Bill Lake
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Bill Lake (a.k.a. W.F. Lake) is a Canadian actor whose career began in Vancouver in 1974. He has accumulated over 175 credits across film, television, stage, and commercials, and is best known for Kodachrome (2017), Crook (2013), and Hollywoodland (2006). He has been a steady presence in both Canadian and American productions for over five decades. His notable film credits include The Hurricane (1999, with Daniel Day-Lewis and Christopher McCann), Death to Smoochy (2002, dir. Ron Howard, with Adam Sandler), Hollywoodland (2006, with Ben Affleck and Adrien Brody), Flash of Genius (2008, with Ed Harris), Crimson Peak (2015, dir. Guillermo del Toro, with Mia Wasikowska and Jessica Chastain), Pixels (2015, with Chris Pratt and Keira Knightley), Kodachrome (2017, with Ed Harris and Samuel L. Jackson), and The Middle Man (2021, with Jason Bateman).
Known for
Credits
Pixels (2015)
as NY Police Commissioner
Crimson Peak (2015)
as Coroner
Hollywoodland (2006)
as Cigar Man
Charming Christmas (2015)
as Bill Boyd
Tart (2001)
as Mr. Sellers
The Hurricane (1999)
as Philadelphia TV Announcer
Jane Doe (2001)
as Sheriff
A Family Man (2016)
as Elise's Father
Swarmed (2005)
as Chief of Police
Awake (2021)
as Sheriff
Fatman (2020)
as Robert Taylor
Death to Smoochy (2002)
as Bartender
Flash of Genius (2008)
as Scott
Kodachrome (2017)
as Dwayne
Buffaloed (2020)
as Judge Connor
Christmas Inheritance (2017)
as Captain Williams
The Shape of Things to Come (1979)
as Spacesuited man
While I Was Gone (2004)
as Sergeant Eberhart
Sounder (2003)
as Deputy
Camille (2008)
as Local Deputy #2
The Safety of Objects (2002)
as Baseball Coach
Fir Crazy (2013)
as Fire Marshall
Special Correspondents (2016)
as General
Solar Attack (2006)
as Captain Misha Gregorovitch
The American Trap (2008)
as Edgar Hoover
Northern Lights of Christmas (2018)
as Chuck Baker
How to Deal (2003)
Actor
Walter and Carlo in America (1989)
as Peters
A Christmas in Tennessee (2018)
as Mayor Paul
Heart of the Holidays (2020)
as Bob
Cries in the Night (1980)
as Frank
Blue Monkey (1987)
as Paramedic
When Andrew Came Home (2000)
as Desk Sergeant
Lethal Tender (1997)
as Lt. Wilson
Christmas in Angel Falls (2017)
as Pastor Howard
The Middle Man (2021)
as Mr. Stout
On the 2nd Day of Christmas (1997)
as Cop
The Judge (2001)
as Chief Wallace Hansen
The Wives He Forgot (2006)
as Police Captain
Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story (1998)
Actor
Our Fathers (2005)
as Fire Chief Williams
Karate from Shaolin Temple (1976)
as Tiger
Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (2000)
as GBI Man
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000)
as Older Edward Kennedy
All Around The Town (2002)
as Mark Levine
The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002)
as Secretary Daniels
Full Disclosure (2001)
as Del
Martin and Lewis (2002)
as Hal Wallis
Sex, Lies & Obsession (2001)
as Tom Gates
Blackheart (1998)
as VIP
Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant (1996)
as Bus Driver
Murder in Space (1985)
as Technician
The Preacher's Sin (2015)
as Bill Traggert
The Husband She Met Online (2013)
as Jerry Berman
Street Justice (1987)
as Aide
Bedroom Eyes (1984)
as Forensic Man #2
Small Vices (1999)
as Police Captain
Wingman (2025)
as Uncle Corey
My Own Country (1998)
as Veteran
My Mother's Secret (2012)
as Sheriff John Greely
Degrassi: Don't Look Back (2015)
as Detective
The Glow (2002)
as Fire Captain
The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)
as Prison Guard
Remember Me (1995)
as Walter
Conviction (2002)
as Peters
Tell the World (2016)
as William Miller
The Long Island Incident (1998)
as Bill Leffert
Stolen Miracle (2001)
as Shane Miller
Mafia Princess (1986)
as Federal Agent
Christmas Beneath the Stars (2021)
as Warren Locke
Anti-Corruption (1975)
as Hunter
Booky's Crush (2009)
as Mr. Jenkins
The Hopeful (2024)
as William
Vanished (1998)
as Lt. Scott