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The Lady Vanishes (1979) -- An heiress and a photographer become convinced that an elderly nanny has disappeared from their train through the Alps.
Dear Wendy (2005) -- Clip: Blood Brothers
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) -- After being rescued and brought to an island, a man discovers that it's inhabitants are experimental animals being turned into strange looking humans, all of it the work of a visionary doctor.
Dear Wendy (2005) -- Clip: Naming the Gun
Town & Country (2001) -- from New Line

Overview

Date of Death:
23 October 2005, Santa Monica, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
William Hootkins was a superbly talented, versatile and exuberant character... more
Trivia:
Was originally slated to play the role of Dennis Nedry in 1993's Jurassic Park (1993)... more
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Alternate Names:
Bill Hootkins

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story (2005) .... Frank Rich
    ... aka Appelez-moi Kubrick (France)
    ... aka Color Me Kubrick (USA: new title)
  2. "Absolute Power" .... US Ambassador (1 episode, 2005)
        - Spinning America (2005) TV episode .... US Ambassador
  3. Dear Wendy (2005) .... Marshall Walker
  4. "The West Wing" .... U.S. Translator (1 episode, 2004)
        - Impact Winter (2004) TV episode .... U.S. Translator
  5. EverQuest II (2004) (VG) (voice) (as Bill Hootkins) .... Generic Male Barbarian Merchant/Generic Male Dark Elf/Generic Male Dwarf/Generic Male Erudite Merchant/Generic Male Gnome Merchant/Generic Male Half Elf Guard/Generic Male Halfling/Generic Male High Elf/Generic Male Human Merchant/Generic Male Iksar Merchant/Generic Male Kerran Merchant/Generic Male Ogre Guard/Generic Male Ratonga Merchant/Generic Male Troll Merchant/Generic Male Wood Elf
  6. Blessed (2004) .... Detective Lauderdale
  7. Seven Journeys in the American West (2004) (TV) .... Narrator
  8. "Justice League" .... Commander (1 episode, 2003)
    ... aka "JL" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka "Justice League Unlimited" (USA: third season title)
        - The Terror Beyond: Part 1 (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Commander
  9. Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (2003) (VG) (voice)
    ... aka Evil Dead 2
    ... aka Evil Dead V (USA: informal alternative title)
  10. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (2002) (VG) (voice) (as Bill Hootkins) .... Dr. Maximillian Roivas
    ... aka Eternal Darkness (USA: short title)
  11. The Magnificent Ambersons (2002) (TV) .... Uncle George
  12. The Breed (2001) .... Fusco
  13. Town & Country (2001) (as Bill Hootkins) .... Barney
  14. "American Voices" (2001) TV series .... Narrator
  15. Hamilton Mattress (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Senor Balustrade
  16. The Miracle Maker (2000) (voice)
    ... aka Gwr Y Gwyrthiau (UK: Welsh title)
  17. Animated Epics: Moby Dick (2000) (TV) .... Starbucks

