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William Hootkins
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Died aged 57
Also known asBill Hootkins, William Michael HootkinsGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn05/07/1948Born inDallas, Texas, USADied23/10/2005 (aged 57)Died inSanta MonicaCausepancreatic cancer, cancerWikidataQ1351454 ↗TMDb#663 ↗

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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Filmography76 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2005Colour Me KubrickMovieFrank Rich57
2005Dear WendyMovieMarshall Walker57
2004BlessedMovieDetective Lauderdale56
2003Mars: Pioneering the PlanetMovie—55
2001Justice LeagueSeriesCommander (voice)53
2001Town & CountryMovieBarney53
2001The BreedMovieFusco53
2000The Miracle MakerMovieLucifer (voice)52
1999The West WingSeriesU.S. Translator51
1999The Omega CodeMovieSir Percival Lloyd51
1996The Island of Dr. MoreauMovieKiril48
1995Funny BonesMovieAl47
1995Virgin MaryMoviejudge Marulic47
1995Death MachineMovieJohn Carpenter47
1994Aaahh!!! Real MonstersSeriesLoch Ness Monster (voice)46
1994The NeverEnding Story IIIMovieBark Troll / Falkor (voice)46
1993The Cement GardenMovieCommander Hunt (voice)45
1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesSeriesDiaghilev44
1992A River Runs Through ItMovieMurphy44
1992Gummed LabelsMovie—44
1991Hear My SongMovieMr. X43
1991The Pope Must DieMovieCardinal Verucci43
1991The Princess and the GoblinMovieCurdie's Father (voice)43
1990HardwareMovieLincoln Wineberg Jr.42
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotSeriesFBI Agent Burt41
1989BatmanMovieEckhardt41
1989CrusoeMovieAuctioneer41
1987The Return of Sherlock HolmesMovieMyron Spellman39
1987American GothicMovieTeddy39
1987The New StatesmanSeriesWilloughby Guzzler39
1987Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceMovieHarry Howler39
1986Haunted HoneymoonMovieReporter38
1986A State of EmergencyMovieEarl Linton38
1986BigglesMovieChuck38
1985WaterMovieBen37
1985DreamchildMovie1st Radio Actor37
1985Lytton's DiarySeriesSam Wexler37
1985White NightsMovieChuck Malarek37
1985ZinaMovieWalter Adams37
1984Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseSeriesLou Delmart36
1983BlackadderSeriesMonk35
1983Philip Marlowe, Private EyeSeriesFrank Dorr35
1983Curse of the Pink PantherMovieTaxi Driver35
1982Remington SteeleSeriesChester Harcourt34
1982Cagney & LaceySeries—34
1982American PlayhouseSeriesPhil Cooper34
1982Trail of the Pink PantherMovieTaxi Driver34
1982The TempestMovieCaliban34
1981BergeracSeriesEugene Field33
1981Raiders of the Lost ArkMovieMajor Eaton33
1981Before Water LiliesMovieMel33
1981SphinxMovieDon, Tour Guide33
1980Flash GordonMovieMunson32
1980Bad TimingMovieCol. Taylor32
1980Rabbit Pie DayMovieKolossov32
1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeriesPeter Bligh31
1979Hanover StreetMovieBeef31
1979The Lady VanishesMovieParty Guest31
1979Charlie MuffinMovieU.S. Embassy Photographer31
1978TaxiSeriesLiquor Authority Agent30
1978The Billion Dollar BubbleMovieLloyd Edens30
1978Clouds of GlorySeriesReverend Dewey30
1978The Lost BoysMovieCharles Frohman30
1978The Lost BoysSeriesCharles Frohman30
1977Star WarsMovieRed Six (Porkins)29
1977ValentinoMovieFatty29
1977Twilight's Last GleamingMovieSgt. Fitzpatrick29
1977The AmbassadorsMovieLittle Bilham29
1977PremiereSeriesKolossov29
1976Yanks Go HomeSeries—28
1976Laurence Olivier PresentsSeriesPostman28
1974NOVASeriesVoice of Methuselah26
1974PlayhouseSeriesMr. Bowles26
1973Big ZapperMovieKono's Henchman25
1972Van der ValkSeriesFrank Garvin24
1965BBC Play of the MonthSeriesLittle Bilham17