William O'Connell

Career timeline

1. 1933 · Born

   Born in Richmond, Virginia, USA

2. 1955 · Screen debut

   Gunsmoke (TV)

3. 1959 · Breakthrough

   Bonanza (TV)

4. 1991 · Latest release

   The Haunted (Movie)

5. 2024 · Died

   January 25, 2024

Career in numbers

5 1950s

29 1960s

14 1970s

2 1980s

1 1990s

• Comedy23
• Drama20
• Crime11
• Western10
• Action & Adventure9
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy7

Highest-rated title The Twilight Zone 1959 8.5 Most popular title Star Trek 1966 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside William O'Connell in our catalogue.

Ted Post

4 titles together

Robert Bloch

4 titles together

Lawrence Dobkin

4 titles together

Buzz Kulik

4 titles together

Robert Douglas

4 titles together

Abner Biberman

3 titles together

Leonard Nimoy

2 titles together

Larry Peerce

2 titles together

Dick Wesson

2 titles together

Ivan Goff

2 titles together

1. 1991 The Haunted as Father Kearney 5.9 Movie
2. 1986 Stewardess School as Attorney 5.0 Movie
3. 1980 Any Which Way You Can as Elmo 5.8 Movie
4. 1978 Every Which Way but Loose as Elmo, Sergeant-At-Arms Biker 6.1 Movie
5. 1978 Kaz TV
6. 1977 The Fantastic Journey as Simkin TV
7. 1976 Quincy, M.E. as Herman Elger 7.5 TV
8. 1976 Charlie's Angels as Harold Parmadoor 6.7 TV
9. 1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales as Sim Carstairs 7.5 Movie
10. 1975 The Dead Don't Die as Priest Movie
11. 1974 Big Bad Mama as Crusade Preacher 5.7 Movie
12. 1974 Black Eye as Minister Movie
13. 1973 High Plains Drifter as Barber 7.3 Movie
14. 1972 The Culpepper Cattle Co. as Bartender in Piercetown 6.4 Movie
15. 1971 Scandalous John as Store Clerk Movie
16. 1970 The Odd Couple as Hotel Clerk 7.8 TV
17. 1970 Which Way to the Front? as Mr. Prescott (uncredited) 4.9 Movie
18. 1969 The Happy Ending as Minister 6.1 Movie
19. 1969 Paint Your Wagon as Horace Tabor 6.3 Movie
20. 1969 Love, American Style as The Minster 6.2 TV
21. 1969 Hook, Line and Sinker as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) 4.5 Movie
22. 1968 Ice Station Zebra as Survivor 6.4 Movie
23. 1967 Games as Party Guest 6.2 Movie
24. 1967 Mannix as John Burke 6.9 TV
25. 1967 The Big Mouth as Psychiatrist (uncredited) 5.4 Movie
26. 1967 It's a Bikini World as McSnigg Movie
27. 1967 Ironside as Curator (uncredited) Movie
28. 1966 Mission: Impossible as Instructor 7.6 TV
29. 1966 Star Trek as Thelev 8.0 TV
30. 1966 Batman as Mr. Perkins 7.3 TV
31. 1965 The War Lord as Volunteer Rejected by Chrysagon (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
32. 1965 The Wild Wild West as Dr. Winterich 7.6 TV
33. 1965 Green Acres as Desk Clerk 7.2 TV
34. 1964 Daniel Boone as Blake 7.0 TV
35. 1964 The Munsters as The Bank Clerk 7.9 TV
36. 1963 The Wheeler Dealers as Paid Weeper (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
37. 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Hugo TV
38. 1963 Petticoat Junction as Martin Evans 5.9 TV
39. 1963 The Outer Limits as The Creature 7.8 TV
40. 1963 The Lieutenant as Lt. (j.g.) Malcolm Wade TV
41. 1962 The Lucy Show as Assistant Manager 7.1 TV
42. 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Art Summers 7.9 TV
43. 1961 20,000 Eyes as Appraiser Movie
44. 1961 Swingin' Along as Bartender Movie
45. 1960 My Three Sons as Archibald 6.6 TV
46. 1960 Thriller as Chester #2 6.7 TV
47. 1959 Dennis the Menace as Senate Secretary (uncredited) 6.6 TV
48. 1959 The Twilight Zone as Field Rep #1 (uncredited) 8.5 TV
49. 1959 Bonanza as Broadside poster (uncredited) 7.5 TV
50. 1959 Rawhide as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) 7.3 TV
51. 1955 Gunsmoke as Jackson 6.7 TV

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