William Hootkins
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
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
2003
Hamilton Mattress
2002
as Senor Balustrade (voice)
The Magnificent Ambersons
2002
as Uncle George
The Breed
2001
as Fusco
Town & Country
2001
as Barney
Justice League
2001
as Commander (voice)
Animated Epics: Moby Dick
2000
as Starbucks (voice)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000
as Sergei Diaghilev
The Miracle Maker
2000
as Lucifer (voice)
American Gangster
2000
as Narrator
The Omega Code
1999
as Sir Percival Lloyd
Survivor Science: The Dead Man Walking
1999
as Narrator (voice)
The West Wing
1999
as U.S. Translator
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
Extreme Machines
1997
as Narrator
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996
as Kiril
Death Machine
1995
as John Carpenter
Time Life Animal Oddities: The Meanest Animal Alive
1995
as Narrator
Funny Bones
1995
as Al
The Miracle of Medjugorje
1995
as judge Marulic
Predators of the Wild: Crocodiles and Alligators
1994
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: African Survival
1994
as Narrator
The NeverEnding Story III
1994
as Bark Troll / Falkor (voice)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994
as Loch Ness Monster (voice)
Iron Man
1994
as Crimson Dynamo (voice)
The Cement Garden
1993
as Commander Hunt (voice)
Predators of the Wild: Giant Tarantula
1993
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Polar Bear
1993
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Wolf
1993
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Tiger
1993
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Snake
1993
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Hawk
1993
as Narrator
The Milky Life
1993
as Julian Reilly
Age of Treason
1993
as Senator Garrus
A River Runs Through It
1992
as Murphy
Dust Devil
1992
as Capt. Cornelius Beyman
Predators of the Wild: Lion
1992
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Shark
1992
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Grizzly Bear
1992
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Cheetah and Leopard
1992
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Killer Whale
1992
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Hunters and Hunted
1992
as Narrator
Gummed Labels
1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
as Diaghilev
Hear My Song
1991
as Mr. X
Predators of the Wild: Bats
1991
as Narrator
The Pope Must Die
1991
as Cardinal Verucci
The Princess and the Goblin
1991
as Curdie's Father (voice)
Hardware
1990
as Lincoln Wineberg Jr.
Batman
1989
as Eckhardt
Monkeys
1989
as James Hoffman
Crusoe
1989
as Auctioneer
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as FBI Agent Burt
American Gothic
1987
as Teddy
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1987
as Myron Spellman
U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart
1987
as August T. Mirch
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
as Harry Howler
The New Statesman
1987
as Willoughby Guzzler
Biggles
1986
as Chuck
A State of Emergency
1986
as Earl Linton
Haunted Honeymoon
1986
as Reporter
White Nights
1985
as Chuck Malarek
Zina
1985
as Walter Adams
Dreamchild
1985
as 1st Radio Actor
Water
1985
as Ben
Lytton's Diary
1985
as Sam Wexler
Black Carrion
1984
as Lou Delmart
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
as Lou Delmart
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Taxi Driver
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
1983
as Frank Dorr
Blackadder
1983
as Monk
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
as Hamilton Betts
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
as Taxi Driver
The Tempest
1982
as Caliban
Remington Steele
1982
as Chester Harcourt
Cagney & Lacey
1982
American Playhouse
1982
as FBI Agent
American Playhouse
1982
as Phil Cooper
American Playhouse
1982
as Buddy Bliss
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
as Major Eaton
Sphinx
1981
as Don, Tour Guide
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981
as Winston Churchill
Before Water Lilies
1981
as Mel
Bergerac
1981
as Eugene Field
Bergerac
1981
as Karl Goldman
Flash Gordon
1980
as Munson
Bad Timing
1980
as Col. Taylor
Hussy
1980
as 1st. Punter
Rabbit Pie Day
1980
as Kolossov
Oppenheimer
1980
as FBI Agent
The Lady Vanishes
1979
as Party Guest
Hanover Street
1979
as Beef
Charlie Muffin
1979
as U.S. Embassy Photographer
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Peter Bligh
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Harry Chester
The Lost Boys
1978
as Charles Frohman
The Billion Dollar Bubble
1978
as Lloyd Edens
Clouds of Glory
1978
as Reverend Dewey
Taxi
1978
as Agent #2
The Lost Boys
1978
as Charles Frohman
Star Wars
1977
as Red Six (Porkins)
Valentino
1977
as Fatty
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Sgt. Fitzpatrick
Come Back, Little Sheba
1977
as Postman
The Ambassadors
1977
as Little Bilham
Premiere
1977
as Kolossov
The Paradise Run
1976
as Party Guest
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Postman
Yanks Go Home
1976
as Colonel Richter
NOVA
1974
as Voice of Methuselah
Playhouse
1974
as Mr. Bowles
Big Zapper
1973
as Kono's Henchman
Van der Valk
1972
as Frank Garvin
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Little Bilham