1955-07-22 Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
William James "Willem" Dafoe (/dəˈfoʊ/də-FOH or /ˈdeɪfoʊ/ DAY-foh; born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards, four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. Dafoe was a founding member of experimental theatre company The Wooster Group. He made his film debut with an uncredited role in Heaven's Gate (1980). Dafoe's early career includes credits for The Loveless (1982), Streets of Fire (1984), and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). He earned his first Academy Award nomination for the war drama Platoon (1986), followed by nominations for his roles in Shadow of the Vampire (2000), The Florida Project (2017), and the Vincent van Gogh biopic At Eternity's Gate (2018). He also gained acclaim and wide recognition for his roles as Jesus Christ in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and as the supervillain Norman Osborn in the superhero film Spider-Man (2002), a role he reprised in its sequels Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). His other film appearance include roles in Mississippi Burning (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Light Sleeper (1992), Body of Evidence (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994), The English Patient (1996), Affliction (1997), New Rose Hotel(1998), Existenz (1999), The Boondock Saints (1999), American Psycho (2000), Auto Focus (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Inside Man (2006), Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007), Antichrist (2009), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Nymphomaniac (2013), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), John Wick (2014), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Aquaman (2018), The Lighthouse (2019), Nightmare Alley (2021), Poor Things (2023), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Willem Dafoe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Wick Is Pain | (archive footage) | 2025-05-08 |
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The Legend of Ochi | Maxim | 2025-04-18 |
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The Phoenician Scheme | Knave | 2025-05-23 |
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Zero | (voice) | 2025-04-11 |
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Was Ist Kino ? | Self (Archive Footage) | 2025-03-12 |
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Da Suisa - Tributo | Himself | 2024-04-19 |
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Can Creativity Save the World? | Self | 2024-04-18 |
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Saturday Night | David Tebet | 2024-09-27 |
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Jackson | 2024-09-04 |
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Nosferatu | Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz | 2024-12-25 |
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Jesus Goes to Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2024-12-25 |
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Kinds of Kindness | Raymond / George / Omi | 2024-05-30 |
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run 002 | 2024-10-19 | |
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Finalmente l'alba | Rufo Priori | 2024-02-14 |
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Nosferatu: An Inside Look | Self | 2024-12-30 |
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Lynch/Oz | Bobby Peru (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-05-15 |
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Gonzo Girl | Walker Reade | 2023-09-07 |
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Asteroid City | Saltzburg Keitel | 2023-06-08 |
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Inside | Nemo | 2023-03-09 |
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Poor Things | Godwin Baxter | 2023-12-07 |
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Interior (The Spectator) | Narrator | 2023-10-21 |
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The Wild One | Narrator (voice) | 2023-05-10 |
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Pet Shop Days | Francis | 2023-09-03 |
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Robert Wilson – Die Schönheit des Geheimnisvollen | Self | 2022-01-16 |
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Skabelsen af Riget Exodus | Self / Grand Duc | 2022-11-20 |
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Il coraggio di essere Franco | Sé stesso | 2022-05-18 |
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7 Deaths of Maria Callas | Film Actor | 2022-07-24 |
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Dead for a Dollar | Joe Cribbens | 2022-09-30 |
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Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone | 2022-11-28 | |
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The Northman | Heimir the Fool | 2022-04-07 |
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Finding Satoshi | Narrator | 2022-01-21 |
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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home | Self | 2022-05-03 |
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The Card Counter | Gordo | 2021-09-03 |
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River | Narrator | 2021-09-03 |
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Spider-Man: No Way Home | Norman Osborn / Green Goblin | 2021-12-15 |
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Maresco / Pasolini | Self | 2021-05-05 |
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Zack Snyder's Justice League | Vulko | 2021-03-18 |
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Why Are We (Not) Creative? | Self | 2021-10-20 |
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Nightmare Alley | Clem Hoatley | 2021-12-02 |
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The French Dispatch | Albert 'the Abacus' | 2021-10-21 |
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The Last Thing He Wanted | Richard McMahon | 2020-02-14 |
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Wim Wenders, Desperado | Self | 2020-07-16 |
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Siberia | Clint | 2020-07-02 |
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Babenco - Alguém Tem que Ouvir o Coração e Dizer: Parou | Self | 2020-11-26 |
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Tommaso | Tommaso | 2020-01-08 |
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Sportin' Life | Self | 2020-09-06 |
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Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago | 2020-02-28 | |
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The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale | Self | 2020-01-14 |
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Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee | Self / Norman Osborn/ Green Goblin (archive footage) | 2019-12-20 |
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Togo | Leonhard Seppala | 2019-12-20 |
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The Lighthouse | Thomas Wake | 2019-10-18 |
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Motherless Brooklyn | Paul Randolph | 2019-10-31 |
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Manou the Swift | Manou's Father (voice) | 2019-01-25 |
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Love, Antosha | Self | 2019-08-02 |
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Vincent van Gogh Superstar | Vincent van Gogh (archive footage) | 2019-11-05 |
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At Eternity's Gate | Vincent van Gogh | 2018-11-15 |
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Brothers in Arms | Self | 2018-11-13 |
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Aquaman | Nuidis Vulko | 2018-12-07 |
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Opus Zero | Paul | 2018-12-28 |
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Vox Lux | Narrator (voice) | 2018-09-07 |
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Friedkin Uncut | Self | 2018-11-05 |
