Bill Hindman

Not to be confused with Bill Hyndman.

Bill Hindman
Born	(1922-07-15)July 15, 1922 Toledo, Ohio
Died	July 9, 1999(1999-07-09) (aged 76) Hialeah, Florida
Occupation	Actor

William Hindman (July 15, 1922 – July 9, 1999) was an American actor primarily in the major professional theatres in South Florida. He also appeared in New York City theater. Hindman, however, was best known for his role as the older, good-humored Coach Goodenough in 1980s teen film trilogy Porky's.

Hindman won a Carbonell Award, a prestigious award given to actors in South Florida, for his appearance in John DeGroot's Papa, in which he played the role of Ernest Hemingway.

Hindman was beloved by many in South Florida as the narrator of numerous planetarium shows written and produced by Jack Horkheimer at the Miami Space Transit Planetarium (now defunct). His first such project, 1972's “Child of the Universe,” became one of the most successful planetarium shows of all time thanks to Hindman's sensitive and brilliant narration.

Hindman also hosted (and performed in) a video humanities survey course for what was then Miami-Dade Community College during the 1980s.

Hindman, a Toledo, OH native raised in Columbus, began acting while attending high school at the former North High School there and continued acting while majoring in Chinese at Ohio State University. After his discharge from the United States Marine Corps during World War II, he worked at Columbus' WCOL radio (also see WCOL-FM) and at WLW-C (now WCMH-TV), the city's NBC affiliate.

Hindman was the father of Miami Herald theatre critic Christine Dolen. He was also the brother of Hugh Hindman, former Ohio State University Athletic Director best known for terminating the employment of legendary Ohio State University football coach Woody Hayes in 1978.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd	Pres. Andrew Johnson	TV movie starring Dennis Weaver https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081281/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt
1980	The Pilot	Roger
1981	Nobody's Perfekt	Car Salesman
1981	Porky's	Coach Goodenough
1981	Absence of Malice	Priest
1983	Porky's II: The Next Day	Coach Goodenough
1983	Easy Money	Butler on Yacht
1983	A Night in Heaven	Russel
1985	Porky's Revenge!	Coach Goodenough
1986	The Whoopee Boys	Grafspee
1987	Scared Stiff	Dr. Ben Brightman	(final film role)

External links

• Bill Hindman at IMDb
• Jones, Kenneth (July 16, 1999). "Florida Actor Bill Hindman Dead at 76; Replaced Robards in OB's Iceman". Playbill.com. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
• Hollis, Tim (2001). Hi There, Boys and Girls! America's Local Children's TV Programs (Page 220). University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781578063963. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
• "WLWC Exclusives at Ohio Prison Riot (Page 10)". books.google.com. Billboard Magazine. November 15, 1952. Retrieved January 8, 2016.