Captain Haddock the time of their last completed and published adventure, "Tintin and the Picaros", Haddock had become such an important figure that he dominates much of the story. Captain (Archibald) Haddock's ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock, is hinted at being the illegitimate son of the French Sun King (Louis XIV), a possible reference to Hergé's own family history— Hergé liked to believe that his father was the illegitimate son of the Belgian king Leopold II. As Hergé was considering names for his new character, he asked his wife, Germaine, what she had cooked for dinner. She told him, “a sad English fish—haddock.”
William F. Haddock about his life following his departure from film directing, except that he played the role of an old man in Arthur Penn's 1962 adaptation of "The Miracle Worker". He died on June 30, 1969, in New York City. William F. Haddock William F. Haddock (November 27, 1877 - June 30, 1969) was one of the earliest film directors of the silent film era. Haddock was born William Frederick Haddock in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and directed his first film in 1909, titled "The Boots He Couldn't Lose". His next film was in 1911, when he directed "The Immortal Alamo", which is