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James Remar

James Remar

Acting December 31, 1953 (72 years old) Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

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.

Movies 113

The Odyssey 8.0

The Odyssey

as Tiresias

2026
Oppenheimer 8.0

Oppenheimer

as Henry Stimson

2023
Ratatouille 7.9

Ratatouille

as Larousse (voice)

2007
Django Unchained 8.2

Django Unchained

as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck

2012
Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood 7.4

Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood

as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'

2019
Transformers One 8.0

Transformers One

as Zeta Prime (voice)

2024
They Will Kill You 6.9

They Will Kill You

as The Pig's Head (voice)

2026
RED 6.7

RED

as Gabriel Singer

2010
The Girl Next Door 6.8

The Girl Next Door

as Hugo Posh

2004
Blade: Trinity 5.9

Blade: Trinity

as Ray Cumberland

2004
What Lies Beneath 6.4

What Lies Beneath

as Warren Feur

2000
Judge Dredd 5.9

Judge Dredd

as Block Warlord (uncredited)

1995
The Warriors 7.7

The Warriors

as Ajax

1979
48 Hrs. 6.7

48 Hrs.

as Albert Ganz

1982
Pineapple Express 6.6

Pineapple Express

as General Bratt

2008
Miracle on 34th Street 6.8

Miracle on 34th Street

as Jack Duff

1994
Megalopolis 5.1

Megalopolis

as Charles Cothope

2024
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation 4.6

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

as Raiden

1997
Cruising 6.6

Cruising

as Gregory

1980
The Long Riders 6.7

The Long Riders

as Sam Starr

1980
Duplex 6.1

Duplex

as Chick

2003
The Unborn 5.2

The Unborn

as Gordon Beldon

2009
Transformers: Dark of the Moon 6.2

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

as Sideswipe (voice)

