William Hootkins
Jul 5, 1948 — Oct 23, 2005 (57 years)
Dallas, Texas, USA
51 Movies
22 Series
William Hootkins has spent over 53 years in front of the camera, with more than 73 film and TV credits. his Red Six (Porkins) in 'Star Wars' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Adventure has been his most frequent territory.
57R.I.P.
51Movies
22Series
William Hootkins
51 Movies
22 Series
William Hootkins has spent over 53 years in front of the camera, with more than 73 film and TV credits. his Red Six (Porkins) in 'Star Wars' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Adventure has been his most frequent territory.
57 R.I.P.
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51
Movies
22
Series
Movies
Star Wars
1977
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
Batman
1989
A River Runs Through It
1992
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
Flash Gordon
1980
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996
Hardware
1990
White Nights
1985
Biggles
1986
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
The NeverEnding Story III
1994
The Milky Life
1993
The Tempest
1982
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
Dreamchild
1985
The Cement Garden
1993
The Miracle Maker
2000
The Breed
2001
Sphinx
1981
Valentino
1977
Water
1985
Hanover Street
1979
Funny Bones
1995
Zina
1985
Death Machine
1995
This World, Then the Fireworks
1997
The Princess and the Goblin
1991
Haunted Honeymoon
1986
Blessed
2004
Hussy
1980
Age of Treason
1993
Colour Me Kubrick
2005
American Gothic
1987
Hear My Song
1991
Bad Timing
1980
Dust Devil
1992
The Omega Code
1999
The Pope Must Die
1991
Town & Country
2001
Dear Wendy
2005
A State of Emergency
1986
Hamilton Mattress
2002
Something to Believe In
1998
Big Zapper
1973
TV Shows
The Lost Boys
1978
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
American Playhouse
1982
Remington Steele
1982
Bergerac
1981
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
Van der Valk
1972
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
1983
Justice League
2001
The West Wing
1999
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
Taxi
1978
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994
Blackadder
1983
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
Iron Man
1994
The New Statesman
1987
Playhouse
1974
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Lytton's Diary
1985
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Frank Rich
2005
Film
Dear Wendy
Marshall Walker
2005
Film
Blessed
Detective Lauderdale
2004
Film
Hamilton Mattress
Senor Balustrade (voice)
2002
Film
Justice League
Commander (voice)
2003
TV
The Breed
Fusco
2001
Film
Town & Country
Barney
2001
Film
The Miracle Maker
Lucifer (voice)
2000
Film
Animated Epics: Moby Dick
Starbucks (voice)
2000
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is William Hootkins still alive?
William Hootkins passed away on October 23, 2005 at age 57.
What are the most famous roles of William Hootkins?
William Hootkins is best known for roles in Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Batman.
How many movies has William Hootkins been in?
Over a 32-year career (since 1973), William Hootkins has appeared in 85 movies and 29 TV shows.
What was William Hootkins's first movie?
The career of William Hootkins began with Big Zapper (1973).
What is William Hootkins's most recent movie or series?
William Hootkins's most recent release is Colour Me Kubrick, which premiered on October 6, 2005.
What TV shows has William Hootkins appeared in?
On television, William Hootkins has appeared in Justice League, The West Wing, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Blackadder.
William Hootkins
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