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Billy Hank Hooker (born 26 December 1943; age 80) is a stuntman, stunt actor, and stunt coordinator who performed stunts in Star Trek: First Contact.

Hooker is from a stunt family. His father is the late stuntman Hugh Hooker, his brother is fellow Star Trek stuntman Buddy Joe Hooker.

Hooker has performed stunts in films such as The Games People Play (1967), Empire of the Ants (1977, with Joan Collins, Robert Lansing, Robert Pine, and stunts by Buddy Joe Hooker), Prophecy (1979), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), Tron (1982, with David Warner), The Beastmaster (1982, with Rod Loomis, Tony Epper, Diamond Farnsworth, Vince Deadrick, Tom Huff, Eddie Hice, Freddie Hice, and Chuck Hicks), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), 8 Millions Ways to Die (1986, with Vyto Ruginis, James Avery, Rosalind Ingledew, and Victor Rivers), Back to School (1986, with Adrienne Barbeau, Robert Picardo, and Terry Farrell), Lethal Weapon (1987), Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989), Days of Thunder (1990), Thelma & Louise (1991, with Christopher McDonald and Timothy Carhart), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, starring Linda Hamilton), Last Action Hero (1993), The Shadow (1994, with Aaron Lustig, Rudolph Willrich, Larry A. Hankin, Lily Mariye, Patrick Fischler, Al Goto, Frank Welker, Ethan Phillips, and stunts by Greg Barnett, Gary Epper, Johnny C. Meier, Pat Romano, and Dana Hee), Demon Knight (1995, with John Kassir, William Sadler, Brenda Bakke, Dick Miller, John Schuck, Tim de Zarn, John Larroquette, and stunts by Greg Barnett, Eddie Mathews, and Johnny C. Meier), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Eraser (1996, starring Vanessa Williams), Batman & Robin (1997), and Double Take (2001, with Daniel Roebuck and Carlos Carrasco).

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