Ed Williams (actor)
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| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1941–2010 |
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Edwin Wallace Williams (November 26, 1926 – October 2, 2025) was an American actor and comedian, who played Ted Olsen on the TV series Police Squad! and in The Naked Gun films.
Life and career
Williams was born in San Jose, California, on November 26, 1926.[1][2] He was a broadcasting and speech teacher at Los Angeles City College in Southern California. He retired and then took acting classes. With the help of some contacts, he started acting as a second career.[citation needed]
He was best known for his role as Ted Olsen on the TV series Police Squad! and in The Naked Gun films: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) and Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994). Despite the success of The Naked Gun films, Williams only had minor roles in other films, such as The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1991), Father of the Bride (1991) and Carnosaur (1993).
Williams later lived in Los Angeles. He died there on October 2, 2025, at the age of 98.[3][4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1982 | Police Squad! | Ted Olsen | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1986 | Ratboy | Lake Reporter | |
| 1988 | Going to the Chapel | Reverend Morton | |
| 1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Ted Olsen | |
| 1990 | L.A. Law | Ed Tobias | |
| 1991 | High Strung | Boss | |
| 1991 | The Giant of Thunder Mountain | Mr. Macgruder | |
| 1991 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | Ted Olsen | |
| 1991 | Father of the Bride | Reverend | |
| 1993 | Carnosaur | Dr. Sterling Raven | |
| 1994 | Naked Gun Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.33+1⁄3: The Final Insult | Ted Olsen |
References
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- ^ Edwin Wallace Williams in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ed Williams". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Edwin Wallace Williams". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ed Williams, 'Police Squad!' and 'Naked Gun' Actor, Dies at 98". The Hollywood Reporter. October 16, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
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