OMG! Look what I discovered!!!

[Mr. Socko]

Lt Eckhart was in Star Wars as PORKINS!!!!

Just saw his name on IMDb under both films.

 

[BubbaGump]

Batman89 Special Edition on AMC.

 

[CFE]

Not only was William Hootkins in both "Batman" and "Star Wars," but he also had prominent screentime in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Superman 4: The Quest for Peace."

CFE

 

[DocLathropBrown]

The father at the beginning of B89 is Biggs Darklighter.

 

[CFE]

The actor who played Thomas Wayne in the flashback also played the cat burglar scaling the skyscraper in "Superman: The Movie"

And that Biggs cameo I didn't know about...

So Biggs, Porkins AND Lando? Prett sweet...

CFE

 

[Mr. Socko]

Damn...


I just looked up Willie

He died a few years ago

RIP Eckhardt/Porkins

 

[Cain]

I always knew about Hootkins it's even been brought up many times on this particular board before but the Thomas Wayne actor thing is totally new to me. That's pretty damn cool.

 

[Mr. Socko]

I didn't know the father at the beginning of '89 was Biggs either. It's all one big circle of 80s supporting characters.

 

[Juggernaut33]

I didn't know the father at the beginning of '89 was Biggs either. It's all one big circle of 80s supporting characters.

Wrong. David Baxt played Thomas Wayne in Batman89, Denis Lawson (Ewan McGregor's uncle) players Biggs Darklighter.

 

[SHADOWBAT69]

Wrong. David Baxt played Thomas Wayne in Batman89, Denis Lawson (Ewan McGregor's uncle) players Biggs Darklighter.

They are talking about the father that gets mugged at the BEGINNING of 89.

 

[Cain]

They are talking about the father that gets mugged at the BEGINNING of 89.

Yes Harold a.k.a. Mr. "I'm trying to get a....TAXI!".

According to his IMDb resume BATMAN wasn't the only Burton project he appeared in either.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0353796/

Ewan's uncle played Wedge.

 

[Mr. Socko]

And he called me wrong! LOL

Thanks for doing my handiwork Cain

 

[TheMcGuffin]

Denis Lawson (Ewan McGregor's uncle) players Biggs Darklighter.

No he didn't. Lawson played Wedge. Garrick Hagon played Biggs, and subsequently the man who is mugged at the beginning of Batman.

 

[GoogleMe94]

omg.....i never noticed that was him!!!!

but ive seen him in ALOT of things where he surprised me. he was in raiders of the lost ark, superman 4: the quest for peace, and then in Batman. thats the last i saw of him.

 

[Bat Attack]

I saw the guy who played "Josh" in Batman Returns on a Spirit Gum commercial yesterday.

 

[GoogleMe94]

who's "josh"?

 

[Bat Attack]

He's the guy who Penguin bit on the nose. Remember, "These are my two image consultants, Jen and Josh."

 

[Mr. Socko]

Doug Jones(Silver Surfer) was in Batman Returns.

 

[Lazlo Panaflex]

Who did Doug Jones play?

 

[dude stannis]

One of the clowns. I think the one that goes "Great speech Oswald".

 

[Mr. Socko]

He was also in MIIB but that's another story

 

[Bat Attack]

The guy who played the mayor in Batman Returns was on TNT today on Law & Order.

 

[Swordmaster]

As well as in X-Men The Last Stand

 

[Bat Attack]

His name is...Michael Murphy, right?

 

[Goddamn_Batman]

Funny that you guys mentioned this, because my buddy and I talked a while back about how many actors in Tim Burton movies were also in Star Wars movies. This website http://www.timburtoncollective.com/starwars.html#baker lists a bunch of them. Not entirely Batman related, but still cool.