William Hootkins

William Hootkins

1948-07-05 Dallas, Texas, USA 83 Credits

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...

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Colour Me Kubrick

Colour Me Kubrick

2005

as Frank Rich

5.7
Acting

The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut, despite knowing very littl...

Dear Wendy

Dear Wendy

2005

as Marshall Walker

5.8
Acting

In a blue-collar American town, a group of teens bands together to form the Dandies, a gang of gunslingers led by Dick Dandelion. Following a code of ...

Blessed

Blessed

2004

as Detective Lauderdale

4.7
Acting

Heather Graham and James Purefoy play a couple who desperately want to have a baby. Unfortunately, she has been diagnosed as infertile, and the couple...

Mars: Pioneering the Planet

2003

8.0
Acting
The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

2002

as Uncle George

5.8
Acting

The spoiled rotten and utterly unlikable rich kid George Amberson becomes horrified when his recently widowed mother rekindles her relationship with t...

Hamilton Mattress

Hamilton Mattress

2002

as Senor Balustrade (voice)

6.3
Acting

Sludger the aardvark tries to make it big as a drummer in the big city.

The Breed

The Breed

2001

as Fusco

5.2
Acting

Vampires have come out of the shadows and are living as normal citizens. Two policemen, one a vampire, are assigned to track down a serial killer who ...

Town & Country

Town & Country

2001

as Barney

4.4
Acting

Porter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where twists and turns lead to myriad missteps, some with his wif...

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

2000

as Sergei Diaghilev

5.2
Acting

Posing as a dancer for the Ballets Russes in Barcelona, Indy meets old friend Pablo Picasso, and narrowly outwits inept German spies. Dashing off to P...

Animated Epics: Moby Dick

Animated Epics: Moby Dick

2000

as Starbucks (voice)

9.0
Acting

Paint-on-glass animation of the classic novel.

The Omega Code

The Omega Code

1999

as Sir Percival Lloyd

4.6
Acting

An ancient prophecy is about to be fulfilled as a secret code brings the world to the edge of apocalypse.

Survivor Science: The Dead Man Walking

Survivor Science: The Dead Man Walking

1999

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

Documentary of the Jarrell, Texas F5 tornado that killed 27 people and obliterated the Double Creek estates on May 27, 1997.

Like Father, Like Santa

Like Father, Like Santa

1998

as Santa Claus

5.0
Acting

An unscrupulous businessman, embittered by years of neglect from his true father, who happens to be Santa Claus, finds that after years of taking over...

Something to Believe In

Something to Believe In

1998

as Car Dealer

2.5
Acting

Reports of a weeping Madonna in Italy reach Las Vegas, where blackjack dealer Maggie has just learnt she has only weeks to live. With a massive leap o...

This World, Then the Fireworks

This World, Then the Fireworks

1997

as Jake Krutz

5.1
Acting

In 1950s, two incestuous lovers, a depraved suave journalist and his equally depraved prostitute sister, plan to get rich through seduction and murder...

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

1997

as The Man

Acting

A young man's odyssey from a small town in Colorado to Budapest, in search of his estranged girlfriend.

The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1996

as Kiril

4.9
Acting

A plane crash surviving attorney stumbles upon a mysterious island and is shocked to discover that a brilliant scientist and his lab assistant have fo...

Virgin Mary

Virgin Mary

1995

as judge Marulic

4.1
Acting

In 1981 in Medjugorje (BA), a group of kids claim that Virgin Mary appeared to them on a hill. The local priest believes them and spreads the word. Re...

Funny Bones

Funny Bones

1995

as Al

6.5
Acting

Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he returns to Blackpool where his father—also a comedian—start...

Death Machine

Death Machine

1995

as John Carpenter

5.8
Acting

Chaank Armaments is experimenting with the ultimate fighting machine which is part human - part machine. So far, the Hardman project has been unreliab...

Time Life Animal Oddities: The Meanest Animal Alive

Time Life Animal Oddities: The Meanest Animal Alive

1995

as Narrator

Acting

Shows the killer instinct in action in an African honey badger, a savage, relentless predator which will attack any animal, seemingly for pure sport.

