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.
Known for
Credits
The Odyssey (2026)
as Tiresias
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Oppenheimer (2023)
as Henry Stimson
Ratatouille (2007)
as Larousse (voice)
Django Unchained (2012)
as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'
They Will Kill You (2026)
as The Pig's Head (voice)
The Girl Next Door (2004)
as Hugo Posh
Transformers One (2024)
as Zeta Prime (voice)
RED (2010)
as Gabriel Singer
Blade: Trinity (2004)
as Ray Cumberland
Judge Dredd (1995)
as Block Warlord (uncredited)
Megalopolis (2024)
as Charles Cothope
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
as Jack Duff
48 Hrs. (1982)
as Albert Ganz
What Lies Beneath (2000)
as Warren Feur
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
as Raiden
Pineapple Express (2008)
as General Bratt
The Warriors (1979)
as Ajax
The Unborn (2009)
as Gordon Beldon
The Blackcoat's Daughter (2017)
as Bill
White Fang (1991)
as Beauty Smith
Cruising (1980)
as Gregory
The Phantom (1996)
as Quill
Duplex (2003)
as Chick
The Cotton Club (1984)
as Dutch Schultz
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
as Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)
Psycho (1998)
as Patrolman
The Quest (1996)
as Maxie Devine
Horns (2013)
as Derrick Perrish
Boys on the Side (1995)
as Alex
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)
as Admiral Parnell
The Long Riders (1980)
as Sam Starr
The Noel Diary (2022)
as Scott Turner
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
as Gentry
The Saint (2017)
as Arnold Valecross
Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
as Dr. Paul Gregory
Arena (2011)
as Tall Man
Renaissance Man (1994)
as Captain Tom Murdoch
Setup (2011)
as William
The Dream Team (1989)
as Gianelli
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
as Sideswipe (voice)
Wild Bill (1995)
as Donnie Lonigan
Wedlock (1991)
as Sam
The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
as Creb
Speed Kills (2018)
as Meyer Lansky
Double Frame (1999)
Actor
Silence Like Glass (1989)
Actor
Blink (1993)
as Thomas Ridgely
Fatal Instinct (1993)
as Max Shady
Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004)
as General Omar Bradley
Lap Dance (2014)
as Patrick Moore
Fear X (2003)
as Peter
American Meltdown (2004)
as Colonel Boggs
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
as Agent Markham
Band of the Hand (1986)
as Nestor
Can't Buy My Love (2017)
as Rex
Decommissioned (2016)
as David Marino
Sharpshooter (2007)
as Dillon
All Superheroes Must Die (2011)
as Rickshaw
The Night Watchmen (2017)
as Randall
Guardian (2001)
as Detective Carpenter
Gun (2010)
as Detective Rogers
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer (2009)
as Sam Kramer
The Surgeon (1995)
as Dr. Benjamin Hendricks
Eden (2015)
as Coach DaFoe
Rent-a-Cop (1987)
as Dancer
Unnatural (2015)
as Martin Nakos
Dead Reckoning (2020)
as Agent Cantrell
Robo Warriors (1996)
as Ray Gibson
The Dog Lover (2016)
as Daniel Holloway
Night Visions (1990)
as Sergeant Thomas Mackey
Quiet Cool (1986)
as Joe Dylanne
Papa Hemingway in Cuba (2015)
as Santo Trafficante
Indecency (1992)
as Mick Clarkson
Ben 10: Omniverse (2012)
as Vilgax (voice)
Betrayal (2003)
as Alex Tyler
D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999)
as Shawn Murphy
Born Bad (1999)
Actor
Feed (2017)
as Tom
Windwalker (1980)
as Windwalker (young)
Blowback (2000)
as John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt
Partners (1982)
as Edward K. Petersen
Fatal Charm (1990)
as Louis
Brotherhood of the Gun (1991)
as Frank Weir
Rites of Passage (1999)
as Frank Dabbo
The Christmas Hope (2009)
as Mark Addison
Drugstore June (2024)
as Arnold
Psycho Path (1999)
as Self
The Survivors Club (2004)
as Roan Griffin
The Tigress (1992)
as Andrei
On the Yard (1978)
as Larson
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged (2000)
as Lt. Col. Strauss
The Huntress (2000)
as Tiny Bellows
Across the Moon (1994)
as Rattlesnake Jim
Strangers (1992)
as Bernard (The Last Game)
Persecuted (2014)
as John Luther
All You Ever Wished For (2018)
as Gordon Hutton
X-Men: First Class (2011)
as US General
Inferno (1998)
as Dr. Coleman West
Confessions of a Hitman (1994)
as Bruno Serrano
Dying on the Edge (2001)
as Jackie James
One Good Turn (1996)
as Simon Jury
Session Man (1991)
as McQueen
The Warriors: The Way Home (2007)
as Self
Kojak: None So Blind (1990)
as Wolfgang Reiger
Glowzies (2023)
as Darlus
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989)
as John Sikes
The FP (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
The Warriors: The Phenomenon (2007)
as Self
The Warriors: Battleground (2007)
as Self
The Warriors: The Beginning (2007)
as Self
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables (2020)
as Himself
2B (2009)
as Tom Mortlake