'Sons of Anarchy' William Lucking Dead at 80
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William Lucking, the rugged character actor who portrayed the old-school biker Piney Winston on FX drama series Sons of Anarchy, has died. He was 80.
Lucking died Oct. 18 at his home in Las Vegas, his wife, Sigrid Insull Lucking, announced in an obituary distributed by friend and fellow actor Stephen Macht.
“Although William often played toughs and strongmen, in his actual life he was an elegant man with a brilliant intellect who loved to argue about politics and current affairs, discuss philosophy and physics and assert fine-pointed opinions about art and poetry,” his wife said.
Lucking also played Army Col. Lynch on NBC’s The A-Team from 1983-84 and the Bajoran Furel on three episodes of the syndicated Star Trek: Deep Space Nine from 1995-97.
On the big screen, he portrayed a roughneck alongside Faye Dunaway and George C. Scott in Stanley Kramer’s Oklahoma Crude (1976) and showed up in The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972), Arthur Hiller’s The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974), The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976), Curtis Hanson’s The River Wild (1994), Steven Soderbergh’s Erin Brockovich (2000), Peter Berg’s The Rundown (2003), Roger Donaldson’s The World’s Fastest Indian (2005) and Baltasar Kormákur’s Contraband (2012).
Lucking appeared as founding SAMCRO member Piermont “Piney” Winston, father of Ryan Hurst’s Harry “Opie” Winston, on 35 episodes of Kurt Sutter’s Sons of Anarchy, from the series’ start in 2008 through the fourth season in 2011.
Born on June 17, 1941, in Vicksburg, Michigan, Lucking and his family moved to California in the early 1950s. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in literature, then studied theater at the Pasadena Playhouse.
He made his onscreen debut on a 1968 episode of Ironside and went on to appear on Mission: Impossible, The Partridge Family, Gunsmoke, The Waltons, Hart to Hart, Lou Grant, Newhart, Columbo, NYPD Blue, The X-Files and The West Wing.
He also had regular roles on two short-lived CBS dramas, 1981-82’s Shannon and 1986-87’s Outlaws.
In addition to his wife of 25 years — she is a former costume designer — survivors include his daughters, Marjet and Juliana, and granddaughters Quinlan and Lilian. His first wife, Mimi, died of cancer in 1996.
Macht wrote that he first met Lucking in Hawaii on the set of the 1977 NBC series Big Hawaii: “I asked him, ‘Why did you become an actor!?’ Bill’s answer, ‘Some asshole clapped!’ Bill transcended all the trappings of the ‘biz’ and reached a rare, splendid, powerful art of acting and will forever live in my memory.”
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.
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.
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2013 Switched at Birth (TV Series)
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- The Acquired Inability to Escape (2013) ... Bill Kennish
2012 Sons of Anarchy: Farewell Piney (Video short)
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2012 Contraband
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2008-2011 Sons of Anarchy (TV Series)
Piermont 'Piney' Winston
- To Be, Act 2 (2011) ... Piermont 'Piney' Winston (credit only)
- To Be, Act 1 (2011) ... Piermont 'Piney' Winston (credit only)
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2007 Hustle (TV Series)
Harry Doyle
