07/22/1955
Appleton, Wisconsin, USA:
William James "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, in addition to receiving nominations for four Academy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award. He frequently collaborates with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. Dafoe was an early member of experimental theater company The Wooster Group. He made his film debut in Heaven's Gate (1980), but was fired during production. He had his first leading role in the outlaw biker film The Loveless (1982) and then played the main antagonist in Streets of Fire (1984) and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). He received his first Academy Award nomination (as Best Supporting Actor) for his role as Sergeant Elias Grodin in Oliver Stone's war film Platoon (1986). In 1988, Dafoe played Jesus in Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ and costarred in Mississippi Burning, both of which were controversial. After receiving his second Academy Award nomination (as Best Supporting Actor) for portraying Max Schreck in Shadow of the Vampire (2000), Dafoe portrayed the supervillain Norman Osborn / Green Goblin 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) earning him the Guinness World Record for the "longest career as a live-action Marvel character". He also portrayed the villains in Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) and XXX: State of the Union (2005), as well as Carson Clay in the film Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007). In 2009, he starred in the experimental film Antichrist, one of his three films with Lars von Trier. Dafoe then appeared in The Fault in Our Stars, John Wick, The Grand Budapest Hotel (all 2014), The Great Wall (2016), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), The Florida Project (2017) (for which he received his third Academy Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category), The Lighthouse (2019), The French Dispatch, and Nightmare Alley (both 2021). He portrayed Nuidis Vulko in the DC Extended Universe films Aquaman (2018), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2022). Dafoe has portrayed several real-life figures, including T. S. Eliot in Tom & Viv (1994), Pier Paolo Pasolini in Pasolini (2014), Vincent van Gogh in At Eternity's Gate (2018) (for which he received an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination, his first in that category), and Leonhard Seppala in Togo (2019).
Nosferatu (2024) Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz |
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) Wolf Jackson |
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Kinds of Kindness (2024) |
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Finally Dawn (2024) Rufo Priori |
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Poor Things (2023) Dr Godwin Baxter |
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Gonzo Girl (2023) Walker Reade |
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Pet Shop Days (2023) |
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Asteroid City (2023) Saltzburg Keitel |
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The Wild One (2023) Narrator (voice) |
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Inside (2023) Nemo |
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Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone (2022) |
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Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus (2022) Self / Grand Duc |
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Dead for a Dollar (2022) Joe Cribbens |
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7 Deaths of Maria Callas (2022) Film Actor |
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Il coraggio di essere Franco (2022) |
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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home (2022) Self |
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The Northman (2022) Heimir the Fool |
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Finding Satoshi (2022) Narrator |
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Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious (2022) Himself |
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Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Norman Osborn / Green Goblin |
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Nightmare Alley (2021) Clem Hoatley |
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The French Dispatch (2021) Albert 'the Abacus' |
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Why Are We (Not) Creative? (2021) Self |
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The Card Counter (2021) Gordo |
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River (2021) Narrator |
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Maresco / Pasolini (2021) Himself |
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Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) Nudis Vulko |
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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020) Self |
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Sportin' Life (2020) Self |
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Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020) Self |
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Siberia (2020) Clint |
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Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago (2020) |
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The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) Richard McMahon |
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The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale (2020) Self |
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Tommaso (2020) Tommaso |
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Togo (2019) Leonhard Seppala |
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Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee (2019) Self / Norman Osborn/ Green Goblin (archive footage) |
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Vincent van Gogh Superstar (2019) Vincent van Gogh (archive footage) |
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Motherless Brooklyn (2019) Paul Randolph |
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The Lighthouse (2019) Thomas Wake |
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Love, Antosha (2019) Self |
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Manou the Swift (2019) Manou's Father (voice) |
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Opus Zero (2018) Paul |
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Aquaman (2018) Nuidis Vulko |
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At Eternity's Gate (2018) Vincent van Gogh |
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Brothers in Arms (2018) Self |
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Friedkin Uncut (2018) Self |
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Vox Lux (2018) Narrator (voice) |
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Theatron. Romeo Castellucci (2018) |
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Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project (2018) |
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Mountain (2017) Narrator (voice) |
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Murder on the Orient Express (2017) Gerhard Hardman |
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The Florida Project (2017) Bobby Hicks |
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Piazza Vittorio (2017) Himself |
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Death Note (2017) Ryuk (voice) |
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What Happened to Monday (2017) Terrence Settman |
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Ballad of a Righteous Merchant (2017) Self |
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Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017) Self |
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Sanctuary (2017) Narrator |
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The Great Wall (2016) Ballard |
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Dog Eat Dog (2016) Mad Dog |
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Father (2016) James Verdun |
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A Family Man (2016) Ed Blackridge |
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Finding Dory (2016) Gill (voice) |
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Nelson Algren Live (2016) Role1 / Frankie Machine / Role2 / Blackie Cavanaugh |
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Mind the Gap (2016) himself |
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My Hindu Friend (2015) Diego Fairman |
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Fukushima: A Nuclear Story (2015) Narrator |
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The Making of A Most Wanted Man (2015) Self |
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Don't F*#% With John Wick (2015) Self |
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John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry (2015) Self |
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John Wick (2014) Marcus |
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Bad Country (2014) Bud Carter |
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Pasolini (2014) Pier Paolo Pasolini |
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SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg (2014) (archive footage) |
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A Most Wanted Man (2014) Tommy Brue |
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The Making of The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Self / Jopling |
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The Fault in Our Stars (2014) Peter van Houten |
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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) J.G. Jopling |
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The Benaki Museum (2013) Narrator (voice) |
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) L |
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Out of the Furnace (2013) John Petty |
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Love's Routine (2013) Barry |
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The Smile Man (2013) Willem |
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Saving Norman (2013) Lionel Pembrooke |
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Odd Thomas (2013) Wyatt Porter |
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Tomorrow You're Gone (2012) The Buddha |
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Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic (2012) Himself |
