Overview
- He was best known for playing lab scientist Ted Olson on ABC’s Police Squad! and for reprising the role in all three original Naked Gun films.
- His death was confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter by his granddaughter, Stephanie Williams, and no cause of death has been disclosed.
- He and Leslie Nielsen were the only original Police Squad! cast members brought back for the feature films released in 1988, 1991 and 1994.
- Before returning to acting in the 1980s, he taught broadcasting and speech for decades, notably at Los Angeles City College, and formally retired from teaching in 1989.
- Williams continued performing into his 90s, often as clergy in film and TV including Father of the Bride, and is survived by his wife Nancy, sons Fred and Ian, and grandchildren.