About

Known credits:
86
Birthday:
1948-07-05
Place of birth:
Dallas, Texas, USA
Website:
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William Hootkins

Overview

William Michael Hootkins was born on July 5, 1948, in Dallas, Texas. He moved to London, England in the early '70s and lived there up until 2002. Hootkins was an actor at Theatre Intime while attending Princeton University where he learned how to speak fluent Mandarin Chinese. He also trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, and attended St. Marks, where he was in the same theater group as Tommy Lee Jones. The imposingly bulky and heavyset Hootkins first began acting in films and TV shows alike in the mid '70s. His more noteworthy parts include the first of the Rebel fighter pilots to get killed while attacking the Death Star in "Star Wars", scientist Topol's bumbling oaf assistant in "Flash Gordon", Major Eaton, sent by the US government in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", one of Rod Steiger's demented sons in "American Gothic", a corrupt police lieutenant in "Batman", a disgusting sleazy voyeur in "Hardware", a coarse South African police chief in "Dust Devil", the mysterious and duplicitous Mr. X in "Hear My Song", a haughty corporate executive in "Death Machine", Santa Claus in "Like Father, Like Santa", and an opera-singing vampire in "The Breed". Moreover, Hootkins had small parts in two "Pink Panther" pictures: he's a taxi driver in both "The Trail of the Pink Panther" and "Curse of the Pink Panther".

Among the TV shows he did guest spots on are "Yanks Go Home", "Agony", "Play for Today", "Tales of the Unexpected", "The Life and Times of David Lloyd George", "Brett Maverick", "Cagney and Lacey", "Taxi", "Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense", "Poirot", "Chancer", "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles", "The Tomorrow People", "The West Wing", and "Absolute Power". Hootkins received many accolades for his outstanding performance as Sir Alfred Hitchcock in Terry Johnson's hit play "Hitchcock Blonde". In addition to his substantial film and TV credits, Hootkins was also a popular and prolific voice artist who recorded dozens of plays for BBC Radio Drama; he supplied the voices for such iconic individuals as Orson Welles, J. Edgar Hoover, and Winston Churchill. William Hootkins died of pancreatic cancer on October 23, 2005. IMDb Mini Biography

