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