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William O'Connell

Actor

Born - 12 May 1929, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died - 15 January 2024

Brown-haired, later balding American character actor with downturned mouth, good at expressing disdain. A decorated war veteran, he played the occasional inept enforcer, but was often seen as hotel clerks and managers, and became a favourite of star/director Clint Eastwood. His busy film CV includes Swingin' Along (1960), 20,000 Eyes (1961), Womanhunt (1962), Separate Beds/The Wheeler Dealers (1963), The War Lord (1965), Do Not Disturb (1965), Way...Way Out (1966), The Big Mouth (1967), Ice Station Zebra (1968), Paint Your Wagon (1969), Which Way to the Front? (1970), Scandalous John (1971), The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972), High Plains Drifter (1973), Big Bad Mama (1974), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1975), Every Which Way But Loose (1978), Any Which Way You Can (1980), Stewardess School (1986) and The Haunted (1991), his last.