Lance LeGault
Lance LeGault | |
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Born | William Lance LeGault, Senior May 2, 1935 Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
Other names | W. L. LeGault |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1962–2012 |
Spouse | Teresa LeGault (1984–2012; his death) |
Children | 4 |
William Lance LeGault[1] (May 2, 1935 – September 10, 2012) was an American actor. He was best known as U.S. Army Colonel Roderick Decker in the 1980s American television series The A-Team.
Early and personal life
LeGault was born May 2, 1935
He grew up in Chillicothe, Illinois and graduated from Chillicothe Township High School in 1955. He received a full football scholarship to the Municipal University of Wichita, where he majored in business administration for two years before dropping out to pursue a music career.[5][6]
Career
LeGault's first three feature films were
]He starred in television series and in television movies and was known mainly for portraying military personnel, especially officers. His best known television role was in the 1980s series The A-Team as Colonel Roderick Decker—a United States Army colonel who tried to catch the fugitive Vietnam veterans. He played the role of Colonel Decker from 1983 to 1986. He also had a recurring role in another 1980s hit television series, Magnum, P.I., as a United States Marine Corps colonel, Colonel "Buck" Greene.[7][unreliable source?]
LeGault was on screen in a variety of programs including the short lived series
Often playing stern colonels, the low-pitched, gravelly-voiced actor portrayed Colonel Glass in the 1981 comedy Stripes, starring Bill Murray and John Candy.[8]
He made many guest appearances on television series, his appearances ranged from The Rockford Files (episodes "Claire" and "A Deadly Maze"), Gunsmoke, Barbary Coast, Logan's Run, Police Woman, Battlestar Galactica, The Incredible Hulk (episode "The Antowuk Horror"), Wonder Woman, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Dukes of Hazzard (episode "The Runaway"), T. J. Hooker, Tales of the Gold Monkey, Voyagers!, MacGyver, Simon & Simon, Sledge Hammer!, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Renegade and Crusade. He appeared on Land of the Giants in the first-season episode "Underground" as a police officer.[7][unreliable source?]
LeGault's last role was in the 2013 film Prince Avalanche, and the film is dedicated to him.
Voicework
On the Knight Rider season 1 DVD pilot commentary, creator Glen A. Larson mentioned that Lance LeGault had "a voice that was four octaves lower than God's." This trait helped him obtain roles (often) as a villain or other "tough guy". It also resulted in a side career doing voice-over work. LeGault's trademark voice was at one point featured on self-guided tour cassettes at Elvis Presley's Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. For many years in the 1980s, LeGault voiced programme trailers for ABC.
In the video game world, he was heard as the voice of Major Manson in the 1998 video game Battlezone II: Combat Commander.[7][unreliable source?]
He lent his deep bass voice as Junior the Buffalo in Disney's Home on the Range (2004). What’s more, he voiced Yank Justice in the nine-episode, 30-minute 1985 series Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines, part of Marvel Productions' Super Sunday block.[8]
From 2009 to 2010, he performed voiceover work for
Death
LeGault died from heart failure on Monday, September 10, 2012, at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 77, survived by his wife of 28 years Teresa, and their four children Mary, Teresa, Marcus and William Lance Junior.[9]
Filmography
- Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) - Bass Player at Nightclub (uncredited)
- Kissin' Cousins (1964) - Hillbilly Dancer (uncredited)
- Viva Las Vegas (1964) - Son of the Lone Star State (uncredited)
- Roustabout (1964) - Barker (uncredited)
- The Swinger (1966) - Warren
- The Young Runaways (1968) - Curly
- Sweet Charity (1969) - Dancer (uncredited)
- Catch My Soul (1974) - Iago
- Rockford Files(1975-1977, TV Series) - Phil D'Agosto / Stone (credited as W.L. LeGault)
- Logan's Run (1977, TV Series, Episode: "The Judas Goat") - Matthew
- The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) - Toy Robot (segment "A Fistful of Yen") (voice, uncredited)
- The Incredible Hulk (1977, TV series, episode "The Antowuk Horror") - Brad
- Coma (1978) - Vince
- French Quarter (1978) - Tom / Burt
- Battlestar Galactica (1978, TV Series) - Bootes / Maga
- Wonder Woman (1978, TV series, Episode "Hot Wheels") - Otis Fiskle
- The French Atlantic Affair (1979) - Lester Foyles
- Captain America (1979) - Harley
- Magnum, P.I. (1980-1988, TV Series) - Colonel Buck Greene / Agent John W. Newton
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1981, TV series, Episode "Time of the Hawk") - Flagg
- Amy (1981) - Edgar Wanbuck
- Stripes (1981) - Col. Glass
- Ray Bonning
- Fast-Walking (1982) - Lieutenant Barnes
- Knight Rider (1982, TV Series) - Vernon Gray
- T.J. Hooker(1983, TV Series) - Lt. Decker
- The A-Team (1983-1986, TV Series) - Colonel Roderick Decker; 20 episodes
- Airwolf (1984-1985, TV Series) - Narrator / D.G. Bogard / Noble Flowers / Sheriff J.J. Bogan
- Iron Eagle (1986) - General Edwards
- Werewolf (1987) – "Alamo" Joe Rogan (recurring role)
- Breakdown (1997) - Victor Nardi
- MacGyver (1987, Episode: "Jack in the Box") - Sheriff 'Bull' Bodine
- The Emissary") - Capt. K'Temoc
- Nightmare Beach (1989) - Rev. Bates
- Quantum Leap (1989-1993) - Narrator
- Columbo (1992, Episode: "No Time to Die") - Police Captain
- Shadow Force (1992) - Chief Thorpe
- Two Bits and Pepper(1995) - Pepper (voice)
- The Silencers (1996) - Kirby
- Dark Breed (1996) - Cutter
- Executive Target (1997) - Moore
- Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997) - Elder God #1
- Scorpio One (1998) - Sen. Treadwell
- Crusade (1999, Episode: "Each Night I Dream of Home") - Senator Jacob Redway
- Home on the Range (2004) - Junior, the Buffalo (voice)
- The Legend of Sasquatch (2006) - Cletus McNabb (voice)
- Stuntmen (2009) - Leo Supreme
- Prince Avalanche (2013) - Truck Driver (final film role, posthumous release)
References
- ^ Profile, google.com; accessed November 8, 2015.
- ^ "Official Lance LeGault website Biography". LanceLeGault.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Archive". Nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ The Prescott Courier. Vol. 98, no. 70. Prescott, Arizona. Newspaper Enterprise Association. p. 5. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
- ^ Marianne Gillespie. "Lance LeGault dies in California - News - Journal Star - Peoria, IL". Pjstar.com. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ "Lance LeGault Obituary - Frazier Park, California". Legacy.com. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ IMDb
- ^ a b c Minovitz, Ethan (September 12, 2012). "Lance LeGault was Junior in Home on the Range". Big Cartoon News. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ "Funeral Services Pending Character Actor Lance LeGault". Bhcourier.com. September 11, 2012. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.