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William Hootkins

William Hootkins

Acting Born Jul 05, 1948 -- Died Oct 23, 2005 · 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 Reb...

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Also Known For

Star Wars
8.2
movie
Star Wars
as Red Six (Porkins)
1977
Raiders of the Lost Ark
7.9
movie
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Major Eaton
1981
Batman
7.2
movie
Batman
as Eckhardt
1989
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
4.6
movie
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Harry Howler
1987
A River Runs Through It
7.0
movie
A River Runs Through It
as Murphy
1992
Flash Gordon
6.2
movie
Flash Gordon
as Munson
1980
Justice League
8.2
tv
Justice League
as Commander (voice)
2001
The West Wing
8.2
tv
The West Wing
as U.S. Translator
1999
The Island of Dr. Moreau
4.9
movie
The Island of Dr. Moreau
as Kiril
1996
Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2
tv
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as FBI Agent Burt
1989
Blackadder
8.0
tv
Blackadder
as Monk
1983
The NeverEnding Story III
4.5
movie
The NeverEnding Story III
as Bark Troll / Falkor (voice)
1994