Bill Hootkins, 57; Multifaceted Actor

William (“Bill”) Hootkins, an actor who appeared in more than 40 films and recorded such books as “Moby Dick,” died of pancreatic cancer October 23 in Pacific Palisades. He was 57. A native of Dallas, Hootkins was an actor in high school and at Princeton University. He then studied in at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and enjoyed a multifaceted career. His movies included “Star Wars,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Colour Me Kubrick,” which is in post-production. His TV credits ranged from “Cagney & Lacey” to “The West Wing.” In the 1990s, Hootkins recorded books that included “White Fang,” “The Old Patagonian Express” and “The Pillars of Hercules.”