# Will McMillan

William George McMillan (November 25, 1944 – December 2, 2015) was an American actor, producer, and director.

## Early life

McMillan was born on November 25, 1944, in Steubenville, Ohio, to William Claude and Nellie McMillan. While attending Weir High School, he played both offense and defense for the football team that won the 1960 State Championship. McMillan attended Washington & Jefferson College where he received a BA degree. He attended Boston University where he received a Masters of Fine Arts.

## Career
### Film

In the 1970s, McMillan moved to California to pursue a career in acting. In 1972, he started his career with White Rat as Lieutenant. McMillan next starred as David in the 1973 film The Crazies. In 1976, he starred in The Enforcer, the third in the Dirty Harry film series, as Lt. Dobbs. In 1983, McMillan starred in Tin Man as Artie. In 1986, he starred in Oliver Stone's Salvador as Colonel Bentley Hyde Sr.

### Television

McMillan guest starred in a number of television shows including Three's Company, Charlie's Angels, Knight Rider, Hunter, Knots Landing, Matlock, and Diagnosis: Murder. In 1984, he would land the role of Boris Roskov on ABC's General Hospital.

### Later career

McMillan would enter into a different medium, Videos. He was in 1986's Cards of Death as Captain Twain, 1990's Dark Romances Vol. 1 as a bartender, and 1994's Schemes as a mean junkman.

