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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Odyssey
Character:
Release Date:15/07/2026
Megalopolis
Character:Charles Cothope
Release Date:25/09/2024
Transformers One
Character:Zeta Prime (voice)
Release Date:11/09/2024
Drugstore June
Character:Arnold
Release Date:23/02/2024
Glowzies
Character:Darlus
Release Date:30/09/2023
Oppenheimer
Character:Henry Stimson
Release Date:19/07/2023
The Noel Diary
Character:Scott Turner
Release Date:24/11/2022
Dead Reckoning
Character:Agent Cantrell
Release Date:13/11/2020
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
Character:Himself
Release Date:25/08/2020
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Character:'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'
Release Date:24/07/2019
Speed Kills
Character:Meyer Lansky
Release Date:16/11/2018
All You Ever Wished For
Character:Gordon Hutton
Release Date:03/08/2018
The Saint
Character:Arnold Valecross
Release Date:11/07/2017
Feed
Character:Tom
Release Date:05/04/2017
The Blackcoat's Daughter
Character:Bill
Release Date:31/03/2017
The Night Watchmen
Character:Randall
Release Date:04/03/2017
Can't Buy My Love
Character:Rex
Release Date:04/03/2017
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
Character:Admiral Parnell
Release Date:22/09/2016
Decommissioned
Character:David Marino
Release Date:29/08/2016
The Dog Lover
Character:Daniel Holloway
Release Date:08/07/2016
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
Character:Santo Trafficante
Release Date:19/11/2015
Unnatural
Character:Martin Nakos
Release Date:16/10/2015
Eden
Character:Coach DaFoe
Release Date:18/09/2015
Lap Dance
Character:Patrick Moore
Release Date:05/12/2014
Persecuted
Character:John Luther
Release Date:09/05/2014
Horns
Character:Derrick Perrish
Release Date:06/09/2013
Django Unchained
Character:Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
Release Date:25/12/2012
All Superheroes Must Die
Character:Rickshaw
Release Date:26/10/2011
Setup
Character:William
Release Date:17/10/2011
Arena
Character:Tall Man
Release Date:11/10/2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Character:Sideswipe (voice)
Release Date:28/06/2011
X-Men: First Class
Character:US General
Release Date:01/06/2011
The FP
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/03/2011
RED
Character:Gabriel Singer
Release Date:13/10/2010
Gun
Character:Detective Rogers
Release Date:30/07/2010
The Christmas Hope
Character:Mark Addison
Release Date:13/12/2009
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
Character:Sam Kramer
Release Date:20/10/2009
2B
Character:Tom Mortlake
Release Date:15/02/2009
The Unborn
Character:Gordon Beldon
Release Date:09/01/2009
Pineapple Express
Character:General Bratt
Release Date:06/08/2008
Sharpshooter
Character:Dillon
Release Date:11/10/2007
The Warriors: The Beginning
Character:Self
Release Date:03/07/2007
The Warriors: Battleground
Character:Self
Release Date:03/07/2007
The Warriors: The Phenomenon
Character:Self
Release Date:03/07/2007
Ratatouille
Character:Larousse (voice)
Release Date:28/06/2007
The Warriors: The Way Home
Character:Self
Release Date:03/06/2007
Blade: Trinity
Character:Ray Cumberland
Release Date:08/12/2004
American Meltdown
Character:Colonel Boggs
Release Date:06/06/2004
Ike: Countdown to D-Day
Character:General Omar Bradley
Release Date:31/05/2004
The Girl Next Door
Character:Hugo Posh
Release Date:09/04/2004
The Survivors Club
Character:Roan Griffin
Release Date:07/03/2004
Duplex
Character:Chick
Release Date:26/09/2003
Betrayal
Character:Alex Tyler
Release Date:01/08/2003
2 Fast 2 Furious
Character:Agent Markham
Release Date:05/06/2003
Fear X
Character:Peter
Release Date:13/01/2003
Guardian
Character:Detective Carpenter
Release Date:12/06/2001
Dying on the Edge
Character:Jackie James
Release Date:11/06/2001
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
Character:Lt. Col. Strauss
Release Date:08/12/2000
Hellraiser: Inferno
Character:Dr. Paul Gregory
Release Date:31/10/2000
What Lies Beneath
Character:Warren Feur
Release Date:21/07/2000
Blowback
Character:John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt
Release Date:10/03/2000
The Huntress
Character:Tiny Bellows
Release Date:07/03/2000
Double Frame
Character:
Release Date:22/11/1999
Rites of Passage
Character:Frank Dabbo
Release Date:27/10/1999
D.R.E.A.M. Team
Character:Shawn Murphy
Release Date:25/09/1999
Born Bad
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1999
Psycho
Character:Patrolman
Release Date:04/12/1998
Inferno
Character:Dr. Coleman West
Release Date:29/10/1998
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Character:Raiden
Release Date:11/11/1997
Robo Warriors
Character:Ray Gibson
Release Date:01/10/1996
The Phantom
Character:Quill
Release Date:06/06/1996
The Quest
Character:Maxie Devine
Release Date:19/04/1996
One Good Turn
Character:Simon Jury
Release Date:23/03/1996
Wild Bill
Character:Donnie Lonigan
Release Date:01/12/1995
Judge Dredd
Character:Block Warlord (uncredited)
Release Date:30/06/1995
Boys on the Side
Character:Alex
Release Date:03/02/1995
The Surgeon
