Talk:William Hootkins

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William Hootkins (July 5, 1948 – October 23, 2005) was an American actor probably best known on film for his roles as the crooked Lt. Max Eckhardt in Batman (1989) and as the cult favourite Red Six (Porkins) in Star Wars (1977). In addition to his work in over 40 movies, Hootkins performed regularly on stage, from the Theatre Intime at Princeton to London's West End where he had a resounding triumph in the role of Alfred Hitchcock in Terry Johnson's play Hitchcock Blonde (2003). He was a distinguished voice artist, whose audiobook performances culminated in a marathon unabridged reading of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick (2005). His voice was also heard in dozens of radio plays for the BBC, as characters ranging from Orson Welles (Victorville, 1998)to J. Edgar Hoover (1999). Hootkins studied at St Mark's School in Texas, at Princeton University (class of 1970), where he read Oriental Studies and became a fluent speaker of Mandarin Chinese. He spoke French and Russian He trained in acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. In 2005 he married Carolyn Robb, best known as the executive chef for HRH Prince Charles at Highgrove, England.

Hootkins died in Santa Monica, California.

Hey, guys, after he died, the US is trying to deport his wife Carolyn Robb Hootkins back to England. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20526051 --- —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.243.201.173 (talk) 22:35, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

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