WILLIAM SANDERSON 'Deadwood' actor soon will have no scenes to steal

HBO is canceling the series after only one year.
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HOLLYWOOD -- You could say it is the best and worst of times for actor William Sanderson. Best because the third season of HBO's award-winning revisionist Western series, "Deadwood," is airing Sunday nights. And Sanderson, 58, is one of the best reasons to watch the violent, foul-mouthed sagebrush saga from creator David Milch ("NYPD Blue").
The Memphis, Tenn.-born Sanderson is a scene stealer as the oily -- and often creepy -- E.B. Farnum, the default mayor of the lawless Western town and operator of the Grand Central Hotel. Farnum also has connections with the town's kingpin, Al Swearengen (Ian McShane), although Swearengen doesn't really take him seriously.
It's the worst of times for Sanderson, though, because HBO is pulling the plug on the show after this year. Recently, HBO announced that Milch would do two two-hour specials of "Deadwood" that would wrap up the series.
After studying acting in New York, Sanderson came to Hollywood and has appeared in "Alien," "Coal Miner's Daughter" and "The Client"; TV series including "ER" and "The X-Files"; and the well-received miniseries "Lonesome Dove," "The Executioner's Song" and "Andersonville."