I was reading some old fact sheets on Luke and found out that William Katt (Greatest American Hero - for all those who remember the 70s and early 80s) William Katt as Luke - Nerfherder's Playground Nerfherder's Playground Actor William Katt poses at The Saturn Awards at the Castaway Event Center on Thursday, July 26, 2012, in Burbank, Calif. Did You Know Trivia. Interesting enough you in fact auditioned for the role of Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars. The annual event honors the best in … He has been replaced by William R. Moses as Ken Malansky, Perry Mason's new assistant. William Herman Katt (born Herman August Wilhelm Katt; May 15, 1915 – September 21, 1992), known as Bill Williams, was an American television and film actor.He is best known for his starring role in the early television series The Adventures of Kit Carson, which aired in syndication from 1951 to 1955. Movies: Star Wars Episode IV: A … The Secret History Of Star Wars. A Katt has left to pursue a movie career. What were your memories of time and space? Q Why wasn't William Katt on the last Perry Mason TV movie? Mark Hamill has George Lucas' first wife to thank for his role as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga, because she advised the director to cast him. William Katt is a film and television actor, voice artist, and musician best known as the star of the television series The Greatest American Hero.He first became known for playing Tommy Ross, the ill-fated prom date of Carrie White in the film version of Carrie (1976) and subsequently starred in films such as First Love (1977), Big Wednesday (1978) and Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979). Katt was fresh off of Carrie and making "Promising New Actors" lists when he auditioned for the first Star Wars film, but he lost the role to Mark Hamill. Auditioned for the part of Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) opposite Kurt Russell, who auditioned for the role of Han Solo. Now the story goes that you actually were seriously considered for that role. B efore that day, Lucas had intended to give the part of Luke to William Katt, another bright-eyed, blond, young TV actor. By Ian Freer, Steve O'Hagan, Olly Richards, William Thomas | Posted 25 May 2017.