1949-01-26 San Francisco, California, USA
David Russell Strathairn (born January 26, 1949) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of journalist Edward R. Murrow in the feature film Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. He also starred in L.A. Confidential (1997), Godzilla (2014), and the Bourne franchise (2007–2012). Strathairn appeared in supporting roles in many notable films such as A League of Their Own (1992), Sneakers (1992), The Firm (1993), The River Wild (1995), Lincoln (2012), Nomadland (2020), and Nightmare Alley (2021). He is a frequent collaborator with director John Sayles, who is a fellow graduate of Williams College. On television, Strathairn is known for his recurring roles in The Sopranos (2004), Alphas (2011–2012), The Blacklist (2015–2016), Billions (2017–2019), and The Expanse (2018–2019). He received a Primetime Emmy Award win and a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in the HBO television film Temple Grandin (2010).
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By Any Means | 2026-09-17 | |
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The Gettysburg Address | Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice) | 2025-11-19 |
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The Luckiest Man in America | Bill | 2025-04-04 |
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A Little Prayer | Bill | 2025-08-29 |
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This Ordinary Thing | Voice | 2025-12-05 |
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Zootopia 2 | Milton Lynxley (voice) | 2025-11-26 |
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O Horizon | Warren | 2025-02-08 |
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Remember This | Jan Karski | 2023-01-27 |
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Where the Crawdads Sing | Tom Milton | 2022-07-14 |
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Nightmare Alley | Pete | 2021-12-02 |
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Nomadland | Dave | 2021-01-29 |
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The Oedipus Project | Messenger 1 | 2020-06-24 |
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Walkaway Joe | Joe Haley | 2020-05-08 |
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Them That Work | Self | 2019-10-29 |
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The Devil Has a Name | Fred Stern | 2019-08-04 |
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Admiral William Stenz | 2019-05-29 |
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Fast Color | Ellis | 2019-03-29 |
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An Interview with God | God | 2018-08-20 |
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My Dinner with Hervé | Marty Rothstein | 2018-10-20 |
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UFO | Franklin Ahls | 2018-09-27 |
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November Criminals | Theo | 2017-11-07 |
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Darkest Hour | President Roosevelt (voice) | 2017-11-22 |
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American Pastoral | Nathan Zuckerman | 2016-10-20 |
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He Does Not Want Peace | Richard Englebright | 2016-08-11 |
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The Debt | Nathan | 2015-04-24 |
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Ty Burley | 2015-02-26 |
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Louder Than Bombs | Richard Weissman | 2015-10-01 |
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No God, No Master | William Flynn | 2014-04-11 |
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Godzilla | Admiral William Stenz | 2014-05-14 |
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Love, Marilyn | Self | 2013-05-30 |
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Lincoln@Gettysburg | Narrator (voice) | 2013-11-19 |
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The Bourne Legacy | Noah Vosen | 2012-08-08 |
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Hemingway & Gellhorn | John Dos Passos | 2012-08-27 |
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Maladies | Delmar | 2012-06-29 |
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Lincoln | William Seward | 2012-11-09 |
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Inside Area 51's Secrets | Narrator | 2010-05-01 |
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The Whistleblower | Peter Ward | 2010-09-13 |
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Matadors | Roman Lodari | 2010-01-01 |
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Area 51 Declassified | Himself - Narrator | 2010-04-28 |
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Howl | Ralph McIntosh | 2010-08-26 |
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Temple Grandin | Professor Carlock | 2010-02-06 |
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The Tempest | King Alonso | 2010-09-11 |
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The Uninvited | Steven | 2009-01-30 |
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The People Speak | Self | 2009-12-13 |
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Cold Souls | Dr. Flintstein | 2009-08-07 |
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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer | J. Robert Oppenheimer | 2008-03-24 |
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Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' | Self | 2008-09-23 |
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Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' | Self | 2008-09-23 |
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The Spiderwick Chronicles | Arthur Spiderwick | 2008-02-14 |
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Matters of Life and Death | Mr. Jennings | 2007-08-07 |
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Fracture | Joe Lobruto | 2007-04-19 |
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Steel Toes | Danny Dunkelman | 2007-06-29 |
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Racing Daylight | Henry / Harry | 2007-07-31 |
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Trumbo | Self | 2007-09-10 |
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The Supreme Court | Narrator | 2007-01-31 |
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The Bourne Ultimatum | Noah Vosen | 2007-08-03 |
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藍莓之夜 | Arnie | 2007-11-28 |
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The Sensation of Sight | Finn | 2006-08-01 |
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Heavens Fall | Judge James Horton | 2006-07-20 |
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We Are Marshall | President Dedmon | 2006-12-12 |
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The Shovel | Paul Mullin | 2006-04-30 |
