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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We were just talking about him a few weeks ago
I didn’t realize that he was still alive at the time
He’s in the Kirk-Fu zot picture
Every Which Way But Loose too
(He’s in the Kirk-Fu zot picture)
Lol...the what?
He’s dead Jim.
Just saw that 2 weeks ago
Then, Uncle Leo tried to capture The Outlaw Josey Wales
Hang on - it’s coming 🤣
(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.”)
Oh, there it is.....
He was pretty good
Besides “High Plains Drifter”, he was one of the biker doofuses in “Any Which Way...” (by chance, I watched a snip, the diner fight, an hour or so ago).
I think it was High Plains Drifter, he lathered up Clint’s face and then started sweating bullets.
He miscalculated.
[Schermerhorn] ls it your proposal, Mr Rumson, that we knock out the stage driver, steal a coach and kidnap six women?
Sounds better every time l hear it.
[Schermerhorn] You don’t see what’s wrong with it?
What?
[Schermerhorn] lf you don’t consider assault and battery, grand larceny and kidnapping wrong, what the hell do you consider wrong?
Thank you for posting the picture. I think that was from the high plains drifter. Otherwise, I didn’t know his name. If I remember correctly, Clint Eastwood was also a Korean War veteran.
"(He’s in the Kirk-Fu zot picture) Lol...the what?"
Yep. He was the nervous barber holding a razor.
“Ten cent now or later, what’s the dif”
“Eau de Lilac water, only 10-cents more. The ladies love it. Shall I make it an even dollar?”
High Plains Drifter
Kirk-Fu zot!!!
Oh ok, LMAO! I now know what that means!
Kirk-Fu
TrekMovie’s Guide To Kirk Fu
https://trekmovie.com/2009/04/19/trekmovies-guide-to-kirk-fu/#google_vignette
The Kirk Drop Kick:
The name pretty much says it all. Kirk would kick an opponent in the chest with both of his legs. This may be an effective method of taking someone down, but it would often result in Kirk falling to the ground along with them.
The Wall of Destruction:
Here’s the scene: The Captain and Andorian delegate Thelev, have resorted to duking it out in the halls of the Enterprise. But Kirk knows how to use the walls to his advantage, so instead of just attacking the alien head on, he uses the wall as a jumping off point to fling himself in the alien’s direction – though usually missing and just falling on the floor…
Click on the link for more
I think I have figured out his cause of death.
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