Actor
William Katt
Born February 16, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA83 films
William Theodore Katt (born February 16, 1951) is an American film and television actor, best known as the star of The Greatest American Hero. He is also known for playing Tommy Ross, the ill-fated prom date of Carrie White in the film version of Carrie and Paul Drake Jr. in the Perry Mason TV movies. His mother is Barabra Hale who played Della Street in the TV series Perry Mason.
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83 films as actor- 2026When We Get ThereBob
- 2022PursuitTaye Biggs
- 2021OverrunDetective Ed Dobbs
- 2020The 2ndSenator Bob Jeffers
- 2020The Christmas High NoteDennis
- 2018The Other Side of the WindMan in Bathroom Stall
- 2017The Man from Earth: HoloceneArt
- 2015Crusty Demons 18: Twenty Years of FearNarrator
- 2015SubterraneaMockenrue
- 2014The UnwantedTroy
- 2013The Secret Lives of DorksMr. Gibson
- 2013Paranormal MovieHouseguest Bill
- 2013.357Smalls
- 2013SparksMatanza
- 2012SweetwaterDean Taylor
- 2011EarthlingRyan Donnelly
- 2011The Encore of Tony DuranArt Smith
- 2010SuperSgt. Fitzgibbon
- 2010Mirrors 2Jack Matheson
- 2010Pure Country 2: The GiftWinter
- 2009Beautiful LoserFather Hume
- 2009DeadlandShiv
- 2008Big GameDave
- 2008Bone EaterDr. Boombas
- 2007AVH: Alien vs. HunterLee
- 2007The Man from EarthArt
- 2006GamersReese's Boss
- 2005Mystery Woman: Game TimeDonald Fiske
- 2005River's EndEd Kennedy
- 2003DescendantDr. Tom Murray
- 2002Snake IslandMalcolm Page
- 2002Gentle BenGittis Malone
- 2001CircuitGino
- 2001Determination of DeathJohn Logan
- 2000The Clean and NarrowGeorge
- 1999Twin Falls IdahoSurgeon
- 1999JawbreakerMr. Purr
- 1998Catch Me If You CanJean Benoit
- 1998HyacinthAndy Gillis
- 1997Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's PoorHarry Harper
- 1996Daddy's GirlDon Mitchell
- 1996Devil's FoodAndrew Burns
- 1996RattledPaul Donohue
- 1996Romantic UndertakingRichard Tennant
- 1995Cyborg 3: The RecyclerDecaf
- 1995PiranhaPaul Grogan
- 1995Americanski BluesDr. Dell Davis
- 1995Problem Child 3Ben Healy
- 1994Stranger by NightTroy Rooney
- 1994The PaperboyBrian
- 1994TollboothWaggy
- 1993Distant CousinsRichard Sullivan
- 1992Double X: The Name of the GameMichael Cooper
- 1992House IVRoger Cobb
- 1991Last CallPaul Avery
- 1990Naked ObsessionFranklyn Carlysle
- 1990Wedding BandMarshall Roman
- 1989SwimsuitBrian Rutledge
- 1988White GhostSteve Shepard
- 1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the LakePaul Drake, Jr.
- 1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging AcePaul Drake Jr.
- 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous ScoundrelPaul Drake Jr.
- 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered MadamPaul Drake Jr.
- 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister SpiritPaul Drake Jr.
- 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost LovePaul Drake Jr.
- 1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting StarPaul Drake, Jr.
- 1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious NunPaul Drake Jr.
- 1985HouseRoger Cobb
- 1985Perry Mason ReturnsPaul Drake Jr.
- 1985Baby: Secret of the Lost LegendGeorge Loomis
- 1984ThumbelinaThe Flower Prince
- 1982The RainmakerJimmy Curry
- 1981PippinPippin
- 1979Butch and Sundance: The Early DaysSundance Kid
- 1978Big WednesdayJack Barlow
- 1977First LoveElgin Smith
- 1976CarrieTommy Ross
- 1974Can Ellen Be Saved?Bob
- 1972The Daughters of Joshua CabeBilly Jack
- 1971The TrackersDavey Paxton
- 1971The Failing of RaymondHarold (uncredited)
- 1971The Late LizPeter Addams (as Bill Katt)
- 1970Night ChaseMarine Private