William Utay

William Utay is an American actor whose career has spanned film, television, and theater. He was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1947. He studied theater at Southern Methodist University while performing on stage, then worked at Boston's Charles Playhouse before moving to California in 1979. His screen career began in 1982 with the sitcom Filthy Rich, where he played a butler. In 1984 he began a recurring role on Night Court as the homeless man Phil Sanders, and after Phil was crushed by a piano he played Phil's evil twin, Will Sanders. He has guest-starred in shows such as Seinfeld, ER, L.A. Law, Murder, She Wrote, and Star Trek: Enterprise. His films include The Runestone (1991) and Dark Blue (2002). He is perhaps best known as Dr. Wilhelm Rolf on Days of Our Lives, a part he first played in 1997, left in 2003, returned to from 2007 to 2008, and played again in 2017.