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William Watson

Actor

William Watson

Born October 5, 1938Died November 5, 199717 films

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In the Heat of the Night posterFirst watchIn the Heat of the Night19677.7as McNeilAfrican-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Zabriskie Point poster7.0Zabriskie Point1970Chato's Land poster6.5Chato's Land1972Lawman poster6.5Lawman1971The Sword and the Sorcerer poster5.5The Sword and the Sorcerer1982The Mack poster6.4The Mack1973The Hunting Party poster6.1The Hunting Party1971Executive Action poster6.5Executive Action1973It's Alive III: Island of the Alive poster5.3It's Alive III: Island of the Alive1987

Filmography

17 films as actor
  1. 1987It's Alive III: Island of the AliveCabot
  2. 1982The Sword and the SorcererKarak
  3. 1980Wholly MosesBandit
  4. 1978StingrayLonigan
  5. 1977HeroesBartender (uncredited)
  6. 1977The Force of EvilTeddy Jakes
  7. 1976The Passover PlotRoman Captain
  8. 1975Man on the OutsideAmes
  9. 1973Executive ActionTechnician - Leader of Team B
  10. 1973The MackJed
  11. 1973The Marcus-Nelson MurdersDet. Matt Black
  12. 1972Chato's LandHarvey Lansing
  13. 1971The Hunting PartyJim Loring
  14. 1971LawmanChoctaw Lee
  15. 1970Zabriskie PointHighway Patrol Officer (uncredited)
  16. 1967In the Heat of the NightMcNeil
  17. 1966Girl on a Chain GangSheriff Sonny Lew Wymer