Bill Hindman
Biography
Bill Hindman was an American actor who worked mainly in South Florida's major professional theaters and also appeared on stage in New York City. Born in Toledo, Ohio, and raised in Columbus, he began acting in high school and kept it up while he studied Chinese at Ohio State University, then moved into Columbus radio after serving in the Marine Corps during World War II. He was best known as Coach Goodenough, the good-humored older coach in the 1980s teen trilogy that began with Porky's (1981). He won a Carbonell Award for his performance as Ernest Hemingway in John DeGroot's Papa. In South Florida he was also familiar as the voice of Jack Horkheimer's planetarium programs, beginning with Child of the Universe in 1972, and he hosted and acted in a video survey course on the humanities for Miami-Dade Community College in the 1980s.
76years old at death
- Born Toledo
- Died Hialeah
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as William Hindman
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 6 years1981 to 1987
Every film, newest first
- 1987Scared StiffIMDb rating 4.8
- 1985Porky's RevengeIMDb rating 4.8
- 1981Porky'sIMDb rating 6.2
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Beyond film
In South Florida, Hindman was known as the narrator of planetarium shows that Jack Horkheimer wrote and produced at the Miami Space Transit Planetarium. His first, 1972's "Child of the Universe", ranked among the most successful planetarium shows ever.
A change of course
During the 1980s, Hindman was the host and also took part in a video survey course in the humanities for what was then Miami-Dade Community College.
A change of course
Hindman served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Once discharged, he found work at WCOL, a Columbus radio station, and at the city's NBC affiliate, WLW-C.
Bill Hindman movies on Netflix
Also appeared in
- Porky's 3: Revenge (1985)
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Films together
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Also two films together3 more actors
- Mark HerrierPorky's Revenge (1985) and Porky's (1981)
- Scott ColombyPorky's Revenge (1985) and Porky's (1981)
- Wyatt KnightPorky's Revenge (1985) and Porky's (1981)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
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