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4:44 Last Day on Earth (2012) Cisco |
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John Carter (2012) Tars Tarkas |
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The Hunter (2011) Martin David |
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Miral (2010) Eddie |
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A Woman (2010) Max Oliver |
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The Making of Daybreakers (2010) Self |
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Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World (2010) Narrator |
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010) Self (archive footage) |
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Daybreakers (2010) Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac |
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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009) Detective Hank Havenhurst |
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The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) Paul Smecker (uncredited) |
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) Gavner Purl |
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Rat (voice) |
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Farewell (2009) Feeney |
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Antichrist (2009) He |
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The Dust of Time (2008) A |
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Adam Resurrected (2008) Commandat Klein |
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Fireflies in the Garden (2008) Charles Waechter |
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To Each His Own Cinema (2007) (segment "Occupations") (archive footage) |
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Cannes: All Access (2007) Self |
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Voom Portraits (2007) Self |
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Anamorph (2007) Stan Aubray |
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The Procedure (2007) Christopher |
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Go Go Tales (2007) Ray Ruby |
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Spider-Man 3 (2007) Green Goblin / Norman Osborn |
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Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) Carson Clay |
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The Walker (2007) Larry Lockner |
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Paris Je T'aime (2006) Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires) |
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Inside Man (2006) John Darius |
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American Dreamz (2006) Chief of Staff |
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Ripley Under Ground (2005) Neil Murchison |
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Before It Had a Name (2005) Leslie |
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Manderlay (2005) Grace's Father |
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This Is an Adventure (2005) Self |
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Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal (2005) Self |
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Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005) Self |
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xXx: State of the Union (2005) Gen. George Octavius Deckert |
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On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' (2005) Self / Klaus D. |
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The Aviator (2004) Roland Sweet |
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) Klaus Daimler |
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Control (2004) Dr. Michael Copeland |
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The Misbehavers (2004) Self |
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Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate (2004) Narrator (voice) |
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The Clearing (2004) Arnold Mack |
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Spider-Man 2 (2004) Green Goblin / Norman Osborn |
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The Reckoning (2004) Martin |
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Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' (2003) Himself |
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Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty (2003) |
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) Barillo |
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Overnight (2003) |
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Finding Nemo (2003) Gill (voice) |
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Rockets Redglare! (2003) Self |
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Auto Focus (2002) John Carpenter |
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Spider-Man (2002) Green Goblin / Norman Osborn |
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Spider-Mania (2002) Self |
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Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' (2002) Himself |
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Edges of the Lord (2001) Priest |
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Pavilion of Women (2001) Father Andre |
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A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' (2001) Self |
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Animal Factory (2000) Earl Copen |
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Bullfighter (2000) Father Ramirez |
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Shadow of the Vampire (2000) Max Schreck |
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American Psycho (2000) Detective Donald Kimball |
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Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure (2000) Hunter (voice) |
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eXistenZ (1999) Gas |
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New Rose Hotel (1999) X |
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The Boondock Saints (1999) Paul Smecker |
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Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle (1999) Narrator |
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Lulu on the Bridge (1998) Dr. Van Horn |
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Affliction (1998) Rolfe Whitehouse |
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Abel/Asia (1998) Himself (archival footage) |
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Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) Geiger |
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Victory (1996) Axel Heyst |
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The English Patient (1996) David Caravaggio |
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Basquiat (1996) The Electrician |
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The Night and the Moment (1995) Lo scrittore |
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Clear and Present Danger (1994) John Clark |
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Tom & Viv (1994) Tom Eliot |
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Faraway, So Close! (1993) Emit Flesti |
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Brace Up! (1993) Colonel Alexander Ignatyevich Vershinin |
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White Homeland Commando (1993) Karl |
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Body of Evidence (1993) Frank Dulaney |
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Rhyme 'Em to Death (1993) |
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Light Sleeper (1992) John LeTour |
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White Sands (1992) Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal |
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North on Evers (1992) |
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Flight of the Intruder (1991) Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole |
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Wild at Heart (1990) Bobby Peru |
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Cry-Baby (1990) Hateful Guard at Maryland Training School for Boys |
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Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Charlie |
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Triumph of the Spirit (1989) Salamo Arouch |
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Mississippi Burning (1988) Ward |
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Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ (1988) Self |
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The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Jesus |
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Off Limits (1988) Buck McGriff |
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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) Elephant Grass (voice) |
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Platoon (1986) Sergeant Elias Gordon |
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To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) Eric Masters |
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O Panama (1985) |
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Roadhouse 66 (1984) Johnny Harte |
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Streets of Fire (1984) Raven Shaddock |
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New York Nights (1984) Boyfriend |
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Atalanta Strategy (1984) Immigration Staff |
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The Hunger (1983) 2nd Phone Booth Youth |
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The Loveless (1981) Vance |
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Heaven's Gate (1980) Willy (uncredited) |
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The Legend of Ochi () Maxim |
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American Nails () |
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The Man in My Basement () Anniston Bennett |
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020) Associate Producer |
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The House That Jack Built (2018) Thanks |
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Before It Had a Name (2005) Screenplay |
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New Rose Hotel (1999) Co-Producer |
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Tropico () Producer |