William Dennis Hunt

{{Short description|American actor (1944–2020)}} '''William Dennis Hunt''' (March 1, 1944 – June 14, 2020) was an American actor. He was known for his role as Emperor Wang the Perverted in ''[[Flesh Gordon]]'' (1974) and ''[[Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bad7e98b8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423023456/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bad7e98b8|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 23, 2019|title=William Hunt|website=BFI}}</ref> He is also the only actor to appear in both Flesh Gordon films.

He portrayed the [[Klingon]] Huraga in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "[[The Way of the Warrior (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|The Way of the Warrior]]". Other television credits include: ''[[L.A. Law]]'' (1992, with Amy Benedict, Timothy Carhart, Corbin Bernsen, and Larry Drake), ''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]'' (1994, with Steven Weber), ''[[Babylon 5]]'' (1995, with Bill Mumy and Andreas Katsulas), ''[[Frasier]]'' (1998, with [[Kelsey Grammer]]), ''[[Seven Days (TV series)|Seven Days]]'' (2000, with [[Norman Lloyd]] and [[Alan Scarfe]]), ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' (2003, with Ahmed Best, [[Christian Slater]], Lindsey Ginter, Tracy Middendorf, and Terry O'Quinn) a recurring role as "Judge Edgar Byrnes" on ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' (2003, with Daniel Benzali and Don Stark).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=33203|title=William Dennis Hunt|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/william-dennis-hunt/credits/277351|title=William Dennis Hunt - TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>

His other film credits include ''[[Critters 3]]'' (1991), ''[[Dr. Giggles]]'' (1992), ''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]'' (1992), ''[[Lightning in a Bottle]]'' (1993), ''[[The Bacchae (film)|The Bacchae]]'' (2000), ''[[Dragonfly (2002 film)|Dragonfly]]'' (2002), ''[[Evan Almighty]]'' (2007) and ''[[Life Inside Out]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/william-hunt-p33994|title=William Hunt - Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}</ref>

He died at 76 on June 14, 2020.<ref>[https://www.anoisewithin.org/in-memory-of-william-dennis-hunt/ anoisewithin.org]</ref>

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