William Hootkins

William Hootkins

Acting
Born 1948-07-05 - Died 2005-10-23Dallas, 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 (86)

Star Wars
8.2

Star Wars

1977Movie8.2
Raiders of the Lost Ark
7.9

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981Movie7.9
Batman
7.2

Batman

1989Movie7.2
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
4.6

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987Movie4.6
A River Runs Through It
7.0

A River Runs Through It

1992Movie7.0
Flash Gordon
6.3

Flash Gordon

1980Movie6.3
White Nights
6.7

White Nights

1985Movie6.7
Hardware
5.9

Hardware

1990Movie5.9
Trail of the Pink Panther
5.1

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982Movie5.1
Curse of the Pink Panther
4.6

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983Movie4.6
The Miracle Maker
6.2

The Miracle Maker

2000Movie6.2
The Princess and the Goblin
5.8

The Princess and the Goblin

1991Movie5.8
The Island of Dr. Moreau
4.9

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1996Movie4.9
Haunted Honeymoon
5.4

Haunted Honeymoon

1986Movie5.4
Valentino
5.8

Valentino

1977Movie5.8
Sphinx
5.7

Sphinx

1981Movie5.7
Dear Wendy
5.8

Dear Wendy

2005Movie5.8
The NeverEnding Story III
4.5

The NeverEnding Story III

1994Movie4.5
Dreamchild
6.6

Dreamchild

1985Movie6.6
Funny Bones
6.6

Funny Bones

1995Movie6.6
Dust Devil
6.3

Dust Devil

1992Movie6.3
Come Back, Little Sheba
7.0

Come Back, Little Sheba

1977Movie7.0
The Cement Garden
6.7

The Cement Garden

1993Movie6.7
Death Machine
5.8

Death Machine

1995Movie5.8
The Lady Vanishes
6.0

The Lady Vanishes

1979Movie6.0
The Billion Dollar Bubble
7.5

The Billion Dollar Bubble

1978Movie7.5
American Gothic
5.9

American Gothic

1987Movie5.9
Hanover Street
5.6

Hanover Street

1979Movie5.6
The Milky Life
3.6

The Milky Life

1993Movie3.6
The Tempest
6.0

The Tempest

1982Movie6.0
Water
6.1

Water

1985Movie6.1
Twilight's Last Gleaming
6.5

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977Movie6.5
Town & Country
4.5

