{"id":35104,"date":"2024-02-01T12:09:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T17:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=35104"},"modified":"2024-02-01T12:09:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T17:09:46","slug":"rip-william-oconnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=35104","title":{"rendered":"RIP: William O’Connell"},"content":{"rendered":"

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William O’Connell died on January 15, 2024.\u00a0 He was 94.<\/p>\n

Mr. O’Connell served in served in the Korean War as a 1st Lieutenant in the 45th Infantry.<\/p>\n

William O’Connell acted in television and feature films.\u00a0 His best known role was on Star Trek<\/em> where he played Thelev, an alien whose mission was to kill Captain Kirk and destroy the Enterprise.\u00a0 Mr. O’Connell was also a favorite of Clint Eastwood with appearances in five of his movies (Paint Your Wagon, High Plains Drifter, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Every Which Way But Loose<\/em> and Any Which Way You Can<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Television appearances of William O’Connell include: Highway Patrol; Peter Gunn; Dr. Kildare; Thriller; The Twilight Zone; Dennis the Menace; The Travels of Jamie McPheeters; My Three Sons; The Outer Limits; Rawhide<\/em> (2 episodes); Bonanza; The Alfred Hitchcock Hour; The Munsters; Batman; Pistols ‘n’ Petticoats; The Lucy Show; Ironside; Star Trek; Petticoat Junction<\/em> (4 episodes); Mannix; Mission Impossible; Julia; The Wild, Wild West; Green Acres; Gunsmoke; Daniel Boone<\/em> (3 episodes); Love American Style<\/em> (2 episodes); The Odd Couple<\/em> (2 episodes); Kolchak: The Night Stalker; Charlie’s Angels; Quncey, M.E.<\/em> (2 episodes) and The Dukes of Hazzard<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Feature film appearances of William O’Connell include: Swingin’ Along; The Warlord; ice Station Zebra; Paint Your Wagon; Which Way to the Front; The Culpepper Cattle Co.; High Plains Drifter; Big Bad Mama; The Outlaw Josey Wales; Every Way But Loose<\/em> and Any Which Way You Can.<\/em><\/p>\n

William O’Connell was the quintessential character actor.\u00a0 It’s hard to say when I first saw him because he appeared in so many of the television shows I watched as a kid.\u00a0 If I had to pick a favorite William O’Connell role it would be either in Star Trek<\/em> or The Outlaw Josey Wales<\/em>.\u00a0 On Star Trek<\/em> he had the bigger part, but Mr. O’Connell was so memorable as the ferryman in Josey Wales<\/em> that I had to also include it.<\/p>\n

Our thoughts and prayers go out to William O’Connell’s family, friends and fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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