Edwin Wallace Williams (born November 26, 1926) is an American actor, who played Ted Olsen on the

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'' and in ''

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'' films. Williams was a

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and speech teacher at

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. 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 ''

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'' (1993).

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* * 1926 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors {{US-screen-actor-1920s-stub