Post by phantomdroid on May 18, 2006 19:31:51 GMT 10
BIO: William Katt was born on February 16, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, the son of actors Bill Williams and Barbara Hale. He attended Orange Coast College, before pursuing a career as a musician. He then started acting, appearing in summer stock and small television roles. His earlier film credits include the role of a jock in Brian DePalma's 1976 film Carrie, and the role of Sundance Kid in the 1978 fim Butch and Sundance, The Early Days. Katt can also be seen auditioning for the part of Luke Skywalker for 1977's Star Wars on many Star Wars documentaries.
Katt is well known amongst the surfing community for his role as Barlow, in the film Big Wednesday which was released on May 26, 1978.
Katt then got the role of Ralph Hinkley, a mild-mannered schoolteacher who is given a flying suit by aliens on the television series The Greatest American Hero in 1981, and played the role till the show was cancelled in 1983. Although Katt felt silly in the costume, it would become his most famous role. From 1987 onwards, Katt played the recurring role of detective Paul Drake Jr. in the periodic Perry Mason TV movies, co-starring with his mother Barbara Hale, who resumed her "Della Street" role from the original show's run.
Katt recently appeared in the 1991 sitcom Good Sports.
In 2004, he appeared, to wild applause from the crowd of professional surfers, to present one of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) awards at their annual World championship tour (WCT) surfing awards ceremony.
He married his current wife, the former Deborah Kahne, on February 16, 1981, and has two sons, Clayton Alexander and Emerson Hunter.
FILMOGRAPHY (Includes TV):
Beautiful Loser (2006) (post-production) .... Father Hume
The Man from Earth (2006) (post-production) .... Art
Gamers (2006) (completed) .... Reese's Boss
"House, M.D."
... aka House (USA: short title)
... aka House (Argentina) (Spain)
... aka Dr. House (Germany)
- House vs. God (2006) TV Episode .... Walter
Mystery Woman: Game Time (2005) (TV) .... Donald Fiske
Firedog (2005) (voice) .... Scout
River's End (2005) .... Ed Kennedy
"JAG"
- Corporate Raiders (2004) TV Episode .... James Merrick
- Collision Course (2001) TV Episode .... Cmdr. James Merrick
Descendant (2003) .... Dr. Tom Murray
... aka Descendent, Descendent (USA)
"Andromeda"
... aka Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda (USA: complete title)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (2002) TV Episode .... Eddie Aldrich
Snake Island (2002) .... Malcolm Page
"Son of the Beach"
- Three Days of the Condom (2002) TV Episode .... Congressman George Bukaki
"Justice League"
... aka JL (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Justice League Unlimited (USA: new title)
- Legends: Part 2 (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Green Guardsman
- Legends: Part 1 (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Green Guardsman
Gentle Ben (2002) (TV) .... Gittis
... aka Terror On the Mountain (UK)
Treading Water (2002) .... The Investor
Circuit (2001) .... Gino
Determination of Death (2001) .... John Logan
"The Hunger"
- The Seductress (2000) TV Episode
Learning to Surf (2000)
Twin Falls Idaho (1999) .... Surgeon
Jawbreaker (1999) .... Mr. Purr
Clean and Narrow (1999) .... George
Catch Me If You Can (1998) (TV) .... Jean Benoit
... aka Deadly Game (UK)
... aka Hide and Seek (USA)
... aka Jeu mortel (Canada: French title)
"The Net"
- Deleted (1998) TV Episode .... Dr. Phillip Wayland
"Walker, Texas Ranger"
- Warriors (1998) TV Episode .... Keith Portman
Hyacinth (1998)
Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor (1997) .... Harry Harper
... aka Mutter Teresa (Germany)
"Dead Man's Gun"
- The Healer (1997) TV Episode .... Madison Butler
Rough Riders (1997) (TV) .... Edward Marshall
"Viper"
- Black Box (1997) TV Episode .... Arno Krafft
"7th Heaven"
... aka 7th Heaven: Beginnings (USA: rerun title)
... aka Seventh Heaven
- It's About George... (1997) TV Episode .... Will Grayson
- Faith, Hope and the Bottom Line (1997) TV Episode .... Will Grayson
Whacked (1997) .... Sgt. Niktaukus
U'bejani (1997) .... Father Bob
Daddy's Girl (1996) .... Don Mitchell
Devil's Food (1996) (TV) .... Andrew Burns
Rattled (1996) (TV) .... Paul Donohue
Romantic Undertaking (1996) (TV) .... Richard Tennant
Piranha (1995) (TV) .... Paul Grogan
... aka Roger Corman Presents Piranha
Problem Child 3: Junior in Love (1995) (TV) .... Ben Healy
... aka Problem Child 3 (USA: short title)
Stranger by Night (1994) .... Troy Rooney
Cyborg 3: The Recycler (1994) .... Decaf
... aka Cyborg 3
... aka Cyborg 3: The Creation (UK)
"Batman"
... aka Batman: The Animated Series (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Adventures of Batman & Robin (USA: new title)
- Riddler's Reform (1994) TV Episode (voice) .... Zowie
"Models Inc."
