1955-01-09 Detroit, Michigan, USA
Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born January 9, 1955) is an American actor. He has been cited as one of the greatest contemporary character actors, and has appeared in over 200 film and television roles since his debut in 1986. He is an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Critics Choice Award winner, among other accolades. His film roles include J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), tobacco industry executive B.R. in Thank You for Smoking (2005), Mac MacGuff in Juno (2007), music instructor Terence Fletcher in Whiplash (2014), Bill in La La Land (2016), William Frawley in Being the Ricardos (2021), and Commissioner James Gordon in the DC Extended Universe films Justice League (2017), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), and Batgirl (2022). He reprised his role as Jameson in various Marvel media unrelated to the Sam Raimi trilogy, including multiple animated series and the Marvel Cinematic Universe/Sony's Spider-Man Universe films Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and Spider-Man: No Way Home (both 2021), and the web series TheDailyBugle.net (2019; 2021). On television, he is known for playing Dr. Emil Skoda on the NBC series Law & Order, white supremacist prisoner Vernon Schillinger on the HBO series Oz, and Assistant Police Chief Will Pope on TNT's The Closer. From 2017 to 2019, he starred as Howard Silk in the Starz series Counterpart. He has also appeared in a series of commercials for Farmers Insurance and starred in the third season of the IFC comedy series Brockmire. In 2020, he had recurring roles on the miniseries Defending Jacob and The Stand. As a voice artist, he is known for voicing Cave Johnson in the video game Portal 2 (2011), Tenzin in The Legend of Korra (2012–2014), Stanford “Ford” Pines in Gravity Falls (2015–2016), Kai in Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), Mayor Leodore Lionheart in Zootopia (2016), the titular character in Klaus (2019), Pig Baby in Season 4 of the HBO Max animated series Infinity Train (2021), and Nolan “Omni-Man” Grayson in the Amazon Prime action animated series Invincible (2021). He has been the voice of the Yellow M&M since 1996.
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The Accountant 2 | Ray King | 2025-04-24 |
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Juror No. 2 | 2024-11-01 | |
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Saturday Night | Milton Berle | 2024-09-27 |
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Red One | Santa Claus | 2024-11-07 |
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You Can't Run Forever | Wade | 2024-05-17 |
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The Union | Tom Brennan | 2024-08-15 |
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One Day as a Lion | Walter Boggs | 2023-04-04 |
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | 2023-05-31 |
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The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart | Ben (voice) | 2023-07-21 |
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Rally Road Racers | Gnash (voice) | 2023-05-12 |
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Glorious | Ghat (voice) | 2022-07-21 |
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Captain Putty (voice) | 2022-05-20 |
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Prophets of Change | Narrator | 2022-10-12 |
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Rivals: Ohio State vs. Michigan | Narrator | 2022-11-13 |
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Marmaduke | Zeus (voice) | 2022-04-28 |
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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home | Self (archive footage) | 2022-05-03 |
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Little Brother | Warren Duffy | 2022-09-09 |
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Ivo Shandor | 2021-11-18 |
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Ride the Eagle | Carl | 2021-07-30 |
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Being the Ricardos | William Frawley | 2021-12-10 |
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Spider-Man: No Way Home | J. Jonah Jameson | 2021-12-15 |
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Zack Snyder's Justice League | Commissioner Gordon | 2021-03-18 |
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National Champions | Coach James Lazor | 2021-12-10 |
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Rushing or Dragging | Terrence Fletcher (Archive Audio) | 2021-03-20 |
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage | J. Jonah Jameson (uncredited) | 2021-09-30 |
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The Tomorrow War | James Forester | 2021-09-03 |
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Seal Team | Claggart (voice) | 2021-10-28 |
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Palm Springs | Roy | 2020-07-10 |
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Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens | Orville | 2020-12-01 |
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3 Days with Dad | Joey | 2019-09-13 |
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Spider-Man: Far From Home | J. Jonah Jameson | 2019-06-28 |
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21 Bridges | Captain Matt McKenna | 2019-10-24 |
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Fanboy | J.K. / Frank Perry | 2019-03-22 |
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Klaus | Klaus (voice) | 2019-11-08 |
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A Boy Called Sailboat | Ernest | 2018-06-08 |
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The Front Runner | Bill Dixon | 2018-11-06 |
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Detroit: Comeback City | Himself - Narrator | 2018-07-01 |
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The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island | Dr. Moore (voice) | 2018-05-08 |
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Drug$ | Narrator | 2018-12-15 |
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Punching Henry | Jay Warren | 2017-02-24 |
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The Black Ghiandola | Ralph Aceto | 2017-04-22 |
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I'm Not Here | Steve | 2017-11-16 |
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Father Figures | Ronald Hunt | 2017-12-21 |
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The Snowman | Arve Støp | 2017-08-24 |
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Justice League | Commissioner James Gordon | 2017-11-15 |
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The Bachelors | Bill Palet | 2017-10-20 |
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All Nighter | Mr. Gallo | 2017-03-10 |
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Renegades | Levin | 2017-08-21 |
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Zootopia | Mayor Leodore Lionheart (voice) | 2016-02-11 |
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Patriots Day | Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese | 2016-12-12 |
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The Accountant | Ray King | 2016-10-13 |
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Rock Dog | Khampa (voice) | 2016-07-08 |
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The Meddler | Randall Zipper | 2016-04-05 |
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The Late Bloomer | James Newmans | 2016-10-07 |
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Kung Fu Panda 3 | Kai (voice) | 2016-01-23 |
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La La Land | Bill | 2016-11-29 |
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Ένας άλλος Κόσμος | Sebastian | 2015-12-17 |
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Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files | Napoleon / Additional Voices (voice) | 2015-11-09 |
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Terminator Genisys | O'Brien | 2015-06-23 |
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Ava & Lala | General Tiger (voice) | 2014-10-01 |