  18. The Omega Code (1999) .... Sir Percival Lloyd
  19. Like Father, Like Santa (1998) (TV) .... Santa
    ... aka The Christmas Takeover (UK)
  20. Something to Believe In (1998)
  21. Seizures (1998) .... Arthur Kray
  22. Crash Bandicoot: Warped (1998) (VG) (voice) .... Dingodile
    ... aka Crash Bandicoot 3 (USA: short title)
  23. Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest (1997) .... The man
  24. This World, Then the Fireworks (1997) .... Jake Krutz
  25. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) .... Kiril
  26. "Iron Man" .... Crimson Dynamo (1 episode, 1995)
    ... aka "The Marvel Action Hour: Iron Man" (USA)
        - Not Far from the Tree (1995) TV episode (voice) .... Crimson Dynamo
  27. Gospa (1995) .... judge Marulic
  28. Death Machine (1995) .... John Carpenter
  29. Funny Bones (1995) .... Al
  30. Flight of the Amazon Queen (1995) (VG) (voice) (as Bill Hootkins) .... Frank Ironstein/Bellboy/Bud/John/Chef/Spaced out Prisoner
  31. The Neverending Story III (1994) (uncredited) .... Bark Troll
    ... aka Die unendliche Geschichte III - Rettung aus Phantasien (Germany)
    ... aka Neverending Story III: Return to Fantasia (UK)
    ... aka The Neverending Story III: Escape from Fantasia
  32. "The Tomorrow People" .... Colonel Cobb (4 episodes, 1994)
        - The Monsoon Man: Part 5 (1994) TV episode .... Colonel Cobb
        - The Monsoon Man: Part 4 (1994) TV episode .... Colonel Cobb
        - The Monsoon Man: Part 3 (1994) TV episode .... Colonel Cobb
        - The Monsoon Man: Part 2 (1994) TV episode .... Colonel Cobb
  33. The Cement Garden (1993) (voice) .... Commander Hunt
    ... aka Der Zementgarten (Germany)
  34. Age of Treason (1993) (TV) .... Senator Garrus
  35. The Princess and the Goblin (1992) (voice)
    ... aka A hercegnö és a kobold (Hungary)
  36. "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" .... Diaghilev (1 episode, 1992)
        - Barcelona, May 1917 (1992) TV episode .... Diaghilev
  37. A River Runs Through It (1992) .... Murphy
  38. Dust Devil (1992) .... Capt. Beyman
  39. Gummed Labels (1992) (TV) .... Harold (Seducer Producer)
  40. La vida láctea (1992) .... Julian Reilly
    ... aka The Milky Life
  41. Hear My Song (1991) .... Mr. X
  42. The Pope Must Die (1991) .... Cardinal Verucci
    ... aka The Pope Must Diet (USA)
  43. "Chancer" .... Moody (1 episode, 1991)
        - Remembrance (1991) TV episode .... Moody
  44. "Bergerac" .... Eugene Field / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1991)
        - My Friend Charlie (1991) TV episode .... Karl Goldman
        - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie (1983) TV episode .... Eugene Field
  45. Hardware (1990) .... Lincoln Wineberg Jr.
    ... aka M.A.R.K. 13
  46. "Agatha Christie: Poirot" .... FBI Agent Burt (1 episode, 1990)
    ... aka "Agatha Christie's Poirot" (UK: complete title)
    ... aka "Poirot" (Australia)
        - The Adventure of the Cheap Flat (1990) TV episode .... FBI Agent Burt
  47. "Capital City" .... Jay (1 episode, 1990)
        - The Czech Shoe Scam (1990) TV episode .... Jay

