Bill Coontz

Willard B. Koontz (August 28, 1917 – April 7, 1978), also known as Bill Foster,

Coontz was born in Iowa.

Coontz appeared in numerous films such as Outlaw Gold (1950), starring Johnny Mack Brown; Gold Raiders (1951), starring George O'Brien and The Three Stooges; Night Stage to Galveston (1952), starring Gene Autry; The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954), starring Scott Brady and Betta St. John; Hidden Guns (1956), starring Bruce Bennett, Richard Arlen and John Carradine; The Badge of Marshal Brennan (1957), starring Jim Davis; Gunsmoke in Tucson (1958), starring Mark Stevens, Forrest Tucker and Gale Robbins; Lone Texan (1959), starring Willard Parker; Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963), starring Audie Murphy and Heaven with a Gun (1969), starring Glenn Ford.

Coontz starred in the 1973 film Guns of a Stranger, playing Ace Gorenum. He was credited as William Foster in the film. He retired in 1978, last appearing in the film Convoy, playing as the Old Iguana.

Coontz died of cancer at the age of 60 on April 7, 1978.