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William Shockley is a Actor, Writer and Producer American born on 17 september 1963 at Lawrence (USA)

William Shockley

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Nationality USA
Birth 17 september 1963 (60 years) at Lawrence (USA)

William Martin Shockley est un acteur américain né le 17 septembre 1963 à Lawrence, Kansas. Plus connu en tant que Hank Lawson dans la série Docteur Quinn, femme médecin.

Biography

Né dans le Kansas, Shockley fut élevé par ses parents dans un mode de vie nomade (appelé "gypsy" aux États-Unis), déménageant près de vingt six fois en presque autant d'années. Malgré tout, lui et ses parents s'installèrent dans le Texas à Austin, et il obtint son diplôme en science politique à l'Université de Texas Tech.

Après cela, Shockley déménagea à Dallas, jouant dans des théâtres locaux, il se fit remarquer par un agent, qui lui trouva un petit rôle dans le film de Paul Verhoeven RoboCop. À la suite du film, William déménage à Los Angeles, et s'ensuit une période creuse avec quelques rôles plus ou moins importants dans des films mineurs.

Début des années 1990, Paul Verhoeven retourne avec Shockley pour son film controversé Showgirls dans lequel il joue le rôle de Andrew Carver et dont le jeu de Shockley fut acclamé par les critiques.

Williams Shockley poursuit ensuite sa carrière à la télévision, jouant avec Whoopi Goldberg dans la sitcom de CBS Bagdad Café ou encore dans la série de ABC Good & Evil. Ensuite Shockley joue avec Nicollette Sheridan dans Lucky Chances.

En 1993, Shockley est choisi pour jouer dans la série Docteur Quinn, femme médecin, où il tiendra le rôle du violent et alcoolique gérant du saloon Hank Lawson, partageant entre autres l'affiche avec Jane Seymour ou encore Joe Lando. Le personnage plaisant tellement au producteur et aux fans que Shockley eut sa propre série, un spin-off de la série intitulé California où Shockley reprendra le rôle de Hank Lawson.

En plus de la télévision et son travail d'acteur, Shockley fait de nombreux doublages et voix à la radio et à la tv pour des publicités. De plus, Shockley présente une émission de radio appelée 52 weeks of The Road dans laquelle il diffuse de la musique country, et où il interviewe des artistes entre les morceaux. De plus, il tient des parts dans un restaurant appelé Café Josie à Austin, Texas.

Shockley a aussi un groupe de rock appelé Seedy Side où il chante, joue de la guitare et écrit les paroles.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of William Shockley (16 films)

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Actor

Reaper
Reaper (2014)
, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror, Crime
Actors Danny Trejo, Vinnie Jones, Jake Busey, Shayla Beesley, Christopher Judge, Justin Henry
Roles Buck
Rating44% 2.2067252.2067252.2067252.2067252.206725
A young, attractive, and cunning hitchhiker (Beesley) stumbles into a mysterious town where a dangerous, supernatural killer is on the loose. Consequently, she is forced to team up with a group of intimidating drifters and criminals (Trejo, Jones, Busey, Jurdi) in order to survive and defeat the "Reaper".
A Country Christmas, 1h31
Origin USA
Themes Christmas films
Actors Joey Lauren Adams, William Shockley, Abraham Benrubi, Kevin Pollak, Benjamin Stockham, Caitlin Carmichael
Roles Joe Logan
Rating54% 2.7177252.7177252.7177252.7177252.717725
Le père Noël perd ses pouvoirs magiques après qu'un Sénateur mène une campagne contre lui. Il ne peut donc pas remplir son rôle le soir de Noël... Deux enfants, Miley et Zach, vont l'accueillir dans leur grange et lui venir en aide afin de sauver la fête.
Last Will
Last Will (2011)

