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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Megalopolis | Charles Cothope | 2024-09-25 |
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Transformers One | Zeta Prime (voice) | 2024-09-11 |
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Drugstore June | Arnold | 2024-02-23 |
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Oppenheimer | Henry Stimson | 2023-07-19 |
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Glowzies | Darlus | 2023-09-30 |
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The Noel Diary | Scott Turner | 2022-11-24 |
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Dead Reckoning | Agent Cantrell | 2020-11-13 |
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Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables | Himself | 2020-08-25 |
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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood | 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl' | 2019-07-24 |
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All You Ever Wished For | Gordon Hutton | 2018-08-03 |
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Speed Kills | Meyer Lansky | 2018-11-16 |
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The Saint | Arnold Valecross | 2017-07-11 |
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The Blackcoat's Daughter | Bill | 2017-03-31 |
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The Night Watchmen | Randall | 2017-03-04 |
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Can't Buy My Love | Rex | 2017-03-04 |
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Feed | Tom | 2017-04-05 |
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USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage | Admiral Parnell | 2016-09-22 |
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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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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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X-Men: First Class | US General | 2011-06-01 |
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All Superheroes Must Die | Rickshaw | 2011-10-26 |
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Arena | Tall Man | 2011-10-11 |
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Setup | William | 2011-10-17 |
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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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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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The Unborn | Gordon Beldon | 2009-01-09 |
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Pineapple Express | General Bratt | 2008-08-06 |
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Sharpshooter | Dillon | 2007-10-11 |
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Ratatouille | Larousse (voice) | 2007-06-28 |
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The Warriors: Battleground | Self | 2007-07-03 |
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The Warriors: The Way Home | Self | 2007-06-03 |
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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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American Meltdown | Colonel Boggs | 2004-06-06 |
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Ike: Countdown to D-Day | General Omar Bradley | 2004-05-31 |
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The Girl Next Door | Hugo Posh | 2004-04-09 |
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The Survivors Club | Roan Griffin | 2004-03-07 |
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Blade: Trinity | Ray Cumberland | 2004-12-08 |
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Duplex | Chick | 2003-09-26 |
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Fear X | Peter | 2003-01-13 |
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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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The Huntress | Tiny Bellows | 2000-03-07 |
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Blowback | John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt | 2000-03-10 |
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The Base 2: Guilty as Charged | Lt. Col. Strauss | 2000-12-08 |
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What Lies Beneath | Warren Feur | 2000-07-21 |
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Hellraiser: Inferno | Dr. Paul Gregory | 2000-10-31 |
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Born Bad | 1999-01-01 | |
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D.R.E.A.M. Team | Shawn Murphy | 1999-09-25 |
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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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Psycho | Patrolman | 1998-12-04 |
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Inferno | Dr. Coleman West | 1998-10-29 |
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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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Robo Warriors | Ray Gibson | 1996-10-01 |
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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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Boys on the Side | Alex | 1995-02-03 |
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Wild Bill | Donnie Lonigan | 1995-12-01 |
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Judge Dredd | Block Warlord (uncredited) | 1995-06-30 |
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Exquisite Tenderness | Dr. Benjamin Hendricks | 1995-01-13 |
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Across the Moon | Rattlesnake Jim | 1994-10-01 |
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Confessions of a Hitman | Bruno Serrano | 1994-05-04 |
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Renaissance Man | Captain Tom Murdoch | 1994-06-03 |
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Miracle on 34th Street | Jack Duff | 1994-11-18 |
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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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Strangers | Bernard (The Last Game) | 1992-05-15 |
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Die Tigerin | Andrei | 1992-10-15 |
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Indecency | Mick Clarkson | 1992-09-16 |
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Brotherhood of the Gun | Frank Weir | 1991-10-04 |
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Session Man | McQueen | 1991-01-01 |
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White Fang | Beauty Smith | 1991-01-18 |
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Wedlock | Sam | 1991-05-10 |
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’) | 1990-05-03 |
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Fatal Charm | Louis | 1990-09-19 |
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Night Visions | Sergeant Thomas Mackey | 1990-11-30 |
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Kojak: None So Blind | Wolfgang Reiger | 1990-04-07 |
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The Dream Team | Gianelli | 1989-04-07 |
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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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Rent-a-Cop | Dancer | 1987-11-28 |
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The Clan of the Cave Bear | Creb | 1986-01-17 |
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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 Cotton Club | Dutch Schultz | 1984-12-14 |
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The Mystic Warrior | Pesla | 1984-05-20 |
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48 Hrs. | Albert Ganz | 1982-12-07 |
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Partners | Edward K. Petersen | 1982-04-30 |
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The Long Riders | Sam Starr | 1980-05-16 |
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Windwalker | Windwalker (young) | 1980-12-12 |
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Cruising | Gregory | 1980-02-15 |
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The Warriors | Ajax | 1979-02-01 |
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On the Yard | Larson | 1978-09-16 |