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William Hootkins

William Hootkins

Acting July 5, 1948 (57 years old) October 23, 2005 Dallas, Texas, USA

Biography

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

Movies 87

Star Wars 8.2

Star Wars

as Red Six (Porkins)

1977
Raiders of the Lost Ark 7.9

Raiders of the Lost Ark

as Major Eaton

1981
Batman 7.2

Batman

as Eckhardt

1989
A River Runs Through It 7.0

A River Runs Through It

as Murphy

1992
Flash Gordon 6.3

Flash Gordon

as Munson

1980
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 4.6

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

as Harry Howler

1987
Hanover Street 5.7

Hanover Street

as Beef

1979
The NeverEnding Story III 4.5

The NeverEnding Story III

as Bark Troll / Falkor (voice)

1994
The Island of Dr. Moreau 4.9

The Island of Dr. Moreau

as Kiril

1996
Trail of the Pink Panther 5.1

Trail of the Pink Panther

as Taxi Driver

1982
Hardware 6.0

Hardware

as Lincoln Wineberg Jr.

1990
White Nights 6.7

White Nights

as Chuck Malarek

1985
Curse of the Pink Panther 4.6

Curse of the Pink Panther

as Taxi Driver

1983
Valentino 5.8

Valentino

as Fatty

1977
The Miracle Maker 6.2

The Miracle Maker

as Lucifer (voice)

2000
Twilight's Last Gleaming 6.5

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Sgt. Fitzpatrick

1977
The Cement Garden 6.8

The Cement Garden

as Commander Hunt (voice)

1993
The Princess and the Goblin 5.8

The Princess and the Goblin

as Curdie's Father (voice)

