1951-11-17 Sarasota, Florida, USA
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), as Milton Waddams in the film Office Space (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025–present). Root has appeared in numerous Coen brothers films, including O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Ladykillers (2004), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles include Dave (1993), Dodgeball (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Cedar Rapids (2011), Selma (2014), Trumbo (2015), Get Out (2017), and On the Basis of Sex (2018). His television roles have included Capt. K'Vada in the Star Trek: The Next Generation two-part episode "Unification" (1991) and Hawthorne Abendsen in seasons 2–4 of the series The Man in the High Castle. He has supporting roles in a variety of HBO series, including Boardwalk Empire, True Blood, Perry Mason, and Succession. He starred as Monroe Fuches in the HBO dark comedy series Barry, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2019. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Root, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Heads of State | Arthur Hammond | 2025-06-24 |
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Dog Man | Grampa (voice) | 2025-01-24 |
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Playdate | Gordon | 2025-11-05 |
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Lousy Carter | Analyst | 2024-03-29 |
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Paint | Tony | 2023-04-06 |
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe | Jail Tattoo Artist (voice) | 2022-06-23 |
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To Leslie | Dutch | 2022-10-07 |
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Amphibia: The Hardest Thing | Mayor Toadstool | 2022-05-14 |
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The Tragedy of Macbeth | Porter | 2021-12-05 |
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Four Good Days | Chris | 2021-04-30 |
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Happily | Goodman | 2021-03-19 |
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Home | Father Browning | 2021-07-29 |
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Queenpins | Agent Flannigan | 2021-08-26 |
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The Empty Man | Arthur Parsons | 2020-10-22 |
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Uncle Frank | Daddy Mac | 2020-11-25 |
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Seberg | Walt Breckman | 2019-12-13 |
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Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Cockmando (voice) | 2019-10-15 |
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Bombshell | Neil Mullin | 2019-12-13 |
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On the Basis of Sex | Professor Brown | 2018-12-25 |
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Teller (segment "Near Algodones") | 2018-11-09 |
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Life of the Party | Mike Cook | 2018-05-10 |
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Three Christs | Dr. Rogers | 2017-09-23 |
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Miles | Ron Walton | 2017-06-09 |
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Cook-Off! | Morty Van Rookle | 2017-11-17 |
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Get Out | Jim Hudson | 2017-02-24 |
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Infinity Baby | Fenton | 2017-03-11 |
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Spectral | Dr. Mindala | 2016-12-09 |
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Looking for the Jackalope | The Jackalope (voice) | 2016-11-03 |
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Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz | Uncle Henry (voice) | 2016-06-21 |
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All the Way | J. Edgar Hoover | 2016-05-23 |
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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Burt | 2016-07-07 |
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Finding Dory | Bubbles (voice) | 2016-06-16 |
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O.W.C.A. Files | Floyd / Additional Voices (voice) | 2015-11-09 |
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Trumbo | Hymie King | 2015-10-27 |
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Hello, My Name Is Doris | Todd | 2015-11-27 |
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7 Chinese Brothers | George | 2015-08-14 |
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Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014-12-12 |
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Selma | Col. Al Lingo | 2014-12-25 |
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I Know That Voice | Self | 2014-01-07 |
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Sweetwater | Hugh | 2013-10-09 |
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Bad Milo! | Roger | 2013-08-28 |
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The Arrangement | Avery Boomer | 2013-01-01 |
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The Lone Ranger | Habberman | 2013-07-03 |
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Superman: Unbound | Zor-El (voice) | 2013-04-23 |
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The Company You Keep | Billy Cusimano | 2012-12-20 |
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Big Miracle | Governor Haskell | 2012-02-02 |
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Rango | Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice) | 2011-03-02 |
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Batman: Year One | Brendon (voice) | 2011-09-27 |
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Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz | Uncle Henry / Crows (voice) | 2011-08-13 |
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Everything Must Go | Elliot | 2011-05-13 |
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J. Edgar | Arthur Koehler | 2011-11-09 |
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Son of Morning | Senator Larder | 2011-02-28 |
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Red State | Sherrif Wynan | 2011-08-19 |
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The Conspirator | John Lloyd | 2011-04-15 |
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Cedar Rapids | Bill Krogstad | 2011-02-11 |
