---
name: "William O'Connell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-oconnell"
fi1m_id: "william-oconnell"
imdb_id: "nm0640188"
tmdb_id: 15969
wikidata_id: "Q3568851"
roles: []
born: "20 August 1933"
died: "25 January 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T16:35:07.156810+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# William O'Connell

## Identity

William O'Connell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-oconnell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-oconnell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0640188
- **TMDB ID:** 15969
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3568851
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_O%27Connell_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3568851, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640188/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15969

Actor. Born 20 August 1933 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Died 25 January 2024.

## Details

- **Born:** 20 August 1933, Richmond, Virginia, USA
- **Died:** 25 January 2024
- **Also known as:** William O'Connel
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_O%27Connell_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3568851, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640188/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15969

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Any Which Way You Can* (1980), Fi1m 50, as Elmo — [page](https://film.one/film/any-which-way-you-can.md)

## Complete filmography (50)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Haunted* (1991), as Father Kearney
- *Stewardess School* (1986), as Attorney
- *Any Which Way You Can* (1980), as Elmo — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/any-which-way-you-can.md)
- *Every Which Way but Loose* (1978), as Elmo, Sergeant-At-Arms Biker
- *Kaz* (1978), series, Actor
- *The Fantastic Journey* (1977), series, as Simkin
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, as Herman Elger, Albert Rausch
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Harold Parmadoor
- *The Outlaw Josey Wales* (1976), as Sim Carstairs
- *The Dead Don't Die* (1975), as Priest
- *Big Bad Mama* (1974), as Crusade Preacher
- *Black Eye* (1974), as Minister
- *High Plains Drifter* (1973), as Barber
- *The Culpepper Cattle Co.* (1972), as Bartender in Piercetown
- *Scandalous John* (1971), as Store Clerk
- *The Odd Couple* (1970), series, as Hotel Clerk
- *Which Way to the Front?* (1970), as Mr. Prescott (uncredited)
- *The Happy Ending* (1969), as Minister
- *Paint Your Wagon* (1969), as Horace Tabor
- *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as The Minster
- *Hook, Line and Sinker* (1969), as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- *Ice Station Zebra* (1968), as Survivor
- *Games* (1967), as Party Guest
- *Mannix* (1967), series, as John Burke
- *The Big Mouth* (1967), as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
- *It's a Bikini World* (1967), as McSnigg
- *Ironside* (1967), as Curator (uncredited)
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Instructor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *Star Trek* (1966), series, as Thelev — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *Batman* (1966), series, as Mr. Perkins
- *The War Lord* (1965), as Volunteer Rejected by Chrysagon (uncredited)
- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as Dr. Winterich
- *Green Acres* (1965), series, as Desk Clerk
- *The Munsters* (1964), series, as The Bank Clerk
- *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Blake, Amos Pickering
- *The Wheeler Dealers* (1963), as Paid Weeper (uncredited)
- *Petticoat Junction* (1963), series, as Martin Evans, Mr. Agnew
- *The Outer Limits* (1963), series, as The Creature
- *The Lieutenant* (1963), series, as Lt. (j.g.) Malcolm Wade
- *The Lucy Show* (1962), series, as Assistant Manager
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Art Summers
- *20,000 Eyes* (1961), as Appraiser
- *Swingin' Along* (1961), as Bartender
- *My Three Sons* (1960), series, as Archibald
- *Thriller* (1960), series, as Chester #2
- *Dennis the Menace* (1959), series, as Senate Secretary (uncredited)
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Field Rep #1 (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Broadside poster (uncredited)
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Hotel Clerk (uncredited), Poet
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Jackson

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