William Bronder

William Bronder June 12 1930 May 6 2015 was an American film and television actor He first served in the US Merchant Marine Academy as well as the US Armys 82nd Airborne Division Afterwards he turned to Hollywood in the 1960s to start a film career Between 1973 and 2000 William Bronder appeared in seven films about 50 television episodes and eight TV movies He often portrayed rough workingclass men in character roles Bronder remains perhaps best known for playing unfriendly junkyard owner Milo Pressman in Rob Reiners film Stand by Me 1986 starring Wil Wheaton and River Phoenix His other films were Flush 1982 Cannery Row 1982 Yes Giorgio 1982 Best Seller 1987 the short film Tummy Trouble 1989 and Return to Me 2000 in his last role as Wally Jatczak He also appeared in a great number of television series of the 1970s and 1980s Among them were Marcus Welby MD The Streets of San Francisco Police Story Knots Landing Hill Street Blues CHiPs and MacGyver Bronder also raced pigeons and was a Hall of Fame member of the FVC San Fernando Valley Pigeon Club He was married to his wife Tona from 1964 until his death in 2015 They had four children