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