  48. "Valerie" .... Belize (3 episodes, 1989)
    ... aka "The Hogan Family" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Valerie's Family" (USA: new title)
        - Paris: Part 3 (1989) TV episode .... Belize
        - Paris: Part 2 (1989) TV episode .... Belize
        - Paris: Part 1 (1989) TV episode .... Belize
  49. Batman (1989) .... Lt. Eckhardt
  50. Monkeys (1989) (TV) .... James Hoffman
  51. "Wipe Out" (1988) TV mini-series .... Ron Kolofski
  52. The Big Knife (1988) (TV)
  53. Crusoe (1988) .... Auctioneer
  54. "The New Statesman" .... Willoughby Guzzler (1 episode, 1987)
        - Baa Baa Black Sheep (1987) TV episode .... Willoughby Guzzler
  55. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) .... Harry Howler
    ... aka Superman IV (Australia: TV title)
  56. American Gothic (1987) .... Teddy
    ... aka Hide and Shriek
  57. U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart (1987) (TV) .... August Mirch
    ... aka Line of Duty (USA)
  58. The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987) (TV) .... Spelman
  59. "Paradise Postponed" .... Bugloss (3 episodes, 1986)
        - The Simcox Inheritance (1986) TV episode .... Bugloss
        - Living in the Past (1986) TV episode .... Bugloss
        - The Temptation of Henry Simcox (1986) TV episode .... Bugloss
  60. Haunted Honeymoon (1986) .... Reporter
  61. Biggles (1986) .... Chuck
    ... aka Biggles: Adventures in Time (USA)
  62. Rocket to the Moon (1986) (TV) .... Phil Cooper
  63. "Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense" .... Lou Delmart (1 episode, 1986)
        - Black Carrion (1986) TV episode .... Lou Delmart
  64. "Blackadder II" .... Freddie Frobisher (1 episode, 1986)
    ... aka "Black-Adder II"
        - Beer (1986) TV episode .... Freddie Frobisher
  65. "Lytton's Diary" .... Sam Wexler (1 episode, 1986)
        - The Ends and the Means (1986) TV episode .... Sam Wexler
  66. White Nights (1985) .... Chuck Malarek
  67. Dreamchild (1985) .... 1st Radio Actor
  68. Water (1985/I) .... Ben Branch
    ... aka Water: The Movie (UK)
  69. Zina (1985) .... Walter Adams
  70. "Who Dares Wins" (1983) TV series .... Various Roles (unknown episodes, 1983)
  71. "Whiz Kids" .... Gregor (1 episode, 1983)
        - Red Star Rising (1983) TV episode .... Gregor
  72. "Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime" .... Hamilton Betts (1 episode, 1983)
        - The Affair of the Pink Pearl (1983) TV episode .... Hamilton Betts
  73. Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) .... Taxi Driver
  74. "Taxi" .... Liquor Authority Agent (1 episode, 1983)
        - Jim's Mario's (1983) TV episode .... Liquor Authority Agent
  75. "Philip Marlowe, Private Eye" .... Frank Dorr (1 episode, 1983)
        - Finger Man (1983) TV episode .... Frank Dorr
  76. "Remington Steele" .... Chester Harcourt (1 episode, 1983)
        - Vintage Steele (1983) TV episode .... Chester Harcourt
  77. "Cagney & Lacey" .... Zachary Kendall (1 episode, 1983)
        - Date Rape (1983) TV episode .... Zachary Kendall
  78. The Tempest (1983) (V) .... Caliban
  79. Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) .... Taxi Driver
  80. "Bret Maverick" .... Congressman Theodore Roosevelt (1 episode, 1982)
        - Horse of Yet Another Color (1982) TV episode .... Congressman Theodore Roosevelt
  81. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) .... Major Eaton
    ... aka Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (South Africa: English title: DVD box title) (USA: video title)
  82. "The Life and Times of David Lloyd George" .... Winston Churchill (6 episodes, 1981)
        - Footnotes of History (1981) TV episode .... Winston Churchill
        - Win or Lose (1981) TV episode .... Winston Churchill
        - No. 10 (1981) TV episode .... Winston Churchill
        - Well, We're In (1981) TV episode .... Winston Churchill
        - All Flesh Is Grass (1981) TV episode .... Winston Churchill
          (1 more)
  83. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Harry Chester / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
    ... aka "Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected"
        - The Boy Who Talked with Animals (1981) TV episode .... Harry Chester
        - Taste (1980) TV episode .... Peter Bligh
  84. "Play for Today" .... Mel (1 episode, 1981)
        - Before Water Lilies (1981) TV episode .... Mel
  85. Sphinx (1981) .... Don
  86. "Agony" .... Herman Tweeder (1 episode, 1981)
        - Communications Breakdown (1981) TV episode .... Herman Tweeder
  87. "Oppenheimer" .... F.B.I. Agent (2 episodes, 1980)
        - Episode #1.3 (1980) TV episode .... F.B.I. Agent
        - Episode #1.2 (1980) TV episode .... F.B.I. Agent
  88. "Premiere" (1 episode, 1980)
        - Rabbit Pie Day (1980) TV episode
  89. Flash Gordon (1980) .... Munson
  90. "Just Liz" .... Freddie (1 episode, 1980)
        - Episode #1.5 (1980) TV episode .... Freddie
  91. Hussy (1980) .... 1st. Punter
  92. Bad Timing (1980) .... Col. Taylor
    ... aka Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (USA)

