William Shockley Net Worth is
$900,000

Mini Biography

In 1986, while doing theatre in Dallas, Tx, Shockley was cast by Paul Verhoeven in the genre defining traditional, Robocop. His following decision was basic. Sell everything and make the move. Having a SAG cards in his pocket, several dollars in his wallet, and three containers and a suitcase in his car, Shockley drove the very long and winding street from Tx to California, arriving in LA the night prior to the Robocop premiere. The trip had begun. Within per month, Shockley landed a realtor and was soon cast in his 1st TV guest part on Houston Knights. His function burgeoned, amassing a profession defined by a range of sui generis personas. With standout shows in Showgirls, Fantasy Lover and Madison, Shockley also earned over viewers for six years as Hank Lawson, the antihero saloonkeeper in CBS’ respectable crisis, Dr. Quinn, Medication Female, starring Jane Seymour. As proof to his character’s recognition, Shockley was presented with a development offer by CBS and starred in his personal series, a Dr. Quinn spin-off series, California. Having spent his youth composing poetry and lyrics, Shockley’s appreciation for the created word progressed. After reading countless scripts as an acting professional, he began concentrating on scriptwriting. His 1st feature script to obtain produced was Welcome to Paradis (2007), co-written with Brent Huff, a family group film in regards to a ‘remaining of middle’ feminine preacher having a battling congregation, requiring her help just as much as she required them, starring Crystal Bernard and Brian Dennehy. He followed that work with Cat Town (2008), co-written with Brent Huff, a film noir thriller on the subject of the underbelly of greed, enthusiasm and revenge inside a Hand Springs owning a home rip-off gone terribly wrong, starring Rebecca Pidgeon and Julian Sands. Momentum grew when Shockley met article writer/movie director Dustin Rikert. To day, they possess co-written and created six films collectively, you start with The Gundown (2011), a traditional western about one man’s pursuit to precise revenge for the loss of life of his family members, starring Peter Coyote and Sheree J. Wilson. The duo then wrote Dug Up (2015), a redneck-stoner-zombie-comedy around three little town dimwits on the mission to find concealed precious metal, but instead unleash the undead. Shockley and Rikert then scripted Given birth to Wild (2014), a tale about a guy from a broken family members having a troubled history, and the road resulting in reconciliation, starring Shockley, Barry Corbin and Tanya Clarke. Extra firepower was added when Kix Brooks was solid in his performing debut. Brooks got recently remaining the iconic nation music duo, Brooks & Dunn, as well as the timing was ideal. Shockley, Rikert and Brooks liked working together, thus they teamed up once again for the Rikert-Shockley task, Ambush in Dark Canyon (2014), a western in regards to a lawman falsely accused of murder and his trip to get the killer, starring Kix Brooks and Ernie Hudson. Shockley, Rikert and Brooks after that decided to develop a film creation company together, getting Kix’s boy, Eric Brooks, in to the company, as well as the four founded, Group Two Entertainment. Shockley, Rikert and Eric Brooks after that wrote A Nation Christmas (2013), a family group tale about Santa Claus losing his magical forces, and exactly how two small kids assist in saving him before Xmas is abandoned completely, starring Joey Lauren Adams, Abraham Benrubi and Kevin Pollack, with Kix Brooks offering as Executive Maker. Shockley and Rikert were after that hired to create Hot Shower ‘an a Stiff Beverage (2015) along with Matthew Gratzner, a western on the subject of identical twins separated in delivery and their unlikely reunion 30-years later on, starring Rex Linn, Ronnie Blevins and Grainger Hines. Furthermore to writing and producing, Shockley can look in two more upcoming movies, Reaper (2014), a horror film in regards to a man who survives a prison electrical chair, escapes, and organizes an enormous getting rid of spree, starring Danny Trejo, Vinnie Jones and Jake Busey, and Acquiring Harmony (2015), an account about a well-known nation singer separated