Town & Country

2001Movie4.5
Bad Timing
6.5

Bad Timing

1980Movie6.5
Charlie Muffin
6.4

Charlie Muffin

1979Movie6.4
Predators of the Wild: Giant Tarantula

Predators of the Wild: Giant Tarantula

1993Movie
The Magnificent Ambersons
5.9

The Magnificent Ambersons

2002Movie5.9
Biggles
5.2

Biggles

1986Movie5.2
Hussy
4.9

Hussy

1980Movie4.9
This World, Then the Fireworks
5.3

This World, Then the Fireworks

1997Movie5.3
Blessed
4.8

Blessed

2004Movie4.8
Hear My Song
5.9

Hear My Song

1991Movie5.9
The Breed
5.2

The Breed

2001Movie5.2
Colour Me Kubrick
5.7

Colour Me Kubrick

2005Movie5.7
Zina
6.0

Zina

1985Movie6.0
Gummed Labels
8.0

Gummed Labels

1992Movie8.0
The Lost Boys
8.0

The Lost Boys

1978Movie8.0
The Omega Code
4.5

The Omega Code

1999Movie4.5
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
5.4

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

2000Movie5.4
Monkeys
7.0

Monkeys

1989Movie7.0
Hamilton Mattress
6.8

Hamilton Mattress

2002Movie6.8
The Pope Must Die
5.0

The Pope Must Die

1991Movie5.0
The Miracle of Medjugorje
4.4

The Miracle of Medjugorje

1995Movie4.4
Something to Believe In
5.0

Something to Believe In

1998Movie5.0
Like Father, Like Santa
5.8

Like Father, Like Santa

1998Movie5.8
Age of Treason
6.4

Age of Treason

1993Movie6.4
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

1981Movie
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
6.0

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1987Movie6.0
Rabbit Pie Day

Rabbit Pie Day

1980Movie
Animated Epics: Moby Dick
8.5

Animated Epics: Moby Dick

2000Movie8.5
The Ambassadors
7.0

The Ambassadors

1977Movie7.0
The Paradise Run

The Paradise Run

1976Movie
A State of Emergency
3.5

A State of Emergency

1986Movie3.5
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
8.0

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

1997Movie8.0
Black Carrion
7.5

Black Carrion

1984Movie7.5
Big Zapper
4.0

Big Zapper

1973Movie4.0
Predators of the Wild: Lion

Predators of the Wild: Lion

1992Movie
Predators of the Wild: Crocodiles and Alligators

Predators of the Wild: Crocodiles and Alligators

1994Movie
U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart
9.0

U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart

1987Movie9.0
Predators of the Wild: Cheetah and Leopard

Predators of the Wild: Cheetah and Leopard

1992Movie
Ancestors Of Ancient Rome: The Etruscans

Ancestors Of Ancient Rome: The Etruscans

2013Movie
Predators of the Wild: Polar Bear

Predators of the Wild: Polar Bear

1993Movie
Predators of the Wild: Hawk

Predators of the Wild: Hawk

1993Movie
Predators of the Wild: Wolf

Predators of the Wild: Wolf

1993Movie
Predators of the Wild: Tiger

Predators of the Wild: Tiger

1993Movie
Survivor Science: The Dead Man Walking

Survivor Science: The Dead Man Walking

1999Movie
Before Water Lilies

Before Water Lilies

1981Movie
Mars: Pioneering the Planet
8.0

Mars: Pioneering the Planet

2003Movie8.0
Predators of the Wild: Shark

Predators of the Wild: Shark

1992Movie
Predators of the Wild: Bats

Predators of the Wild: Bats

1991Movie
Predators of the Wild: African Survival

Predators of the Wild: African Survival

1994Movie
Predators of the Wild: Hunters and Hunted

Predators of the Wild: Hunters and Hunted

1992Movie
Predators of the Wild: Grizzly Bear

Predators of the Wild: Grizzly Bear

1992Movie
Time Life Animal Oddities: The Meanest Animal Alive

Time Life Animal Oddities: The Meanest Animal Alive

1995Movie
Predators of the Wild: Killer Whale

Predators of the Wild: Killer Whale

1992Movie
Predators of the Wild: Snake

Predators of the Wild: Snake

1993Movie

TV Shows (30)

NOVA
7.0

NOVA

1974Series7.0
The West Wing
8.3

The West Wing

1999Series8.3
Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989Series8.2
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Taxi
7.3

Taxi

1978Series7.3
BBC Play of the Month
5.2

BBC Play of the Month

1965Series5.2
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
7.8

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

1994Series7.8
Cagney & Lacey
6.9

Cagney & Lacey

1982Series6.9
Remington Steele
7.1

Remington Steele

1982Series7.1
Bergerac
7.0

Bergerac

1981Series7.0
Tales of the Unexpected
6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

1979Series6.8
Blackadder
8.0

Blackadder

1983Series8.0
Playhouse
7.0

Playhouse

1974Series7.0
Justice League
8.2

Justice League

2001Series8.2
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
6.5

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

1992Series6.5
The New Statesman
7.5

The New Statesman

1987Series7.5
Iron Man
6.8

Iron Man

1994Series6.8
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
6.5

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

1984Series6.5
Van der Valk
6.2

Van der Valk

1972Series6.2
Premiere
7.0

Premiere

1977Series7.0
Oppenheimer
6.7

Oppenheimer

1980Series6.7
Lytton's Diary
7.3

Lytton's Diary

1985Series7.3
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
6.5

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

1983Series6.5
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
6.9

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

1983Series6.9
Laurence Olivier Presents
7.0

Laurence Olivier Presents

1976Series7.0
Extreme Machines
10.0

Extreme Machines

1997Series10.0
Yanks Go Home
6.3

Yanks Go Home

1976Series6.3
The Lost Boys
7.5

The Lost Boys

1978Series7.5
Clouds of Glory
5.0

Clouds of Glory

1978Series5.0
American Gangster

American Gangster

2000Series