Actor
William Hootkins
July 5, 1948 · 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.
Notable work
8.2Star Wars (1977)
as Red Six (Porkins)
7.9Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
as Major Eaton
7.2Batman (1989)
as Eckhardt
4.6Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
as Harry Howler
7A River Runs Through It (1992)
as Murphy
6.3Flash Gordon (1980)
as Munson
8.2Justice League (2001)
as Commander (voice)
8.3The West Wing (1999)
as U.S. Translator
4.9The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
as Kiril
8.2Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
as FBI Agent Burt
8Blackadder (1983)
as Monk
4.5The NeverEnding Story III (1994)
as Bark Troll / Falkor (voice)
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