  93. "BBC2 Playhouse" .... Mr. Bowles (1 episode, 1979)
        - Speed King (1979) TV episode .... Mr. Bowles
  94. Charlie Muffin (1979) (TV) .... U.S. Embassy Photographer
    ... aka A Deadly Game (USA)
  95. "Two Up, Two Down" .... Hoover (1 episode, 1979)
        - I Know What You're Thinking (1979) TV episode .... Hoover
  96. Hanover Street (1979) .... Beef
  97. The Lady Vanishes (1979) .... Party Guest
  98. "Lillie" .... Colonel Cunningham (1 episode, 1978)
        - America (1978) TV episode .... Colonel Cunningham
  99. "Crown Court" .... Barry Ferguson (1 episode, 1978)
        - Scalped (1978) TV episode .... Barry Ferguson
  100. "The Lost Boys" .... Charles Frohman (3 episodes, 1978)
    ... aka "J.M. Barrie and the Lost Boys"
        - An Awfully Big Adventure (1978) TV episode .... Charles Frohman
        - Dark and Sinister Man (1978) TV episode .... Charles Frohman
        - We Set Out to Be Wrecked (1978) TV episode .... Charles Frohman
  101. Clouds of Glory: William and Dorothy (1978) (TV) .... Reverend Dewey
  102. Come Back, Little Sheba (1977) (TV) (as Bill Hootkins) .... Postman
    ... aka Laurence Olivier Presents: Come Back, Little Sheba (UK: series title)
  103. "Van der Valk" .... Frank Garvin (1 episode, 1977)
        - Dead on Arrival (1977) TV episode .... Frank Garvin
  104. "Yanks Go Home" .... Colonel Richter (1 episode, 1977)
        - Some of Our Coal Is Missing (1977) TV episode .... Colonel Richter
  105. Valentino (1977) .... Fatty
    ... aka Ken Russell's Valentino (Australia)
  106. Star Wars (1977) .... Red Six (Porkins)
    ... aka La guerra de las estrellas (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Star Wars IV: A New Hope (USA: video box title)
    ... aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (USA: reissue title (new title))
  107. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Little Bilham (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Ambassadors (1977) TV episode .... Little Bilham
  108. Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) (as Bill Hootkins) .... Sgt. Fitzpatrick
    ... aka Das Ultimatum (West Germany)
    ... aka Nuclear Countdown
    ... aka Todeskommando Feuerblitz Ultimatum (West Germany)
  109. The Billion Dollar Bubble (1976) (as Bill Hootkins)
  110. Big Zapper (1973) .... Kono's henchman
    ... aka The Sex Life of a Female Private Eye
Self:
  1. Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  2. L.A. 10,000 B.C. (2004) (TV) .... Narrator
  3. Almighty Amphibians (2003) (TV) .... Narrator
  4. Mars: Pioneering the Planet (2000) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator

  5. "Wild Indonesia" .... Narrator (3 episodes, 1999)
        - Creatures of Island Kingdoms (1999) TV episode .... Narrator
        - The Mystery of Sulawesi (1999) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Where Worlds Collide (1999) TV episode .... Narrator
  6. "Extreme Machines" (1997) TV series .... Narrator
Archive Footage:
  1. Blackadder Rides Again (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Freddie Frobisher
  2. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (2007) (V) .... Sergei Diaghilev


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Voice actor. Recorded books, including "The Case of the Haunted Husband", "White Fang", and the unabridged "Moby-Dick". more
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