Lance LeGault

'Lance LeGault' (qv) was born as William Lance Legault on May 2, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois. LeGault grew up in Chillicothe, Illinois and graduated from Chillicothe Township High School in 1955. Lance began his acting career as a stunt double for 'Elvis Presley' (qv); he appears in the 1960s Presley vehicles _Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)_ (qv), _Kissin' Cousins (1964)_ (qv), _Viva Las Vegas (1964)_ (qv) and _Roustabout (1964)_ (qv). With his tall, lean, compact build, strong, intense and commanding screen presence, and highly distinctive deep, gravelly voice, LeGault has been frequently cast as various stern and severe military types in both movies and television series, alike.His most memorable film roles include Iago in the Shakespearean rock opera _Catch My Soul (1974)_ (qv), evil pimp Burt in the offbeat _French Quarter (1978)_ (qv), vicious hired-killer Vince in _Coma (1978)_ (qv), formidable card sharp Doc Palmer in the made-for-TV Western _The Gambler (1974)_ (qv), the austere Colonel Glass in the hilarious comedy _Stripes (1981)_ (qv), steely prison guard security chief Lieutenant Barnes in the terrific _Fast-Walking (1982)_ (qv) and the strict Reverend Bates in _Nightmare Beach (1989)_ (qv).LeGault had recurring roles on several television series in the 1980s: outstanding as the cunning and antagonistic Colonel Roderick Decker on _The A-Team (1983)_ (qv), ramrod Colonel Buck Greene on _Magnum, P.I. (1980)_ (qv) and rugged cowboy bounty hunter Alamo Joe Rogan on _Werewolf (1987)_ (qv). Among the many television series Lance has had guest spots on are _Land of the Giants (1968)_ (qv), _Gunsmoke (1955)_ (qv), _Wonder Woman (1975)_ (qv), _Barbary Coast (1975)_ (qv), _The Rockford Files (1974)_ (qv), _The Incredible Hulk (1977)_ (qv), _Battlestar Galactica (1978)_ (qv), _The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)_ (qv), _Dallas (1978)_ (qv), _Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)_ (qv), _Voyagers! (1982)_ (qv), _Dynasty (1981)_ (qv), _Knight Rider (1982)_ (qv), _Airwolf (1984)_ (qv), _Murder, She Wrote (1984)_ (qv), _MacGyver (1985)_ (qv), _Major Dad (1989)_ (qv), _Quantum Leap (1989)_ (qv) and _Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)_ (qv).Outside of his acting gigs in both films and television series, LeGault also worked as a lounge and nightclub singer (he even recorded a self-titled album in 1970). In addition, Lance did voice work for cartoons and video games as well as the narrator of the tour audiotape for 'Elvis Presley' (qv)'s Graceland Mansion and Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. 'Lance LeGault' (qv) died at age 77 of heart failure on September 10, 2012 at his home in Los Angeles, California.::woodyanders