2011
The Phantom 5.3

The Phantom

as Quill

1996
Boys on the Side 6.4

Boys on the Side

as Alex

1995
White Fang 6.7

White Fang

as Beauty Smith

1991
The Quest 6.2

The Quest

as Maxie Devine

1996
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage 5.9

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

as Admiral Parnell

2016
The Noel Diary 6.3

The Noel Diary

as Scott Turner

2022
Horns 6.3

Horns

as Derrick Perrish

2013
The Blackcoat's Daughter 5.9

The Blackcoat's Daughter

as Bill

2017
Psycho 5.1

Psycho

as Patrolman

1998
Drugstore Cowboy 7.1

Drugstore Cowboy

as Gentry

1989
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 6.2

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

as Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

1990
The Cotton Club 6.5

The Cotton Club

as Dutch Schultz

1984
Hellraiser: Inferno 5.4

Hellraiser: Inferno

as Dr. Paul Gregory

2000
Wedlock 5.8

Wedlock

as Sam

1991
The Clan of the Cave Bear 5.3

The Clan of the Cave Bear

as Creb

1986
Wild Bill 5.7

Wild Bill

as Donnie Lonigan

1995
Setup 4.9

Setup

as William

2011
The Saint 5.4

The Saint

as Arnold Valecross

2017
Lap Dance 4.2

Lap Dance

as Patrick Moore

2014
2 Fast 2 Furious 6.5

2 Fast 2 Furious

as Agent Markham

2003
Fatal Instinct 5.5

Fatal Instinct

as Max Shady

1993
Arena 5.2

Arena

as Tall Man

2011
Band of the Hand 6.2

Band of the Hand

as Nestor

1986
Blink 6.1

Blink

as Thomas Ridgely

1993
The Dream Team 6.1

The Dream Team

as Gianelli

1989
Speed Kills 5.4

Speed Kills

as Meyer Lansky

2018
Renaissance Man 6.1

Renaissance Man

as Captain Tom Murdoch

1994
Decommissioned 3.2

Decommissioned

as David Marino

2016
Sharpshooter 4.6

Sharpshooter

as Dillon

2007
Rent-a-Cop 4.7

Rent-a-Cop

as Dancer

1987
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer 4.7

National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer

as Sam Kramer

2009
Gun 5.2

Gun

as Detective Rogers

2010
Night Visions 4.7

Night Visions

as Sergeant Thomas Mackey

1990
Can't Buy My Love 6.0

Can't Buy My Love

as Rex

2017
Ike: Countdown to D-Day 6.5

Ike: Countdown to D-Day

as General Omar Bradley

2004
Feed 6.9

Feed

as Tom

2017
Silence Like Glass 7.0

Silence Like Glass

as Charly

1989
Papa Hemingway in Cuba 5.4

Papa Hemingway in Cuba

as Santo Trafficante

2015
Guardian 5.8

Guardian

as Detective Carpenter

2001
The Night Watchmen 5.0

The Night Watchmen

as Randall

2017
American Meltdown 5.4

American Meltdown

as Colonel Boggs

2004
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged 4.3

The Base 2: Guilty as Charged

as Lt. Col. Strauss

2000
Betrayal 4.2

Betrayal

as Alex Tyler

2003
Fear X 5.8

Fear X

as Peter

2003
D.R.E.A.M. Team 5.4

D.R.E.A.M. Team

as Shawn Murphy

1999
Confessions of a Hitman 6.3

Confessions of a Hitman

as Bruno Serrano

1994
Unnatural 4.0

Unnatural

as Martin Nakos

2015
Partners 5.4

Partners

as Edward K. Petersen

1982
Fatal Charm 5.5

Fatal Charm

as Louis

1990
The FP 5.0

The FP

as Narrator (voice)

2011
2B 5.0

2B

as Tom Mortlake

2009
One Good Turn 5.0

One Good Turn

as Simon Jury

1996
Eden 5.2

Eden

as Coach DaFoe

2015
All You Ever Wished For 4.7

All You Ever Wished For

as Gordon Hutton

2018
Dead Reckoning 5.6

Dead Reckoning

as Agent Cantrell

2020
All Superheroes Must Die 4.2

All Superheroes Must Die

as Rickshaw

2011
Drugstore June 5.7

Drugstore June

as Arnold

2024
Psycho Path 7.2

Psycho Path

as Self

1999
Persecuted 4.2

Persecuted

as John Luther

2014
Indecency 5.5

Indecency

as Mick Clarkson

1992
The Dog Lover 6.3

The Dog Lover

as Daniel Holloway

2016
Windwalker 6.3

Windwalker

as Windwalker (young)

1980
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars 9.0

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

as John Sikes

1989
Kojak: None So Blind 6.3

Kojak: None So Blind

as Wolfgang Reiger

1990
The Surgeon 5.1

The Surgeon

as Dr. Benjamin Hendricks

1995
Glowzies 6.0

Glowzies

as Darlus

2023
Ben 10: Omniverse 8.0

Ben 10: Omniverse

as Vilgax (voice)

2012
Brotherhood of the Gun 6.5

Brotherhood of the Gun

as Frank Weir

1991
Rites of Passage 5.5

Rites of Passage

as Frank Dabbo

1999
Robo Warriors 5.5

Robo Warriors

as Ray Gibson

1996
X-Men: First Class 7.3

X-Men: First Class

as US General

2011
Blowback 4.7

Blowback

as John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt

2000
Born Bad 5.3

Born Bad

1999
Dying on the Edge 6.0

Dying on the Edge

as Jackie James

2001
The Warriors: The Phenomenon 6.0

The Warriors: The Phenomenon

as Self

2007
Quiet Cool 6.8

Quiet Cool

as Joe Dylanne

1986
On the Yard 6.0

On the Yard

as Larson

1978
The Warriors: The Beginning 6.0

The Warriors: The Beginning

as Self

2007
The Tigress 4.3

The Tigress

as Andrei

1992
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables

Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables

as Himself

2020
The Christmas Hope 6.2

The Christmas Hope

as Mark Addison

2009
Double Frame 6.0

Double Frame

1999
The Huntress 7.0

The Huntress

as Tiny Bellows

2000
Inferno 4.3

Inferno

as Dr. Coleman West

1998
Session Man 6.0

Session Man

as McQueen

1991
Across the Moon 4.2

Across the Moon

as Rattlesnake Jim

1994
The Warriors: The Way Home 6.0

The Warriors: The Way Home

as Self

2007
Strangers 3.2

Strangers

as Bernard (The Last Game)

1992
The Survivors Club 7.3

The Survivors Club

as Roan Griffin

2004
The Warriors: Battleground 7.0

The Warriors: Battleground

as Self

2007

TV Shows 69

The Vampire Diaries 8.3

The Vampire Diaries

as Giuseppe Salvatore

2009
Criminal Minds 8.3

Criminal Minds

as Tom Benton

2005
Grey's Anatomy 8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Jimmy Evans

2005
The Legend of Korra 8.2

The Legend of Korra

as Tonraq (voice)

2012
The Rookie 8.5

The Rookie

as Tom Bradford

2018
American Dad! 7.0

American Dad!

as Charles Lindbergh Sr. (voice)

2005
Magnum P.I. 7.5

Magnum P.I.

