William Higgins, also "Wim Hof" (December 19, 1942 â€" December 21,
2019) was an American director of gay pornographic films who based his
businesses in the Czech Republic since 1996. He started his career as
porn director and producer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when sellers
of pornographic movies, including Falcon refused to mail them to
customers in many southeastern states for legal reasons. In addition,
he said in an interview, that gay porn movies were "so bad" that he
decided to begin making them himself. In 1978, he was busted and his
premises raided. Although the charges were later dropped, Higgins
decided to go on a "world tour" looking for a better legal environment
for his films. After rejecting Australia and Thailand as new venues,
he settled in Amsterdam, where his distributor was, and later
relocated to Prague, a less expensive city. Although the legal climate
in the U.S. has changed, he had no interest in returning.His first
film, "A Married Man", was produced in 1974. He went on to produce
over 140 internationally distributed titles. His films won several
Grabby Awards and he is in the GayVN Awards Hall of Fame. He was also
the founder of the film production company Catalina Video.Higgins died
on December 21, 2019, of a heart attack.
2019) was an American director of gay pornographic films who based his
businesses in the Czech Republic since 1996. He started his career as
porn director and producer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when sellers
of pornographic movies, including Falcon refused to mail them to
customers in many southeastern states for legal reasons. In addition,
he said in an interview, that gay porn movies were "so bad" that he
decided to begin making them himself. In 1978, he was busted and his
premises raided. Although the charges were later dropped, Higgins
decided to go on a "world tour" looking for a better legal environment
for his films. After rejecting Australia and Thailand as new venues,
he settled in Amsterdam, where his distributor was, and later
relocated to Prague, a less expensive city. Although the legal climate
in the U.S. has changed, he had no interest in returning.His first
film, "A Married Man", was produced in 1974. He went on to produce
over 140 internationally distributed titles. His films won several
Grabby Awards and he is in the GayVN Awards Hall of Fame. He was also
the founder of the film production company Catalina Video.Higgins died
on December 21, 2019, of a heart attack.
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