Sons of Anarchy star William Lucking has died at the age of 80, his widow Sigrid Insull Lucking has confirmed.
The star sadly passed away on October, 18 at his home in Las Vegas, his wife announced in an obituary.
Sigrid wrote: “Although William often played toughs and strongmen, in his actual life he was an elegant man with a brilliant intellect who loved to argue about politics and current affairs, discuss philosophy and physics and assert fine-pointed opinions about art and poetry.”
William was well known by fans for his role in Sons of Anarchy playing the role of biker Piney Winston. The star appeared in 35 episodes.
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William appeared in the series from when it first began in 2008 until the fourth season in 2011.
But before Sons of Anarchy, William also starred in NBC’s classic The A-Team from 1983 to 1984 playing the role Army Col. Lynch and he also appeared in three episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
The star made his on-screen acting debut in 1968 appearing in an episode of Ironside, before going on to appear on Mission: Impossible, The Partridge Family, The X-Files and The West Wing.
Close friend and fellow actor Stephen Macht described him as “truly a ‘lion’,” and said “his memory will always be a blessing.”
Recalling the moment he first met William while on the set of the series Big Hawaii, Macht penned: “I asked him, ‘Why did you become an actor!?’
“Bill’s answer, ‘Some a**hole clapped!’ Bill transcended all the trappings of the ‘biz and reached a rare, splendid, powerful art of acting and will forever live in my memory.”
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Since the news of his passing, fans of the star have rushed to Twitter to share their condolences.
One fan penned: “RIP William Lucking. Piney was a fantastic SOA character played to a tee.”
Another said: “Colonel Lynch never caught the A-Team…. (to be fair, neither did Colonel Dekker nor General Fulbright). RIP #WilliamLucking.”
While a third upset fan commented: “So sad to see William Lucking, known by us #SOA fans as Piney, passed away today. #RIPPiney.”
William is survived by his wife and two daughters, Marjet Lucking and Juliana Ryan.
In the obituary, the family made a request to “toast his memory and celebrate his legacy.”
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