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2006-2007 Smith (TV Series)
Big Art Jackson
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2006 Cold Case (TV Series)
Tom McCree
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2006 Commander in Chief (TV Series)
Harry McHenry
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2005 Night Stalker (TV Series)
Gorn
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2005 The World's Fastest Indian
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2005 Star Trek: Enterprise (TV Series)
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2004 The Division (TV Series)
Gus Evans
- Book of Memories (2004) ... Gus Evans
2003 Line of Fire (TV Series)
Clyde Parker
- Undercover Angel (2003) ... Clyde Parker
2003 The Rundown
Walker
2002 Red Dragon
Byron Metcalf
2001 K-PAX
Sheriff
1996-2000 JAG (TV Series)
Harry Drax / Sheriff Stu Pope
- A Separate Peace: Part 2 (2000) ... Harry Drax
- Sightings (1996) ... Sheriff Stu Pope
2000 Erin Brockovich
Bob Linwood
1999 The West Wing (TV Series)
Bobby Russo
- The State Dinner (1999) ... Bobby Russo
1999 The Last Best Sunday
Sheriff Weaks
1999 The Limey
Warehouse Foreman
1999 Martial Law (TV Series)
Patrick Rafferty
- Trifecta (1999) ... Patrick Rafferty
1998 Profiler (TV Series)
Gibson
- Do the Right Thing (1998) ... Gibson
1998 Pensacola: Wings of Gold (TV Series)
Mr. Willis
- Stand Down (1998) ... Mr. Willis
1998 Judas Kiss
Wally
1997 Mike Hammer, Private Eye (TV Series)
Ilyich Bucarin
- Prodigal Son (1997) ... Ilyich Bucarin
1995-1997 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)
Furel
- Ties Of Blood And Water (1997) ... Furel
- The Darkness And The Light (1997) ... Furel
- Shakaar (1995) ... Furel
1997 Millennium (TV Series)
Detective Thomas
- Loin Like a Hunting Flame (1997) ... Detective Thomas
1997 The Pretender (TV Series)
Lt. Chomsky
- Bomb Squad (1997) ... Lt. Chomsky
1996 The Rich Man's Wife
Detective (uncredited)
1996 The Trigger Effect
Pharmacist
1996 ER (TV Series)
Kenny Brannigan
- John Carter, M.D. (1996) ... Kenny Brannigan (uncredited)
1996 The Lazarus Man (TV Series)
Sheriff Fitch
- Jehovah and Son, Inc. (1996) ... Sheriff Fitch
1996 The X-Files (TV Series)
Roky Crikenson
- Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space' (1996) ... Roky Crikenson
1996 Her Last Chance (TV Movie)
Detective #1
1996 Pacific Blue (TV Series)
Captain Larson
- Out of the Past (1996) ... Captain Larson
1996 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series)
Capt. Shankley
- Break-In (1996) ... Capt. Shankley
1994-1995 Renegade (TV Series)
Robert 'Wide Load' McKinnon / Paul Brannen
- Sins of the Father (1995) ... Robert 'Wide Load' McKinnon
- Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (1994) ... Paul Brannen
1995 Land's End (TV Series)
Otto Preminger
- What Are Friends for (1995) ... Otto Preminger
1995 Sleepstalker (Video)
Detective Bronson Worth
1995 The Marshal (TV Series)
Sheriff Junkins
- Natural Law (1995) ... Sheriff Junkins
1995 NYPD Blue (TV Series)
Chief Sam Burns
- Travels with Andy (1995) ... Chief Sam Burns
1995 Vanishing Son (TV Series)
Charlie Garbett
- Sweet Sixteen (1995) ... Charlie Garbett
1995 A Father for Charlie (TV Movie)
Argus
1994 The River Wild
Frank
1994 The Man Who Wouldn't Die (TV Movie)
Captain (uncredited)
1993 Extreme Justice
Cusack
1986-1993 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)
Sheriff Leland Waterman / NOPD Lt. Charles Foret / Sheriff Barnes / ...
