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Appeared with his mother, Barbara Hale, in Tag der Entscheidung (1978).

Lookalike son of Bill Williams, who starred as Kit Carson in The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951), and mother Barbara Hale. Brother of Jody Katt (b. 1947) and Juanita Katt (b. 1953).

Disliked his The Greatest American Hero (1981) outfit so much, due to its look and discomfort, that "TV Guide" had to use an illustration of him rather than a photo for one cover.

Auditioned for the part of Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars: Episode IV - Eine neue Hoffnung (1977) opposite Kurt Russell, who auditioned for the role of Han Solo.

Has four children--two sons (Clayton Alexander and Emerson Hunter), a stepson Andrew and a daughter Dakota.

In 2008 he started his own line of comic books, "Catastrophic Comics", with the launch of the critically acclaimed book "Sparks" co-created with Christopher Folino.

Won "Best Actor" for his performance in Deadland (2009) at the 2010 Mountain Film Festival.

He and John Denver were to star in the film "The Higher Ground", produced and directed by Bruce Reisman. It was inspired by Denver's song of the same title and was scheduled to film in San Jose, CA, in February 1993, delayed to fall 1993. The project was never completed.

In 1977 he was listed as one of 12 Promising New Actors of 1977 in "John Willis' Screen World", Vol. 29.

Attended Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA.

Attended and was a mentor at the 2nd annual HatcH audiovisual festival in Bozeman, MT, in October 2005. HatcH is a film and arts festival whose mission is to provide mentorship, education, inspiration, and recognition to the next generation of creative innovators.

He stared along side his real life mother, Barbara Hale, in nine of the Perry Mason made for TV movies as Paul Drake Jr..

Mentioned in Are You There God? It's Me, Peter (2018),.

During California's historic gubernatorial recall, after being asked about the research and preparation he had done for his short-lived series Top of the Hill (1989), a fan asked, "So why don't YOU run for Governor?".