| Will McMillan | |
| Birth Name: | William George McMillan |
| Birth Date: | 1944 11, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Steubenville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Burbank, California |
| Years Active: | 1972 - 2012 |
| Spouse: | Laura Bahrs (m. 1981 - 2015, his death) |
| Children: | 4 |
| Parents: | William Claude and Nellie McMillan |
William George McMillan (November 25, 1944 - December 2, 2015) was an American actor, producer, and director.
McMillan was born on November 25, 1944, in Steubenville, Ohio, to William Claude and Nellie McMillan. While attending Weir High School, he played both offense and defense for the football team that won the 1960 State Championship. McMillan attended Washington & Jefferson College where he received a BA degree. He attended Boston University where he received a Masters of Fine Arts.
In the 1970s, McMillan moved to California to pursue a career in acting.[1] In 1972, he started his career with White Rat as Lieutenant. McMillan next starred as David in the 1973 film The Crazies. In 1976, he starred in The Enforcer, the third in the Dirty Harry film series, as Lt. Dobbs. In 1983, McMillan starred in Tin Man as Artie. In 1986, he starred in Oliver Stone's Salvador as Colonel Bentley Hyde Sr.
McMillan guest starred in a number of television shows including Three's Company, Charlie's Angels, Knight Rider, Hunter, Knots Landing, Matlock, and . In 1984, he would land the role of Boris Roskov on ABC's General Hospital.
McMillan would enter into a different medium, Videos. He was in 1986's Cards of Death as Captain Twain, 1990's Dark Romances Vol. 1 as a bartender, and 1994's Schemes as a mean junkman.
McMillan married Laura Bahrs in 1981. They had 4 children.
He died on December 2, 2015, in Burbank, California.[2] [1] He was survived by his wife, Laura and their four children, and a sister.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | White Rat | Lieutenant | Directed by Steven Mullin. | |
| 1973 | The Crazies | David | [3] | |
| 1974 | The Sister-in-Law | Edward Strong | [4] | |
| 1976 | Goldenrod | Ethan Gifford | ||
| The Enforcer | Lt. Dobbs | [5] [6] | ||
| 1980 | Used Cars | Police Sergeant | ||
| Christmas Evil | Young Man | |||
| 1983 | Tin Man | Artie | Directed by John G. Thomas. | [7] |
| 1986 | Salvador | Colonel Bentley Hyde Sr. | War drama film written by Oliver Stone and Richard Boyle and directed by Stone. | [8] [9] [10] |
| 1993 | Aspen Extreme | Beard | Uncredited | |
| 1994 | Bad Girls | Colonel Clayborne | Western film directed by Jonathan Kaplan. | |
| 2005 | Monarch of the Moon | Col. Slate | ||
| 2008 | Jada | Hutch | Dramatic film directed by Clifton Powell. | |
| Unbound | Warden | |||
| Eva's Desert | War Hero | Directed by Lisa Miosi. | ||
| 2009 | Broken | Grandfather | Directed by Patrick G. Ingram. | |
| 2010 | The Challenge | God | Written, directed, shot, edited and produced by Alex Berteanu with the close help of Tibi Cosneanu. | |
| 2011 | Eye of the Storm | Verizombie | [11] [12] | |
| 2012 | House Arrest | Judge | Directed by William Washington., (final film role) | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Four of Us | Andy | unsold pilot | |
| 1977 | Three's Company | Policeman | ||
| 1980 | Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb | TV film directed by David Lowell Rich | ||
