Willard B. Koontz (August 28, 1917 – April 7, 1978),[2] also known as Bill Foster,[1] was an American actor and stuntman.
[1] He played numerous roles in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Daniel Boone, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, The Fugitive, Wagon Train, The Wild Wild West, The Big Valley, Johnny Ringo, The Californians, Tales of Wells Fargo, Mission: Impossible, Bat Masterson and Rawhide.
[5] Coontz starred in the 1973 film Guns of a Stranger,[6] playing Ace Gorenum.
[7] He retired in 1978, last appearing in the film Convoy, playing as the Old Iguana.
[1] Coontz died on April 7, 1978 of cancer, at the age of 60.