William Katt

Personal context

Summary

William Katt is an actor and musician best known for The Greatest American Hero, Carrie, Big Wednesday, and the Perry Mason television films. His roles range from the sympathetic high-school boyfriend in Carrie to a reluctant superhero and a theater performer. In a 1983 interview, he said he had wanted to use The Greatest American Hero to address current events, including ecology, Greenpeace, and whale conservation. No public statements on identity politics, DEI, or identity-based activism are on record.