| 1981 | Charlie's Angels | John Wheeler | Episode: "Mr. Galaxy" (S 5 :Ep 15) | |
| Little House on the Prairie | Bartender | Episode: "Chicago" (S 8:Ep 8) | ||
| The Greatest American Hero | Kerner | Episode: "Saturday Night on Sunset Boulevard" (S 1:Ep 5) | ||
| 1982 | Little House on the Prairie | 3rd Man | Episode: "A Faraway Cry" (S 8:Ep 20) | |
| The Greatest American Hero | Commander | |||
| Father Murphy | Bartender | Episode: "The Father Figure" (S 2:Ep 2) | ||
| 1983 | Knight Rider | Sheriff Casey | Episode: "Ring of Fire" (S 2:Ep 10) | |
| 1984 | The A-Team | Joe | Episode: "Sheriffs of Rivertown" (S 3:Ep 10) | |
| General Hospital | Boris Roskov | Credited as William MacMillan Unknown episodes | ||
| 1985 | Riptide | Hobbs | Episode: "Boz Busters" (S 2:Ep 15) | |
| Hunter | Will Donaldson | Episode: "The Garbage Man" (S 1:Ep 11) | ||
| Hunter | Parole Officer | Episode: "Guilty" (S 1:Ep 16) | ||
| 1986 | Moonlighting | Agent Dayton | Episode: "Symphony in Knocked Flat" (S 3:Ep 3) | [13] |
| 1987 | Fame | Kenneth Garth | Episode: "Go Softly Into Morning" (S 6:Ep 11) | |
| Hill Street Blues | Fire Marshal | Episode: "It Ain't Over Till It's Over" (S 7:Ep 22) | ||
| Werewolf | Sheriff Brandt | Episode: "Nothing Evil in These Woods" (S 1:Ep 7) | ||
| Knots Landing | Lieutenant Cox | Episode: "Half-Truths" (S 9:Ep 4) | ||
| 1989 | Nearly Departed | The Foreman | Episode: "Altared States" (S 1:Ep 3) | |
| Chameleons | Policeman #3 | TV movie | ||
| Matlock | Sheriff Dan Guerney | Episode: "The Blues Singer" (S 3:Ep 19) | ||
| 1990 | Fine Things | U.S. Marshal | TV movie | |
| 1991 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Episode: "The Fugitive Priest Mystery" (S 3:Ep 11) | ||
| Equal Justice | Judge Wilcox | Episode: "Courting Disaster" | ||
| L.A. Law | Judge Colonel Barney Massien | Episode: "Rest in Pieces" (S 5:Ep 2) | ||
| Guns of Paradise | Marshal Gordon | |||
| Reasonable Doubts | Jablonski | Episode: "...and Sleep Won't Come" | ||
| Life Goes On | Colonel Fielding | Episode: "Invasion of the Thatcher Snatchers" | ||
| 1992 | Matlock | Lt. Lucas Wells | Episode: "The Outcast, part 1" (S 6: Ep 14) | |
| Matlock | Lt. Lucas Wells | Episode: "The Outcast, part 2" (S 6: Ep 15) | ||
| Renegade | Buck | |||
| Uncredited | ||||
| Santa Barbara | Poacher | 3 episodes | ||
| 1993 | Aspen Extreme | Beard | ||
| Homefront | Episode: "Shabbat Shalom" | |||
| Danger Theatre | Cash McClean | |||
| 1994 | Officer | Episode: "My Four Husbands" (S 2:Ep 5) | ||
| 1995 | Murder One | Angus Ramsey | Episode: "Chapter Six" | |
| 1997 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Tony | Episode: "Phantom of C.U." (S 7:Ep 15) | |
| 1999 | NYPD Blue | George Franklin | Episode: :"Raphael's Inferno" (S 6:Ep 14) | |
| 2004 | Las Vegas | Woodlief | Episode: "Die Fast, Die Furious" (S 1:Ep 15) | |
| The Young and the Restless | Jerry Gunderson | Episode: "Episode #1.8014" | ||
| 2005 | The West Wing | David Adams | Episode: "2162 Votes" (S 6:Ep 22) | |
| 2006 | Close to Home | Henry's Attorney | Episode: "Legacy" (S 2:Ep 5) | |
| 2008 | Raising the Bar | Frank Nolan | Episode: "Out on the Roof" (S 1:Ep 8) | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Cards of Death | Captain Twain | ||
| 1990 | Dark Romances Vol. 1 | Bartender | ||
| 1994 | Schemes | Mean Junkman | ||