Celebrity News December 05, 2016
'Green Hornet' Star Van Williams Dead at 82
20th Century Fox
Van Williams, best known for his work as TV's “The Green Hornet,” died of kidney failure in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday, November 29. He was 82.
The Texas-born actor landed the role of the Green Hornet in 1966 when he signed with 20th-Century FOX.
Back in 2007, he told interviewer Michael Barnum, "When I was a kid, I had actually been a fan of 'The Green Hornet' when it was on the radio and in those serials at the theater, but I didn't know if I wanted to star in a TV series like that.”
After retiring from acting, Williams spent time as a Reserve Search and Rescue Deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in Malibu.
His wife of 57 years, Vicki, shared with Variety, "He had a wonderful, caring, and kind heart… he was a wonderful husband, he was a fabulous father, and a devoted grandfather.”