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The Human Behavior Experiments | Narrator | 2006-05-30 |
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Missing in America | Henry R. Hocknell Jr. | 2005-01-01 |
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The Notorious Bettie Page | Estes Kefauver | 2005-09-14 |
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Good Night, and Good Luck. | Edward R. Murrow | 2005-09-16 |
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Willa Cather: The Road Is All | Narrator | 2005-09-07 |
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Paradise | Reverend Bobby Paradise | 2004-01-01 |
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Los Angeles Plays Itself | Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage) | 2004-07-28 |
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Twisted | Dr. Melvin Frank | 2004-02-27 |
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The Making of ‘Sneakers’ | Self | 2003-06-03 |
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Blue Car | Auster | 2003-04-25 |
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Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story | Jack Hoschouer | 2002-11-10 |
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Speakeasy | Bruce Hickman | 2002-01-01 |
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Lathe of Heaven | Mannie | 2002-09-08 |
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The Victim | Mark Zingerline | 2001-01-01 |
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Relative Evil | Dr. Charlie | 2001-09-01 |
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Freedom Song | Peter Crowley | 2000-02-27 |
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A Good Baby | Truman Lester | 2000-12-01 |
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The Miracle Worker | Captain Keller | 2000-11-12 |
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Harrison's Flowers | Harrison Lloyd | 2000-09-23 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Theseus | 1999-05-20 |
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Limbo | Joe Gastineau | 1999-06-04 |
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A Map of the World | Howard Goodwin | 1999-09-13 |
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Bad Manners | Wes Westlund | 1998-10-09 |
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With Friends Like These | Armand Minetti | 1998-09-10 |
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Simon Birch | Rev. Russell | 1998-09-11 |
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The Climb | Earl Himes | 1998-03-11 |
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Meschugge | Charles Kaminski | 1998-09-14 |
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Evidence of Blood | Jackson Kinley | 1998-04-13 |
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L.A. Confidential | Pierce Patchett | 1997-09-19 |
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In the Gloaming | Martin | 1997-04-20 |
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Song of Hiawatha | Marcel | 1997-05-31 |
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Beyond the Call | Russel Gates | 1996-06-23 |
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Mother Night | Bernard B. O'Hare | 1996-11-01 |
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Home for the Holidays | Russell Terziak | 1995-11-02 |
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Dolores Claiborne | Joe St. George | 1995-03-24 |
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Losing Isaiah | Charles Lewin | 1995-03-17 |
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The River Wild | Tom Hartman | 1994-09-30 |
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April One | John McCowan | 1994-06-10 |
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A Dangerous Woman | Getso | 1993-09-10 |
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The Firm | Ray McDeere | 1993-06-30 |
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The American Clock | Young Arthur Huntington | 1993-01-02 |
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Lost in Yonkers | Johnny | 1993-05-14 |
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Sneakers | Whistler | 1992-09-09 |
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A League of Their Own | Ira Lowenstein | 1992-07-01 |
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Bob Roberts | Mack Laflin | 1992-09-04 |
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Passion Fish | Rennie | 1992-12-11 |
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Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even | Keith | 1992-05-08 |
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O Pioneers! | Carl Linstrum | 1992-02-02 |
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City of Hope | Asteroid | 1991-10-11 |
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Without Warning: The James Brady Story | Dr. Arthur Kobrine | 1991-06-16 |
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Judgment | Father Frank Aubert | 1990-10-13 |
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Memphis Belle | Craig Harriman | 1990-09-07 |
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Heat Wave | Bill Thomas | 1990-08-13 |
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Day One | J. Robert Oppenheimer | 1989-05-12 |
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The Feud | The Stranger | 1989-09-30 |
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Dominick and Eugene | Martin Chernak | 1988-03-18 |
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Eight Men Out | Eddie Cicotte | 1988-09-02 |
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Stars & Bars | Charlie | 1988-03-18 |
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Call Me | Sam | 1988-05-20 |
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Matewan | Police Chief Sid Hatfield | 1987-08-28 |
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Broken Vows | Stuart Chase | 1987-01-28 |
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At Close Range | Tony Pine | 1986-04-18 |
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When Nature Calls | Weejun | 1985-09-13 |
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The Brother from Another Planet | Man In Black | 1984-09-07 |
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Iceman | Dr. Singe | 1984-04-13 |
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Lovesick | Marvin Zuckerman | 1983-02-18 |
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Enormous Changes at the Last Minute | Jerry | 1983-01-01 |
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Silkwood | Wesley | 1983-12-14 |
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Return of the Secaucus Seven | Ron | 1980-04-11 |
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