Character:Dr. Benjamin Hendricks
Release Date:13/01/1995
Miracle on 34th Street
Character:Jack Duff
Release Date:18/11/1994
Across the Moon
Character:Rattlesnake Jim
Release Date:01/10/1994
Renaissance Man
Character:Captain Tom Murdoch
Release Date:03/06/1994
Confessions of a Hitman
Character:Bruno Serrano
Release Date:04/05/1994
Fatal Instinct
Character:Max Shady
Release Date:29/10/1993
Blink
Character:Thomas Ridgely
Release Date:01/10/1993
The Tigress
Character:Andrei
Release Date:15/10/1992
Indecency
Character:Mick Clarkson
Release Date:16/09/1992
Strangers
Character:Bernard (The Last Game)
Release Date:15/05/1992
Brotherhood of the Gun
Character:Frank Weir
Release Date:04/10/1991
Wedlock
Character:Sam
Release Date:10/05/1991
White Fang
Character:Beauty Smith
Release Date:18/01/1991
Session Man
Character:McQueen
Release Date:01/01/1991
Night Visions
Character:Sergeant Thomas Mackey
Release Date:30/11/1990
Fatal Charm
Character:Louis
Release Date:19/09/1990
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Character:Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)
Release Date:03/05/1990
Kojak: None So Blind
Character:Wolfgang Reiger
Release Date:07/04/1990
Drugstore Cowboy
Character:Gentry
Release Date:20/10/1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Character:John Sikes
Release Date:10/10/1989
Silence Like Glass
Character:
Release Date:06/07/1989
The Dream Team
Character:Gianelli
Release Date:07/04/1989
Rent-a-Cop
Character:Dancer
Release Date:28/11/1987
Quiet Cool
Character:Joe Dylanne
Release Date:08/11/1986
Band of the Hand
Character:Nestor
Release Date:11/04/1986
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Character:Creb
Release Date:17/01/1986
The Cotton Club
Character:Dutch Schultz
Release Date:14/12/1984
The Mystic Warrior
Character:Pesla
Release Date:20/05/1984
48 Hrs.
Character:Albert Ganz
Release Date:07/12/1982
Partners
Character:Edward K. Petersen
Release Date:30/04/1982
Windwalker
Character:Windwalker (young)
Release Date:12/12/1980
The Long Riders
Character:Sam Starr
Release Date:16/05/1980
Cruising
Character:Gregory
Release Date:15/02/1980
The Warriors
Character:Ajax
Release Date:01/02/1979
On the Yard
Character:Larson
Release Date:16/09/1978
Television Appearances
All's Fair
Character:Theodore Baskin
IT: Welcome to Derry
Character:General Francis Shaw
Dexter: Resurrection
Character:Harry Morgan
Paul T. Goldman
Character:Lt. Newman
Fire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 800
Character:Narrator
The Movies That Made Us
Character:Self
Creepshow
Character:Bateman
City on a Hill
Character:Richy Ryan
The Rookie
Character:Tom Bradford
Magnum P.I.
Character:Captain Buck Greene
Yellowstone
Character:Kyle Fremont
Black Lightning
Character:Peter Gambi
Animal Kingdom
Character:Detective Andre
The Shannara Chronicles
Character:Cephelo
The Shannara Chronicles
Character:Cephalo
Code Black
Character:General Hutch Hutchinson
State of Affairs
Character:Syd
Gotham
Character:Frank Gordon
Beware the Batman
Character:Silver Monkey (voice)
Beware the Batman
Character:Silver Monkey / Mr. Reese (voice)
The Legend of Korra
Character:Tonraq (voice)
Wilfred
Character:Henry Newman
Franklin & Bash
Character:Cliff
Young Justice
Character:Icicle Sr. (voice)
Pound Puppies
Character:Sarge (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
Character:Elliot Connor
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Character:Vilgax (voice)
Human Target
Character:Warden Cole
FlashForward
Character:James Ermine
NCIS: Los Angeles
Character:Sterling Bridges
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Character:Two-Face (voice)
Ben 10: Alien Force
Character:Vilgax (voice)
Eli Stone
Character:Salinsky
Private Practice
Character:Dr. Gibson
Dexter
Character:Harry Morgan
Jericho
Character:Jonah Prowse
The Unit
Character:
Criminal Minds
Character:Tom Benton
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Jimmy Evans
American Dad!
Character:Charles Lindbergh Sr. (voice)
Numb3rs
Character:Randall Priest
Battlestar Galactica
Character:Meier
The Batman
Character:Black Mask (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
Character:Carter Hall (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
Character:Hawkman / Shadow Thief (voice)
The Grid
Character:
North Shore
Character:Vincent Colville
Peacemakers
Character:Cole Hawkins
Without a Trace
Character:Lucas Vohland
CSI: Miami
Character:Quentin Taylor
The Twilight Zone
Character:Alois Hitler
Justice League
Character:Lead Manhunter (voice)
The Huntress
Character:Tiny Bellows
Strong Medicine
Character:Guy Falls
Third Watch
Character:Detective Madjanski
Sex and the City
Character:Richard Wright
Total Security
Character:
7th Heaven
Character:James Carver
Nash Bridges
Character:Mark Lee Page
The X-Files
Character:Josef Kobold
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character:Keith Bolt
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Red Buckley
The Equalizer
Character:Tremayne
Miami Vice
Character:Robbie Cann
The Mystic Warrior
Character:Pesla
The Hitchhiker
Character:Ron
Hill Street Blues
Character:
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