Editing Lance LeGault

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| character= [[Bootes]], [[Maga]]
| series=TOS
| born_month= 5
| born_day= 2
| born_year= 1937
| death_month= 9
| death_day= 10
| death_year=2012
| nationality= US
| imdb= 0499223
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'''William Lance LeGault''' (May 2, 1935 – September 10, 2012), sometimes credited as '''W. L. LeGault''', was an American film and television actor.

LeGault worked as a stunt-double for [[w:Elvis Presley|Elvis Presley]] in three of Presley's movies, ''[[w:Girls! Girls! Girls!|Girls! Girls! Girls!]]'', ''[[w:Kissin' Cousins|Kissin' Cousins]]'' and ''[[w:Viva Las Vegas|Viva Las Vegas]]''. He later became a prolific guest star in many 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s productions, including ''[[w:The Rockford Files|The Rockford Files]]'', ''[[w:Wonder Woman|Wonder Woman]]'', ''[[w:The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', ''[[buckwiki:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', ''[[w:T.J. Hooker|T.J. Hooker]]'', ''[[w:Knight Rider|Knight Rider]]'', ''[[w:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]'', ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', and ''[[w:MacGyver|MacGyver]]''.
 
In the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} he portrayed [[Bootes]] in "[[The Lost Warrior]]", and later [[Maga]], one of the [[Borellian Nomen]] in "[[The Man with Nine Lives]]".

LeGault was present when [[Don Bellisario]] jokingly came up with the word "nomen", which would eventually become Borellian Nomen, the name of Maga's tribe of humans<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.geocities.com/sjpaxton/carlson.html|title=Battlestar Zone Interview:Jim Carlson|date=|accessdate=11 December 2006|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=web|language=English}}</ref>.

According to his daughter Mary, [[Glen Larson]] claimed that LeGault's voice was “four octaves lower than God’s."<ref name="funeral-arrangements">{{cite_news|first=|last=|url=http://bhcourier.com/funeral-services-pending-character-actor-lance-legault/2012/09/11|title=Funeral Services Pending Character Actor Lance LeGault
|publisher=Beverly Hills Courier|page=|date=12 September 2012|accessdate=12 September 2012|language=}}</ref>

He would later be better known for his role of Colonel Roderick Decker, the recurring antagonist in ''[[w:The A-Team|The A-Team]]'' television series.

In addition to his roles in television and film, LeGault lent his voice to various commercials, cartoons and video games, as well as being the narrator of the tour audiotape for Elvis Presley's Graceland Mansion and Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.<ref name="official-site">{{cite_web|url=http://www.lancelegault.com/bio.html|title=Lance LeGault Official Website Biography|date=|accessdate=12 September 2012|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

LeGault passed away on Monday, September 10, 2012 according to his daughter, Mary. He is survived by Teresa, his wife of 35 years; their daughters Mary and Teresa; and sons Marcus and Lance.<ref name="funeral-arrangements"/>

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