- Killer Radio (1993) ... Sheriff Leland Waterman
- Judge Not (1991) ... NOPD Lt. Charles Foret
- Shear Madness (1990) ... Sheriff Barnes
- Double Exposure (1989) ... Lt. Roy Quinlan
- Keep the Home Fries Burning (1986) ... Bo Dixon
1993 Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders (TV Movie)
Detective Sandy Harris
1992 FBI: The Untold Stories (TV Series)
Agent Hawkins
- The Harvey's Casino Case (1992) ... Agent Hawkins
1992 Rescue Me
Kurt
1992 Duplicates (TV Movie)
1992 Silk Stalkings (TV Series)
John Stonewell
- The Sock Drawer (1992) ... John Stonewell
1991 The Young Riders (TV Series)
- The Blood of Others (1991) ... (as Bill Lucking)
1991 Babe Ruth (TV Movie)
Brother Matthias
1991 The New Adam-12 (TV Series)
Detective Mangly
- The Bully (1991) ... Detective Mangly
1991 Hell Hath No Fury (TV Movie)
1990 Columbo (TV Series)
Dominic Doyle
- Columbo Goes to College (1990) ... Dominic Doyle
1990 In the Heat of the Night (TV Series)
George Mastin
- Quick Fix (1990) ... George Mastin
1990 Jake and the Fatman (TV Series)
Cdr. Riker
- My Boy Bill (1990) ... Cdr. Riker
1990 Parker Kane (TV Movie)
Chuck Dumby
1990 False Identity
Frank Calovich
1990 Sparks: The Price of Passion (TV Movie)
Cam Wilson
1989 A Brand New Life (TV Series)
Bud McCray
- Private School (1989) ... Bud McCray
1989 Hunter (TV Series)
Jack Chance
- Last Run (1989) ... Jack Chance
1989 The Forgotten (TV Movie)
Colonel Jack Westford
1989 Naked Lie (TV Movie)
Webster
1988 Ladykillers (TV Movie)
Captain Bucholtz
1987 Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (TV Mini Series)
Sgt. Dupont
- Part III (1987) ... Sgt. Dupont
- Part II (1987) ... Sgt. Dupont
- Part I (1987) ... Sgt. Dupont
1986-1987 Outlaws (TV Series)
Harland Pike
- Birthday (1987) ... Harland Pike
- Jackpot (1987) ... Harland Pike
- Hardcase (1987) ... Harland Pike
- Independents (1987) ... Harland Pike
- Pursued (1987) ... Harland Pike
1986 That Secret Sunday (TV Movie)
Detective Bernie Hodges
1986 Kung Fu: The Movie (TV Movie)
Deputy Wyatt
1985 J.O.E. and the Colonel (TV Movie)
Colonel H.C. 'Hard Core' Fleming
1985 A Death in California (TV Mini Series)
Dan Ward
- Episode #1.2 (1985) ... Dan Ward
1983-1985 Simon & Simon (TV Series)
Police Det. Frank Lunden / Police Captain Tom DeSousa
- Enter the Jaguar (1985) ... Police Det. Frank Lunden
- Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1983) ... Police Captain Tom DeSousa
1984 Jessie (TV Series)
Sergeant Mac McClellan
- Trick of Fate (1984) ... Sergeant Mac McClellan
- The Lady Killer (1984) ... Sergeant Mac McClellan
- Pilot (1984) ... Sergeant Mac McClellan
1983-1984 The A-Team (TV Series)
Col. Lynch / Army Col. Lynch
- Showdown! (1984) ... Col. Lynch (as Bill Lucking)
- One More Time (1983) ... Army Col. Lynch
- Mexican Slayride (1983) ... Col. Lynch
1984 Matt Houston (TV Series)
Roy Turner
- The Monster (1984) ... Roy Turner
1983 Bay City Blues (TV Series)
- Zircons Are Forever (1983)
1983 T.J. Hooker (TV Series)
Jack Clayton
- The Return (1983) ... Jack Clayton
1983 Magnum, P.I. (TV Series)
Sam Houston Hunter
- Two Birds of a Feather (1983) ... Sam Houston Hunter
1983 M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (TV Movie)
Officer McKnight (as Bill Lucking)
1983 Newhart (TV Series)
Corrections Officer
- Ricky Nelson, Up Your Nose (1983) ... Corrections Officer
1982 Knight Rider (TV Series)
Redmond
- A Plush Ride (1982) ... Redmond