Known for

Acting
2005 Colour Me Kubrick Actor Frank Rich 58
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2005 Dear Wendy Actor Marshall Walker 58
Average
2004 Blessed Actor Detective Lauderdale 57
Average
2003 Mars: Pioneering the Planet Actor 59
Average
2002 The Magnificent Ambersons Actor Uncle George 58
Average
2002 Hamilton Mattress Actor Senor Balustrade (voice) 58
Average
2001 The Breed Actor Fusco 58
Average
2001 Town & Country Actor Barney 57
Average
2000 American Gangster Actor Narrator N/A
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2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades Actor Sergei Diaghilev 58
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2000 Animated Epics: Moby Dick Actor Starbucks (voice) 58
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1999 The Omega Code Actor Sir Percival Lloyd 57
Average
1999 Survivor Science: The Dead Man Walking Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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1998 Like Father, Like Santa Actor Santa Claus 58
Average
1998 Something to Believe In Actor Car Dealer 58
Average
1997 This World, Then the Fireworks Actor Jake Krutz 58
Average
1997 Extreme Machines Actor Narrator N/A
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1997 Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest Actor The Man N/A
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1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau Actor Kiril 53
Average
1995 Virgin Mary Actor judge Marulic 58
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1995 Funny Bones Actor Al 59
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1995 Death Machine Actor John Carpenter 58
Average
1995 Time Life Animal Oddities: The Meanest Animal Alive Actor Narrator N/A
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1994 The NeverEnding Story III Actor Bark Troll / Falkor (voice) 52
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1994 Predators of the Wild: African Survival Actor Narrator N/A
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1994 Predators of the Wild: Crocodiles and Alligators Actor Narrator N/A
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1993 Age of Treason Actor Senator Garrus 59
Average
1993 The Milky Life Actor Julian Reilly 58
Average
1993 The Cement Garden Actor Commander Hunt (voice) 60
Fair
1993 Predators of the Wild: Snake Actor Narrator N/A
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1993 Predators of the Wild: Hawk Actor Narrator N/A
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1993 Predators of the Wild: Tiger Actor Narrator N/A
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1993 Predators of the Wild: Polar Bear Actor Narrator N/A
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1993 Predators of the Wild: Giant Tarantula Actor Narrator N/A
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1993 Predators of the Wild: Wolf Actor Narrator N/A
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1992 A River Runs Through It Actor Murphy 66
Fair
1992 Dust Devil Actor Capt. Cornelius Beyman 59
Average
1992 Predators of the Wild: Shark Actor Narrator N/A
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1992 Predators of the Wild: Cheetah and Leopard Actor Narrator N/A
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1992 Predators of the Wild: Hunters and Hunted Actor Narrator N/A
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1992 Predators of the Wild: Lion Actor Narrator N/A
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1992 Predators of the Wild: Grizzly Bear Actor Narrator N/A
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1992 Predators of the Wild: Killer Whale Actor Narrator N/A
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1991 Hear My Song Actor Mr. X 58
Average
1991 The Pope Must Die Actor Cardinal Verucci 58
Average
1991 Predators of the Wild: Bats Actor Narrator N/A
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1990 Hardware Actor Lincoln Wineberg Jr. 58
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1989 Batman Actor Eckhardt 71
Good
1989 Monkeys Actor James Hoffman N/A
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1987 American Gothic Actor Teddy 58
Average
1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Actor Harry Howler 49
Bad
1987 U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart Actor August T. Mirch N/A
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1987 The Return of Sherlock Holmes Actor Myron Spellman 58
Average
1986 A State of Emergency Actor Earl Linton 58
Average
1986 Haunted Honeymoon Actor Reporter 57
Average
1986 Biggles Actor Chuck 57
Average
1985 White Nights Actor Chuck Malarek 60
Fair
1985 Zina Actor Walter Adams 58
Average
1985 Dreamchild Actor 1st Radio Actor 59
Average
1985 Water Actor Ben 58
Average
1984 Black Carrion Actor Lou Delmart N/A
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1984 Black Carrion Actor Lou Delmart 58
Average
1983 Curse of the Pink Panther Actor Taxi Driver 55
Average
1982 Trail of the Pink Panther Actor Taxi Driver 56
Average
1982 The Tempest Actor Caliban 59
Average
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Actor Major Eaton 78
Good
1981 Before Water Lilies Actor Mel N/A
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1981 The Life and Times of David Lloyd George Actor Winston Churchill N/A
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1981 Sphinx Actor Don, Tour Guide 58
Average
1980 Flash Gordon Actor Munson 60
Fair
1980 Rabbit Pie Day Actor Kolossov N/A
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1980 Hussy Actor 1st. Punter 58
Average
1980 Bad Timing Actor Col. Taylor 60
Fair
1979 Charlie Muffin Actor U.S. Embassy Photographer 58
Average
1979 Hanover Street Actor Beef 58
Average
1979 The Lady Vanishes Actor Party Guest 58
Average
1978 The Lost Boys Actor Charles Frohman 59
Average
1978 The Lost Boys Actor Charles Frohman N/A
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1978 The Billion Dollar Bubble Actor Lloyd Edens 59
Average
1977 Come Back, Little Sheba Actor Postman 58
Average
1977 Valentino Actor Fatty 58
Average
1977 Star Wars Actor Red Six (Porkins) 81
Very good
1977 The Ambassadors Actor Little Bilham N/A
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1977 Twilight's Last Gleaming Actor Sgt. Fitzpatrick 59
Average
1976 The Paradise Run Actor Party Guest N/A
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1973 Big Zapper Actor Kono's Henchman 58
Average