from his family and how tragedy provides them back jointly, starring Billy Zane and Allison Eastwood. Blessed in Lawrence, Kansas, Shockley grew up within a gypsy life style, moving twenty situations in nearly as much years. Settling in Tx, he went to the School of Tx in Austin and graduated from Tx Tech University. After shifting to LA and landing a slew of episodic and movie-of-the-week assignments, Shockley gained a lead function in the feature film Howling: Rebirth (1989), after that appeared in The Travels of Ford Fairlane (1990), starring Andrew Dice Clay, Road Asylum (1990), Change (1991), starring Ellen Barkin, Gal in the Cadillac (1995), starring Erika Elaniak, as well as the Joyriders (1999), starring Martin Landau and Kris Kristofferson. Other past movies include Last Will (2011), starring Tatum O’Neal and James Brolin, Treasure Raiders (2007), filmed in location in Moscow, Russia, starring David Carradine and Sherilyn Fenn, Madison (2005), starring Jim Caviezel and Bruce Dern, and Suckers (2001), starring Lori Loughlin. Having first caused Paul Verhoeven on Robocop (1987), Shockley was cast again by Verhoeven in the controversial film, Showgirls (1995), starring Elizabeth Berkley and Gina Gershon. Shockley performed rock superstar Andrew Carver, referred to by United kingdom Premiere mag as ‘a prince of darkness’, and lauded by THE BRAND NEW York Moments as ‘breathtakingly crude. He also appeared in the Nicholas Kazan film, Fantasy Fan (1993), starring Adam Spader and Madchen Amick. Shockley’s unforgettable performance was designated by Janet Maslin of THE BRAND NEW York Moments as ‘picture stealing’. In tv, Shockley starred opposing Whoopi Goldberg in the CBS sitcom, Bagdad Cafe, and starred opposing Teri Garr in the critically acclaimed ABC series, Great & Evil. Jackie Collins ensemble him back again to back two of her popular NBC mini-series, Lucky Possibilities with Nicolette Sheridan and Woman Manager with Kim Delaney. Shockley also starred with Janine Turner in the CBS film, Stolen Ladies, playing General George Custer. Charleston’s The Post & Courier published, William Shockley threatens to take this show having a convincing, condemning portrayal of this narcissistic scourge from the plains.’ Furthermore to producing movies, Shockley and Group Two Entertainment have produced three music video clips for Kix Brooks, NOT USED TO This Town, Moonshine Street and TAKE IT On House, and Randy Houser JUST LIKE A Cowboy. Ahead of this, Shockley created music movies for Megan Mullins Longer Past Eliminated, Ash Bowers Stuck and David St. Romaine That’s Appreciate. Aside from performing, Shockley will extensive tone of voice over function in tv and radio marketing. He continues to be the tone of voice on promotions for Organization, Sony, Sprint, Bausch & Lomb, AT&T, Toyota, Siemens, Cisco Systems, Isuzu, Fruits from the Loom and XM Satellite television Radio, to mention a few. In the wonderful world of on air radio, Shockley hosted 52 weeks of THE STREET, a syndicated country music plan airing in 200 cities. This program highlighted live nation music concert songs blended with interviews using the artists. THE STREET was nominated by Billboard Publication as Greatest Syndicated Radio System.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	William Shockley
Date Of Birth	February 13, 1910
Died	August 12, 1989, Stanford, California, United States
Place Of Birth	Greater London, United Kingdom
Height	1.9 m
Profession	Inventor, Professor, Physicist, Mountaineer
Education	California Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nationality	American
Spouse	Robin Shockley
Parents	Mary Bradford, William Hillman Shockley
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics, IEEE Medal of Honor, Comstock Prize in Physics
Movies	Showgirls, RoboCop, The Gundown, Ambush at Dark Canyon, Treasure Raiders, Stolen Women: Captured Hearts, A Country Christmas, Dream Lover, Last Will, Girl in the Cadillac, Welcome to Paradise, Dug Up, Finding Harmony, Howling V: The Rebirth, Cat City, The Joyriders, Born Wild, Suckers, Madison, Reaper, The Last Rampage, Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink, Common Threads
TV Shows	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Good & Evil