Actor

William Hoyland

January 1, 1943 · Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, UK

William Hoyland was born in 1943 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. He was an actor, known for Hellboy (2004), For Your Eyes Only (1981) and Gandhi (1982). He was married to Carole De Jong. He died in July 2017 in the UK

Notable work

7.9
Return of the Jedi (1983)
as Imperial Commander (uncredited)
6.7
Hellboy (2004)
as General Klaus Werner von Krupt
7.6
Gandhi (1982)
as Adjutant
6.5
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
as McGregor
6.6
Scoop (2006)
as Butler
6.4
A Mighty Heart (2007)
as John Bauman
7.8
Life on Mars (2006)
as Superintendent Rathbone

Often works with

Ian McDiarmid
2 titles together
Return of the Jedi, All the King's Men
Charles Dance
2 titles together
For Your Eyes Only, Scoop
Kevin McNally
2 titles together
Scoop, Life on Mars
Christopher Fulford
2 titles together
Scoop, Resurrected
Doreen Mantle
2 titles together
Scoop, The Duchess of Duke Street
Archie Panjabi
2 titles together
A Mighty Heart, Life on Mars

Full filmography · 46

A Mighty Heart
as John Bauman
20076.4
Scoop
as Butler
20066.6
Hunt for Justice
as Judge Manet
2005
Hellboy
as General Klaus Werner von Krupt
20046.7
Dead Gorgeous
as Senior Civil Servant
2002
Plain Jane
as Rev Barlow
2002
Tube Tales
as Suicide Victim (segment "My Father The Liar")
1999
All the King's Men
as Lt. Col Proctor Beauchamp
19996.3
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
as Police Sergeant
19986.1
Half the Picture
as John Major / Paul Henderson
1996
A Very Open Prison
as Arthur Hare
1995
Diamond Skulls
as Inspector Orchard
1990