1953-12-31 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
William James Remar (born December 31, 1953) is an American actor. Some of his best known film roles are as Ajax in The Warriors (1979), as homicidal maniac Albert Ganz in 48 Hrs. (1982), as Dutch Schultz in The Cotton Club (1984), and as Lord Raiden in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997). He has had smaller roles in many other notable films, including Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Boys on the Side (1995), Judge Dredd (1995), Psycho (1998), What Lies Beneath (2000), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), Ratatouille (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), RED (2010), X-Men: First Class (2011), Django Unchained (2012), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), Oppenheimer (2023), and Megalopolis (2024). He was originally cast as Corporal Hicks in Aliens (1986) before being replaced by Michael Biehn. On television, Remar's recurring roles include Richard Wright, the on-off tycoon boyfriend of Samantha in Sex and the City (2001 - 2004), Harry Morgan in Dexter (2006 - 2013) and Dexter: Resurrection (2025 - present), the voice of Vilgax in Ben 10 (2009 - 2012), Tonraq in The Legend of Korra (2013 - 2014), and Peter Gambi in Black Lightning (2018 - 2021). He also voices Executor Hideo in the Destiny video game series. Remar has been married to Atsuko Remar since 1984. They have two children.
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The Odyssey | 2026-07-15 | |
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They Will Kill You | Pig's Head (voice) | 2026-03-25 |
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Drugstore June | Arnold | 2024-02-23 |
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Transformers One | Zeta Prime (voice) | 2024-09-11 |
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Megalopolis | Charles Cothope | 2024-09-25 |
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Glowzies | Darlus | 2023-09-30 |
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Oppenheimer | Henry Stimson | 2023-07-19 |
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The Noel Diary | Scott Turner | 2022-11-24 |
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Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables | Himself | 2020-08-25 |
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Dead Reckoning | Agent Cantrell | 2020-11-13 |
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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood | 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl' | 2019-07-24 |
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Speed Kills | Meyer Lansky | 2018-11-16 |
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All You Ever Wished For | Gordon Hutton | 2018-08-03 |
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Feed | Tom | 2017-04-05 |
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The Night Watchmen | Randall | 2017-03-04 |
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The Blackcoat's Daughter | Bill | 2017-03-31 |
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Can't Buy My Love | Rex | 2017-03-04 |
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The Saint | Arnold Valecross | 2017-07-11 |
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Decommissioned | David Marino | 2016-08-29 |
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The Dog Lover | Daniel Holloway | 2016-07-08 |
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USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage | Admiral Parnell | 2016-09-22 |
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Eden | Coach DaFoe | 2015-09-18 |
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Papa Hemingway in Cuba | Santo Trafficante | 2015-11-19 |
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Unnatural | Martin Nakos | 2015-10-16 |
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Lap Dance | Patrick Moore | 2014-12-05 |
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Persecuted | John Luther | 2014-05-09 |
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Horns | Derrick Perrish | 2013-09-06 |
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Django Unchained | Butch Pooch / Ace Speck | 2012-12-25 |
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Ben 10: Omniverse | Vilgax (voice) | 2012-09-29 |
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All Superheroes Must Die | Rickshaw | 2011-10-26 |
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Setup | William | 2011-10-17 |
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X-Men: First Class | US General | 2011-06-01 |
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Arena | Tall Man | 2011-10-11 |
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Sideswipe (voice) | 2011-06-28 |
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The FP | Narrator (voice) | 2011-03-13 |
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RED | Gabriel Singer | 2010-10-13 |
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Gun | Detective Rogers | 2010-07-30 |
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The Unborn | Gordon Beldon | 2009-01-09 |
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2B | Tom Mortlake | 2009-02-15 |
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The Christmas Hope | Mark Addison | 2009-12-13 |
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National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer | Sam Kramer | 2009-10-20 |
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Pineapple Express | General Bratt | 2008-08-06 |
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Sharpshooter | Dillon | 2007-10-11 |
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The Warriors: The Beginning | Self | 2007-07-03 |
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The Warriors: The Phenomenon | Self | 2007-07-03 |
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Ratatouille | Larousse (voice) | 2007-06-28 |
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The Warriors: The Way Home | Self | 2007-06-03 |
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The Warriors: Battleground | Self | 2007-07-03 |
