James Remar
Birthplace: Boston
Born: 1953-12-31
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; stage actor; television actor; voice actor
Biography from Wikipedia
William James Remar (born December 31, 1953) is an American actor. Highlights of his career in film include his portrayals of Ajax in The Warriors (1979), Albert Ganz in 48 Hrs. (1982), Dutch Schultz in The Cotton Club (1984), and Jack Duff in Miracle on 34th Street (1994). In television, he is best known for playing Richard Wright in Sex and the City (2001–2004), and Harry Morgan, the father of the title character, in Dexter (2006–2013) and Dexter: Resurrection (2025). Since 2009, he has done voice-over work in ads for Lexus luxury cars. Remar studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.
Remar's more recent roles include Frank Gordon in Gotham from 2016 to 2019; Peter Gambi in Black Lightning from 2018 to 2021; Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson in Oppenheimer in 2023 and General Francis Shaw in It: Welcome to Derry (2025).
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Wikipedia · revision 1377816786
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Drugstore June (2024)
- Oppenheimer (2023) — Henry Stimson
- The Noel Diary (2022) — Scott Turner
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) — Ugly Owl Hoot on Bounty Law
- Speed Kills (2018) — Meyer Lansky
- Feed (2017)
- The Night Watchmen (2017) — Randall
- The Saint (2017) — Arnold Valecross
- Decommissioned (2016) — David Marino
- The Dog Lover (2016) — Daniel Holloway
- USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) — Admiral William S. Parnell
- February (2015) — Bill
- Papa (2015)
- Unnatural (2015) — Martin Nakos
- Eden (2014) — Coach DaFoe
- Lap Dance (2014) — Patrick Moore
- Persecuted (2014)
- Horns (2013) — Derrick Perrish
- The Briar Lake Murders (2013) — Chief Davis
- Django Unchained (2012) — Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
- All Superheroes Must Die (2011) — Rickshaw
- Arena (2011) — Agent McCarty
- Setup (2011) — William Long
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) — Sideswipe
- X-Men: First Class (2011) — US General
- RED (2010) — Gabriel Singer
- 2B (2009)
- Endless Bummer (2009) — Sam Kramer
- The Christmas Hope (2009) — Mark Addison
- The Unborn (2009) — Gordon Beldon
- Pineapple Express (2008) — General Bratt
- Ratatouille (2007) — Larousse
- Sharpshooter (2007) — Dillon
- Blade Trinity (2004) — Ray Cumberland
- Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004) — General Omar Bradley
- The Girl Next Door (2004) — Hugo Posh
- 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) — Agent Markham
- Duplex (2003) — Chick
- Fear X (2003) — Lt. Peter Northrup
- Dying on the Edge (2001) — Jackie James
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Bruce Dern · 3 films
- Diane Lane · 3 films
- Joan Chen · 3 films
- Mario Van Peebles · 3 films
- Walter Hill · 3 films
- Al Pacino · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.