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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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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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 Night Watchmen | Randall | 2017-03-04 |
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The Saint | Arnold Valecross | 2017-07-11 |
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Feed | Tom | 2017-04-05 |
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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 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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Decommissioned | David Marino | 2016-08-29 |
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Unnatural | Martin Nakos | 2015-10-16 |
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Papa Hemingway in Cuba | Santo Trafficante | 2015-11-19 |
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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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Eden | Coach DaFoe | 2013-07-19 |
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Django Unchained | Butch Pooch / Ace Speck | 2012-12-25 |
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Sideswipe (voice) | 2011-06-28 |
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Arena | Tall Man | 2011-10-11 |
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All Superheroes Must Die | Rickshaw | 2011-10-26 |
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X-Men: First Class | US General | 2011-06-01 |
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The FP | Narrator (voice) | 2011-03-13 |
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Setup | William | 2011-10-17 |
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Gun | Detective Rogers | 2010-07-30 |
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RED | Gabriel Singer | 2010-10-13 |
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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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The Unborn | Gordon Beldon | 2009-01-09 |
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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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The Warriors: The Beginning | Self | 2007-07-03 |
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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: The Way Home | Self | 2007-06-03 |
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The Warriors: Battleground | Self | 2007-07-03 |
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The Warriors: The Phenomenon | 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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The Survivors Club | Roan Griffin | 2004-03-07 |
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Blade: Trinity | Ray Cumberland | 2004-12-08 |
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American Meltdown | Colonel Boggs | 2004-06-06 |
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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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Duplex | Chick | 2003-09-26 |
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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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What Lies Beneath | Warren Feur | 2000-07-21 |
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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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The Base 2: Guilty as Charged | Lt. Col. Strauss | 2000-12-08 |
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Rites of Passage | Frank Dabbo | 1999-10-27 |
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Born Bad | 1999-01-01 | |
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Double Frame | 1999-11-22 | |
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D.R.E.A.M. Team | Shawn Murphy | 1999-09-25 |
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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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The Quest | Maxie Devine | 1996-04-19 |
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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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One Good Turn | Simon Jury | 1996-03-23 |
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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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Boys on the Side | Alex | 1995-02-03 |
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Wild Bill | Donnie Lonigan | 1995-12-01 |
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Across the Moon | Rattlesnake Jim | 1994-10-01 |
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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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Miracle on 34th Street | Jack Duff | 1994-11-18 |
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Fatal Instinct | Max Shady | 1993-10-29 |
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Blink | Thomas Ridgely | 1993-10-01 |
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Indecency | Mick Clarkson | 1992-09-16 |
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Die Tigerin | Andrei | 1992-10-15 |
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Strangers | Bernard (The Last Game) | 1992-05-15 |
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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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Brotherhood of the Gun | Frank Weir | 1991-10-04 |
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Kojak: None So Blind | Wolfgang Reiger | 1990-04-07 |
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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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Zwei Frauen | 1989-07-06 | |
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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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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 Mystic Warrior | Pesla | 1984-05-20 |
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The Cotton Club | Dutch Schultz | 1984-12-14 |
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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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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 |
