William Lawrence Allen (born November 7, 1962) is an American film and television and voice actor. Allen was born in

Wichita, Kansas Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had ...

. He became famous for his role in the 1986 film ''

Rad RAD or Rad may refer to: People * Robert Anthony Rad Dougall (born 1951), South African former racing driver * Rad Hourani, Canadian fashion designer and artist * Nickname of Leonardus Rad Kortenhorst (1886–1963), Dutch politician * Radley R ...

'' as BMX racer Cru Jones. Among other roles, William appeared as Roger Sloate in the 1987 ''

Family Ties ''Family Ties'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC for seven seasons, premiering on September 22, 1982, and concluding on May 14, 1989. The series, created by Gary David Goldberg, reflected the move in the United States f ...

'' television episode "Matchmaker". Bill has toured extensively for the band The Pipefitters with his harmonica, alongside actor

Lou Diamond Phillips Louis Diamond Phillips ( born Upchurch; February 17, 1962) is a Filipino-American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film '' La Bamba'' (1987). For ''Stand and Deliver'' (19 ...

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* * 1962 births Male actors from Kansas American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Living people {{US-screen-actor-1960s-stub