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Theatron. Romeo Castellucci | 2018-03-30 | |
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Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project | Self | 2018-02-20 |
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Sanctuary | Narrator | 2017-01-28 |
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What Happened to Monday | Terrence Settman | 2017-08-18 |
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Murder on the Orient Express | Gerhard Hardman | 2017-11-03 |
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Mountain | Narrator (voice) | 2017-11-30 |
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Piazza Vittorio | Himself | 2017-09-09 |
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Death Note | Ryuk (voice) | 2017-08-25 |
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Ballad of a Righteous Merchant | Self | 2017-08-01 |
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Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait | Self | 2017-05-05 |
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The Florida Project | Bobby | 2017-10-06 |
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Finding Dory | Gill (voice) | 2016-06-16 |
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The Great Wall | Ballard | 2016-12-16 |
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Nelson Algren Live | Role1 / Frankie Machine / Role2 / Blackie Cavanaugh | 2016-06-04 |
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Padre | James Verdun | 2016-10-25 |
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Sculpt | 2016-08-16 | |
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Mind the Gap | Self | 2016-02-17 |
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Dog Eat Dog | Mad Dog | 2016-11-04 |
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A Family Man | Ed Blackridge | 2016-09-13 |
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Meu Amigo Hindu | Diego Fairman | 2016-03-03 |
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Don't F*#% With John Wick | Self | 2015-02-03 |
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The Making of A Most Wanted Man | Self | 2015-02-27 |
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John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry | Self | 2015-02-03 |
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A Nuclear Story | Narrator | 2015-03-13 |
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A Most Wanted Man | Tommy Brue | 2014-07-25 |
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SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg | (archive footage) | 2014-09-02 |
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John Wick | Marcus | 2014-10-22 |
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The Grand Budapest Hotel | Jopling | 2014-02-26 |
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Pasolini | Pier Paolo Pasolini | 2014-09-25 |
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The Fault in Our Stars | Peter van Houten | 2014-05-16 |
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Bad Country | Bud Carter | 2014-09-26 |
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II | L | 2013-12-25 |
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Odd Thomas | Wyatt Porter | 2013-01-29 |
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The Smile Man | Willem | 2013-06-15 |
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The Benaki Museum | Narrator (voice) | 2013-12-26 |
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I | L | 2013-12-25 |
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Saving Norman | Lionel Pembrooke | 2013-05-25 |
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Out of the Furnace | John Petty | 2013-11-12 |
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Love's Routine | Barry | 2013-06-19 |
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Tomorrow You're Gone | The Buddha | 2012-10-31 |
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Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic | Self | 2012-09-12 |
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4:44 Last Day on Earth | Cisco | 2012-03-23 |
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John Carter | Tars Tarkas | 2012-03-07 |
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The Hunter | Martin David | 2011-10-06 |
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Miral | Eddie | 2010-09-15 |
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-04 |
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The Making of Daybreakers | Self | 2010-05-11 |
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Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World | Narrator | 2010-05-10 |
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Daybreakers | Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac | 2010-01-06 |
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A Woman | Max Oliver | 2010-09-04 |
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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done | Detective Hank Havenhurst | 2010-07-08 |
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Antichrist | He | 2009-05-20 |
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L'Affaire Farewell | Feeney | 2009-09-23 |
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The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | Paul Smecker | 2009-11-24 |
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Fantastic Mr. Fox | Rat (voice) | 2009-10-14 |
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Gavner Purl | 2009-10-23 |
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Η Σκόνη του Χρόνου | A | 2008-11-22 |
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Fireflies in the Garden | Charles Waechter | 2008-08-07 |
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Adam Resurrected | Commandat Klein | 2008-08-08 |
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Voom Portraits | Self | 2007-10-01 |
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Anamorph | Stan Aubray | 2007-09-21 |
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Bienvenue à Cannes | Self | 2007-10-27 |
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Mr. Bean's Holiday | Carson Clay | 2007-03-22 |
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Go Go Tales | Ray Ruby | 2007-05-23 |
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Chacun son cinema ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumiere s'eteint et que le film commence | (segment "Occupations") (archive footage) | 2007-10-31 |
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The Procedure | Christopher | 2007-08-01 |
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The Walker | Larry Lockner | 2007-02-13 |
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Spider-Man 3 | Green Goblin / Norman Osborn | 2007-05-01 |
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Paris, je t'aime | Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires) | 2006-06-21 |
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Inside Man | John Darius | 2006-03-17 |
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American Dreamz | Chief of Staff | 2006-03-04 |
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Ripley Under Ground | Neil Murchison | 2005-11-06 |
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xXx: State of the Union | Gen. George Octavius Deckert | 2005-04-27 |
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This Is an Adventure | Self | 2005-05-10 |
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Before It Had a Name | Leslie | 2005-09-10 |
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Manderlay | Grace's Father | 2005-06-03 |
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Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal | Self | 2005-05-09 |
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On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' | Self / Klaus D. | 2005-01-15 |
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Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Willem Dafoe (uncredited) | 2005-05-08 |