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Barefoot | Dr. Bertleman | 2014-02-02 |
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The Boxcar Children | Dr. Moore (voice) | 2014-08-05 |
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Break Point | Jack | 2014-03-08 |
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Whiplash | Fletcher | 2014-10-10 |
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Murder of a Cat | Sheriff Frank Hoyle | 2014-04-24 |
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Men, Women & Children | Allison's Dad | 2014-10-17 |
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The Rewrite | Dr. Hal Lerner | 2014-06-15 |
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The Heeler | Roscoe | 2013-04-18 |
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Labor Day | Mr. Jervis | 2013-12-27 |
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3 Geezers! | J. Kimball | 2013-05-22 |
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The Magic Bracelet | The Shaman | 2013-05-18 |
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Whiplash | Fletcher | 2013-01-18 |
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Jobs | Arthur Rock | 2013-08-15 |
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Dark Skies | Edwin Pollard | 2013-02-21 |
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The Words | Mr. Jansen | 2012-09-07 |
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Contraband | Captain Camp | 2012-01-12 |
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The Good Doctor | Detective Krauss | 2011-04-23 |
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Young Adult | Mavis' Publisher (voice) (uncredited) | 2011-11-11 |
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Blackstone | Detective Burke | 2011-05-28 |
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The Music Never Stopped | Henry Sawyer | 2011-03-18 |
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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Gruff K-9 (voice) | 2010-07-29 |
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Megamind | Warden (voice) | 2010-10-28 |
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An Invisible Sign | Mr. Jones | 2010-10-06 |
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True Grit | J. Noble Daggett (voice) (uncredited) | 2010-12-22 |
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A Beginner's Guide to Endings | Uncle Pal | 2010-09-17 |
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Crazy on the Outside | Ed | 2010-01-08 |
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4192: The Crowning of the Hit King | Narrator (voice) | 2010-10-22 |
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Post Grad | Roy Davies | 2009-08-21 |
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Extract | Brian | 2009-09-03 |
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Up in the Air | Bob | 2009-12-04 |
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Aliens in the Attic | Skip (voice) | 2009-07-30 |
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Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe | Self | 2009-12-22 |
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The Vicious Kind | Donald Sinclaire | 2009-12-11 |
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Red Sands | Lt. Col. Arson | 2009-02-24 |
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The Way of War | Sergeant Mitchell | 2009-04-20 |
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I Love You, Man | Oswald Klaven | 2009-03-20 |
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New in Town | Stu Kopenhafer | 2009-01-30 |
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Jennifer's Body | Mr. Wroblewski | 2009-09-18 |
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Walt Whitman | Narrator (voice) | 2008-04-14 |
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Burn After Reading | CIA Superior | 2008-09-05 |
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Rendition | Lee Mayer | 2007-09-07 |
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Postal | Candidate Welles | 2007-10-18 |
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | James McLaughlin | 2007-05-27 |
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Spider-Man 3 | J. Jonah Jameson | 2007-05-01 |
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Juno | Mac MacGuff | 2007-12-05 |
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The Astronaut Farmer | Jacobson | 2007-02-23 |
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First Snow | Vacaro | 2006-05-05 |
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Thank You for Smoking | BR | 2005-09-09 |
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Harsh Times | Agent Richards | 2005-09-11 |
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Broadway's Lost Treasures II | Benny Southstreet (segment "Guys & Dolls") | 2004-10-26 |
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Spider-Man 2 | J. Jonah Jameson | 2004-06-25 |
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Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing | Self | 2004-11-30 |
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The Ladykillers | Garth Pancake | 2004-03-25 |
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3: The Dale Earnhardt Story | Ralph Earnhardt | 2004-12-11 |
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Hidalgo | Buffalo Bill Cody | 2004-02-04 |
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Off the Map | George | 2003-09-05 |
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Path to War | CIA Briefer | 2003-10-28 |
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Disposal | Older Hunter | 2003-01-01 |
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Spider-Man | J. Jonah Jameson | 2002-05-01 |
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The Mexican | Ted Slocum | 2001-03-01 |
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Starwater | 2001-01-01 | |
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The Gift | Sheriff Pearl Johnson | 2000-03-16 |
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Autumn in New York | Dr. Tom Grandy | 2000-08-11 |
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For Love of the Game | Frank Perry | 1999-09-17 |
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Hit and Runway | Ray Tilman | 1999-04-17 |
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The Cider House Rules | Ray Kendall | 1999-12-17 |
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Crossing Fields | Guy | 1998-11-06 |
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Above Freezing | Hoyd | 1998-10-01 |
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Celebrity | Souvenir Hawker | 1998-09-07 |
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The Jackal | FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon | 1997-11-14 |
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Anastasia | Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice) | 1997-11-20 |
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Face Down | Herb Aames | 1997-11-15 |
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Y llegó el amor | Mr. Shulman | 1997-01-18 |
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The First Wives Club | Federal Marshall | 1996-09-20 |
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Extreme Measures | Dr. Mingus | 1996-09-27 |
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The Scout | Assistant Coach | 1994-09-30 |
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The Ref | Siskel | 1994-03-09 |
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Guys and Dolls: Off the Record | Himself / Benny Southstreet | 1992-12-07 |
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Popeye Doyle | Patrolman in Park | 1986-01-01 |
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The Tomorrow War 2 | Slade | |
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Spaceman | ||
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Reykjavik | George Shultz | |
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The Accountant 3 | Ray King | |
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Hypergalactic | (voice) | |
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