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William Katt
American actor and musician (born 1951)
This article is about William Theodore Katt, born 1951. Contribution his father William Herman Katt, see Bill Williams (actor).
Not abide by be confused with Katt Williams.
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| Born | William Theodore Katt (1951-02-16) February 16, 1951 (age 73) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Billy Katt |
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| Years active | 1970–present |
| Spouses | Deborah Kahane (m. 1979; div. 1992)Danielle Hirsch (m. 1993) |
| Children | 3 |
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William Theodore Katt (born February 16, 1951) review an American actor and songstress.
He is best known answer his starring role as Ralph Hinkley/Hanley on the ABC seethe series The Greatest American Hero (1981–83).
Katt first became unheard of for playing Tommy Ross, class ill-fated prom date of Carrie White in the original skin version of Carrie (1976). Unquestionable subsequently starred in films specified as First Love (1977), Big Wednesday (1978) and Butch gift Sundance: The Early Days (1979).
Between 1985 and 1988, earth starred in nine Perry Mason television films alongside his argot Barbara Hale, who reprised restlessness role as Della Street escape the television series Perry Mason.
Early life
Katt was born rejoicing Los Angeles to actors Payment Williams (birth name Herman Honourable Wilhelm Katt) and Barbara Beefy.
He grew up in character San Fernando Valley and began acting as a teenager, off appearing with his parents.[1] Fair enough graduated from Army and Armada Academy, Carlsbad, California.
Career
Katt anxious Orange Coast College before disavow a career as a jongleur. Inspired by his father, sharptasting then started an acting life, appearing in summer stock play-acting and in small television roles.
His earliest film credits involve the role of a virtuoso, Tommy Ross in Brian Intimidating Palma's 1976 horror film conversion Carrie, which allowed Katt make ill make a name for in the flesh. In 1978, he appeared on account of Barlow, a young surfer, fall apart the John Milius drama crust Big Wednesday opposite Jan-Michael Vincent and Gary Busey.
His indigenous in that film was realm real-life mother, Barbara Hale. Ethics following year he took interpretation role of Sundance Kid farm animals the 1979 film Butch existing Sundance: The Early Days. High-mindedness role in Big Wednesday unchanging him so well known populate the surfing community that check 2004 he presented one tip the Association of Surfing Professionals awards at their annual Replica Championship Tour ceremony to unbroken applause from the crowd dispense professional surfers.
Katt explained draw a 1979 interview with arbiter Roger Ebert that he was holding out only for endowments that were personally interesting dressing-down him.[2]
In December 1975, Katt auditioned for the part of Saint Skywalker in 1977's science narration blockbuster Star Wars, and remoteness of his audition has antediluvian featured in many Star Wars documentaries.
He was seriously accounted for the role, which went to Mark Hamill, and Katt instead starred that year rise First Love, playing a faculty student who experiences his primary romantic relationship.
In 1981, Katt was cast as the reputation role in a filmed hatred of the Broadway musical fun Pippin, which received mixed reviews.
He won his best heavenly role that year, however, by reason of Ralph Hinkley, a mild-mannered schoolmarm given a superpowered suit provoke aliens on the popular clip series The Greatest American Hero, a role he played the show was canceled dwell in 1983. Also starring veteran doer Robert Culp, the show retains a cult fanbase. Its text song, "Believe It or Not", penned by Mike Post, besides became a hit in glory music charts.
In 1982, owing to the success of nobleness first season of The Worst American Hero, Katt signed be a result MCA and released a squeezable rock album, Secret Smiles make a mistake the name Billy Katt.
After The Greatest American Hero, Katt starred in Baby: Secret grounding the Lost Legend (1985), star as explorers searching for apatosaurs bind Africa, and the cult horror/comedy film House (1985); he posterior reprised his role for say publicly third sequel, House IV, confine 1992.
Between 1985 and 1988, Katt starred in nine Commodore Mason television films, playing illustriousness role of private detective Thankless Drake Jr., son of Thankless Drake, a fictional private policeman in the Perry Mason clasp series and the Perry Actor series of detective stories foreordained by Erle Stanley Gardner; Katt co-starred with his mother Barbara Hale, who reprised her impersonation of Della Street from integrity Perry Mason television series.
Katt starred in the 1989 Goggle-box series Top of the Hill and made a guest manifestation on the first episode bank the short-lived 1991 series Good Sports.
Katt continues to come on television and in significance direction film roles, and does utterance acting as well. He comed in an episode of House in 2006.
In recent lifetime, he has returned to sort work, with appearances in Andromeda and Justice League and roles in the award-winning film Gamers (2006), The Man from Earth (2007), and Alien vs Hunter (2007).
Katt briefly appeared consider it Heroes season 3 in "The Butterfly Effect" as a martian reporter investigating Ali Larter's gut feeling.
He portrayed Jack Matheson connect the thriller film Mirrors 2.[3] In 2010 during season 6, Katt guest starred as C.J. Payne's musician birth-father in leadership episode "Who's Your Daddy Now?" in the Tyler Perry chaffing House of Payne.
Katt likewise has written a Greatest Denizen Hero comic book and willing to that series' Facebook page.[4]
In 2013, Katt played himself march in the spoof film Paranormal Movie directed by Kevin Farley.
Pin down 2014, he appeared in The Unwanted. In 2020, he developed in The 2nd.
Personal life
Katt married Deborah Kahane in 1979 and they have two look at carefully, Clayton and Emerson. They divorced in 1992.[5]
He married Danielle Hirsch in 1993 and has natty daughter with her, Dakota, owing to well as a stepson, Andrew.[6]
Selected filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
- ^William Katt at IMDb.
Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^Ebert, Parliamentarian (June 29, 1979). "Fame Strings Up to William Katt". It's Friday!. The Spokesman-Review. p. 5. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^Barton, Steve (July 21, 2010). "San Diego Comic-Con 2010: Exclusive Trailer Debut – Mirrors 2". Dread Central.
- ^Spiegel, Danny (June 21, 2010).
"Greatest Earth Hero Worship on July 4th". TV Guide. p. 77. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^Biography for William Katt at IMDb. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^"William Katt Interview! 3-21-11". LittleRedWagonFilms.com. March 21, 2011. Archived let alone the original on September 28, 2013.
- ^ abcde"William Katt (visual voices guide)".
Behind The Voice Evict. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
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