Cast & creator
William Lucking
Best known for The Mentalist, JAG, JAG
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.
Also known as: Bill Lucking
60
film credits
77
television credits
136
1954–2012 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (137)
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The Mentalist
Judge Hildred
2008
JAG
Harry Drax
1995JAG
Stu Pope
1995
The X-Files
Roky Crikenson
1993
The West Wing
Bobby Russo
1999
Columbo
Dominic Doyle
1971
Sons of Anarchy
Piermont 'Piney' Winston
2008
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Furel
1993
ER
Kenny Brannigan
1994
Murder, She Wrote
Bo Dixon
1984Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Roy Quinlan
1984Murder, She Wrote
Sheriff Barnes
1984Murder, She Wrote
Charles Foret
1984Murder, She Wrote
Sheriff Leland Waterman
1984
M*A*S*H
Urbancic
1972
Star Trek: Enterprise
Harrad-Sar
2001
Magnum, P.I.
Sam Hunter
1980
Cold Case
Tom McCree
2003
Mannix
Jimmy Cousins
1967
Knight Rider
Redmond
1982
Ironside
Thomas Flagg
1967
The A-Team
Col. Lynch
1983
The Rockford Files
Pete Kolodny
1974
The Waltons
1972
T. J. Hooker
Jack Clayton
1982
The Division
Gus Evans
2001
Simon & Simon
Police Det. Frank Lunden
1981
Renegade
1992
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Hart to Hart
Vince
1979
The Pretender
Lt. Chomsky
1996
Pacific Blue
Larson
1996
Switched at Birth
Bill Kennish
2011
The Incredible Hulk
1977The Incredible Hulk
Harlen Bates
1977
Newhart
Corrections Officer
1982
Profiler
Gibson
1996
The Name of the Game
Gruber
1968
Walker, Texas Ranger
Capt. Shankley
1993
Millennium
Detective Thomas
1996
Silk Stalkings
1991Silk Stalkings
Director
1991
Hunter
Jack Chance
1984
Police Woman
Charlie Joe Lightfoot
1974
Lou Grant
1977
Hustle
Harry Doyle
2004
The Rookies
1972
Gunsmoke
Esau Wakefield
1955
The High Chaparral
Gait
1967
Martial Law
Patrick Rafferty
1998
Matt Houston
1982
The Partridge Family
Sweeney
1970
Vega$
1978
Commander in Chief
Harry McHenry
2005
Lancer
1968
CHiPs
1977
The Greatest American Hero
Robert Alan Kline
1981
How the West Was Won
Kenyon
1977
Voyagers!
1982
The Wonderful World of Disney
Vern
1954
Erin Brockovich
Bob Linwood
2000
The Second Hundred Years
Workman #2
1967
Night Stalker
Gorn
2005
The Rundown
Walker
2003
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
1997
S.W.A.T.
1975
K-PAX
Sheriff
2001
Vanishing Son
Charlie Garbett
1994
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
The River Wild
Frank
1994
The French Atlantic Affair
Don Crawford
1979
Kodiak
Dave
1974
Big Hawaii
Oscar Kalahani
1977
The Limey
Warehouse Foreman
1999
The Blue and the Gray
Captain Potts
1982
Smith
2006
Stripes
Recruiter
1981
The World's Fastest Indian
Rolly Free
2005
Contraband
Bud Farraday
2012
The Mountain Men
Jim Walter
1980
10
Policeman
1979
Power
Sham Murphy
1980
Chopper One
Deetzer
1974
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Walt Drummond
1972
The Ninth Configuration
Highway Patrolman
1980
Shannon
Det. Norm White
1981Hagen
1980
Red Dragon
Byron Metcalf
2002
The Rich Man's Wife
Detective (uncredited)
1996
The Trigger Effect
Pharmacist
1996
Outlaws
Harland Pike
1986
Judas Kiss
Wally
1998
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
Stader
1979
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Col. John 'Renny' Renwick
1975
The Forgotten
Colonel Jack Westford
1989
The Return of a Man Called Horse
Tom Gryce
1976
Kung Fu: The Movie
Deputy Wyatt
1986
Sleepstalker
Detective Bronson Worth
1995
Hell Hath No Fury
1991
Extreme Justice
Cusak
1993
Wild Rovers
Ruff
1971
Oklahoma Crude
Marion
1973
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
Lt. Summers
1971
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
Captain (uncredited)
1994
Kung Fu
Quade
1972
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
Officer McKnight
1983
A Father for Charlie
Argus
1995
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
Harmer
1974
Rescue Me
Kurt
1993
The San Pedro Bums
Turk
1977
Babe Ruth
Brother Matthias
1991
J.O.E. and the Colonel
Colonel H.C. 'Hard Core' Fleming
1985
Hog Wild
Vern
1974
The Last Best Sunday
Sheriff Weaks
1999
Sparks: The Price of Passion
Cam Wilson
1990
The Christmas Path
Santa Claus
1998
Parker Kane
Chuck Dumby
1990
Dreaming Slipstream Dream
Self
2008
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
The Captain
1975
Naked Lie
Webster
1989
The Todd Killings
1971
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
George
1976
Dr. Scorpion
Whitey Ullman
1978
False Identity
Frank Calovich
1990
Ladykillers
Capt. Bucholtz
1988
Coast to Coast
Jules
1980
The Last Song
Det. Colin
1980
Her Last Chance
Detective #1
1996
Blood Sport
Dennis Birdsong
1973Colorado C.I.
Niles
1978
That Secret Sunday
1986
Happily Ever After
Lewis Gordon
1978
Murder So Sweet
Detective Sandy Harris
1993
Hell's Belles
Gippo
1969
Danger in Paradise
Oscar
1977
Force Five
Vic Bauer
1975
Birch Interval
Charlie
1976