| Ed Williams | |
| Birth Date: | 26 November 1926 |
| Birth Place: | San Jose, California, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation: | Actor, comedian |
| Years Active: | 1941–2010 |
Edwin Wallace Williams (born November 26, 1926)[2] is an American retired actor, who played Ted Olsen on the TV series Police Squad! and in The Naked Gun films.
Williams 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.
Despite the success of The Naked Gun films, Williams only had minor roles in other movies, such as The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1991) and Carnosaur (1993).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Police Squad! | Ted Olsen | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 1986 | Ratboy | Lake Reporter | ||
| 1988 | Going to the Chapel | Reverend Morton | ||
| 1988 | Ted Olsen | |||
| 1990 | L.A. Law | Ed Tobias | ||
| 1991 | High Strung | Boss | ||
| 1991 | The Giant of Thunder Mountain | Mr. Macgruder | ||
| 1991 | Ted Olsen | |||
| 1991 | Father of the Bride | Reverend | ||
| 1993 | Carnosaur | Dr. Sterling Raven | ||
| 1994 | Naked Gun : The Final Insult | Ted Olsen |