Posted on 02/04/2024 4:14:10 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man
Actor William O’Connell, who played a “Star Trek” villain and a Clint Eastwood nemesis, is dead at the age of 94.
According to Deadline, which said a family friend informed the outlet of his passing, he died Jan. 15 at his home in Sherman Oaks, California.
No cause of death was revealed.
O’Connell was a 1st lieutenant in the 45th Infantry during the Korean War. For his service, he was honored with the Bronze Star and other commendations.
O'Connell appeared in multiple TV shows in the 1960s, including “Highway Patrol,” “Peter Gunn,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Dennis the Menace,” “Bonanza,” “Batman” and “The Lucy Show.”
In 1967, he was cast in an episode of “Star Trek” called “Journey to Babel.”
In the episode, he played the character Thelev, who sought but failed to destroy the Enterprise.
During the episode, he wounded Captain James T. Kirk with a poisoned knife.
O'Connell was a friend of Eastwood and appeared in a number of Eastwood’s films, including “Paint Your Wagon,” “High Plains Drifter,” “The Outlaw Josey Wales,” “Every Which Way but Loose” and “Any Which Way You Can.”
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Oh, RIP!
Yeah, I believe he holds the record for most Star Trek characters played.
I had no idea that was the same guy in the Clint Eastwood westerns. RIP.
RIP
I remember him as a decent actor in star trek.
He was a fantastic character actor!
Yep had no idea he was the same actor.
IIRC, he was also the ferryman in “The Outlaw Josey Wales”. Excellent character actor.
The original Andorian.
Yes he was!
Takes for the pic, I wouldn’t have remembered who he was on Trek. He was good in that.
Pull, Lemuel. Pull.
The ferryman in Outlaw Josey Wales. “You know in my line of work, you have to sing the Battle Hymn Republic and Dixie with equal enthusiasm.” “Pull, Emuel, pull”
RIP.
From the articles comment section:
The 45th were one of only two National Guard divisions deployed to Korea. The division served in the Yonchon-Chorwon area, Old Baldy, Pork Chop Hill, Heartbreak Ridge, and Luke’s Castle areas of then Korea.
During the Korean War, the 45th Infantry Division suffered 4,004 casualties, consisting of 834 killed in action and 3,170 wounded in action. The division was awarded four campaign streamers and one Presidential Unit Citation.
Back when actors served. I feel less safer each day.
Me too.
One of those actors that played an odd character, yet also one I always enjoyed.
And he saw the crap in Korea I bet, had 3 great uncles and they all were traumatized one way or the other (BAR man, an artillery observer and a combat medic—-oddly the one with the most PTSD was the medic he refused to talk about it at all).
Yeah...the guy with variable allegiance.
His Blue faced alien in this pic looks just like modern actor Johny Depp. Depp often uses that same look of ‘melancholy or incredulity’ in his non speaking roles.
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