William Shockley Biography ((?)-)

Born September 17, in Lawrence, KS. Addresses: Agent: Kama Nist, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: September 17,; Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Sonny, Good and Evil, ABC, 1991
Hank Lawson, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1993-1998
Miniseries
Flash, Lucky/Chances (also known as Jackie Collins' "Lucky/Chances"), NBC, 1990
Axel Porter, Lady Boss (also known as Jackie Collins' "Lady Boss"), NBC, 1992
Movies
Mitch, A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder (alsoknown as Darling, Let's Kill the Neighbors, Honey, Let's Kill the Neighbors, and A Perfect Little Murder), NBC, 1990
Steve, Love and Lies (also known as True Betrayal), ABC, 1990
Kill or Be Killed, NBC, 1990
Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance (also known as Vigilante Cop), NBC, 1991
General George Armstrong Custer, Stolen Women, Captured Hearts, CBS, 1997
Specials
A Salute to Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, PAX TV, 1998
Episodic
Bodie Devlin, "Crime Spree," Houston Knights, CBS, 1988
Blackmailer, "Sweet Leilani," Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1989
Ralph, "Cabin Fever," Freddy's Nightmares, syndicated, 1989
Gus (some sources cite Willie), "Dangerous Cargo," Paradise, CBS,1990
Homer (some sources cite Boner), "M.I.A.--April 1, 1969," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1990
Jake Colter, "Dead Ringer," The Young Riders, ABC, 1990
Nick Coletta, "Real Men," Alien Nation, Fox, 1990
Sheriff Wayne Highsmith, "I Got a Crush on You," Bagdad Cafe, CBS,1990

Sheriff Wayne Highsmith, "Rainy Days and Mondays," Bagdad Cafe, CBS, 1990
Teddy Barnes, "The Angel of Death," Hardball, NBC, 1990
Troy Caldwell, "And Justice for Some," In the Heat of the Night, NBC, 1990
Mitch, Nasty Boys, NBC, 1990
Jake Colter, "The Noble Chase," The Young Riders, ABC, 1991
Sheriff Wayne Highsmith, "Over My Dead Body," Bagdad Cafe, CBS, 1991
Sheriff Wayne Highsmith, "Prisoner of Love," Bagdad Cafe, CBS, 1991
Luther Ecksley, "Scott Free," The Pretender, NBC, 1997
Himself, CBS This Morning, CBS, 1997
Luther Ecksley, "Countdown," The Pretender, NBC, 1999
Rooster, "Land Pirates," Nash Bridges (also known as Bridges), CBS, 2000
Appeared in episodes of other series, including It's Garry Shandling'sShow, Showtime and Fox.
Pilots
Sunset Beach, ABC, 1990
Hank Lawson, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1993
Appeared in Quail Lake, Fox.
Film Appearances
(As Bill Shockley) Creep, RoboCop, Orion, 1987
Richard, Howling V: The Rebirth, International Video Entertainment, 1989
Punk gunslinger, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Street Asylum, Metropolis Films, 1990
Party guest, Switch (also known as Blake Edwards' Switch),Warner Bros., 1991
Buddy, Dream Lover, Gramercy, 1994
Andrew Carver, Showgirls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995
Lamar, Girl in the Cadillac, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1995
Everett, Suckers, Creative Light Worldwide, 1999
Ponytailed trucker, The Joyriders, PorchLight Entertainment/Trident Releasing, 1999
The War Within (short film), 2000
Rick Winston, Madison, Artisan Entertainment, 2001
Radio Appearances
Host of the syndicated country music series The Road.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With Jordan Wendkos) The War Within (short film), 2000
Wrote the screenplay Sunset on Lake Travis with Mark Harwell; wrote the television pilot Lake Travis with Josef Anderson and Mark Harwell.
Works for Children
Wrote the books Dear Sweet Franzblah and The Greens: A Psychedelic Subculture Illuminated Manuscript.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

William Shockley Official Site, http://www.williamshockley.com, April 7, 2004

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