The NeverEnding Story III

The NeverEnding Story III

1994

as Bark Troll / Falkor (voice)

4.4
Acting

A young boy must restore order when a group of bullies steal the magical book that acts as a portal between Earth and the imaginary world of Fantasia.

Predators of the Wild: Crocodiles and Alligators

Predators of the Wild: Crocodiles and Alligators

1994

as Narrator

Acting

Crocodiles and alligators... gaping, saw-toothed jaws, muscular, bone-crushing tails, a Jurassic vision of armoured, flesh-eating horror. Lurking bene...

Predators of the Wild: African Survival

Predators of the Wild: African Survival

1994

as Narrator

Acting

African survival... on the ancient killing grounds of the African savanna, life belongs to the strong, the swift, the cunning. For creatures who are n...

Age of Treason

Age of Treason

1993

as Senator Garrus

5.8
Acting

It's 69AD in Rome and streetwise hustler Marcus Didius Falco gets caught up in the death of the son of a man close to the new emperor, Vespasian. Hire...

The Milky Life

The Milky Life

1993

as Julian Reilly

3.0
Acting

Retired billionaire, Rooney, feels his family loves only his money and not him. He plans to live as an adult baby with his wet nurse, Sagebrecht. When...

The Cement Garden

The Cement Garden

1993

as Commander Hunt (voice)

6.8
Acting

After the death of her husband, the mother of Julie, Jack, Sue and Tom begins to suffer from a mysterious illness. Aware that she is going to have to ...

Predators of the Wild: Giant Tarantula

Predators of the Wild: Giant Tarantula

1993

as Narrator

Acting

The secrets of the maligned and misunderstood tarantula are brought to light in the Discovery Channel's Predators of the Wild series portrait of the G...

Predators of the Wild: Polar Bear

Predators of the Wild: Polar Bear

1993

as Narrator

Acting

Polar bear… immensely powerful, ferociously cunning, lethally equipped for devastating exploitation of its frozen realm. Legendary for its endurance, ...

Predators of the Wild: Wolf

Predators of the Wild: Wolf

1993

as Narrator

Acting

Wolf... archetypal symbol of untamed ferocity and elemental, almost supernatural cunning. Drawn to the chase by the eerie howls of their killing song,...

Predators of the Wild: Tiger

Predators of the Wild: Tiger

1993

as Narrator

Acting

This video examines the tiger, one of nature's greatest predators. It is part of a multi-volume Time Warner series that markets the ferocious, killing...

Predators of the Wild: Snake

Predators of the Wild: Snake

1993

as Narrator

Acting

A variety of unusual and frightening snakes are featured in this program. These unpredictable reptiles have appeared in both nature and recorded histo...

Predators of the Wild: Hawk

Predators of the Wild: Hawk

1993

as Narrator

Acting

This video examines the hawk, one of nature's greatest predators. It is part of a multi-volume Time Warner series that markets the ferocious, killing ...

A River Runs Through It

A River Runs Through It

1992

as Murphy

7.0
Acting

The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a ministe...

Gummed Labels

1992

Acting

Comedy thriller deals with an arranged marriage.

Dust Devil

Dust Devil

1992

as Capt. Cornelius Beyman

6.3
Acting

A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.

Predators of the Wild: Lion

Predators of the Wild: Lion

1992

as Narrator

Acting

Shot on location in the famed Etosha Basin of Namibia in southern Africa, this video examines the habitat and habits of the lion, a regal-looking big ...

Predators of the Wild: Shark

Predators of the Wild: Shark

1992

as Narrator

Acting

From the Discovery Channel comes the animal series Predators of the Wild. Shot on location, footage provides viewers an up-close look at some of the p...

Predators of the Wild: Cheetah and Leopard

Predators of the Wild: Cheetah and Leopard

1992

as Narrator

Acting

Cheetah and Leopard... no animal can match the intensity of their power and grace. On the horizon, the next victim draws near, crouched in the grass, ...

Predators of the Wild: Grizzly Bear

Predators of the Wild: Grizzly Bear

1992

as Narrator

Acting

This video examines the grizzly bear, one of nature's greatest predators. It is part of a multi-volume Time Warner series that markets the ferocious, ...

Predators of the Wild: Hunters and Hunted

Predators of the Wild: Hunters and Hunted

1992

as Narrator

Acting

Shot in Africa, this video is a documentation of the behavioral patterns and territories of an assortment of carnivores and their prey. The program is...

Predators of the Wild: Killer Whale

Predators of the Wild: Killer Whale

1992

as Narrator

Acting

This video examines the killer whale, one of nature's greatest predators. It is part of a multi-volume Time Warner series that markets the ferocious, ...

Hear My Song

Hear My Song

1991

as Mr. X

6.0
Acting

Singer Josef Locke fled to Ireland 25 years ago to escape the clutches of the tax man and police Chief Jim Abbott. What he also left behind was the lo...

The Pope Must Die

The Pope Must Die

1991

as Cardinal Verucci

4.9
Acting

A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff, he must deal with Vatican corruption, the Mob and ...

Predators of the Wild: Bats

Predators of the Wild: Bats

1991

as Narrator

Acting

Fascinating footage of swooping bats, their remarkable habits and habitats, and close-up looks at their interesting yet eerie faces are featured in th...

Hardware

Hardware

1990

as Lincoln Wineberg Jr.

5.9
Acting

Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repair and recharge itself from any energy source. Thro...

Batman

Batman

1989

as Eckhardt

7.2
Acting

Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.

Monkeys

Monkeys

1989

as James Hoffman

Acting

The story of John DeLorean's life, involvement in drug trafficking and eventual arrest. Based on the book 'The DeLorean Tapes' by Ivan Fallon.

American Gothic

American Gothic

1987

as Teddy

5.8
Acting

When six friends fly off on a weekend getaway and are suddenly plagued by engine trouble, they're forced to land on a remote island. Looking for shelt...

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987

as Harry Howler

4.6
Acting

With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, re...

U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart

U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart

1987

as August T. Mirch

Acting

Two unorthodox, anything-goes law enforcement partners, unencumbered by regulations and the law, search for the killer of a fellow U.S. Marshal in thi...

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1987

as Myron Spellman

5.2
Acting

Sherlock Holmes is brought back to life by Watson's female descendant after being cryogenically frozen for eighty years.

A State of Emergency

A State of Emergency

1986

as Earl Linton

1.3
Acting

This story is about a crusading scientist out to stop nuclear testing who is motivated by scientific fact, conscience and faith. Dr. Alex Carmody (Mar...

Haunted Honeymoon

Haunted Honeymoon

1986

as Reporter

5.4
Acting

Radio personalities Larry Abbot and Vickie Pearle are stars of a mystery show. Since they announced their engagement, Larry has been plagued by speech...

Biggles

Biggles

1986

as Chuck

5.2
Acting

Unassuming catering salesmen Jim Ferguson falls through a time hole to 1917 where he saves the life of dashing Royal Flying Corps pilot James "Biggles...

White Nights

White Nights

1985

as Chuck Malarek

6.7
Acting

After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in the Soviet Union. The KGB keeps him under watch an...

Zina

Zina

1985

as Walter Adams

5.4
Acting

Zina, the daughter of Leon Trotsky by his first wife, is undergoing freudian analysis in Berlin in the 'thirties. Meanwhile Trotsky is in exile in Pri...

Dreamchild

Dreamchild

1985

as 1st Radio Actor

6.7
Acting

Eighty-year-old Alice Hargreaves is about to visit Columbia University to attend a reception in honor of author Lewis Carroll. As a child, Alice had a...

Water

Water

1985

as Ben

5.9
Acting

The British governor of a tiny island nation in the Caribbean Commonwealth finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when an American drilling com...