Directed by Brent Huff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Tatum O'Neal, Peter Coyote, Patrick Muldoon, James Brolin, Tom Berenger, William Shockley
Roles Michael Palmer
Rating45% 2.2722952.2722952.2722952.2722952.272295
A woman named Hayden is framed for the murder of her wealthy husband Frank. With all the evidence stacked against her, Detective Sloan arrests her and Hayden finds herself in the fight of her life as she tries to uncover the truth. Set against the backdrop of a wealthy Midwestern city, Last Will tells a story of deception, corruption and misguided family loyalties.
The Gundown, 1h37
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Peter Coyote, William Shockley, Sheree J. Wilson, Tyler Kain
Roles Travis McCain
Rating44% 2.21372.21372.21372.21372.2137
Cole Brandt, devenu chasseur de prime suite au meurtre de sa femme, arrive dans la ville de Dead River où Travis Mccain fait régner sa propre loi en faisant payer sa protection contre des menaces qu'il suscite lui-même, assisté d'une bande de vauriens et de sa compagne Dulce. Brandt comprend vite la règle de la ville, mais décide de ne pas s'en mêler, jusqu'à ce que McCain lui envoie quelques tueurs aux trousses. Revenu en ville, il prend le parti des faibles contre McCain.
Cat City
Cat City (2008)
, 1h36
Directed by Brent Huff
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Animation
Actors Brian Dennehy, Julian Sands, Rebecca Pidgeon, Gyula Bodrogi, Edward Kerr, William Shockley
Roles Jack Sweet
Rating51% 2.565212.565212.565212.565212.56521
Nick Compton, un promoteur immobilier trompe son epouse Victoria , une avocate avec sa propre associee Samantha. En fait, Nick et Samantha partagent plus que l'amour. Ils ont detournes des investiseurs de millions pour le projet d'un casino Cathedral City. Un personage mysterieux, Jonas, apparait en ville et s'immisce dans la vie des Comptons, particulierement dans la vie intime de Victoria. Perte de loyaute, Samantha est assasinee et Nick est arrête pour le crime.Il se declare innocent, et accuse Jonas, un investisseur blouse qui cherche a se venger. Le dectective prive de Victoria, Harold tue Jonas,alors qu'il est prêt a tuer Victoria pour regagner son investisement.
Treasure Raiders
Directed by Brent Huff
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Buddy films
Actors Steven Brand, David Carradine, Sherilyn Fenn, Andrew Divoff, William Shockley, Alexander Nevsky
Roles Beekeeper
Rating27% 1.355581.355581.355581.355581.35558
A Russian street racing star named Wolf (Nevsky)---who also happens to be the leader of an anti-illegal drug vigilante group---meets his match in a sly American archeology professor named Michael Nazzaro (Brand) who has developed a liking for drag racing on Moscow's streets in order to follow Wolf. The professor, a West Pointer and the descendant of a Templar knight, is in possession of a 16th-century book passed on to him through generations in his family, and is now interested in the Templar medallion in Wolf's possession. The medallion is the professor's key to decoding a name in another Templar book he had come to Moscow to find, a copy of the Gospel of Jacques de Molay. Having made some wealth from an archeological find in Colombia prior to coming to Moscow, the professor offers to bet $50,000 for the medallion in a drag race with Wolf. It turns out Wolf is a likely Russian descendant of a Templar knight himself. Although the professor fails to win the medallion, Wolf joins him in his quest to find the book after a Colombian drug cartel and Russian mafia alliance goes after him. Meanwhile, a well-known historian (Carradine), a descendant of a Persecutor of the Knights, has also been following the professor in order to destroy his find. To make matters worse, the Moscow police suspect that the professor and Wolf are part of the developing Colombian drug trade in the city and order units to arrest the duo.
Suckers
Suckers (1999)

