Lance Legault

Lance LeGault was born on May 2, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois. He was orphaned at age 4 when his father died in a Montana snow storm. Lance spent 3 years in a Catholic orphanage until his mother remarried 82nd Airborne Staff Sargeant Fred Travor. This defining childhood impacted Lance and made him the great man he was. At the age of 13 he worked on the railroads to help support his family, but the job didn't last very long due to his age. A star quarterback at Chillicothe High School, he was gifted with athleticism and a drive to succeed. And succeed he did in music and in his craft as an actor.

Lance attended Wichita State University for only two years, then decided to focus on his music. The Louisiana Hayride was described as the cradle of the stars that broadcasted over the radio and highlighted musicians such as Hank Williams and Elvis Presley. Lance performed in the Louisiana Hayride and was a hit. His first break in acting came while on the set as an extra in the John Wayne film – The Horse Soldiers in 1959. John Wayne was so pleased with Lance and his ability to be a real cowboy, he told Lance he should head out to California. Determined to launch his career in music he set out in his car until it broke down, then ended up hitch hiking the rest of the way to Hollywood. He found a job performing blues at a club called the Crossbow. The King of Rock and Roll" Elvis Presley came to visit him along with Tuesday Weld. Lance played many shows with Elvis and was his double in several movies including "Kissing Cousins", "Viva Las Vegas", "Girls! Girls! Girls!," and "Roustabout" to name a few. Lance appeared uncredited as a dancer in Bob Fosse's big screen musical "Sweet Charity." He was also an assistant to choreographer Alex Romero on the 1967 Presley pic "Clambake." Both he and Elvis enjoyed motorcycle rides along the coast with Elvis going in cognito where no one recognized him.

Lance served four years in the Naval Air Reserve.

In 1974 he played Othello in the Patrick McGoohan-directed musical Shakespeare adaptation "Catch My Soul" at the Prince of Wales theatre in London where he won a critics award for Best Actor. During the 1970s Lance guest starred on a variety of TV shows, including "Gunsmoke," "Black Sheep Squadron" and "The Rockford Files," and a reoccurring role on the original "Battlestar Galactica" as Maga, but in 78' he landed the role of Vince in COMA with Michael Douglas. The Incredible Hulk, Captain America followed COMA into the early 80's.

Making a name for himself as a tough SOB playing Colonel Glass in the hit movie "Stripes" starring John Candy, and Bill Murray he continued the image he was known for. Glen Larson creator of "Knight Rider" once described his voice as "four octaves lower than God's". Known for his deep, low, gravely voice that earned himself roles in "Magium PI," "Airwolf," "Iron Eagle," "Dynasty," "Quantum Leap," "Star Trek," Alamo Joe Rogan in the series "Werewolf," and Colonel Roderick Decker in The hit series "The A-TEAM". In addition, Lance has done voice work for numerous commercials, cartoons, and videogames as well as the narrator of the tour audiotape for Elvis Presley's Graceland Mansion and Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Lance was devoted to his family who supported and loved him. Lance met and married his wife of 35 years Teresa in Beverly Hills and they had 4 children together. Mary who is 25, an actor and the oldest of the 4, Marcus 23, a Mathematics Major graduate from Master's College, Teresa who is 16 and a High School student who plays volleyball and blues piano, and his youngest son Lance 14, a High School football player and the spitting image of his dad. Lance enjoyed the outdoors with his horses and dogs by his side. He certainly lived up to his surname "Strong Warrior". Lance will be remembered for his accomplishments and his larger than life personality. He will be forever missed and never forgotten.