Washington Post3 Jul, 2026 09:08 PM3 mins to readThe Village People circa 1978, with Victor Willis (dressed as a police officer) front and centre. Photo / Getty ImagesThe Village People circa 1978, with Victor Willis (dressed as a police officer) front and centre. Photo / Getty ImagesVictor Willis, who helped make the Village People one of the most enduring groups of the disco era has died. He was 74.
His wife, Karen Willis, announced the June 30 death on social media, saying that Willis suffered from a “short, but aggressive illness”. Additional details were not