## Personal life and death

McMillan married Laura Bahrs in 1981. They had 4 children.
He died on December 2, 2015, in Burbank, California. He was survived by his wife, Laura and their four children, and a sister.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1972 | White Rat | Lieutenant | Directed by Steven Mullin. |
| 1973 | The Crazies | David | Also known as Code Name: Trixie Credited as W.G. McMillan American science fiction horror-action film written and directed by George A. Romero. |
| 1974 | The Sister-in-Law | Edward Strong | Credited as W.G. McMillan Written and directed by Joseph Ruben in his directorial debut. Received an R rating from the MPAA. |
| 1976 | Goldenrod | Ethan Gifford | |
| 1976 | The Enforcer | Lt. Dobbs | American action film and the third in the Dirty Harry film series. Directed by James Fargo. |
| 1980 | Used Cars | Police Sergeant | |
| 1980 | Christmas Evil | Young Man | |
| 1983 | Tin Man | Artie | Directed by John G. Thomas. |
| 1986 | Salvador | Colonel Bentley Hyde Sr. | War drama film written by Oliver Stone and Richard Boyle and directed by Stone. |
| 1993 | Aspen Extreme | Beard | Uncredited |
| 1994 | Bad Girls | Colonel Clayborne | Western film directed by Jonathan Kaplan. |
| 2005 | Monarch of the Moon | Col. Slate | |
| 2008 | Jada | Hutch | Dramatic film directed by Clifton Powell. |
| 2008 | Unbound | Warden | Directed by Wes Llewellyn. Written by Amanda Llewellyn. |
| 2008 | Eva's Desert | War Hero | Directed by Lisa Miosi. |
| 2009 | Broken | Grandfather | Directed by Patrick G. Ingram. |
| 2010 | The Challenge | God | Written, directed, shot, edited and produced by Alex Berteanu with the close help of Tibi Cosneanu. |
| 2011 | Eye of the Storm | Verizombie | Australian drama film directed by Fred Schepisi. An adaptation of Patrick White's 1973 novel of the same name. Won the critics award for best Australian feature at the 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival. |
| 2012 | House Arrest | Judge | Directed by William Washington., (final film role) |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1977 | The Four of Us | Andy | unsold pilot |
| 1977 | Three's Company | Policeman | Episode: "Alone Together" (S 2:Ep 6) Credited as W.G. McMillan |
| 1980 | Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb | | TV film directed by David Lowell Rich |
| 1981 | Charlie's Angels | John Wheeler | Episode: "Mr. Galaxy" (S 5 :Ep 15) |
| 1981 | Little House on the Prairie | Bartender | Episode: "Chicago" (S 8:Ep 8) |
| 1981 | The Greatest American Hero | Kerner | Episode: "Saturday Night on Sunset Boulevard" (S 1:Ep 5) |
| 1982 | Little House on the Prairie | 3rd Man | Episode: "A Faraway Cry" (S 8:Ep 20) |
| 1982 | The Greatest American Hero | Commander | Credited as Will MacMillan Episode: "Good Samaritan" (S 2:Ep 19) |
| 1982 | Father Murphy | Bartender | Episode: "The Father Figure" (S 2:Ep 2) |
| 1983 | Knight Rider | Sheriff Casey | Episode: "Ring of Fire" (S 2:Ep 10) |
| 1984 | The A-Team | Joe | Episode: "Sheriffs of Rivertown" (S 3:Ep 10) |
| 1984 | General Hospital | Boris Roskov | Credited as William MacMillan Unknown episodes |
| 1985 | Riptide | Hobbs | Episode: "Boz Busters" (S 2:Ep 15) |
| 1985 | Hunter | Will Donaldson | Episode: "The Garbage Man" (S 1:Ep 11) |
| 1985 | Hunter | Parole Officer | Episode: "Guilty" (S 1:Ep 16) |
| 1986 | Moonlighting | Agent Dayton | Episode: "Symphony in Knocked Flat" (S 3:Ep 3) |
| 1987 | Fame | Kenneth Garth | Episode: "Go Softly Into Morning" (S 6:Ep 11) |
| 1987 | Hill Street Blues | Fire Marshal | Episode: "It Ain't Over Till It's Over" (S 7:Ep 22) |
| 1987 | Werewolf | Sheriff Brandt | Episode: "Nothing Evil in These Woods" (S 1:Ep 7) |
| 1987 | Knots Landing | Lieutenant Cox | Episode: "Half-Truths" (S 9:Ep 4) |
| 1989 | Nearly Departed | The Foreman | Episode: "Altared States" (S 1:Ep 3) |
| 1989 | Chameleons | Policeman #3 | TV movie |
| 1989 | Matlock | Sheriff Dan Guerney | Episode: "The Blues Singer" (S 3:Ep 19) |
| 1990 | Fine Things | U.S. Marshal | TV movie |
| 1991 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Guest | Episode: "The Fugitive Priest Mystery" (S 3:Ep 11) |
| 1991 | Equal Justice | Judge Wilcox | Episode: "Courting Disaster" |
| 1991 | L.A. Law | Judge Colonel Barney Massien | Episode: "Rest in Pieces" (S 5:Ep 2) |
| 1991 | Guns of Paradise | Marshal Gordon | Episode: "Shield of Gold" (S 3:Ep 11) Was Paradise before being renamed. |
| 1991 | Reasonable Doubts | Jablonski | Episode: "...and Sleep Won't Come" |
| 1991 | Life Goes On | Colonel Fielding | Episode: "Invasion of the Thatcher Snatchers" |
| 1992 | Matlock | Lt. Lucas Wells | Episode: "The Outcast, part 1" (S 6: Ep 14) |
| 1992 | Matlock | Lt. Lucas Wells | Episode: "The Outcast, part 2" (S 6: Ep 15) |
| 1992 | Renegade | Buck | Uncredited Episode: "Mother Courage" (S 1:Ep 5) |
| 1992 | Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story | Uncredited | TV Movie Directed by David Greene. |
| 1992 | Santa Barbara | Poacher | 3 episodes |
| 1993 | Aspen Extreme | Beard | Uncredited Directed by Patrick Hasburgh |
| 1993 | Homefront | Guest | Episode: "Shabbat Shalom" |
| 1993 | Danger Theatre | Cash McClean | Credited as Will Macmillan Episode: "Comes a Searcher/Vengeance in the Grass" |
| 1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Officer | Episode: "My Four Husbands" (S 2:Ep 5) |
| 1995 | Murder One | Angus Ramsey | Episode: "Chapter Six" |
| 1997 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Tony | Episode: "Phantom of C.U." (S 7:Ep 15) |
| 1999 | NYPD Blue | George Franklin | Episode: :"Raphael's Inferno" (S 6:Ep 14) |
| 2004 | Las Vegas | Woodlief | Episode: "Die Fast, Die Furious" (S 1:Ep 15) |
| 2004 | The Young and the Restless | Jerry Gunderson | Episode: "Episode #1.8014" |
| 2005 | The West Wing | David Adams | Episode: "2162 Votes" (S 6:Ep 22) |
| 2006 | Close to Home | Henry's Attorney | Episode: "Legacy" (S 2:Ep 5) |
| 2008 | Raising the Bar | Frank Nolan | Episode: "Out on the Roof" (S 1:Ep 8) |

### Video

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1986 | Cards of Death | Captain Twain |
| 1990 | Dark Romances Vol. 1 | Bartender |
| 1994 | Schemes | Mean Junkman |