William Shockley (born September 17, 1963) is an American actor, musician, and director.
He was born in Lawrence, Kansas. He graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in political science. He has appeared mainly in TV series; he is best known for his role as Hank Lawson on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. He wrote and directed the 2025 American western thriller film Long Shadows. Filmography
Film + Year Title Role 1987 RoboCop Creep 1989 Howling V: The Rebirth Richard 1990 Street Asylum "Tattoo" The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Punk Gunslinger1991 Switch Party Guest 1993 Dream Lover Buddy 1995 Girl in the Cadillac Lamar Showgirls Andrew Carver 1999 Suckers Everett The Joyriders Pony Tail Trucker 2001 Madison Rick Winston 2007 Treasure Raiders Beekeeper Welcome to Paradise Kent Dylan 2008 Cat City Senator Jack Sweet 2011 Last Will Michael Palmer The Gundown Travis McCain 2012 Born Wild C.J. Jennings Ambush at Dark Canyon Cage Dalton 2013 Dug Up Z.Z. WestA Country Christmas Joe Logan 2014 Reaper Buck Finding Harmony Leon Leatherwood Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink Jesse Parsons 2017 You're Gonna Miss Me Ward Rockwell The Last Rampage Joe Tison 2018 You Can't Say No Will Mistrust Adam Ross 2019 The Legend of 5 Mile Cave Sheriff John "Doc" Small Wild League Jones 2020 Lemonheads Skinner Love by Drowning Detective Bill Dickerson Death in Texas "Tex" 2023 Far Haven Jensen Longley 2025 Long Shadows Director, writer, and producer
Television Year Title Role Notes 1989 Freddy's Nightmares Ralph Episode: "Cabin Fever" 1989 Nasty Boys Drug Dealer Television film 1989 Jake and the Fatman Blackmailer Episode: "Sweet Leilani" 1990 Paradise Gus Episode: "Dangerous Cargo" 1990 Alien Nation Nick Coletta Episode: "Real Men" 1990 Love and Lies Steve Television film 1990 It's Garry Shandling's Show Roach Episode: "Chester Gets a Show" 1990 Sunset Beat German Hitman Episode: "One Down, Four Up" 1990 Hardball Angel of Death Episode: "The Angel of Death" 1990 Quantum Leap "Boner" Episode: "M.I.A. - April 1, 1969" 1990 Nasty Boys Milton "Milt" Jackson 2 episodes 1990 Lucky Chances "Flash" 3 episodes 1990 In the Heat of the Night Troy Caldwell Episode: "And Justice for Some" 1990, 1991 The Young Riders Jake Colter 2 episodes 1990–1991 Bagdad Cafe Sheriff Wayne 5 episodes 1991 Good & Evil Sonny 6 episodes 1991 Vigilante Cop Michael Sturtevant (Uncredited) Television film 1993–1998 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Hank Lawson 120 episodes 1997 Stolen Women: Captured Hearts General George Armstrong Custer Television film 1999 The Pretender Luther Ecksley Episode: "Countdown" 2000 Nash Bridges "Rooster" Episode: "Land Pirates" 2006 In Justice Mickey Young 2 episodes 2007 Numbers Vincent Kagan Episode: "Money for Nothing" 2014 NCIS: Los Angeles Rand Palmer Episode: "Leipei" 2018 Home by Spring Burt Television film
References
External links
William Shockley – TV Guide