- Good Girls Finish Last (1994) TV Episode .... Paul Carson
- Meltdown (1994) TV Episode .... Paul Carson
- Nothing Is as It Seems (1994) TV Episode .... Paul Carson
- When Girls Collide (1994) TV Episode .... Paul Carson
- Strictly Business (1994) TV Episode .... Paul Carson
(3 more)
"Animaniacs"
... aka Animaniacs (UK)
... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs (USA: complete title)
- No Face Like Home/Lookit the Fuzzy Heads (1994) TV Episode (voice) .... Dr. Roma (segment "No Face Like Home")
"Diagnosis Murder"
- Flashdance with Death (1994) TV Episode .... Roland Spear
"Burke's Law"
- Who Killed the Fashion King? (1994) TV Episode .... Brian Cobham
Amerikanskiy Blyuz (1994) (TV) .... Dr. Dell Davis
... aka American Cop
Tollbooth (1994) .... Waggy
The Paper Boy (1994) .... Brian
... aka The Paperboy
"Dark Justice"
- In Cover of Darkness: Part 2 (1993) TV Episode
- In Cover of Darkness: Part 1 (1993) TV Episode
Distant Cousins (1993) .... Richard Sullivan
... aka Desperate Motive
"Murder, She Wrote"
- Love's Deadly Desire (1993) TV Episode .... Derek Hartman
"Sisters"
- Moving Pictures (1993) TV Episode .... Jeffrey Teller
- Portrait of the Artists (1992) TV Episode .... Jeffrey Teller
Double X: The Name of the Game (1992) .... Michael Cooper
... aka Double X
... aka Run Rabbit Run
House IV (1992) .... Roger Cobb
... aka House IV: Home Deadly Home
... aka House IV: The Repossession (UK)
Sazan aizu (1991) (V) (voice: English version) .... Old Monk/Tinzin (New Generation Version 2000)
... aka 3x3 Eyes (Japan: alternative spelling) (USA)
... aka Sazan Eyes
Last Call (1991) .... Paul Avery
"Good Sports" (1991) TV Series .... Nick Calder
Naked Obsession (1991) .... Franklyn Carlysle
Rebel Storm (1990)
... aka Rebel Waves
... aka Rising Storm
Wedding Band (1990) .... Marshall Roman
"Top of the Hill" (1989) TV Series .... Thomas Bell Jr.
Swimsuit (1989) (TV) .... Brian
Top of the Hill (1989) (TV) .... Thomas Bell
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988) (TV) .... Paul Drake Jr
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988) (TV) .... Paul Drake Jr.
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
- A Stolen Heart (1988) TV Episode .... Dr. Burke
White Ghost (1988) .... Steve Shepard
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987) (TV) .... Paul Drake Jr.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987) (TV) .... Paul Drake Jr.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987) (TV) .... Paul Drake Jr.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987) (TV) .... Paul Drake Jr.
"Our House"
- Past Tense, Future Tense: Part 2 (1987) TV Episode
- Past Tense, Future Tense: Part 1 (1987) TV Episode
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986) (TV) .... Paul Drake Jr.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986) (TV) .... Paul Drake Jr.
House (1986) .... Roger Cobb
... aka House: Ding Dong, You're Dead (USA: video title)
"The Greatest American Hero" .... Ralph Hinkley/Hanley
- The Greatest American Heroine (1986) TV Episode .... Ralph Hinkley
- Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo (1983) TV Episode .... Ralph Hinkley/Hanley
- Space Ranger (1983) TV Episode .... Ralph Hinkley/Hanley
- Live at Eleven (1983) TV Episode .... Ralph Hinkley/Hanley
- Heaven Is in Your Genes (1983) TV Episode .... Ralph Hinkley/Hanley
(11 more)
Perry Mason Returns (1985) (TV) .... Paul Drake Jr.
... aka The Defense Never Rests (USA: video title)
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985) .... George Loomis
... aka Dinosaur... Secret of the Lost Legend (TV title)
"Faerie Tale Theatre"
... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA)
- Thumbelina (1984) TV Episode .... Flower Prince
The Rainmaker (1982) (TV) .... Jimmy Curry
Pippin: His Life and Times (1981) (TV) .... Pippin
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) .... The Sundance Kid/aka Harry Alonzo Longabaugh
Big Wednesday (1978) .... Jack
... aka Summer of Innocence
First Love (1977) .... Elgin Smith
Carrie (1976) .... Tommy Ross
"Kojak"
- Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Death (1975) TV Episode .... Carey Nysrom
"Ironside"
... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
- The Rolling Y (1975) TV Episode .... Porter Yarborough
- Death by the Numbers (1972) TV Episode (as Bill Katt) .... Jimmy
"The Rookies"
- The Old Neighborhood (1974) TV Episode (as Bill Katt) .... Jimmy Phillips
"Gunsmoke"
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- The Tarnished Badge (1974) TV Episode .... Lonnie Weeks
"Police Woman"
- Warning: All Wives... (1974) TV Episode .... Marty Wadsworth
Can Ellen Be Saved? (1974) (TV) .... Bob
"Kung Fu"
- The Ancient Warrior (1973) TV Episode (as Bill Katt) .... Andy
"M*A*S*H"
- Dear Dad (1972) TV Episode (as Bill Katt) .... P.F.C.
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1972) (TV) .... Billy Jack
"Emergency!"
... aka Emergencia (USA: Spanish title)
... aka Emergency One (USA: syndication title)
- Weird Wednesday (1972) TV Episode .... Wally Lytton
The Trackers (1971) (TV) (as Bill Katt) .... Davey
... aka No Trumpets, No Drums
The Late Liz (1971) .... Peter Addams
Night Chase (1970) (TV) (as Bill Katt) .... Marine Private
... aka L.A. Cab (USA: video title)
... aka The Man in the Back Seat
Although he has had a long and varied acting career...William Katt will always be best remembered for his role as Ralph Hinkley in 'The Greatest American Hero'...I'm sure you'll all agree. ;D