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