William Hootkins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 5, 1948
- Died
- October 23, 2005
- Birthplace
- Dallas, Texas, USA
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
Filmography
Ancestors Of Ancient Rome: The Etruscans 2013
as Self / Narrator
Colour Me Kubrick 2005
as Frank Rich
Dear Wendy 2005
as Marshall Walker
Blessed 2004
as Detective Lauderdale
- Mars: Pioneering the Planet
Mars: Pioneering the Planet 2003
Actor
The Magnificent Ambersons 2002
as Uncle George
Hamilton Mattress 2002
as Senor Balustrade (voice)
The Breed 2001
as Fusco
Town & Country 2001
as Barney
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades 2000
as Sergei Diaghilev
The Miracle Maker 2000
as Lucifer (voice)
Animated Epics: Moby Dick 2000
as Starbucks (voice)
The Omega Code 1999
as Sir Percival Lloyd
Survivor Science: The Dead Man Walking 1999
as Narrator (voice)
Like Father, Like Santa 1998
as Santa Claus
Something to Believe In 1998
as Car Dealer
This World, Then the Fireworks 1997
as Jake Krutz
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest 1997
as The Man
The Island of Dr. Moreau 1996
as Kiril
The Miracle of Medjugorje 1995
as judge Marulic
Funny Bones 1995
as Al
Death Machine 1995
as John Carpenter
Time Life Animal Oddities: The Meanest Animal Alive 1995
as Narrator
The NeverEnding Story III 1994
as Bark Troll / Falkor (voice)
Predators of the Wild: African Survival 1994
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Crocodiles and Alligators 1994
as Narrator
Age of Treason 1993
as Senator Garrus
The Milky Life 1993
as Julian Reilly
The Cement Garden 1993
as Commander Hunt (voice)
Predators of the Wild: Hawk 1993
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Snake 1993
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Tiger 1993
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Wolf 1993
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Polar Bear 1993
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Giant Tarantula 1993
as Narrator
A River Runs Through It 1992
as Murphy
- Gummed Labels
Gummed Labels 1992
Actor
Dust Devil 1992
as Capt. Cornelius Beyman
Predators of the Wild: Hunters and Hunted 1992
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Killer Whale 1992
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Cheetah and Leopard 1992
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Grizzly Bear 1992
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Shark 1992
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Lion 1992
as Narrator
Hear My Song 1991
as Mr. X
The Pope Must Die 1991
as Cardinal Verucci
The Princess and the Goblin 1991
as Curdie's Father (voice)
Predators of the Wild: Bats 1991
as Narrator
Hardware 1990
as Lincoln Wineberg Jr.
Batman 1989
as Eckhardt
Crusoe 1989
as Auctioneer
Monkeys 1989
as James Hoffman
American Gothic 1987
as Teddy
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1987
as Harry Howler
U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart 1987
as August T. Mirch
The Return of Sherlock Holmes 1987
as Myron Spellman
A State of Emergency 1986
as Earl Linton
Haunted Honeymoon 1986
as Reporter
Biggles 1986
as Chuck
White Nights 1985
as Chuck Malarek
Zina 1985
as Walter Adams
Dreamchild 1985
as First Radio Actor
Water 1985
as Ben
Black Carrion 1984
as Lou Delmart
Curse of the Pink Panther 1983
as Taxi Driver
Trail of the Pink Panther 1982
as Taxi Driver
The Tempest 1982
as Caliban
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
as Major Eaton
Before Water Lilies 1981
as Mel
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George 1981
as Winston Churchill
Sphinx 1981
as Don, Tour Guide
Flash Gordon 1980
as Munson
Rabbit Pie Day 1980
as Kolossov
Hussy 1980
as 1st. Punter
Bad Timing 1980
as Col. Taylor
Charlie Muffin 1979
as U.S. Embassy Photographer
Hanover Street 1979
as Beef
The Lady Vanishes 1979
as Party Guest
The Lost Boys 1978
as Charles Frohman
The Billion Dollar Bubble 1978
as Lloyd Edens
Come Back, Little Sheba 1977
as Postman
Valentino 1977
as Fatty
Star Wars 1977
as Red Six (Porkins)
The Ambassadors 1977
as Little Bilham
Twilight's Last Gleaming 1977
as Sgt. Fitzpatrick
The Paradise Run 1976
as Party Guest
Big Zapper 1973
as Kono's Henchman
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