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William Hootkins

Acting

Born July 5, 1948 · Dallas, Texas, USA

Died October 23, 2005

Also known as Bill Hootkins · William Michael Hootkins

Biography

William Michael Hootkins was an American actor, long based in the United Kingdom. He was known to film audiences for his supporting roles in several blockbusters of the 1970s and 1980s, notably as Jek Porkins / Red Six in the original Star Wars (1977), Major Eaton in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), and Lt. Max Eckhardt in Batman (1989). He also worked on the West End stage, originating the role of Alfred Hitchcock in Hitchcock Blonde.

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Awards & recognition

  • Audie Award — Best Male Narrator

Filmography50+ titles

The West Wing

1999as U.S. Translator

Justice League

2001as Commander (voice)

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989as FBI Agent Burt

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

1977as Red Six (Porkins)

The Black Adder

1983as Monk

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981as Major Eaton

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

1994as Loch Ness Monster (voice)

The New Statesman

1987as Willoughby Guzzler

Taxi

1978as Agent #2

Batman

1989as Eckhardt

Remington Steele

1982as Chester Harcourt

NOVA

1974as Voice of Methuselah

A River Runs Through It

1992as Murphy

Cagney & Lacey

1982

Bergerac

1981as Eugene Field

Iron Man

1994as Crimson Dynamo (voice)

Tales of the Unexpected

1979as Harry Chester

White Nights

1985as Chuck Malarek

Oppenheimer

1980as FBI Agent

Funny Bones

1995as Al

Dreamchild

1985as 1st Radio Actor

Bad Timing

1980as Col. Taylor

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

1992as Diaghilev

Partners in Crime

1983as Hamilton Betts

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977as Sgt. Fitzpatrick

Age of Treason

1993as Senator Garrus

Dust Devil

1992as Capt. Cornelius Beyman

Chancer

1990as Moody

Flash Gordon

1980as Munson

Van der Valk

1972as Frank Garvin

The Miracle Maker

1999as Lucifer (voice)

Water

1985as Ben

The Lady Vanishes

1979as Party Guest

American Gothic

1987as Teddy

Death Machine

1994as John Carpenter

Hear My Song

1991as Mr. X

Valentino

1977as Fatty

Color Me Kubrick

2005as Frank Rich

Sphinx

1981as Don, Tour Guide

Hanover Street

1979as Beef

The Breed

2001as Fusco

This World, Then the Fireworks

1997as Jake Krutz

Biggles

1986as Chuck

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982as Taxi Driver

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1996as Kiril

Hussy

1980as 1st. Punter

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987as Harry Howler

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983as Taxi Driver

Town & Country

2001as Barney

The Omega Code

1999as Sir Percival Lloyd