1982 Tales of the Gold Monkey (TV Series)
Gandy Dancer
- Honor Thy Brother (1982) ... Gandy Dancer
- Legends Are Forever (1982) ... Gandy Dancer
1982 The Blue and the Gray (TV Mini Series)
Capt. Potts
- Part 3 (1982) ... Capt. Potts
- Part 2 (1982) ... Capt. Potts (credit only)
- Part 1 (1982) ... Capt. Potts (credit only)
1982 Voyagers! (TV Series)
Babe Ruth
- Cleo and the Babe (1982) ... Babe Ruth
1982 The Quest (TV Series)
- Pilot (1982)
1982 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV Series)
Corsini
- The Man in the White Hat (1982) ... Corsini
1981-1982 Shannon (TV Series)
Det. Norm White
- Curtain Calls (1982) ... Det. Norm White
- John's Awakening (1982) ... Det. Norm White
- Beating the Prime (1982) ... Det. Norm White
- Favor for an Enemy (1982) ... Det. Norm White
- Copscam (1982) ... Det. Norm White
1982 M*A*S*H (TV Series)
Sgt. Marty Urbancic
- Sons and Bowlers (1982) ... Sgt. Marty Urbancic
1982 The Greatest American Hero (TV Series)
Robert Alan Kline
- It's All Downhill from Here (1982) ... Robert Alan Kline
1981 CHiPs (TV Series)
Gil
- Moonlight (1981) ... Gil (as Bill Lucking)
1981 Dallas (TV Series)
Deputy Matland
- Missing Heir (1981) ... Deputy Matland (as Bill Lucking)
1981 Days of Our Lives (TV Series)
Harry Chaney
- Episode #1.4006 (1981) ... Harry Chaney (as Bill Lucking)
- Episode #1.4005 (1981) ... Harry Chaney (as Bill Lucking)
- Episode #1.4004 (1981) ... Harry Chaney (as Bill Lucking)
- Episode #1.4003 (1981) ... Harry Chaney (as Bill Lucking)
1981 Stripes
Recruiter (as Bill Lucking)
1981 Riker (TV Series)
Charlie Doner
- Gun Run (1981) ... Charlie Doner
1980-1981 Vega$ (TV Series)
George Benton / Kenny
- Out of Sight (1981) ... George Benton (as Bill Lucking)
- Consortium (1980) ... Kenny (as Bill Lucking)
1981 Lou Grant (TV Series)
Paul Geyer
- Campesinos (1981) ... Paul Geyer (as Bill Lucking)
1978-1980 The Incredible Hulk (TV Series)
Mike Schulte / Harlen Bates
- Dark Side (1980) ... Mike Schulte (as Bill Lucking)
- The Antowuk Horror (1978) ... Harlen Bates (as Bill Lucking)
1980 The Last Song (TV Movie)
Detective Colin
1980 Coast to Coast
Jules (as Bill Lucking)
1980 The Mountain Men
Jim Walker (as Bill Lucking)
1980 Hagen (TV Series)
Coleman
- Trauma (1980) ... Coleman
1980 The Ninth Configuration
Highway Patrolman
1980 Power (TV Movie)
Sham Murphy (as Bill Lucking)
1979 Captain America II: Death Too Soon (TV Movie)
Stader (as Bill Lucking)
1979 The French Atlantic Affair (TV Mini Series)
Don Crawford
- Episode #1.3 (1979) ... Don Crawford (as Bill Lucking)
- Episode #1.2 (1979) ... Don Crawford (as Bill Lucking)
- Episode #1.1 (1979) ... Don Crawford (as Bill Lucking)
1979 Hart to Hart (TV Series)
Vince
- Jonathan Hart Jr. (1979) ... Vince (as Bill Lucking)
1979 10
Policeman (as Bill Lucking)
1979 How the West Was Won (TV Series)
Kenyon
- L'Affaire Riel (1979) ... Kenyon (as Bill Lucking)
1978 Happily Ever After (TV Movie)
Lewis Gordon
1978 Colorado C.I. (TV Movie)
Niles
1978 Dr. Scorpion (TV Movie)
Whitey Ullman
1977 Big Hawaii (TV Series)
Oscar Kalahani
- You Can't Lose 'Em All (1977) ... Oscar Kalahani
- Sarah (1977) ... Oscar Kalahani
- Sun Children (1977) ... Oscar Kalahani
- Gandy (1977) ... Oscar Kalahani
1977 Westside Medical (TV Series)
Red Kern
- Risks (1977) ... Red Kern (as Bill Lucking)
1977 The San Pedro Bums (TV Movie)
Turk
1977 Danger in Paradise (TV Movie)
Oscar
1977 Delvecchio (TV Series)
