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Ed Williams (actor)

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Ed Williams
Born (1926-11-26) November 26, 1926 (age 97)
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1941–2010
Notable work

Edwin Wallace Williams (born November 26, 1926)[2] is an American retired actor, who played Ted Olsen on the TV series Police Squad! and in The Naked Gun films.

Williams was a broadcasting and speech teacher at Los Angeles City College in Southern California. He retired and then took acting classes. With the help of some contacts, he started acting as a second career.[citation needed]

Despite the success of The Naked Gun films, Williams only had minor roles in other movies, such as The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1991) and Carnosaur (1993).

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 Police Squad! Ted Olsen TV series, 6 episodes
1986 Ratboy Lake Reporter
1988 Going to the Chapel Reverend Morton
1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Ted Olsen
1990 L.A. Law Ed Tobias
1991 High Strung Boss
1991 The Giant of Thunder Mountain Mr. Macgruder
1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Ted Olsen
1991 Father of the Bride Reverend
1993 Carnosaur Dr. Sterling Raven
1994 Naked Gun 33+13: The Final Insult Ted Olsen

References

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  1. ^ Edwin Wallace Williams in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947
  2. ^ "Ed Williams". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
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