Van Williams was best known for his leading role on The Green Hornet. He had also starred in the series Bourbon Street Beat and its sequel Surfside 6.
Additionally, Williams appeared on the series The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, Batman, Ironside, Mission: Impossible, Gunsmoke, Barnaby Jones, The Knight Rider, Mrs. Columbo, and The Rockford Files.
He died November 28, 2016, in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 82.