Acting
James Remar
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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.
- 179 titles
- 172 Acting
- 7 Appearances
Acting (172)
Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
Larousse (voice)
'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'
US General
Henry Stimson
Jimmy Evans
Giuseppe Salvatore
Sideswipe (voice)
Agent Markham
Gabriel Singer
Harry Morgan
Tiresias
Ray Cumberland
General Bratt
Hugo Posh
Tom Benton
Frank Gordon
Josef Kobold
Tom Bradford
Kyle Fremont
Block Warlord (uncredited)
Ajax
Derrick Perrish
Tonraq (voice)
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Charles Lindbergh Sr. (voice)
Richard Wright
Warren Feur
Elliot Connor
Meier
Chick
Zeta Prime (voice)
Albert Ganz
General Francis Shaw
Quentin Taylor
Gordon Beldon
Raiden
Sterling Bridges
Icicle Sr. (voice)
The Pig's Head (voice)
Jack Duff
Vilgax (voice)
Charles Cothope
Patrolman
Cephelo / Cephalo
Red Buckley
Peter Gambi
Vilgax (voice)
Carter Hall (voice) / Hawkman / Shadow Thief (voice)
Maxie Devine
Bill
Harry Morgan
Beauty Smith
Admiral Parnell
Gregory
Quill
Gentry
Lead Manhunter (voice)
Keith Bolt
Jonah Prowse
Detective Andre
James Ermine
Dr. Paul Gregory
Robbie Cann
Black Mask (voice)
Henry Newman
Randall Priest
Dutch Schultz
William
Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)
Scott Turner
Bateman
Dr. Gibson
Captain Buck Greene
Captain Tom Murdoch
Sam Starr
Arnold Valecross
Two-Face (voice)
Tall Man
Lucas Vohland
General Hutch Hutchinson
Alex
Gianelli
James Carver
Detective Madjanski
Reece
Tom
Peter
Thomas Ridgely
Sam
Richy Ryan
Donnie Lonigan
Max Shady
Warden Cole
Randall
Meyer Lansky
Creb
Alois Hitler
Mark Lee Page
Detective Rogers
Silver Monkey (voice) / Silver Monkey / Mr. Reese (voice)
Cliff
Rex
Salinsky
Theodore Baskin
Patrick Moore
Syd
Tremayne
Coach DaFoe
Nestor
General Omar Bradley
Martin Nakos
Dancer
Agent Cantrell
Arnold
Sam Kramer
Rickshaw
Narrator (voice)
Ron
Edward K. Petersen
Santo Trafficante
Frank Dabbo
John Luther
Dillon
Alex Tyler
Windwalker (young)
Dr. Benjamin Hendricks
Daniel Holloway
Ray Gibson
Vincent Colville
Mark Addison
John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt
Agent Patterson
Colonel Boggs
Guy Falls
Joe Dylanne
David Marino
Louis
Sergeant Thomas Mackey
McQueen
Rattlesnake Jim
Detective Carpenter
Sarge (voice)
Lt. Col. Strauss
Lt. Newman
Charly
Andrei
Shawn Murphy
Cole Hawkins
Dr. Coleman West
Larson
Simon Jury
Gordon Hutton
Bernard (The Last Game)
Tiny Bellows
Pesla
Bruno Serrano
John Sikes
Wolfgang Reiger
Roan Griffin
Vilgax (voice)
Jackie James
Mick Clarkson
Tom Mortlake
Darlus
Tiny Bellows
Narrator
Appearances (7)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Himself
