Actor William O’Connell, who performed a “Star Trek” villain and a Clint Eastwood nemesis, is lifeless on the age of 94.
In response to Deadline, which mentioned a household good friend knowledgeable the outlet of his passing, he died Jan. 15 at his house in Sherman Oaks, California.
William O’Connell Dies: ‘Star Trek’ Villain & Clint Eastwood Foil Was 94 https://t.co/8XCYzmsImW
— Invoice aka BFI (@BillFromIraq) February 3, 2024
No explanation for demise was revealed.
O’Connell was a 1st lieutenant within the forty fifth Infantry through the Korean War. For his service, he was honored with the Bronze Star and different commendations.
William O’Connell (Could 12, 1929 – January 15, 2024). With out the journeyman actors, there can be nobody to elevate up the celebs. You could not bear in mind the identify, you might be positive to recollect his face and his efficiency in dozens of TV reveals and films. A staple of Clint Eastwood pics. pic.twitter.com/jayaZiSAS6
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O’Connell appeared in a number of TV reveals within the Nineteen Sixties, together with “Highway Patrol,” “Peter Gunn,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Dennis the Menace,” “Bonanza,” “Batman” and “The Lucy Show.”
In 1967, he was forged in an episode of “Star Trek” known as “Journey to Babel.”
RIP William O’Connell
O’Connell labored typically with Clint Eastwood, with whom he first appeared within the 1969 musical Paint Your Wagon. In 1972, O’Connell was forged as a nervous barber in Eastwood’s second directorial effort, Excessive Plains Drifter, launched the next 12 months. pic.twitter.com/NhYQg7rigP
— Clint Eastwood Without end (@ClintForever) February 2, 2024
Within the episode, he performed the character Thelev, who sought however did not destroy the Enterprise.
Throughout the episode, he wounded Captain James T. Kirk with a poisoned knife.
RIP William O’Connell. “Pull, Lemuel!” pic.twitter.com/PfdoVUICkR
— Barclay Grayson (@barclaygrayson) February 1, 2024
O’Connell was a good friend of Eastwood and appeared in quite a few Eastwood’s movies, together with “Paint Your Wagon,” “High Plains Drifter,” “The Outlaw Josey Wales,” “Every Which Way but Loose” and “Any Which Way You Can.”
O’Connell was born on Could 12, 1929, in Los Angeles.
RIP William O’Connell. Some nice early historica movies. pic.twitter.com/paE3MNHdJQ
— ASymetricOPs (@SymetricOps) February 2, 2024
In response to TV Insider, O’Connell acted in TV shows all through the Eighties.
His final look was in 1991, when he appeared within the TV film “The Haunted” as Father Kearney.
This text appeared initially on The Western Journal.
