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Rugged, intense character player with average-guy good looks and a slightly squinty stare, adept at vicious, sometimes psychopathic roles. Remar gained recognition as a punk who gets chained to a park bench by a woman cop in his second film, The Warriors. That same year he garnered acclaim on Broadway as Richard Gere's lover in the concentration camp drama "Bent"... See full bio »

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William James Remar
in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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2012 The Briar Lake Murders (pre-production)
Chief Davis
 
2012 Vacation 8 (pre-production)
Dad
 
2012 Django Unchained (filming)
Ace Speck
 
2006-2011 Dexter (TV series)
Harry Morgan
– This Is the Way the World Ends (2011) … Harry Morgan (credit only)
– Talk to the Hand (2011) … Harry Morgan
– Ricochet Rabbit (2011) … Harry Morgan
– Get Gellar (2011) … Harry Morgan
– Sin of Omission (2011) … Harry Morgan (credit only)
See all 72 episodes »
 
2011 Transformers: The Ride - 3D
Sideswipe (voice)
 
2011 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (TV series)
Vilgax / additional voices
– A Knight to Remember (2011) … Vilgax (voice) / additional voices (voice)
– The Flame Keeper's Circle (2011) … Vilgax (voice)
 
2011 Vs
Rickshaw
 
2011 Arena (video)
Agent McCarty
 
2011 Young Justice (TV series)
Icicle Sr. / Joar Mahkent / Wilcox
– Terrors (2011) … Joar Mahkent (voice) / Icicle Sr. (voice) / Wilcox (voice)
 
2011/I Setup
William Long
 
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Sideswipe (voice)
 
2011 X-Men: First Class
US General
 
2011 Hawaii Five-0 (TV series)
Elliott Connor
– Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau (2011) … Elliott Connor
 
2011 The FP
Narrator
 
2011 Killzone 3 (Video Game)
Captain Jason Narville (voice)
 
2011 Human Target (TV series)
Warden Cole
– Cool Hand Guerrero (2011) … Warden Cole
 
2010 Transformers Prime (TV series)
 
2010 Private Practice (TV series)
Gibby
– Playing God (2010) … Gibby
 
2010/I Red
Gabriel Singer
 
2009-2010 Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV series)
Two-Face
– The Mask of Matches Malone! (2010) … Two-Face (voice)
– The Fate of Equinox! (2009) … Two-Face (voice)
 
2010 Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Videogame (Video Game)
Two-Face (voice)
 
2010 Gun
Detective Rogers
 
2010 The Vampire Diaries (TV series)
Giuseppe Salvatore
– Blood Brothers (2010) … Giuseppe Salvatore
– Children of the Damned (2010) … Giuseppe Salvatore
 
2009-2010 Ben 10: Alien Force (TV series)
Vilgax / Alien #2 / Goop
– The Final Battle: Part 1 (2010) … Vilgax
– The Final Battle: Part 2 (2010) … Vilgax (voice)
– The Secret of Chromastone (2010) … Vilgax (voice)
– Primus (2010) … Vilgax (voice) / Goop (voice)
– Ghost Town (2009) … Alien #2 (voice) / Vilgax (voice)
See all 7 episodes »
 
2010 FlashForward (TV series)
James Ermine
– Blowback (2010) … James Ermine
 
2010 Numb3rs (TV series)
Randall Priest
– Arm in Arms (2010) … Randall Priest
 
2009 The Christmas Hope (TV movie)
Mark Addison
 
2009 Endless Bummer
Sam Kramer
 
2009 The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)
The Cat Burglar / Walter Hardy
– Opening Night (2009) … Walter Hardy (voice) / The Cat Burglar (voice)
 
2009 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Tom Benton
– Demonology (2009) … Tom Benton
 
2009 The Unit (TV series)
Reece
– Hero (2009) … Reece
 
2009 2B
Tom Mortlake
 
2009 The Unborn
Gordon Beldon
 
2008 Pineapple Express
General Bratt
 
2008 Eli Stone (TV series)
Salinsky
– Praying for Time (2008) … Salinsky
 
2006-2008 The Batman (TV series)
Black Mask
– What Goes Up... (2008) … Black Mask (voice)
– The Batman/Superman Story (2007) … Black Mask (voice)
– The Breakout (2006) … Black Mask (voice)
 
2007 Sharpshooter (TV movie)
Dillon
 
2007 Ratatouille
Larousse (voice)
 
2006-2007 Jericho (TV series)
Jonah Prowse
– Coalition of the Willing (2007) … Jonah Prowse
– Vox Populi (2006) … Jonah Prowse
– Red Flag (2006) … Jonah Prowse
– Crossroads (2006) … Jonah Prowse
– Long Live the Mayor (2006) … Jonah Prowse
 
