{"id":90292,"date":"2025-10-18T15:19:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T19:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/legendary-police-squad-actor-ed-williams-dies-at-age-98\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T15:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T19:25:47","slug":"legendary-police-squad-actor-ed-williams-dies-at-age-98","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/legendary-police-squad-actor-ed-williams-dies-at-age-98\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary ‘Police Squad!’ actor Ed Williams dies at age 98"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed Williams, the actor<\/a> who played scientist Ted Olson in the TV series ‘Police Squad!’ and the original ‘Naked Gun’ films, has died at 98.<\/p>\n

Stephanie Williams, the actor’s granddaughter, confirmed his death to The Hollywood Reporter and said it occurred on October 2.<\/p>\n

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Born in San Jose, California, in 1926, Williams served in the U.S. Navy before moving to Hollywood with his wife, Nancy, in 1955.<\/p>\n

The legacy of Ed Williams<\/h2>\n

Williams began his acting work in theater and paused his career to teach radio drama at a Los Angeles school.<\/p>\n

In the 1960s, Williams auditioned again but it wasn’t until 1982 that he landed his best-known role as scientist Ted Olson in ‘Police Squad!’, a comedy television series that satirized police dramas.<\/p>\n

\"Ed
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In addition to his performance as Olson, Williams played reverends on several occasions, one of the most remembered being in the film ‘Father of the Bride’ (1991), starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton.<\/p>\n

The actor starred in an episode of ‘Crazy Like a Fox’ and appeared in projects such as ‘Ratboy’ (1986), ‘Nickel & Dime’ (1992), ‘Carnosaur’ (1993), and ‘Hollywood Radio Players’ (2022-2023) was the latest, reported Agencia EFE.<\/p>\n

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Ed Williams, the actor who played scientist Ted Olson in the TV series ‘Police Squad!’ and the original ‘Naked Gun’ films, has died at 98. Stephanie Williams, the actor’s granddaughter, confirmed his death to The Hollywood Reporter and said it occurred on October 2. 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