Van (Van Zandt) Williams is an American actor (born February 27, 1934, in Fort Worth, Texas) best known for his brief yet world famous television role as "Britt Reid" aka "The Green Hornet" with the late Bruce Lee as his sidekick Kato, in the 1966-1967 ABC The Green Hornet television series, and for his earlier leading role as Kenny Madison in both Warner Bros. television detective series Bourbon Street Beat (1959) and its sequel Surfside Six (1960). Van keeps in touch with the American public at autograph conventions from time to time, where he remains popular among Green Hornet and Bruce Lee fans. Syndication on cable television has brought back many old television series, introducing Van to a new generation of viewers. Van and his wife Vicki have three grown children. He has twin daughters from a prior marriage who remain in his home state of Texas. Van lives today in Ketchum, Idaho.