2006 Thief (TV mini-series)
Agent Patterson
– In the Wind (2006) … Agent Patterson
 
2006 CSI: Miami (TV series)
Capt. Quentin Taylor
– Open Water (2006) … Capt. Quentin Taylor
 
2001-2006 Justice League (TV series)
Carter Hall / Hawkman / Lead Manhunter / …
– Ancient History (2006) … Hawkman (voice) / Carter Hall (voice) / Katar Hol (voice) / …
– Shadow of the Hawk (2005) … Hawkman (voice) / Carter Hall (voice) / Shadow Thief (voice)
– In Blackest Night: Part II (2001) … Lead Manhunter (voice)
– In Blackest Night (2001) … Lead Manhunter (voice)
 
2005 The Warriors (Video Game)
Ajax (voice)
 
2004-2005 North Shore (TV series)
Vincent Colville
– The End (2005) … Vincent Colville
– The Ex-Games (2005) … Vincent Colville
– Shark (2005) … Vincent Colville
– Catwalk (2004) … Vincent Colville
– Sucker Punch (2004) … Vincent Colville
See all 21 episodes »
 
2005 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Meier
– Home: Part 2 (2005) … Meier
– Home: Part 1 (2005) … Meier
 
2004 Blade: Trinity
Ray Cumberland
 
2004 The Grid (TV mini-series)
Hudson 'Hud' Benoit
– Episode #1.2 (2004) … Hudson 'Hud' Benoit
– Episode #1.1 (2004) … Hudson 'Hud' Benoit
 
2004 Meltdown (TV movie)
Colonel Boggs
 
2004 Ike: Countdown to D-Day (TV movie)
Gen. Omar Bradley
 
2004 The Survivors Club (TV movie)
Roan Griffin
 
2004 The Girl Next Door
Hugo Posh
 
2001-2004 Sex and the City (TV series)
Richard Wright
– Let There Be Light (2004) … Richard Wright
– Luck Be an Old Lady (2002) … Richard Wright
– Unoriginal Sin (2002) … Richard Wright
– Anchors Away (2002) … Richard Wright
– I Heart NY (2002) … Richard Wright
See all 12 episodes »
 
2003 Without a Trace (TV series)
Lucas Vohland
– Confidence (2003) … Lucas Vohland
 
2003 Duplex
Chick
 
2003 Peacemakers (TV series)
Cole Hawkins
– Legend of the Gun (2003) … Cole Hawkins
 
2003 2 Fast 2 Furious
Agent Markham
 
2003 Betrayal
Alex Tyler
 
2003 Fear X
Lt. Peter Northrup
 
2003 Down with the Joneses
Vic
 
2002 Third Watch (TV series)
Det. Madjanski
– Judgement Day: Part 1 (2002) … Det. Madjanski
– Judgement Day: Part 2 (2002) … Det. Madjanski
– To Protect... (2002) … Det. Madjanski
– The Chosen Few (2002) … Det. Madjanski
 
2002 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Alois Hitler
– Cradle of Darkness (2002) … Alois Hitler
 
2001 The X-Files (TV series)
Josef Kobold
– Dæmonicus (2001) … Josef Kobold
 
2001 Strong Medicine (TV series)
Guy Falls
– Systemic (2001) … Guy Falls
 
2000-2001 The Huntress (TV series)
Tiny Bellows
– D&B, Inc. (2001) … Tiny Bellows
– The Quest: Part 2 (2001) … Tiny Bellows
– The Quest: Part 1 (2001) … Tiny Bellows
– With Great Power (2001) … Tiny Bellows
– Basic Maternal Instinct (2001) … Tiny Bellows
See all 29 episodes »
 
2001 Guardian
Detective Carpenter
 
2001 7th Heaven (TV series)
James Carver
– Are (2001) … James Carver
– Chances... (2001) … James Carver
 
2001 Nash Bridges (TV series)
Mark Lee Page
– Fair Game (2001) … Mark Lee Page
 
2001 Dying on the Edge
Jackie James
 
2000 Guilty as Charged (TV movie)
Lt. Col. Strauss
 
2000 Hellraiser: Inferno (video)
Dr. Paul Gregory
 
2000 What Lies Beneath
Warren Feur
 
2000 18 Wheels of Justice (TV series)
'Gabriel' / Mitch Davis
– Wages of Sin (2000) … 'Gabriel' / Mitch Davis
 