Black Carrion

Black Carrion

1984

as Lou Delmart

6.0
Acting

Two journalists search for a rock band that was popular 20 years ago but just seemed to have vanished and was never heard from again. Their investigat...

Curse of the Pink Panther

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983

as Taxi Driver

4.6
Acting

Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him. However, Clouseau's enemy, Dreyfus, rigs the Su...

Trail of the Pink Panther

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982

as Taxi Driver

5.2
Acting

The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspector Clouseau from France. His plane disappears en-ro...

The Tempest

The Tempest

1982

as Caliban

5.5
Acting

Exiled Prospero lives on a desolate island with his daughter, Miranda. When Prospero's usurping brother sails by the island, Prospero conjures a storm...

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981

as Major Eaton

7.9
Acting

When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legen...

Before Water Lilies

Before Water Lilies

1981

as Mel

Acting

For various reasons, a number of people have come see the painting Water Lilies by Claude Monet in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Two businessm...

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

1981

as Winston Churchill

Acting

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George charts the life of the controversial Liberal politician with Philip Madoc in the titular role. The title them...

Sphinx

Sphinx

1981

as Don, Tour Guide

5.6
Acting

Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, a...

Rabbit Pie Day

Rabbit Pie Day

1980

as Kolossov

Acting

As World War II draws to a close thousands of Russian soldiers overtaken by the Allied advance in Europe find themselves in England - and they like it...

Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

1980

as Munson

6.2
Acting

A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.

Hussy

Hussy

1980

as 1st. Punter

4.8
Acting

Beaty, a prostitute, and Emory, a lighting/sound technician, fall in love while working at the same London cabaret, but their relationship isn't easy.

Bad Timing

Bad Timing

1980

as Col. Taylor

6.6
Acting

Alex Linden is a psychiatrist living in Vienna who meets Milena Flaherty though a mutual friend. Though Alex is quite a bit older than Milena, he's at...

Charlie Muffin

Charlie Muffin

1979

as U.S. Embassy Photographer

5.5
Acting

Charlie Muffin, top British Intelligence operative, has just broken up a major Soviet spy network in England. However, a new Director with new ideas t...

Hanover Street

Hanover Street

1979

as Beef

5.6
Acting

Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot.

The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

1979

as Party Guest

6.0
Acting

On the eve of World War II, zany heiress Amanda Kelly travels by train to Switzerland. While passing through Germany, she meets a sweet elderly lady, ...

The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

1978

as Charles Frohman

8.0
Acting

The story of J.M. Barrie and his relationship with the Llewelyn-Davies family. Barrie writes PETER PAN for the five boys, and later adopts George, Jac...

The Billion Dollar Bubble

The Billion Dollar Bubble

1978

as Lloyd Edens

7.0
Acting

The Billion Dollar Bubble is a 1976 film made for the BBC series Horizon and directed by Brian Gibson about the story of the two billion dollar insura...

Come Back, Little Sheba

Come Back, Little Sheba

1977

as Postman

7.0
Acting

An emotionally remote recovering alcoholic and his dowdy, unambitious wife face a personal crisis when they take in an attractive lodger.

Valentino

Valentino

1977

as Fatty

5.9
Acting

The untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino prompts the many women in his past to reminisce about his troubled rise to superstardom.

Star Wars

Star Wars

1977

as Red Six (Porkins)

8.2
Acting

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker an...

The Ambassadors

The Ambassadors

1977

as Little Bilham

Acting

Dramatisation of Henry James's novel. Lambert Strether comes to Europe on a difficult and delicate mission. A chance meeting on arrival with the engag...

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

as Sgt. Fitzpatrick

6.4
Acting

A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 u...

The Paradise Run

1976

as Party Guest

Acting

Johnny has joined the army because he likes canoeing, but ends up in a war-torn city and is compromised into helping the enemy. However, desertion wil...

Big Zapper

Big Zapper

1973

as Kono's Henchman

4.0
Acting

A female private detective, Harriet Zapper, is hired by a rich old man to find his missing children, and becomes involved in counterfeiting and murder...