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Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare | Burt (voice) | 2010-09-14 |
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Unthinkable | Charles Thompson | 2010-05-26 |
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The Men Who Stare at Goats | Gus Lacey | 2009-10-17 |
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The Soloist | Curt Reynolds | 2009-04-24 |
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Glock | Remington | 2009-12-31 |
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Imagine That | Fred Franklin | 2009-06-19 |
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Squirly Town | Lance (voice) | 2009-08-16 |
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Bob Funk | Steve | 2009-03-20 |
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Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts | Turtle (voice) | 2009-04-08 |
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13 Scarier Movie Moments | Self | 2009-10-10 |
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Drillbit Taylor | Principal Doppler | 2008-02-04 |
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Mad Money | Glover | 2008-01-17 |
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Leatherheads | Suds | 2008-03-24 |
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Tripping the Rift: The Movie | Chode (voice) | 2008-03-25 |
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Over Her Dead Body | Sculptor | 2008-02-01 |
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No Country for Old Men | Man Who Hires Wells | 2007-11-09 |
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Have Dreams, Will Travel | Sheriff Brock | 2007-05-21 |
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Idiocracy | Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited) | 2006-09-01 |
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The Fox and the Hound 2 | Talent Scout (voice) | 2006-11-09 |
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Ice Age: The Meltdown | Aardvark Dad (voice) | 2006-03-29 |
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Gretchen | Herb | 2006-08-05 |
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Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited) | 2005-04-08 |
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Just Friends | KC | 2005-11-23 |
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Raising Genius | Dwight Nestor | 2004-03-10 |
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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Gordon | 2004-06-18 |
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Surviving Christmas | Dr. Freeman | 2004-09-21 |
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Jersey Girl | Greenie | 2004-03-25 |
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Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Vince Masters | 2004-12-28 |
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The Ladykillers | Fernand Gudge | 2004-03-25 |
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Finding Nemo | Bubbles (voice) | 2003-05-30 |
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Grind | Cameron | 2003-08-15 |
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The Country Bears | Zeb Zoober (voice) | 2002-07-26 |
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Ice Age | Frank / Start (voice) | 2002-03-14 |
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Radio Station Man | 2000-08-30 |
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Gut Feeling | Kane Cohen | 1999-01-01 |
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Bicentennial Man | Dennis Mansky | 1999-12-17 |
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The Monster Hunter | Mr. Crenshaw | 1999-01-01 |
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The Sissy Duckling | Big Ducky (voice) | 1999-09-14 |
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Office Space | Milton Waddams | 1999-02-19 |
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Krippendorf's Tribe | Gerald Adams | 1998-02-27 |
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steve.oedekerk.com | 1997-09-03 | |
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The Road to Galveston | Ed Kirkman | 1996-01-24 |
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The Lottery | Graham Dunbar | 1996-09-29 |
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Night of the Scarecrow | Frank | 1995-08-08 |
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In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | Jaan Laaman | 1995-10-01 |
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Bye Bye Love | Awakened Neighbor | 1995-03-16 |
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Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter | Kevin McDonald | 1994-10-14 |
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RoboCop 3 | Coontz | 1993-01-21 |
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Extreme Justice | Max Alvarez | 1993-06-26 |
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Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story | Dr. Kirby | 1993-05-03 |
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Class of '61 | Secretary of War Edwin Stanton | 1993-04-12 |
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Dave | Don Durenberger | 1993-05-07 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Gary Murray | 1992-07-24 |
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A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story | Kevin McDonald | 1992-03-01 |
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Golden Years | Major Moreland | 1991-07-16 |
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V.I. Warshawski | Mickey | 1991-07-26 |
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Guilty by Suspicion | RKO Guard | 1991-03-15 |
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Bed & Breakfast | Randolph | 1991-09-22 |
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Stanley & Iris | Mr. Hentley | 1990-02-09 |
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Ghost | Police Sgt. | 1990-07-13 |
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Black Rain | Berg | 1989-09-22 |
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Monkey Shines | Dean Burbage | 1988-07-29 |
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Crocodile Dundee II | DEA Agent (Toilet) | 1988-05-19 |
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Thelma | ||
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