People
William Hootkins
- Name: William Hootkins
- Birthday: 1948-07-05
- Also known as: Bill Hootkins,William Michael Hootkins
- Place of birth: Dallas, Texas, USA
- Popularity: 4.218
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Colour Me Kubrick as Frank Rich | 2005-10-06 |
| Dear Wendy as Marshall Walker | 2005-02-04 |
| Blessed as Detective Lauderdale | 2004-05-16 |
| Mars: Pioneering the Planet | 2003-08-10 |
| The Magnificent Ambersons as Uncle George | 2002-01-12 |
| Hamilton Mattress as Senor Balustrade (voice) | 2002-01-01 |
| The Breed as Fusco | 2001-07-19 |
| Town & Country as Barney | 2001-04-27 |
| The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades as Sergei Diaghilev | 2000-07-13 |
| Animated Epics: Moby Dick as Starbucks (voice) | 2000-01-01 |
| The Omega Code as Sir Percival Lloyd | 1999-10-15 |
| Survivor Science: The Dead Man Walking as Narrator (voice) | 1999-08-12 |
| Like Father, Like Santa as Santa Claus | 1998-12-01 |
| Something to Believe In as Car Dealer | 1998-05-08 |
| This World, Then the Fireworks as Jake Krutz | 1997-07-11 |
| Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest as The Man | 1997-01-19 |
| The Island of Dr. Moreau as Kiril | 1996-08-23 |
| Virgin Mary as judge Marulic | 1995-10-12 |
| Funny Bones as Al | 1995-09-20 |
| Death Machine as John Carpenter | 1995-05-02 |
| Time Life Animal Oddities: The Meanest Animal Alive as Narrator | 1995-01-01 |
| The NeverEnding Story III as Bark Troll / Falkor (voice) | 1994-10-26 |
| Predators of the Wild: African Survival as Narrator | 1994-01-01 |
| Predators of the Wild: Crocodiles and Alligators as Narrator | 1994-01-01 |
| Age of Treason as Senator Garrus | 1993-06-20 |
| The Milky Life as Julian Reilly | 1993-02-23 |
| The Cement Garden as Commander Hunt (voice) | 1993-02-20 |
| Predators of the Wild: Giant Tarantula as Narrator | 1993-01-01 |
| Predators of the Wild: Wolf as Narrator | 1993-01-01 |
| Predators of the Wild: Tiger as Narrator | 1993-01-01 |
| Predators of the Wild: Snake as Narrator | 1993-01-01 |
| Predators of the Wild: Hawk as Narrator | 1993-01-01 |
| Predators of the Wild: Polar Bear as Narrator | 1993-01-01 |
| A River Runs Through It as Murphy | 1992-10-09 |
| Dust Devil as Capt. Cornelius Beyman | 1992-07-11 |
| Predators of the Wild: Shark as Narrator | 1992-01-01 |
| Predators of the Wild: Lion as Narrator | 1992-01-01 |
| Predators of the Wild: Cheetah and Leopard as Narrator | 1992-01-01 |
| Predators of the Wild: Grizzly Bear as Narrator | 1992-01-01 |
| Predators of the Wild: Hunters and Hunted as Narrator | 1992-01-01 |
| Predators of the Wild: Killer Whale as Narrator | 1992-01-01 |
| Hear My Song as Mr. X | 1991-12-27 |
| The Pope Must Diet as Cardinal Verucci | 1991-06-21 |
| Predators of the Wild: Bats as Narrator | 1991-01-01 |
| Hardware as Lincoln Wineberg Jr. | 1990-09-14 |
| Batman as Eckhardt | 1989-06-21 |
| Monkeys as James Hoffman | 1989-02-08 |
| Biggles as Chuck | 1988-01-29 |
| American Gothic as Teddy | 1987-08-17 |
| Superman IV: The Quest for Peace as Harry Howler | 1987-07-24 |
| U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart as August T. Mirch | 1987-03-27 |
| The Return of Sherlock Holmes as Myron Spellman | 1987-01-10 |
| A State of Emergency as Earl Linton | 1986-11-01 |
| Haunted Honeymoon as Reporter | 1986-07-25 |
| White Nights as Chuck Malarek | 1985-11-22 |
| Zina as Walter Adams | 1985-11-01 |
| Dreamchild as 1st Radio Actor | 1985-10-04 |
| Water as Ben | 1985-01-11 |
| Black Carrion as Lou Delmart | 1984-11-12 |
| Curse of the Pink Panther as Taxi Driver | 1983-08-12 |
| Trail of the Pink Panther as Taxi Driver | 1982-12-03 |
| The Tempest as Caliban | 1982-09-24 |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark as Major Eaton | 1981-06-12 |
| Before Water Lilies as Mel | 1981-03-24 |
| The Life and Times of David Lloyd George as Winston Churchill | 1981-03-04 |
| Sphinx as Don, Tour Guide | 1981-02-11 |
| Rabbit Pie Day as Kolossov | 1980-11-10 |
| Flash Gordon as Munson | 1980-09-01 |
| Hussy as 1st. Punter | 1980-05-01 |
| Bad Timing as Col. Taylor | 1980-03-02 |
| Charlie Muffin as U.S. Embassy Photographer | 1979-12-11 |
| Hanover Street as Beef | 1979-05-18 |
| The Lady Vanishes as Party Guest | 1979-04-30 |
| The Lost Boys as Charles Frohman | 1978-10-11 |
| The Billion Dollar Bubble as Lloyd Edens | 1978-06-08 |
| Come Back, Little Sheba as Postman | 1977-12-31 |
| Valentino as Fatty | 1977-09-07 |
| Star Wars as Red Six (Porkins) | 1977-05-25 |
| The Ambassadors as Little Bilham | 1977-03-13 |
| Twilight's Last Gleaming as Sgt. Fitzpatrick | 1977-02-09 |
| The Paradise Run as Party Guest | 1976-04-05 |
| Big Zapper as Kono's Henchman | 1973-07-05 |
