, has died. He was 80. Lucking died Oct. 18 at his home in Las Vegas, his wife announced in an obituary shared to Facebook by his friend and actor, Stephen Macht.«Although William often played toughs and strongmen, in his actual life he was an elegant man with a brilliant intellect who loved to argue about politics and current affairs, discuss philosophy and physics, and assert fine-pointed opinions about art and poetry.
He was a giant of a man with the soul of a poet,» his wife wrote.Born in Michigan in 1941, Lucking and family moved to California in the early 1950s.
He went on to graduate from UCLA with a degree in literature before completing his studies in theater arts at the Pasadena Playhouse, kickstarting his storied career in film.
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