William Katt
Biography
William Katt is an American actor and musician, the son of actors Bill Williams and Barbara Hale. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley, began acting as a teenager, and worked in summer stock theater and small television roles after attending Orange Coast College. His break came as Tommy Ross in Carrie (1976), followed by First Love (1977), the surfer Barlow in Big Wednesday (1978) and the Sundance Kid in Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979). His best-remembered role is Ralph Hinkley on The Greatest American Hero, which ran for three seasons until 1983. In 1982 he released the soft rock album Secret Smiles as Billy Katt. Later credits include nine Perry Mason television films from 1985 to 1988, Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985), House (1985), House IV (1992), Gamers (2006), The Man from Earth (2007), Mirrors 2 (2010) and The 2nd (2020). He also does voice acting.
75years old
Turns 76 on February 16in 138 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as William Theodore Katt
Movie Career
- Films
- 25
- Career span
- 46 years1976 to 2022
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A role that slipped away
Katt tried out for Luke Skywalker in Star Wars in December 1975, and was seriously considered, but Mark Hamill got the part. His audition footage has shown up in many Star Wars documentaries.
About the name
In 1982, after the first season of The Greatest American Hero succeeded, Katt joined MCA and put out a soft rock album called Secret Smiles, credited as Billy Katt.
Behind the camera
Katt wrote a comic book based on The Greatest American Hero, and he also contributed to the show's Facebook page.
William Katt movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Brian Skiba directed three of these films, Richard Schenkman two and Christopher Folino two. Eighteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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John Billingsley's page
P.J. Soles's page
Barbara Hale's page
Brian SkibaDirector, 3 films, 2013 to 2022
All films by Richard Schenkman
Christopher FolinoDirector, 2 films, 2006 to 2013
Also two films together12 more actors
- Kay LenzThe Secret Lives of Dorks (2013) and House (1985)
- Chris Jai AlexPursuit (2022) and The 2nd (2020)
- Esteban CuetoThe 2nd (2020) and Sparks (2013)
- David Lee SmithThe Man from Earth: Holocene (2017) and The Man from Earth (2007)
- Annika PetersonThe Man from Earth: Holocene (2017) and The Man from Earth (2007)
- Christopher TroyOverrun (2021) and The 2nd (2020)
- Laurie LovePursuit (2022) and .357 (2013)
- Nick BensemanPursuit (2022) and Overrun (2021)
- Ellen CrawfordThe Man from Earth: Holocene (2017) and The Man from Earth (2007)
- Scott RinkerSparks (2013) and Gamers (2006)
- Dave HansonSparks (2013) and Gamers (2006)
- Josh TessierThe 2nd (2020) and AVH: Alien vs. Hunter (2007)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.