Actor Ed Williams, who played lab scientist Ted Olson in the “Police Squad” television series and “Naked Gun” films has died. He was 98.
Williams’ granddaughter Stephanie Williams told the Hollywood Reporter that he died on Oct. 2 in Los Angeles.
In addition to playing the quirky Olson, Williams frequently played an assortment of priests and other ministers. He most notably married the young couple in the 1991 movie “Father of the Bride,” which starred Diane Keaton and Steve Martin.
Although he began his acting career doing plays and radio productions, he put it aside to become a teacher at the The Don Martin School of Radio and Television Arts and Sciences.
In the 1980s, however, he returned to acting, landing the “Police Squad” role.
“I made up for lost time and got a fairly decent part to start coming back into acting,” he said in a 2017 interview.
He also starred in such films as “Ratboy,” “Nickel & Dime,” “High Strung,” and appeared on such television shows as “Cheers,” “MacGyver,” “Matlock,” “L.A. Law” and “House.”
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