1991
Water 6.1

Water

as Ben

1985
Funny Bones 6.6

Funny Bones

as Al

1995
Death Machine 5.8

Death Machine

as John Carpenter

1995
This World, Then the Fireworks 5.2

This World, Then the Fireworks

as Jake Krutz

1997
Biggles 5.2

Biggles

as Chuck

1986
Haunted Honeymoon 5.4

Haunted Honeymoon

as Reporter

1986
Sphinx 5.7

Sphinx

as Don, Tour Guide

1981
Dear Wendy 5.8

Dear Wendy

as Marshall Walker

2005
American Gothic 6.0

American Gothic

as Teddy

1987
Bad Timing 6.6

Bad Timing

as Col. Taylor

1980
The Pope Must Die 5.0

The Pope Must Die

as Cardinal Verucci

1991
The Return of Sherlock Holmes 6.0

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

as Myron Spellman

1987
Colour Me Kubrick 5.7

Colour Me Kubrick

as Frank Rich

2005
The Lady Vanishes 6.0

The Lady Vanishes

as Party Guest

1979
The Breed 5.2

The Breed

as Fusco

2001
Town & Country 4.5

Town & Country

as Barney

2001
The Billion Dollar Bubble 7.5

The Billion Dollar Bubble

as Lloyd Edens

1978
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades 5.4

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

as Sergei Diaghilev

2000
The Miracle of Medjugorje 4.4

The Miracle of Medjugorje

as judge Marulic

1995
Blessed 4.8

Blessed

as Detective Lauderdale

2004
Dreamchild 6.6

Dreamchild

as First Radio Actor

1985
Dust Devil 6.3

Dust Devil

as Capt. Cornelius Beyman

1992
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

as Winston Churchill

1981
Crusoe 5.7

Crusoe

as Auctioneer

1989
Hussy 4.9

Hussy

as 1st. Punter

1980
The Magnificent Ambersons 5.9

The Magnificent Ambersons

as Uncle George

2002
Hear My Song 5.8

Hear My Song

as Mr. X

1991
Come Back, Little Sheba 7.0

Come Back, Little Sheba

as Postman

1977
A State of Emergency 3.5

A State of Emergency

as Earl Linton

1986
Something to Believe In 5.0

Something to Believe In

as Car Dealer

1998
The Milky Life 3.6

The Milky Life

as Julian Reilly

1993
Like Father, Like Santa 5.8

Like Father, Like Santa

as Santa Claus

1998
Zina 6.0

Zina

as Walter Adams

1985
The Ambassadors 7.0

The Ambassadors

as Little Bilham

1977
The Omega Code 4.5

The Omega Code

as Sir Percival Lloyd

1999
Predators of the Wild: Shark

Predators of the Wild: Shark

as Narrator

1992
Predators of the Wild: Giant Tarantula

Predators of the Wild: Giant Tarantula

as Narrator

1993
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest 8.0

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

as The Man

1997
Charlie Muffin 6.4

Charlie Muffin

as U.S. Embassy Photographer

1979
Monkeys 7.0

Monkeys

as James Hoffman

1989
Age of Treason 6.4

Age of Treason

as Senator Garrus

1993
Big Zapper 4.0

Big Zapper

as Kono's Henchman

1973
Ancestors Of Ancient Rome: The Etruscans

Ancestors Of Ancient Rome: The Etruscans

as Self / Narrator

2013
Predators of the Wild: Grizzly Bear

Predators of the Wild: Grizzly Bear

as Narrator

1992
The Paradise Run

The Paradise Run

as Party Guest

1976
Predators of the Wild: Lion

Predators of the Wild: Lion

as Narrator

1992
Predators of the Wild: Crocodiles and Alligators

Predators of the Wild: Crocodiles and Alligators

as Narrator

1994
Predators of the Wild: Hawk

Predators of the Wild: Hawk

as Narrator

1993
Predators of the Wild: Bats

Predators of the Wild: Bats

as Narrator

1991
U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart 9.0

U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart

as August T. Mirch

1987
Animated Epics: Moby Dick 8.5

Animated Epics: Moby Dick

as Starbucks (voice)

2000
Hamilton Mattress 6.8

Hamilton Mattress

as Senor Balustrade (voice)

2002
The Tempest 6.0

The Tempest

as Caliban

1982
Survivor Science: The Dead Man Walking

Survivor Science: The Dead Man Walking

as Narrator (voice)

1999
Predators of the Wild: Hunters and Hunted

Predators of the Wild: Hunters and Hunted

as Narrator

1992
Predators of the Wild: Cheetah and Leopard

Predators of the Wild: Cheetah and Leopard

as Narrator

1992
Predators of the Wild: Killer Whale

Predators of the Wild: Killer Whale

as Narrator

1992
Gummed Labels 8.0

Gummed Labels

1992
Time Life Animal Oddities: The Meanest Animal Alive

Time Life Animal Oddities: The Meanest Animal Alive

as Narrator

1995
Predators of the Wild: African Survival

Predators of the Wild: African Survival

as Narrator

1994
Predators of the Wild: Wolf

Predators of the Wild: Wolf

as Narrator

1993
Predators of the Wild: Polar Bear

Predators of the Wild: Polar Bear

as Narrator

1993
Mars: Pioneering the Planet 8.0

Mars: Pioneering the Planet

2003
Before Water Lilies

Before Water Lilies

as Mel

1981
Predators of the Wild: Snake

Predators of the Wild: Snake

as Narrator

1993
Predators of the Wild: Tiger

Predators of the Wild: Tiger

as Narrator

1993
Rabbit Pie Day

Rabbit Pie Day

as Kolossov

1980
The Lost Boys 8.0

The Lost Boys

as Charles Frohman

1978
Black Carrion 7.5

Black Carrion

as Lou Delmart

1984

TV Shows 36

The West Wing 8.3

The West Wing

as U.S. Translator

1999
Agatha Christie's Poirot 8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as FBI Agent Burt

1989
NOVA 7.1

NOVA

as Voice of Methuselah

1974
American Playhouse 6.6

American Playhouse

as FBI Agent

1982
American Playhouse 6.6

American Playhouse

as Phil Cooper

1982
American Playhouse 6.6

American Playhouse

as Buddy Bliss

1982
Remington Steele 7.1

Remington Steele

as Chester Harcourt

1982
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Little Bilham

1965
Taxi 7.3

Taxi

as Agent #2

1978
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as Peter Bligh

1979
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as Harry Chester

1979
Cagney & Lacey 7.0

Cagney & Lacey

1982
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters 7.8

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

as Loch Ness Monster (voice)

1994
Bergerac 7.0

Bergerac

as Eugene Field

1981
Bergerac 7.0

Bergerac

as Karl Goldman

1981
Playhouse 7.0

Playhouse

as Mr. Bowles

1974
Blackadder 8.0

Blackadder

as Monk

1983
Justice League 8.2

Justice League

as Commander (voice)

2001
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 6.6

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

as Diaghilev

1992
Van der Valk 6.2

Van der Valk

as Frank Garvin

1972
Iron Man 6.8

Iron Man

as Crimson Dynamo (voice)

1994
The New Statesman 7.5

The New Statesman

as Willoughby Guzzler

1987
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime 6.7

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

as Hamilton Betts

1983
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense 6.5

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as Lou Delmart

1984
Chancer 6.3

Chancer

as Moody

1990
Oppenheimer 6.7

Oppenheimer

as FBI Agent

1980
Lytton's Diary 7.3

Lytton's Diary

as Sam Wexler

1985
Premiere 7.0

Premiere

as Kolossov

1977
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye 6.9

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

as Frank Dorr

1983
Yanks Go Home 6.3

Yanks Go Home

as Colonel Richter

1976
Laurence Olivier Presents 7.0

Laurence Olivier Presents

as Postman

1976
Extreme Machines 10.0

Extreme Machines

as Narrator

1997
The Lost Boys 7.5

The Lost Boys

as Charles Frohman

1978
Life at Stake

Life at Stake

as EECOM Liebergot

1978
Clouds of Glory 5.0

Clouds of Glory

as Reverend Dewey

1978
American Gangster

American Gangster

as Narrator

2000

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