Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/5/1948
Place of Birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
Also Known As
Bill HootkinsWilliam Michael Hootkins
William Hootkins
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 Reb...
Known For
Star Wars
as Red Six (Porkins)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Major Eaton
White Nights
as Chuck Malarek
A River Runs Through It
as Murphy
Death Machine
as John Carpenter
Hanover Street
as Beef
American Gothic
as Teddy
Bad Timing
as Col. Taylor
Batman
as Eckhardt
Sphinx
as Don, Tour Guide
Big Zapper
as Kono's Henchman
Blessed
as Detective Lauderdale
Hardware
as Lincoln Wineberg Jr.
Dear Wendy
as Marshall Walker
Town & Country
as Barney
Dust Devil
as Capt. Cornelius Beyman
Dreamchild
as 1st Radio Actor
Hussy
as 1st. Punter
The Island of Dr. Moreau
as Kiril
The Breed
as Fusco
Career Timeline
2000
1999
1997
1995
1994
1993
Age of Treason
as Senator Garrus
The Milky Life
as Julian Reilly
The Cement Garden
as Commander Hunt (voice)
Predators of the Wild: Giant Tarantula
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Polar Bear
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Wolf
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Hawk
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Tiger
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Snake
as Narrator
1992
A River Runs Through It
as Murphy
Gummed Labels
Role unknown
Dust Devil
as Capt. Cornelius Beyman
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Diaghilev
Predators of the Wild: Lion
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Shark
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Grizzly Bear
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Cheetah and Leopard
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Killer Whale
as Narrator
Predators of the Wild: Hunters and Hunted
as Narrator