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The Girl Next Door | Hugo Posh | 2004-04-09 |
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Ike: Countdown to D-Day | General Omar Bradley | 2004-05-31 |
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American Meltdown | Colonel Boggs | 2004-06-06 |
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Blade: Trinity | Ray Cumberland | 2004-12-08 |
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The Survivors Club | Roan Griffin | 2004-03-07 |
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Duplex | Chick | 2003-09-26 |
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Fear X | Peter | 2003-04-04 |
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2 Fast 2 Furious | Agent Markham | 2003-06-05 |
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Betrayal | Alex Tyler | 2003-08-01 |
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Dying on the Edge | Jackie James | 2001-06-11 |
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Guardian | Detective Carpenter | 2001-06-12 |
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What Lies Beneath | Warren Feur | 2000-07-21 |
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The Huntress | Tiny Bellows | 2000-03-07 |
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The Base 2: Guilty as Charged | Lt. Col. Strauss | 2000-12-08 |
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Hellraiser: Inferno | Dr. Paul Gregory | 2000-10-31 |
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Blowback | John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt | 2000-03-10 |
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D.R.E.A.M. Team | Shawn Murphy | 1999-09-25 |
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Born Bad | 1999-01-01 | |
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Rites of Passage | Frank Dabbo | 1999-10-27 |
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Double Frame | 1999-11-22 | |
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Inferno | Dr. Coleman West | 1998-10-29 |
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Psycho | Patrolman | 1998-12-04 |
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Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | Raiden | 1997-11-11 |
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One Good Turn | Simon Jury | 1996-03-23 |
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The Phantom | Quill | 1996-06-06 |
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The Quest | Maxie Devine | 1996-04-19 |
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Robo Warriors | Ray Gibson | 1996-10-01 |
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Judge Dredd | Block Warlord (uncredited) | 1995-06-30 |
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Boys on the Side | Alex | 1995-02-03 |
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Exquisite Tenderness | Dr. Benjamin Hendricks | 1995-01-13 |
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Wild Bill | Donnie Lonigan | 1995-12-01 |
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Miracle on 34th Street | Jack Duff | 1994-11-18 |
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Renaissance Man | Captain Tom Murdoch | 1994-06-03 |
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Confessions of a Hitman | Bruno Serrano | 1994-05-04 |
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Across the Moon | Rattlesnake Jim | 1994-10-01 |
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Blink | Thomas Ridgely | 1993-10-01 |
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Fatal Instinct | Max Shady | 1993-10-29 |
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Die Tigerin | Andrei | 1992-10-15 |
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Indecency | Mick Clarkson | 1992-09-16 |
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Strangers | Bernard (The Last Game) | 1992-05-15 |
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Wedlock | Sam | 1991-05-10 |
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White Fang | Beauty Smith | 1991-01-18 |
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Session Man | McQueen | 1991-01-01 |
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Brotherhood of the Gun | Frank Weir | 1991-10-04 |
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Night Visions | Sergeant Thomas Mackey | 1990-11-30 |
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Fatal Charm | Louis | 1990-09-19 |
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’) | 1990-05-03 |
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Kojak: None So Blind | Wolfgang Reiger | 1990-04-07 |
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Desperado: The Outlaw Wars | John Sikes | 1989-10-10 |
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Drugstore Cowboy | Gentry | 1989-10-20 |
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Zwei Frauen | 1989-07-06 | |
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The Dream Team | Gianelli | 1989-04-07 |
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Rent-a-Cop | Dancer | 1987-11-28 |
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Band of the Hand | Nestor | 1986-04-11 |
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Quiet Cool | Joe Dylanne | 1986-11-08 |
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The Clan of the Cave Bear | Creb | 1986-01-17 |
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The Cotton Club | Dutch Schultz | 1984-12-14 |
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Partners | Edward K. Petersen | 1982-04-30 |
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48 Hrs. | Albert Ganz | 1982-12-07 |
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The Long Riders | Sam Starr | 1980-05-16 |
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Cruising | Gregory | 1980-02-15 |
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Windwalker | Windwalker (young) | 1980-12-12 |
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The Warriors | Ajax | 1979-02-01 |
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On the Yard | Larson | 1978-09-16 |
