William Katt
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William Theodore Katt (born February 16, 1951) is an American film and television actor, voice artist and musician best known as the star of the television series The Greatest American Hero.
He first became known for playing Tommy Ross, the ill-fated prom date of Carrie White in the film version of Carrie (1976) and subsequently starred in films such as First Love (1977), Big Wednesday (1978) and Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979).
Between 1985 and 1988, he starred in nine Perry Mason television films alongside his mother Barbara Hale, who reprised her role as Della Street from the television series Perry Mason.
Early life
Katt was born in Los Angeles to actors Bill Williams (birth name Herman August Wilhelm Katt) and Barbara Hale. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley and began acting as a teenager, sometimes appearing with his parents. He graduated from Army & Navy Academy, Carlsbad, California.
Personal life
Katt married Deborah Kahane in 1979 and they have two sons, Clayton and Emerson. They divorced in 1992.
He married Danielle Hirsch in 1993 and has a daughter with her, Dakota, as well as a stepson, Andrew.
Career
Katt studied at Orange Coast College before deciding on a career as a musician. He began training as a child and appeared in summer stock theatre and small television roles. Tommy Ross, a jock in Brian De Palma's 1976 horror film version Carrie, which allowed Katt to make a name for himself, was among his first film credits. In 1978, he appeared in the John Milius drama film Big Wednesday, opposite Jan-Michael Vincent and Gary Busey. Barbara Hale, his mother, was in that film. He appeared in the 1979 film Butch and Sundance: The Early Days. The work in Big Wednesday made him so popular in the surfing community that he gave one of the Association of Surfing Professionals awards at their annual World Championship Tour celebration in 2004. Katt told Roger Ebert, a 1979 interview with him, that he was only concerned about parts that were personally interesting to him.
Katt auditioned for the role of Luke Skywalker in 1977's science fiction blockbuster Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, and a video of his audition has appeared in numerous Star Wars documentaries. He was seriously considered for the role, but Katt instead starred in First Love, playing a college student who witnesses his first romantic encounter.
Katt was cast as the title character in a filmed version of the Broadway musical comedy Pippin, which received mixed reviews. Ralph Hinkley, a mild-mannered schoolteacher given a superpowered suit by aliens on the hit television show The Greatest American Hero, a role he played until the show was cancelled in 1983. Robert Culp, a veteran actor, also appeared on the show, has a cult following. Its theme song, "Believe It or Not," which Mike Post wrote, has since become a hit in the music charts. Katt signed to MCA and released Secret Smiles, under the name Billy Katt, in 1982, following the success of the first season of The Greatest American Hero.
Katt appeared in Baby: The Hidden Legend (1985), about explorers looking for apatosaurs in Africa, and the cult horror/comedy film House (1986); he later reprised his role in House IV, which was later reimagined. Katt appeared in nine Perry Mason television films between 1985 and 1988, as private detective Paul Drake Jr., son of Paul Drake, a fictional private investigator based on Erle Stanley Gardner's Perry Mason series of detective stories; she co-starred with her mother Barbara Hale in the Perry Mason television series; Katt appeared in the 1989 television series Top of the Hill and made a guest appearance on the first episode of the short-lived 1991 series Good Sports.
Katt continues to appear on television and in supporting film roles, as well as do voice acting. In 2006, he appeared in an episode of House. He has returned to genre acting in recent years, including appearances in Andromeda and Justice League as well as in the award-winning film Gamers (2006), The Man from Earth (2006), and Alien vs. Hunter (2007).
Katt appeared in Heroes season 3 as a nosy reporter investigating Ali Larter's character. In the thriller film Mirrors 2, Jack Matheson portrayed him. During season 6, Katt guest appeared as C.J. In the episode "Who's Your Daddy Now," Payne's musician birth-father appears. In the Tyler Perry comedy House of Payne, he comes as Jack Spears.
Katt has also written a book about the Greatest American Hero comic book and contributed to the series's Facebook page.
Katt appeared in Kevin Farley's spoof film Paranormal Movie in 2013. He appeared in The Unwanted in 2014, a teenager from The Unwanted. He appeared in The 2nd in 2020.