Known for:	Fury of the Dragon, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, The Caretakers
Birth name:	Van Zandt Jarvis Williams
Birthday:	27 February 1934, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

During the run of "The Green Hornet", Van Williams pushed to give more screen time for his co star Bruce Lee, both to help his friend and martial arts instructor and to help the show survive by playing up the most popular castmember of the show. The producers refused since they didn't want to take attention away from the star, especially to a nonwhite actor. His neighbor in Ketchum, Idaho, is _"Batman" (1966/II)_ star Adam West. The two are good friends. In 1967, Williams and Bruce Lee guest-starred opposite West in "Batman's Satisfaction", an episode of Batman. He and his long-time wife Vicki have three children. They met in Hawaii where she was a surfing pro. He also has twin daughters from a prior marriage. Spent several months a year in Southern California as a reserve deputy with the Malibu station of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Supposedly turned down a recurring role on "Falcon Crest" in the 1970s in order to focus on his business interests.

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