William Boyett (3 January 1927 – 29 December 2004; age 77) was the actor who played the role of San Francisco police lieutenant Dan Bell in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Big Goodbye". He also appeared as a policeman in the sixth season episode "Time's Arrow, Part II". Boyett is probably best remembered for his role as Sgt. William "Mac" MacDonald on the police drama Adam-12 from 1968 to 1975.

Boyett starred in Forbidden Planet with George D. Wallace in 1956. The following year he starred with Jean Simmons in Until They Sail. In 1971 he acted with William Shatner in Vanished, and in 1978 he appeared in How the West Was Won, along with Harris Yulin, George D. Wallace, William Shatner and Fionnula Flanagan. A year later he appeared in Ike, along with Jonathan Banks.

In 1984 he appeared in Getting Physical with Spice Williams. That same year he acted in Sam's Son with Hallie Todd. In 1986 he starred with Terry Farrell in The Deliberate Stranger and with George D. Wallace in Native Son. One year later he appeared in The Hidden with Wren T. Brown and Michael Nouri.

In 1991 he acted in The Rocketeer with William O. Campbell, Clint Howard and Max Grodénchik. In 1994 he starred with William Wellman, Jr. in Blood Run.

Boyett passed away on December 29, 2004 at the age of 77.

Filmography Edit

• Forbidden Planet (1956; with Warren Stevens, George D. Wallace and Morgan Jones)
• My Three Sons episode "My Son, the Bullfighter" (1967, with guest star Patricia McNulty)

External links Edit

• William Boyett at Wikipedia
• William Boyett at the Internet Movie Database