Jocko Brighten
- One Little Indian (1977) ... Jocko Brighten
1976 Black Sheep Squadron (TV Series)
Sgt. Callahan
- New Georgia on My Mind (1976) ... Sgt. Callahan
1976 Barnaby Jones (TV Series)
Nick Harding
- Final Ransom (1976) ... Nick Harding (as Bill Lucking)
1976 The Return of a Man Called Horse
Tom Gryce (as Bill Lucking)
1976 Birch Interval
Charlie (as Bill Lucking)
1976 Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence (TV Movie)
George (as Bill Lucking)
1975 The Waltons (TV Series)
Bill Cobbs
- The Intruders (1975) ... Bill Cobbs (as Bill Lucking)
1975 The Rockford Files (TV Series)
Police Officer Pete Kolodny
- Pastoria Prime Pick (1975) ... Police Officer Pete Kolodny
1975 Police Woman (TV Series)
Charlie Joe Lightfoot
- Blaze of Glory (1975) ... Charlie Joe Lightfoot (as Bill Lucking)
1975 Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Renny (as Bill Lucking)
1975 Force Five (TV Movie)
Vic Bauer
1975 S.W.A.T. (TV Series)
Ray West
- The Killing Ground (1975) ... Ray West (as Bill Lucking)
1975 Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (TV Movie)
The Captain (as Bill Lucking)
1974 Kodiak (TV Series)
Dave
- The Killer (1974) ... Dave
1974 Mannix (TV Series)
Jimmy Cousins
- Desert Sun (1974) ... Jimmy Cousins (as Bill Lucking)
1974 The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
Harmer
1974 The Rookies (TV Series)
Ed Kelch
- Key Witness (1974) ... Ed Kelch (as Bill Lucking)
1974 Gunsmoke (TV Series)
Esau Wakefield
- Matt Dillon Must Die (1974) ... Esau Wakefield (as Bill Lucking)
1974 Chopper One (TV Series)
Deetzer
- Ambush (1974) ... Deetzer
1974 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)
Vern
- Hog Wild: Part 2 (1974) ... Vern
- Hog Wild: Part 1 (1974) ... Vern
1974 Hog Wild (TV Movie)
Vern
1973 Blood Sport (TV Movie)
Dennis Birdsong
1973 Oklahoma Crude
Marion
1973 Kung Fu (TV Series)
Quade
- The Stone (1973) ... Quade (as Bill Lucking)
1972 The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Walt Drummond
1971 Harold and Maude
Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
1971 Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You (TV Movie)
Lt. Summers
1971 The Todd Killings
1971 Wild Rovers
Ruff
1971 The Name of the Game (TV Series)
Gruber
- A Sister from Napoli (1971) ... Gruber (as Bill Lucking)
1970 Bonanza (TV Series)
Gabe Leroy
- The Impostors (1970) ... Gabe Leroy
1970 The High Chaparral (TV Series)
Gait
- A Matter of Vengeance (1970) ... Gait
1970 The Partridge Family (TV Series)
Sweeney
- But the Memory Lingers On (1970) ... Sweeney (as Bill Lucking)
1970 The Virginian (TV Series)
Sam Burns
- The Sins of the Fathers (1970) ... Sam Burns
1969 Lancer (TV Series)
Tetzel / Crocker Cooper
- Little Darling of the Sierras (1969) ... Tetzel
- Juniper's Camp (1969) ... Crocker Cooper
1969 Here Come the Brides (TV Series)
Stacy
- His Sister's Keeper (1969) ... Stacy
1969 Hell's Belles
Gippo
1968 Mission: Impossible (TV Series)
Cpl. Stohlman
- The Mercenaries (1968) ... Cpl. Stohlman (uncredited)
1968 Ironside (TV Series)
Thomas Flagg
- Force of Arms (1968) ... Thomas Flagg
Director (2 credits)
1998 Mike Hammer, Private Eye (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Gone Fishin' (1998)
- Countdown to Murder (1998)
1992 Silk Stalkings (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Scorpio Lover (1992)
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