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William Lucking

William Lucking

Actor, also director · Died October 18, 2021, aged 80 · Vicksburg, Michigan, USA

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.

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Born
June 17, 1941
Died
October 18, 2021 (aged 80)
From
Vicksburg, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor, also director
Titles
72 on MovieCove · 130 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are William Lucking's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Morality
25%
Survival
17%
Self
15%
Power
8%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 5 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 11 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 7
Shadow
2 of 7
Threshold guardian
1 of 7
Mentor
1 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Thrilling
7
Melancholic
6
Dread
5
Absurd
5
Other
16

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch William Lucking's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 72 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for William Lucking's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

130 credits, 72 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Contraband(2012)

    as Bud Farraday

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Switched at Birth(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bill Kennish

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Hildred

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sons of Anarchy(2008)

    Show 49 episodes · as Piermont 'Piney' Winston

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The World's Fastest Indian(2005)

    as Rolly Free

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Night Stalker(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Gorn

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Commander in Chief(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry McHenry

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Doyle

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom McCree

  • The Rundown(2003)

    as Walker

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Red Dragon(2002)

    as Byron Metcalf

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • K-PAX(2001)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Enterprise(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Harrad-Sar

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Gus Evans

  • Erin Brockovich(2000)

    as Bob Linwood

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Limey(1999)

    as Warehouse Foreman

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Bobby Russo

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Best Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sheriff Weaks

  • Martial Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Rafferty

  • Judas Kiss(1998)

    as Wally

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Santa Claus

  • Mike Hammer, Private Eye(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Actor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Millennium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Thomas

  • Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Gibson

  • The Pretender(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Chomsky

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Rich Man's Wife(1996)

    as Detective (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Trigger Effect(1996)

    as Pharmacist

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Her Last Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Detective #1

  • Pacific Blue(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Larson

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Drax · as Stu Pope

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Sleepstalker(1995)

    as Detective Bronson Worth

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • A Father for Charlie(1995)

    as Argus

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The River Wild(1994)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Kenny Brannigan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Die(1994)

    as Captain (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Vanishing Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Garbett

  • Rescue Me(1992)

    as Kurt

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Roky Crikenson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Extreme Justice(1993)

    as Cusak

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Capt. Shankley

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Murder So Sweet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Detective Sandy Harris

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · as Furel

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Renegade(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Silk Stalkings(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Actor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Babe Ruth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Brother Matthias

  • Hell Hath No Fury(1991)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Parker Kane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Chuck Dumby

  • False Identity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Frank Calovich

  • Columbo Goes To College (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Dominic Doyle

  • Sparks: The Price of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Cam Wilson

  • The Forgotten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Colonel Jack Westford

  • Naked Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Webster

  • Ladykillers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Capt. Bucholtz

  • Jake and the Fatman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 12 episodes · as Harland Pike

  • That Secret Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Kung Fu: The Movie(1986)

    as Deputy Wyatt

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • J.O.E. and the Colonel(1985)

    as Colonel H.C. 'Hard Core' Fleming

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Bo Dixon · as Charles Foret · as Lt. Roy Quinlan · as Sheriff Barnes · as Sheriff Leland Waterman

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Chance

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers(1983)

    as Officer McKnight

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 3 episodes · as Col. Lynch

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Blue and the Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · as Captain Potts

  • Voyagers!(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Newhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Corrections Officer

  • Knight Rider(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Redmond

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Matt Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tales of the Gold Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • T.J. Hooker(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Clayton

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Police Det. Frank Lunden

  • Stripes(1981)

    as Recruiter

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Shannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 10 episodes · as Det. Norm White

  • The Greatest American Hero(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Alan Kline

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Hunter

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Song(1980)

    as Det. Colin

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Coast to Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Jules

  • The Mountain Men(1980)

    as Jim Walter

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Hagen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Ninth Configuration(1980)

    as Highway Patrolman

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sham Murphy

  • Captain America II: Death Too Soon(1979)

    as Stader

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The French Atlantic Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · as Don Crawford

  • 10(1979)

    as Policeman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Vince

  • Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Happily Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Lewis Gordon

  • Colorado C.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Niles

  • Dr. Scorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Whitey Ullman

  • The Incredible Hulk(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Harlen Bates

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Big Hawaii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 12 episodes · as Oscar Kalahani

  • Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The San Pedro Bums(1977)

    as Turk

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Danger in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Oscar

  • How the West Was Won(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Kenyon

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Return of a Man Called Horse(1976)

    as Tom Gryce

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Birch Interval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Charlie

  • Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence(1976)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze(1975)

    as Col. John 'Renny' Renwick

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Force Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Vic Bauer

  • S.W.A.T.(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as The Captain

  • The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Harmer

  • Kodiak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Dave

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie Joe Lightfoot

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Pete Kolodny

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Hog Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Vern

  • Chopper One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Deetzer

  • Blood Sport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Dennis Birdsong

  • Oklahoma Crude(1973)

    as Marion

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Quade

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • M*A*S*H(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Urbancic

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Waltons(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Magnificent Seven Ride!(1972)

    as Walt Drummond

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You(1971)

    as Lt. Summers

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Todd Killings(1971)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Dominic Doyle

  • Wild Rovers(1971)

    as Ruff

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Partridge Family(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Sweeney

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Hell's Belles(1969)

    as Gippo

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Gruber

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Cousins

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The High Chaparral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Gait

  • The Second Hundred Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Workman #2

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Flagg

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Esau Wakefield

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vern

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 130 titles from 1954 to 2012; peak year 1980.

Biggest box office

Contraband (2012)

$96M worldwide

Highest rated

The Limey (1999)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1997)

Film career

19542012

Peak 1980 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting130 of 130: 129 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdDirecting1 of 130: 0 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s7 · acting1970s40 · acting1980s30 · acting1990s35 · 35 acting · 1 crew2000s14 · acting2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 22 roles
718196

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do William Lucking's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 72 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 72 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · actor

The San Pedro Bums (1977)

85th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sons of Anarchy (2008)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is William Lucking's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles15–44 · median 22 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles28–74 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does William Lucking work with?

People who share at least 2 of William Lucking's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Lang shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers