William James Remar (born on December 31, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts), is an American character actor.
He is known for his gruff voice and strong physical presence, which he has used to portray a variety of heavies and men of authority throughout his long career.
His Notable Roles include:
- Ajax in The Warriors (1979); he reprised the role for the video game (2005)
- Sam Starr in The Long Riders (1980)
- Albert Ganz in 48 Hrs. (1982)
- Dutch Schultz in The Cotton Club (1984)
- Creb in The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986); based on the book.
- Gentry in Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
- McQueen in Session Man (1991)
- Max Shady in Fatal Instinct (1993)
- Jack Duff in Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
- Block Warlord in Judge Dredd (1995)
- Lord Raiden in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
- Richard in Sex and the City (2001 - 2004)
- FBI Agent Ray Cumberland in Blade: Trinity (2004)
- Hudson Benoit in The Grid (2004)
- Vincent Colville in North Shore (2004-2005)
- Meier in Battlestar Galactica (2003) (2005)
- Hawkman, Shadow Thief/Katar Hol, and the Lead Manhunter in Justice League (Unlimited) (2005 - 2006)
- Harry Morgan in Dexter (2006 - 2013)
- Black Mask in The Batman (2006 - 2008)
- Tom Benton in Criminal Minds (2009)
- Walter Hardy/The Cat/The Burglar in The Spectacular Spider-Man (2009)
- Two-Face in Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009 - 2010)
- Vilgax in Ben 10: Alien Force (2009 - 2010) and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2011 - 2012)
- Randall Priest in NUMB3RS (2010)
- James Ermine in FlashForward (2009) (2010)
- Giuseppe Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries (2010)
- Sideswipe in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) and Transformers: The Ride
- Rickshaw in All Superheroes Must Die (2011)
- Ace Speck and Butch Pooch in Django Unchained (2012)
- Silver Monkey in Beware the Batman (2013 - 2014)
- Tonraq in The Legend of Korra (2013 - 2014)
- James Evans in Grey's Anatomy (2013 - 2014)
- Frank Gordon in Gotham (2017)
- John Kordjak ("Kodiak") in The Path (2017)
- Peter Gambi in Black Lightning (2018) (2018 - 2021)
- Henry Stimson in Oppenheimer (2023)
- TBA in Megalopolis (2024)
