Bill Porter(VIII)
- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Bill Porter is a professionally trained Actor from
South Boston ("Southie") Massachusetts.
At the age of 17, Bill entered the US Army delayed entry program while still in high school. Upon graduating high school, he entered active duty in the US Army where he spent the next five and a half years stationed in Germany, and other Military bases around the U.S. After being Honorably discharged from the military Bill returned to Germany where he opened a popular German guesthouse called "Zum Posthornchen".
In 2006 Bill embarked on a journey to Hollywood California and studied the art of acting with one of Hollywood's iconic Acting coaches, the late Ivan Markota, at The VanMar Academy of Motion Picture and Television Acting in Hollywood..
Bill found his confidence, and creative love of bringing paper characters to life when he took on live Theatrical stage studies and performances with the late Jerry Jones, creator of the old Dolemite films, performing in over 100 show performances from Los Angeles to Las Vegas..Bill was cast by Mr.Jones and held a lead role in the NAACP award winning musical play "Chicago Club RumBoogie" where Bill portrays the mean Mob Boss Tony Costella from the 1940's era..Bill also co-starred in Rene' Margary's critically acclaimed "Psychological Comedy". "How to Love A Black Woman" How to Love A Black Man" where Bill portrays the colorful Latin Lover "Luis Mendoza". Bill continued on in film and television,where he worked along side Eric Roberts in the true movie documentary "Escaping The Holocaust" in which Bill portrays a mean Nazi Officer.
Bill also starred and co-produced The Sci-Fi feature film "The Wristwatch".
Bill is currently writing and producing the musical stage play, "Back to the Sugar Shack".. Bill Porter currently has six independent film productions viewing on streaming platforms such as Tubi and Amazon Prime.
At the age of 17, Bill entered the US Army delayed entry program while still in high school. Upon graduating high school, he entered active duty in the US Army where he spent the next five and a half years stationed in Germany, and other Military bases around the U.S. After being Honorably discharged from the military Bill returned to Germany where he opened a popular German guesthouse called "Zum Posthornchen".
In 2006 Bill embarked on a journey to Hollywood California and studied the art of acting with one of Hollywood's iconic Acting coaches, the late Ivan Markota, at The VanMar Academy of Motion Picture and Television Acting in Hollywood..
Bill found his confidence, and creative love of bringing paper characters to life when he took on live Theatrical stage studies and performances with the late Jerry Jones, creator of the old Dolemite films, performing in over 100 show performances from Los Angeles to Las Vegas..Bill was cast by Mr.Jones and held a lead role in the NAACP award winning musical play "Chicago Club RumBoogie" where Bill portrays the mean Mob Boss Tony Costella from the 1940's era..Bill also co-starred in Rene' Margary's critically acclaimed "Psychological Comedy". "How to Love A Black Woman" How to Love A Black Man" where Bill portrays the colorful Latin Lover "Luis Mendoza". Bill continued on in film and television,where he worked along side Eric Roberts in the true movie documentary "Escaping The Holocaust" in which Bill portrays a mean Nazi Officer.
Bill also starred and co-produced The Sci-Fi feature film "The Wristwatch".
Bill is currently writing and producing the musical stage play, "Back to the Sugar Shack".. Bill Porter currently has six independent film productions viewing on streaming platforms such as Tubi and Amazon Prime.
