On October 18, William Lucking passed away in Las Vegas . A few weeks later, his widow Sigrid Insull Lucking confirmed the news through an obituary where it read: “Although William often played tough and strong guys, in real life he was a man of brilliant intellect who loved to argue about politics and current affairs, debate on philosophy and physics and assert their opinions on art and poetry “. Indeed, Lucking’s career, which dates back to the late 1960s, was marked by intimidating and powerful characters, usually incarnated episodically in some of the most famous television series in the US In terms of recognized titles , Lucking’s resume is impressive.
Actor William Lucking, from the series ‘Sons of Anarchy’, dies at 80
While his interventions in the cinema were reduced to small roles in The Challenge of the Magnificent Seven (1972), The Nutty Squad (1981) or Erin Brockovich (2000), Lucking used to play tough guys in action series, on all in those serial westerns of the 60s and 70s. In this way, the actor appeared in The Virginian, Lancer, Bonanza, The Law of the Revolver or Mannix , debuting in the Ironside crime scene . There was no shortage of work in later years, appearing in Mission: Impossible, Mommy and her Incredible Sons, Harrelson’s Men, Kojak, The Incredible Hulk, MASH, The Fantastic Car, A Murder Has Been Wrote.and two Star Trek series: Deep Space Nine and Enterprise .
In 1983 he landed a recurring role in the first season of The A-Team , where he played Colonel Francis Lynch. However, the character for whom he would get the most recognition would be found in the closing stages of his career, when he joined the cast of the acclaimed Sons of Anarchy as the biker Piney Winston.