2000 Blowback
John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt
 
2000 Double Frame
Det. Tim Follett
 
1999 Rites of Passage
Frank Dabbo
 
1999 Born Bad
Sheriff Larabee
 
1999 D.R.E.A.M. Team (TV movie)
Shawn Murphy
 
1999 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Keith Bolt
– The Principal (1999) … Keith Bolt
 
1998 Psycho
Patrolman
 
1998 Inferno (TV movie)
Dr. Coleman West
 
1997 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Rayden
 
1997 Total Security (TV series)
Frank Cisco
– Who's Poppa? (1997) … Frank Cisco
– Citizen Canine (1997) … Frank Cisco
– Looking for Mr. Goombah (1997) … Frank Cisco
– Dental Men Prefer Blondes (1997) … Frank Cisco
– One Wedding and a Funeral (1997) … Frank Cisco
See all 13 episodes »
 
1997 Robo Warriors
Ray Gibson
 
1996 Cutty Whitman (TV movie)
Cutty Whitman
 
1996 The Phantom
Quill
 
1996 The Quest
Maxie Devine
 
1996 One Good Turn
Simon Jury
 
1995 Wild Bill
Donnie Lonigan
 
1995 Judge Dredd
Block Warlord (uncredited)
 
1995 Across the Moon
Rattlesnake Jim
 
1995 Boys on the Side
Alex
 
1995 The Surgeon
Dr. Benjamin Hendricks
 
1994 Miracle on 34th Street
Jack Duff
 
1994 Renaissance Man
Captain Tom Murdoch
 
1994 Confessions of a Hitman
Bruno Serrano
 
1994 Blink
Thomas Ridgely
 
1993 Fatal Instinct
Max Shady
 
1992 The Tigress
Andrei
 
1992 Indecency (TV movie)
Mick Clarkson
 
1992 Strangers (TV movie)
Bernard
 
1991 Brotherhood of the Gun (TV movie)
Frank Weir
 
1991 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Red Buckley
– Dead Wait (1991) … Red Buckley
 
1991 Wedlock
Sam
 
1991/I White Fang
Beauty Smith
 
1991 Session Man (TV short)
McQueen
 
1990 Night Visions (TV movie)
Sergeant Thomas Mackey
 
1990 Fatal Charm (video)
Louis
 
1990 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Preston (segment "Lover's Vow")
 
1990 Kojak: None So Blind (TV movie)
Wolfgang Reiger
 
1989 Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (TV movie)
John Sikes
 
1989 Drugstore Cowboy
Gentry
 
1989 Silence Like Glass
Charly
 
1989 The Dream Team
Gianelli
 
1987 Rent-a-Cop
Dancer
 
1987 Crime Story (TV series)
Smilin' Jack
– Blast from the Past (1987) … Smilin' Jack
 
1987 The Hitchhiker (TV series)
Ron
– Homebodies (1987) … Ron
 
1987 The Equalizer (TV series)
Tremayne
– High Performance (1987) … Tremayne
 
1986 Quiet Cool
Joe Dylanne
 
1986 Band of the Hand
Nestor
 
1986 The Clan of the Cave Bear
Creb
 
1985 Miami Vice (TV series)
Robbie Cann
– Buddies (1985) … Robbie Cann
 
1984 The Cotton Club
Dutch Schultz
 
1984 The Mystic Warrior (TV movie)
Pesla
 
1982 48 Hrs.
Albert Ganz
 
1982/I Partners
Edward K. Petersen
 
1981 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Cooper
– Rites of Spring (1981) … Cooper
 
1981 Windwalker
Windwalker as a young man
 
1980 The Long Riders
Sam Starr
 
1980 Cruising
Gregory
 
1979 The Warriors
Ajax
 
1979 Blond Poison
 
1978 On the Yard
Larson
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2008 Scream Awards 2008 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Speechless (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Warriors: The Phenomenon (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Sex and the City: A Farewell (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Tusind former for frygt (TV documentary)
Himself - Actor (also archive footage)
 
1999 'Psycho' Path (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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I was really thrilled and honored and wanted to do the best job I could. But afterwards, I started getting a lot of bad guy offers and became concerned about being typecast. I did not want to be seen as that kind of guy all the time because a lot of those roles are not well written. They're there merely to drive the action and give the protagonist something to do... See more »

Trivia:

He has worked 4 times with actor Mario Van Peebles in the movies: The Cotton Club, Blowback, Guardian and Sharpshooter. See more »

Trademark:

Gravel, commanding voice See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn