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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Colour Me Kubrick
2005
as Frank Rich
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
2005
as Marshall Walker
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
2004
as Detective Lauderdale
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

The Magnificent Ambersons
2002
as Uncle George
The spoiled rotten and utterly unlikable rich kid George Amberson becomes horrified when his recently widowed mother rekindles her relationship with t...

Hamilton Mattress
2002
as Senor Balustrade (voice)
Sludger the aardvark tries to make it big as a drummer in the big city.

The Breed
2001
as Fusco
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
2001
as Barney
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
2000
as Sergei Diaghilev
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
2000
as Starbucks (voice)
Paint-on-glass animation of the classic novel.

The Omega Code
1999
as Sir Percival Lloyd
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
1999
as Narrator (voice)
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
1998
as Santa Claus
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
1998
as Car Dealer
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
1997
as Jake Krutz
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
1997
as The Man
A young man's odyssey from a small town in Colorado to Budapest, in search of his estranged girlfriend.

The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996
as Kiril
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
1995
as judge Marulic
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
1995
as Al
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
1995
as John Carpenter
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
1995
as Narrator
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
1994
as Bark Troll / Falkor (voice)
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
1994
as Narrator
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
1994
as Narrator
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
1993
as Senator Garrus
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
1993
as Julian Reilly
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
1993
as Commander Hunt (voice)
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
1993
as Narrator
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
1993
as Narrator
Polar bear… immensely powerful, ferociously cunning, lethally equipped for devastating exploitation of its frozen realm. Legendary for its endurance, ...

Predators of the Wild: Wolf
1993
as Narrator
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
1993
as Narrator
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
1993
as Narrator
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
1993
as Narrator
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
1992
as Murphy
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
Comedy thriller deals with an arranged marriage.

Dust Devil
1992
as Capt. Cornelius Beyman
A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.

Predators of the Wild: Lion
1992
as Narrator
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
1992
as Narrator
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
1992
as Narrator
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
1992
as Narrator
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
1992
as Narrator
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
1992
as Narrator
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
1991
as Mr. X
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
1991
as Cardinal Verucci
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
1991
as Narrator
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
1990
as Lincoln Wineberg Jr.
Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repair and recharge itself from any energy source. Thro...

Batman
1989
as Eckhardt
Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.

Monkeys
1989
as James Hoffman
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
1987
as Teddy
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
1987
as Harry Howler
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
1987
as August T. Mirch
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
1987
as Myron Spellman
Sherlock Holmes is brought back to life by Watson's female descendant after being cryogenically frozen for eighty years.

A State of Emergency
1986
as Earl Linton
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
1986
as Reporter
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
1986
as Chuck
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
1985
as Chuck Malarek
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
1985
as Walter Adams
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
1985
as 1st Radio Actor
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
1985
as Ben
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
1984
as Lou Delmart
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
1983
as Taxi Driver
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
1982
as Taxi Driver
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
1982
as Caliban
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
1981
as Major Eaton
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
1981
as Mel
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
1981
as Winston Churchill
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
1981
as Don, Tour Guide
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
1980
as Kolossov
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
1980
as Munson
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
1980
as 1st. Punter
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
1980
as Col. Taylor
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
1979
as U.S. Embassy Photographer
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
1979
as Beef
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
1979
as Party Guest
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
1978
as Charles Frohman
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
1978
as Lloyd Edens
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
1977
as Postman
An emotionally remote recovering alcoholic and his dowdy, unambitious wife face a personal crisis when they take in an attractive lodger.

Valentino
1977
as Fatty
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
1977
as Red Six (Porkins)
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
1977
as Little Bilham
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
1977
as Sgt. Fitzpatrick
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
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
1973
as Kono's Henchman
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...