We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The phrase "ahead of its time" gets thrown around a lot, but it's nowhere near as apt as when describing "Police Squad!" It remains the ...

With just six episodes, Police Squad! made a major impact despite its untimely cancellation. The ABC sitcom earned a spot on TVLine’s list of 10 Phenomenal Sitcoms That Were Canceled Way Too Soon. The ...

Ed Williams, best known for his roles Ted Olson on ABC’s Police Squad!, which he later reprised in the original Naked Gun movies, has died. Williams died Oct. 2 in Los Angeles at 98 years old. The ...

Actor Ed Williams, who was best known for his roles in the original “Naked Gun” movies and on the TV show “Police Squad!,” has died. He was 98. Williams died Oct. 2 in Los Angeles, his granddaughter ...

Where would the movies be without television? Earlier this year, the “Mission: Impossible” big-screen franchise finally concluded. There were 171 episodes of the CBS series that inspired the film ...

Ed Williams, an actor best known for playing Ted Olson, the lab scientist who made all sorts of comical gadgets in the Naked Gun films and Police Squad! TV series, has died at age 98. Williams' ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A two-photo collage of Ed Williams. Ed Williams, the actor best known for his roles in the “Police Squad!” TV show and the ...