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The Clearing | Arnold Mack | 2004-07-02 |
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Klaus Daimler | 2004-12-10 |
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Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart | 2004-12-07 | |
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Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate | Narrator (voice) | 2004-10-08 |
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The Misbehavers | Self | 2004-12-04 |
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Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man' | Self | 2004-06-01 |
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The Reckoning | Martin | 2004-02-26 |
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Spider-Man 2 | Green Goblin / Norman Osborn | 2004-06-25 |
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The Aviator | Roland Sweet | 2004-12-17 |
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Control | Dr. Michael Copeland | 2004-12-07 |
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Rockets Redglare! | Self | 2003-05-02 |
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Finding Nemo | Gill (voice) | 2003-05-30 |
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Overnight | Self | 2003-06-12 |
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Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty | 2003-09-12 | |
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Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' | Self | 2003-12-02 |
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Armando Barillo | 2003-09-11 |
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The Spider-Man Story | Self | 2002-06-08 |
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Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure | Hunter (voice) | 2002-12-15 |
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Auto Focus | John Carpenter | 2002-10-18 |
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Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' | Self | 2002-04-20 |
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Spider-Mania | Self | 2002-04-30 |
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Spider-Man | Green Goblin / Norman Osborn | 2002-05-01 |
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A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' | Self | 2001-01-01 |
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Edges of the Lord | Priest | 2001-10-12 |
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Pavilion of Women | Father Andre | 2001-04-20 |
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American Psycho | Donald Kimball | 2000-04-13 |
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Shadow of the Vampire | Max Schreck | 2000-08-30 |
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Bullfighter | Father Ramirez | 2000-10-01 |
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Animal Factory | Earl Copen | 2000-10-13 |
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eXistenZ | Gas | 1999-04-14 |
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New Rose Hotel | X | 1999-03-19 |
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Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle | Narrator | 1999-01-01 |
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The Boondock Saints | Paul Smecker | 1999-01-22 |
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Abel/Asia | Self (archival footage) | 1998-01-01 |
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Lulu on the Bridge | Dr. Van Horn | 1998-09-06 |
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Speed 2: Cruise Control | Geiger | 1997-06-13 |
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Affliction | Rolfe Whitehouse | 1997-12-30 |
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Wrong Guys | Jack Straw | 1997-01-01 |
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Victory | Axel Heyst | 1996-12-13 |
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Basquiat | The Electrician | 1996-08-09 |
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The English Patient | David Caravaggio | 1996-11-14 |
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La notte e il momento | Lo scrittore | 1995-07-05 |
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Clear and Present Danger | John Clark | 1994-08-03 |
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Tom & Viv | Tom Eliot | 1994-04-15 |
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Brace Up! | Colonel Alexander Ignatyevich Vershinin | 1993-04-01 |
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Body of Evidence | Frank Dulaney | 1993-01-15 |
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White Homeland Commando | Karl | 1993-03-04 |
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In weiter Ferne, so nah! | Emit Flesti | 1993-09-01 |
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Rhyme 'Em to Death | 1993-01-01 | |
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Light Sleeper | John LeTour | 1992-08-21 |
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White Sands | Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal | 1992-04-24 |
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North on Evers | 1992-01-01 | |
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Flight of the Intruder | Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole | 1991-01-18 |
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Cry-Baby | Hateful Guard | 1990-04-06 |
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Wild at Heart | Bobby Peru | 1990-08-17 |
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Born on the Fourth of July | Charlie | 1989-12-20 |
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Triumph of the Spirit | Salamo Arouch | 1989-12-08 |
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Mississippi Burning | Agent Alan Ward | 1988-12-08 |
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Off Limits | Buck McGriff | 1988-03-11 |
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The Last Temptation of Christ | Jesus | 1988-05-28 |
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Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ | Self | 1988-10-07 |
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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | Elephant Grass (voice) | 1987-10-01 |
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Platoon | Sergeant Elias Grodin | 1986-12-19 |
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To Live and Die in L.A. | Rick Masters | 1985-11-01 |
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O Panama | 1985-01-01 | |
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New York Nights | Boyfriend | 1984-03-01 |
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Roadhouse 66 | Johnny Harte | 1984-08-31 |
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The Loveless | Vance | 1984-01-20 |
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Streets of Fire | Raven Shaddock | 1984-06-01 |
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Atalanta Strategy | Immigration Staff | 1984-01-01 |
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The Hunger | 2nd Phone Booth Youth | 1983-04-29 |
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Heaven's Gate | Willy (uncredited) | 1980-11-19 |
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Cuddle | Dante | |
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The Man in My Basement | Anniston Bennett | |
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Late Fame | Ed Saxberger | |
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American Nails | ||
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Tenzing | Colonel John Hunt | |
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Tropico | Raymond | |
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The Sleeping Shepherd | ||
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The Birthday Party | Marcos Timoleon | |
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