantic Affair	Don Crawford	3 episodes
1979	Captain America II: Death Too Soon	Stader	TV movie
1980	The Ninth Configuration	Highway Patrolman
1980	The Mountain Men	Jim Walker
1980	Coast to Coast	Jules
1981	Stripes	Recruiter
1982	Knight Rider	Redmond	1 episode
1988	Ladykillers	Captain Bucholtz	TV movie
1990	False Identity	Frank Calovich
1992	Rescue Me	Kurt
1993	Extreme Justice	Cusack
1994	The River Wild	Frank
1996	The Trigger Effect	Pharmacist
1996	The Rich Man's Wife	Detective	Uncredited
1998	Judas Kiss	Wally
1999	The Limey	Warehouse Foreman
1999	The Last Best Sunday	Sheriff Weaks
2000	Erin Brockovich	Bob Linwood
2001	K-PAX	Sheriff
2002	Red Dragon	Byron Metcalf
2003	The Rundown	Walker
2005	The World's Fastest Indian	Rolly
2007	Slipstream	Detective Buzz Larabee
2012	Contraband	Bud Farraday