
William Boyett
Highest Rated: 75% The Hidden (1987)
Lowest Rated: 41% When a Stranger Calls (1979)
Birthday: Jan 03, 1927
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, USA
Actor William Boyett is best known for countless television cop roles, tops being "Dragnet" (both the 1950s original and 1960s remake) and another Jack Webb production, "Adam-12." Born in Akron, Ohio, Boyett and his family eventually relocated to Los Angeles, around which time he served in the Navy during World War II. Following his discharge, he began acting in theatre and on radio. By the early 1950s, Boyett began landing regular roles on television shows, including appearing on several episodes of the minimalist cop drama "Dragnet," and over 60 episodes of the Broderick Crawford crime vehicle "Highway Patrol." The 1960s saw Boyett land recurring roles on the long-running western smash "Gunsmoke," the legal drama "Perry Mason," and the family sitcom "My Three Sons." Also during this era, Boyett landed his best-known role as Sergeant MacDonald on "Adam-12," which he played from 1968 through 1975. He retired from acting in the late 1990s after two decades' worth of occasional guest-star roles, often playing multiple parts in a single series over the course of its run.
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | 20% | Blood Run | Briskin (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 13% | Girls in Prison | Dr. Shainmark (Character) | - | 1994 |
75% | 72% | The Hidden | Jonathan Miller (Character) | $9.7M | 1987 |
41% | 49% | When a Stranger Calls | Sgt. Sacker (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Every Girl Should Have One | Detective Rand (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mobile Two | Lt. Don Carter (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | 0% | So This Is Love | George Gershwin (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1953 |
TV
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89% | 88% | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Policeman (Guest Star) | 1992 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Amazing Stories | Unknown (Character) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hotel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Simon & Simon | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1982-1984 |
No Score Yet | 98% | Knight Rider | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Archie Bunker's Place | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CHiPs | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Incredible Hulk | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bionic Woman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rookies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rockford Files | Sgt. Harvey Slate (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Adam-12 | Sgt. MacDonald (Character) | 1968-1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Six Million Dollar Man | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mannix | Morgan (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mod Squad | Foreman (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Affair | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1969-1970 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Three Sons | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967-1968 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Policeman (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Get Smart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Spy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke | Harry Cline (Guest Star) | 1965 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Outer Limits | Unknown (Character) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1963-1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laramie | Walt Cade (Guest Star) | 1961-1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Sgt. Ralph Reynolds (Guest Star) | 1962 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunslinger | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Death Valley Days | Wells Fargo Agent (Character) | 1960-1961 1957 1954-1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Lucky | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bat Masterson | Grimm (Guest Star) | 1958-1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zane Grey Theater | Unknown (Character) | 1959 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Highway Patrol | Officer Stan Johnson (Guest Star) | 1955-1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Northwest Passage | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Silent Service | Franklin (Character) | 1957-1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown (Character) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Showcase 39 | Unknown (Character) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Man Behind the Badge | Det. Pete Lovick (Character) | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Letter to Loretta | Unknown (Character) | 1953 |
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