as Captain Buck Greene

2018
Dexter 8.2

Dexter

as Harry Morgan

2006
Hawaii Five-0 7.7

Hawaii Five-0

as Elliot Connor

2010
CSI: Miami 7.7

CSI: Miami

as Quentin Taylor

2002
The X-Files 8.4

The X-Files

as Josef Kobold

1993
NCIS: Los Angeles 7.5

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Sterling Bridges

2009
Dexter: Resurrection 8.5

Dexter: Resurrection

as Harry Morgan

2025
Yellowstone 8.3

Yellowstone

as Kyle Fremont

2018
IT: Welcome to Derry 8.3

IT: Welcome to Derry

as General Francis Shaw

2025
Gotham 7.6

Gotham

as Frank Gordon

2014
Young Justice 8.4

Young Justice

as Icicle Sr. (voice)

2010
Without a Trace 7.2

Without a Trace

as Lucas Vohland

2002
Sex and the City 7.3

Sex and the City

as Richard Wright

1998
Animal Kingdom 7.8

Animal Kingdom

as Detective Andre

2016
Third Watch 8.0

Third Watch

as Detective Madjanski

1999
Numb3rs 7.0

Numb3rs

as Randall Priest

2005
Miami Vice 7.5

Miami Vice

as Robbie Cann

1984
Battlestar Galactica 8.2

Battlestar Galactica

as Meier

2004
Private Practice 7.5

Private Practice

as Dr. Gibson

2007
Hill Street Blues 7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981
Walker, Texas Ranger 7.0

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Keith Bolt

1993
Strong Medicine 7.4

Strong Medicine

as Guy Falls

2000
Nash Bridges 6.6

Nash Bridges

as Mark Lee Page

1996
The Unit 7.4

The Unit

as Reece

2006
All's Fair 5.0

All's Fair

as Theodore Baskin

2025
The Equalizer 7.2

The Equalizer

as Tremayne

1985
Batman: The Brave and the Bold 7.6

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

as Two-Face (voice)

2008
The Batman 8.0

The Batman

as Black Mask (voice)

2004
7th Heaven 6.5

7th Heaven

as James Carver

1996
Tales from the Crypt 8.0

Tales from the Crypt

as Red Buckley

1989
Justice League Unlimited 8.3

Justice League Unlimited

as Carter Hall (voice)

2004
Justice League Unlimited 8.3

Justice League Unlimited

as Hawkman / Shadow Thief (voice)

2004
Ben 10: Alien Force 8.3

Ben 10: Alien Force

as Vilgax (voice)

2008
Black Lightning 6.9

Black Lightning

as Peter Gambi

2018
The Twilight Zone 7.2

The Twilight Zone

as Alois Hitler

2002
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien 8.2

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

as Vilgax (voice)

2010
Franklin & Bash 7.3

Franklin & Bash

as Cliff

2011
The Hitchhiker 6.2

The Hitchhiker

as Ron

1983
Pound Puppies 5.3

Pound Puppies

as Sarge (voice)

2010
Jericho 7.4

Jericho

as Jonah Prowse

2006
Creepshow 7.4

Creepshow

as Bateman

2019
Justice League 8.2

Justice League

as Lead Manhunter (voice)

2001
Code Black 7.8

Code Black

as General Hutch Hutchinson

2015
FlashForward 7.0

FlashForward

as James Ermine

2009
Human Target 7.2

Human Target

as Warden Cole

2010
Eli Stone 6.7

Eli Stone

as Salinsky

2008
City on a Hill 7.3

City on a Hill

as Richy Ryan

2019
The Shannara Chronicles 7.0

The Shannara Chronicles

as Cephelo

2016
The Shannara Chronicles 7.0

The Shannara Chronicles

as Cephalo

2016
Beware the Batman 7.3

Beware the Batman

as Silver Monkey (voice)

2013
Beware the Batman 7.3

Beware the Batman

as Silver Monkey / Mr. Reese (voice)

2013
Wilfred 7.5

Wilfred

as Henry Newman

2011
The Movies That Made Us 7.3

The Movies That Made Us

as Self

2019
The Huntress 5.6

The Huntress

as Tiny Bellows

2000
North Shore 6.0

North Shore

as Vincent Colville

2004
Thief 6.6

Thief

as Agent Patterson

2006
Total Security 7.0

Total Security

1997
Peacemakers 7.5

Peacemakers

as Cole Hawkins

2003
Paul T. Goldman 6.3

Paul T. Goldman

as Lt. Newman

2023
The Grid 6.5

The Grid

2004
The Mystic Warrior 6.2

The Mystic Warrior

as Pesla

1984
Fire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 800

Fire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 800

as Narrator

2020
State of Affairs 5.6

State of Affairs

as Syd

2014

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