Birth Day: 1953-12-31
Place of birth: 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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As Charles Cothope -
As Zeta Prime (voice) -
As Arnold -
As Darlus -
As Henry Stimson -
As Scott Turner -
As Agent Cantrell -
As Himself
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As 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl' -
As Gordon Hutton -
As Meyer Lansky -
As Bill -
As Arnold Valecross -
As Tom -
As Randall -
As Rex -
As Daniel Holloway -
As David Marino -
As Admiral Parnell -
As Santo Trafficante -
As Martin Nakos -
As Coach DaFoe -
As Patrick Moore -
As John Luther -
As Derrick Perrish -
As Vilgax (voice) -
As Butch Pooch / Ace Speck -
As Narrator (voice) -
As Tall Man -
As Sideswipe (voice) -
As Rickshaw -
As US General -
As William -
As Detective Rogers -
As Gabriel Singer -
As Mark Addison -
As Tom Mortlake -
As Sam Kramer -
As Gordon Beldon -
As General Bratt -
As Dillon -
As Self -
As Self -
As Self -
As Self -
As Larousse (voice) -
As General Omar Bradley -
As Hugo Posh -
As Ray Cumberland -
As Roan Griffin -
As Colonel Boggs -
As Alex Tyler -
As Agent Markham -
As Peter -
As Chick -
As Detective Carpenter -
As Jackie James -
As Warren Feur -
As Tiny Bellows -
As John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt -
As Lt. Col. Strauss -
As Dr. Paul Gregory -
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As Shawn Murphy -
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As Frank Dabbo -
As Dr. Coleman West -
As Patrolman -
As Raiden -
As Simon Jury -
As Maxie Devine -
As Quill -
As Ray Gibson -
As Dr. Benjamin Hendricks -
As Block Warlord (uncredited) -
As Donnie Lonigan -
As Alex -
As Bruno Serrano -
As Jack Duff -
As Rattlesnake Jim -
As Captain Tom Murdoch -
As Thomas Ridgely -
As Max Shady -
As Bernard (The Last Game) -
As Andrei -
As Mick Clarkson -
As Sam -
As McQueen -
As Frank Weir
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As Beauty Smith -
As Sergeant Thomas Mackey -
As Louis -
As Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’) -
As Wolfgang Reiger -
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As Gianelli -
As John Sikes -
As Gentry -
As Dancer -
As Creb -
As Nestor -
As Joe Dylanne -
As Dutch Schultz -
As Edward K. Petersen -
As Albert Ganz -
As Gregory -
As Sam Starr -
As Windwalker (young) -
As Ajax -
As Larson