William Katt Net Worth

What is William Katt's Net Worth?

William Katt is an American actor and director who has a net worth of $500 thousand. William Katt is best known for starring as the main character Ralph Hinkley on the ABC television superhero series "The Great American Hero." Among his many other credits are the films "Carrie," "First Love," "Big Wednesday," "House," and "Snake Island" and nine of the "Perry Mason" television films.

Early Life and Education

William Katt was born on February 16, 1951 in Los Angeles, California to actors Barbara Hale and Bill Williams. Raised in the San Fernando Valley, he started acting as a teenager and appeared in some things alongside his parents. Katt attended Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad, California before going to Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa.

Film Career

Katt made his feature film debut in the 1971 drama "The Late Liz." He next appeared in Brian De Palma's 1976 horror film "Carrie," playing the ill-fated prom date of Sissy Spacek's titular protagonist. Katt had his first leading role in 1977, as Elgin Smith in the romantic drama "First Love." He took the part after losing out on the role of Luke Skywalker in George Lucas's "Star Wars" to Mark Hamill. Katt subsequently co-starred with Jan-Michael Vincent and Gary Busey in the coming-of-age surfing film "Big Wednesday," which came out in 1978. The following year, he played the Sundance Kid in "Butch and Sundance: The Early Days," a prequel to the 1969 film. Butch Cassidy was played by Tom Berenger. In the 1980s, Katt's major film credits included the fantasy adventure "Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend," the horror comedy "House," and the action war film "White Ghost." Kicking off the 1990s, he starred in "Naked Obsession." Katt followed that with the erotic thriller "Last Call" and the direct-to-video horror comedy "House IV: The Repossession," in which he reprised his role from "House." Over the remainder of the decade, he appeared in such films as "Double X: The Name of the Game," "The Paperboy," "Stranger by Night," "Daddy's Girl," and "Jawbreaker."

In the early 2000s, Katt was in the gay independent film "Circuit," the action horror film "Snake Island," and the mystery thriller "Descendant." He then stepped behind the camera to direct the films "River's End" and "Molding Clay," both released in 2005. Toward the end of the decade, Katt appeared in "The Man from Earth," "AVH: Alien vs. Hunter," and "Deadland," among other titles. He began the 2010s prolifically, with roles in the science-fiction film "Earthling," the superhero black comedy "Super," the supernatural horror film "Mirrors 2," and the musical Western "Pure Country 2: The Gift" all in 2010. Katt's subsequent credits included "The Encore of Tony Duran," "Sweetwater," and the graphic novel adaptation "Sparks." In 2013, he played himself in the parody movie "Paranormal Movie" and played Mr. Thomas Gibson in the high school comedy "The Secret Lives of Dorks." Katt was in the Gothic horror film "The Unwanted" the following year. In 2017, he reprised his role as Dr. Art Jenkins from "The Man from Earth" in the sequel, "The Man from Earth: Holocene." Katt's credits in the 2020s include the action films "The 2nd," "Overrun," and "Pursuit."

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Television Career

In 1974, Katt had a guest role on the long-running Western series "Gunsmoke." He began arguably his most famous role in 1981, as schoolteacher-turned-superhero Ralph Hinkley on ABC's "The Greatest American Hero." The series ran for three seasons until it was canceled in 1983. After that, between 1985 and 1988, Katt played Paul Drake Jr. in nine of the "Perry Mason" television films. He co-starred with his mother, who reprised her role as Della Street from the regular "Perry Mason" series. At the end of the decade, Katt starred as fictional US Representative Thomas Bell Jr. on the short-lived CBS political drama "Top of the Hill." In the 1990s, he starred in the television films "Piranha" and "Problem Child 3: Junior in Love" and had a supporting part in the TNT historical miniseries "Rough Riders." Among Katt's television credits in the 21st century are episodes of "Justice League," "House," "Batman: The Brave and the Bold," "Numbers," and "Tyler Perry's House of Payne."

Personal Life

Katt married his first wife, Deborah Kahane, in 1979. They had two sons named Clayton and Emerson and divorced in 1992. Katt subsequently wed Danielle Hirsch in 1993; they have a daughter named Dakota, and Katt is the stepfather to Hirsch's son Andrew.

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