Directed by Roger Nygard
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Lori Loughlin, Daniel Benzali, Louis Mandylor, Eli Danker, David Ackert, Wayne Duvall
Roles Everett
Rating63% 3.195313.195313.195313.195313.19531
Bobby DeLuca, (Mandylor) who is a general good guy who finds himself in a lot of trouble with some loan sharks, is being pressured by his wife, Donna (Loughlin) to find a job. Desperate for fast money, he reluctantly becomes a salesman at South Side Cars, where Donna works in the office.
Stolen Women, Captured Hearts
Directed by Jerry London
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance, Western
Actors Janine Turner, Patrick Bergin, Jean Louisa Kelly, Michael Greyeyes, William Shockley, Rodney Arnold Grant
Roles General George Armstrong Custer
Rating71% 3.597273.597273.597273.597273.59727
The story is set on the plains of Kansas in 1868, where General George Custer has destroyed a village of Cheyenne Indians. Seeking revenge, a band of Lakota Indians led by Tokalah (Michael Greyeyes) attack a wagon train headed to Fort Hays, Kansas, where they kill everyone in the wagons. However, strangely, when Tokalah comes to the remaining wagon that is driven by Anna Brewster (Janine Turner), he lets her and her pregnant friend go.
Showgirls
Showgirls (1995)
, 2h11
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Erotic
Themes Dance films, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films, Striptease
Actors Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer, Robert Davi, Bobbie Phillips
Roles Andrew Carver
Rating51% 2.553472.553472.553472.553472.55347
Nomi Malone is a young drifter who hitchhikes to Las Vegas hoping to make it as a showgirl. After being cheated of her money by her driver, Nomi meets Molly Abrams, a seamstress and costume designer who takes her in as a roommate. Molly invites Nomi backstage at Goddess, the Stardust Casino show where she works, to meet Cristal Connors, the diva star of the topless dance revue. When Nomi tells Cristal she dances at Cheetah's Topless Club, Cristal derisively tells her that what she does is akin to prostitution. When Nomi is too upset to go to work that night, Molly takes her dancing at The Crave Club. After getting into a fight with James, a bouncer at the club, Nomi is arrested. James bails her out of jail, but she pays him little notice.
Dream Lover, 1h43
Directed by Nicholas Kazan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Erotic, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors James Spader, Mädchen Amick, Fredric Lehne, Larry Miller, Bess Armstrong, Kathleen York
Roles Buddy
Rating61% 3.09823.09823.09823.09823.0982
The movie opens on divorce proceedings involving Ray Reardon (James Spader), a successful architect, and his first wife. Shortly after their divorce, he agrees to go to a gallery opening to meet a woman that his obnoxious friend, Norman (Larry Miller), sets him up with. While he is there, he embarrasses himself by bumping into a woman (Amick), making her spill wine on herself. She wastes no time verbally abusing him. A week later, he runs into the woman, named Lena Mathers, at the supermarket. She apologizes for her behavior and the two go to dinner. They have sex the next day, marry shortly thereafter and become parents.
Switch
Switch (1991)
, 1h43
Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Crime
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Demons in film
Actors Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, Bruce Payne, JoBeth Williams, Lorraine Bracco, Tony Roberts
Roles Party Guest
Rating58% 2.9012052.9012052.9012052.9012052.901205
A promiscuous and rather misogynistic man, Steve (Perry King) is murdered by one of his three ex-lovers, and after death, the powers that be cannot decide whether to send him to heaven or to hell—his life is full of good deeds, but he's "been a shit" to women, and that behavior is keeping him from going to heaven. The powers that be decide to give him a test; he is reincarnated and given a limited amount of time to have at least one woman be in love with him. To make the test more difficult, he is reincarnated as a beautiful woman (Ellen Barkin) named Amanda. After the change, Amanda/Steve encounters other people, including Steve's friend Walter, who Amanda convinces of the truth of her identity, and lesbian perfume magnate Sheila. Both become attracted to Amanda, but Amanda rebuffs Sheila's advances, even knowing that she is giving up an opportunity for a woman to love her, because Steve is homophobic and could not abide having gay sex, even though he had sex exclusively with women, as Steve, in the past. Later, Amanda and Walter get drunk together and end up having sex. In the morning, Amanda claims no memory of the sex and accuses Walter of raping her. Walter acts surprised and insists that Amanda was an enthusiastic participant. Amanda rejects Walter, but she learns shortly thereafter that she has become pregnant from the encounter. At the childbirth, the baby girl gazes upon her mother with love, and then Amanda dies, having earned her place in heaven.
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, 1h44
Directed by Renny Harlin
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians
Actors Lala Sloatman, Wayne Newton, Andrew Dice Clay, Priscilla Presley, Lauren Holly, Ed O'Neill
Roles Punk Gunslinger
Rating63% 3.197963.197963.197963.197963.19796
Ford Fairlane (Andrew Dice Clay) is seen sitting on a beach smoking as the film opens. A flashback initiates, showing a roaring crowd at a concert given by fictional popular heavy metal band The Black Plague. Lead singer Bobby Black (Vince Neil) makes an eccentric entrance down a zip-line onto the stage and begins performing. Shortly into one of the band's songs, Bobby Black collapses on stage and dies.
Howling V: The Rebirth, 1h36
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Phil Davis, Mary Stävin, William Shockley, József Madaras
Roles Richard Hamilton
Rating43% 2.160382.160382.160382.160382.16038
After being shuttered for over 500 years following a horrific, intentionally staged family massacre, a mysterious Hungarian castle opens its doors with the apparent intention of attracting tourist business. A diverse group of people from different parts of the globe is assembled at the eerie dwelling after having been chosen when they applied for a visa. But once they arrive some begin to wonder if there is more going on than meets the eye. First they hear terrible stories about savage packs of wolves that used to roam the area and then people begin to disappear, only some of whom are found later with their throats torn out. It soon becomes clear that a murderer is among them, and the culprit may only partially be human.
Nasty Boys
Nasty Boys (1989)
, 1h40
Directed by Rick Rosenthal
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Nia Peeples, Thomas Mikal Ford, Don Franklin, Jeff Kaake, Benjamin Bratt, Whip Hubley
Roles Drug Dealer
Rating63% 3.1900553.1900553.1900553.1900553.190055
The film was about a North Las Vegas narcotic unit of six undercover police officers who fought crimes against drugs and illegal automatic weapons. It became a TV series the following year.