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".
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
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Filmography (Movies)
Colour Me Kubrick
Character:Frank Rich
Release Date:06/10/2005
Dear Wendy
Character:Marshall Walker
Release Date:04/02/2005
Blessed
Character:Detective Lauderdale
Release Date:16/05/2004
Mars: Pioneering the Planet
Character:
Release Date:10/08/2003
The Magnificent Ambersons
Character:Uncle George
Release Date:12/01/2002
Hamilton Mattress
Character:Senor Balustrade (voice)
Release Date:01/01/2002
The Breed
Character:Fusco
Release Date:19/07/2001
Town & Country
Character:Barney
Release Date:27/04/2001
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Character:Sergei Diaghilev
Release Date:13/07/2000
Animated Epics: Moby Dick
Character:Starbucks (voice)
Release Date:01/01/2000
The Omega Code
Character:Sir Percival Lloyd
Release Date:15/10/1999
Survivor Science: The Dead Man Walking
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/08/1999
Like Father, Like Santa
Character:Santa Claus
Release Date:01/12/1998
Something to Believe In
Character:Car Dealer
Release Date:08/05/1998
This World, Then the Fireworks
Character:Jake Krutz
Release Date:11/07/1997
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Character:The Man
Release Date:19/01/1997
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Character:Kiril
Release Date:23/08/1996
Virgin Mary
Character:judge Marulic
Release Date:12/10/1995
Funny Bones
Character:Al
Release Date:20/09/1995
Death Machine
Character:John Carpenter
Release Date:02/05/1995
Time Life Animal Oddities: The Meanest Animal Alive
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1995
The NeverEnding Story III
Character:Bark Troll / Falkor (voice)
Release Date:26/10/1994
Predators of the Wild: Crocodiles and Alligators
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1994
Predators of the Wild: African Survival
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1994
Age of Treason
Character:Senator Garrus
Release Date:20/06/1993
The Milky Life
Character:Julian Reilly
Release Date:23/02/1993
The Cement Garden
Character:Commander Hunt (voice)
Release Date:20/02/1993
Predators of the Wild: Giant Tarantula
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1993
Predators of the Wild: Polar Bear
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1993
Predators of the Wild: Wolf
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1993
Predators of the Wild: Tiger
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1993
Predators of the Wild: Snake
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1993
Predators of the Wild: Hawk
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1993
A River Runs Through It
Character:Murphy
Release Date:09/10/1992
Gummed Labels
Character:
Release Date:08/09/1992
Dust Devil
Character:Capt. Cornelius Beyman
Release Date:11/07/1992
Predators of the Wild: Lion
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1992
Predators of the Wild: Shark
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1992
Predators of the Wild: Grizzly Bear
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1992
Predators of the Wild: Cheetah and Leopard
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1992
Predators of the Wild: Killer Whale
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1992
Predators of the Wild: Hunters and Hunted
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1992
Hear My Song
Character:Mr. X
Release Date:27/12/1991
The Pope Must Die
Character:Cardinal Verucci
Release Date:21/06/1991
Predators of the Wild: Bats
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1991
Hardware
Character:Lincoln Wineberg Jr.
Release Date:14/09/1990
Batman
Character:Eckhardt
Release Date:21/06/1989
Monkeys
Character:James Hoffman
Release Date:08/02/1989
American Gothic
Character:Teddy
Release Date:17/08/1987
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Character:Harry Howler
Release Date:24/07/1987
U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart
Character:August T. Mirch
Release Date:27/03/1987
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Myron Spellman
Release Date:10/01/1987
A State of Emergency
Character:Earl Linton
Release Date:01/11/1986
Haunted Honeymoon
Character:Reporter
Release Date:25/07/1986
Biggles
Character:Chuck
Release Date:30/05/1986
White Nights
Character:Chuck Malarek
Release Date:22/11/1985
Zina
Character:Walter Adams
Release Date:01/11/1985
Dreamchild
Character:1st Radio Actor
Release Date:04/10/1985
Water
Character:Ben
Release Date:11/01/1985
Black Carrion
Character:Lou Delmart
Release Date:12/11/1984
Curse of the Pink Panther
Character:Taxi Driver
Release Date:12/08/1983
Trail of the Pink Panther
Character:Taxi Driver
Release Date:03/12/1982
The Tempest
Character:Caliban
Release Date:24/09/1982
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Character:Major Eaton
Release Date:12/06/1981
Before Water Lilies
Character:Mel
Release Date:24/03/1981
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Character:Winston Churchill
Release Date:04/03/1981
Sphinx
Character:Don, Tour Guide
Release Date:11/02/1981
Flash Gordon
Character:Munson
Release Date:05/12/1980
Rabbit Pie Day
Character:Kolossov
Release Date:10/11/1980
Hussy
Character:1st. Punter
Release Date:01/05/1980
Bad Timing
Character:Col. Taylor
Release Date:02/03/1980
Charlie Muffin
Character:U.S. Embassy Photographer
Release Date:11/12/1979
Hanover Street
Character:Beef
Release Date:18/05/1979
The Lady Vanishes
Character:Party Guest
Release Date:30/04/1979
The Lost Boys
Character:Charles Frohman
Release Date:11/10/1978
The Billion Dollar Bubble
Character:Lloyd Edens
Release Date:08/06/1978
Come Back, Little Sheba
Character:Postman
Release Date:31/12/1977
Valentino
Character:Fatty
Release Date:07/09/1977
Star Wars
Character:Red Six (Porkins)
Release Date:25/05/1977
The Ambassadors
Character:Little Bilham
Release Date:13/03/1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Character:Sgt. Fitzpatrick
Release Date:09/02/1977
The Paradise Run
Character:Party Guest
Release Date:05/04/1976
Big Zapper
Character:Kono's Henchman
Release Date:05/07/1973
Television Appearances
Justice League
Character:Commander (voice)
American Gangster
Character:Narrator
The West Wing
Character:U.S. Translator
Extreme Machines
Character:Narrator
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Character:Loch Ness Monster (voice)
Iron Man
Character:Crimson Dynamo (voice)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Character:Diaghilev
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character:FBI Agent Burt
The New Statesman
Character:Willoughby Guzzler
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Character:Lou Delmart
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Character:Hamilton Betts
Blackadder
Character:Monk
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
Character:Frank Dorr
Remington Steele
Character:Chester Harcourt
Cagney & Lacey
Character:
American Playhouse
Character:Phil Cooper
Bergerac
Character:Eugene Field
Bergerac
Character:Karl Goldman
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Peter Bligh
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Harry Chester
The Lost Boys
Character:Charles Frohman
Lillie
Character:
Taxi
Character:Liquor Authority Agent
Clouds of Glory
Character:Reverend Dewey
Laurence Olivier Presents
Character:Postman
Yanks Go Home
Character:
Playhouse
Character:Mr. Bowles
NOVA
Character:Voice of Methuselah
Van der Valk
Character:Frank Garvin
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Little Bilham
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