Ed Williams, the actor best known for his roles in the “Police Squad!” TV show and the original “Naked Gun” films, has died. He was 98. The late star’s granddaughter confirmed that Williams passed ...

Ed Williams, an actor best known for playing Ted Olson, the lab scientist who made all sorts of comical gadgets in the Naked Gun films and Police Squad! TV series, has died at age 98. Williams' ...

Ed Williams has passed away. Although Williams did not appear in the 2025 reboot of The Naked Gun, he played lab worker Ted Olson in every previous installment of the comedy franchise. This includes ...

Actor Ed Williams, known for playing a mega-quirky lab scientist in the “Police Squad!” television series and its big-screen incarnation as the original “Naked Gun” movies, has died at age 98. The ...

Ed Williams, best known for his roles Ted Olson on ABC’s Police Squad!, which he later reprised in the original Naked Gun movies, has died. Williams died Oct. 2 in Los Angeles at 98 years old. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ed Williams, the onetime broadcasting teacher who portrayed Ted Olson, the earnest lab scientist with a pocket protector and a ...

View post: 'DJ Dan' Daniel Wherrett Dead: Music Pioneer's Cause of Death Is a Mystery Born on November 26, 1926, in San Jose, California, Williams had a somewhat circuitous route to getting his part ...