William H. Macy
William H. Macy (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well. Macy has described his screen persona as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". He has won two Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, being nominated for nine Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards in total. He is also a three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
as TrevathanSeveral generations following Caesar's reign, apes – now the dominant species – live...
Movie pageJerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a...
Movie pageMick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental...
Movie pageAir Force One
as Major CaldwellWhen Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary...
Movie pageInland Empire
as AnnouncerAs a Hollywood actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes...
Movie pageReturn to Jurassic Park
as SelfA multi-part documentary about the making of the Jurassic Park trilogy. Each part walks through...
Movie pageHigh school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a...
Movie pageOn one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a...
Movie pageSet in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming,...
Movie pageCellular
as Sgt. Bob MooneyA young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. She claims...
Movie pageRicky Stanicky
as SummerhayesWhen three childhood best friends pull a prank gone wrong, they invent the imaginary Ricky...
Movie pageWild Hogs
as Dudley FrankRestless and ready for an adventure, four suburban bikers leave the safety of their subdivision...
Movie pageRoom
as RobertHeld captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their...
Movie pageDown Periscope
as Captain KnoxMaverick Navy Lieutenant Commander Tom Dodge will never be a textbook officer, but he's a...
Movie pageSomewhere in Time
as CriticYoung writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who...
Movie pageSearching for Bobby Fischer
as Tunafish FatherA seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the...
Movie pageMr. Holland's Opus
as Vice Principal Gene WoltersIn 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher,...
Movie pageWag the Dog
as CIA Agent Charles YoungDuring the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To...
Movie pageThe Client
as Dr. GreenwayA street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer,...
Movie pageBarton Fink
as Navy Sailor (uncredited)A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers...
Movie pageBlood Father
as Kirby CurtisAn ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 16-year old daughter to protect her from drug...
Movie pageSeasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African...
Movie pagePsycho
as Milton ArbogastA young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.
Movie pageThe Tale of Despereaux
as Lester (voice)Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with...
Movie pageThe Sessions
as Father BrendanThough a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a...
Movie pageBobby
as Paul EbbersIn 1968 the lives of a retired doorman, hotel manager, lounge singer, busboy, beautician and...
Movie pagePleasantville
as George ParkerGeeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white...
Movie pageThe Maiden Heist
as George McLendonA comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks...
Movie pageAfter having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also...
Movie pageThank You for Smoking
as Senator Ortolan FinistirreNick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right...
Movie pageSeabiscuit
as Tick Tock McGlaughlinTrue story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the...
Movie pageMaybe I Do
as SamMichelle and Allen, who have reached the point in their relationship where they are considering...
Movie pageThe Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
as Justin (voice)The rats and mice, made intellectually superior in the original Secret of N.I.M.H., return to...
Movie pageWhen Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain...
Movie pageState and Main
as Walt PriceA movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for...
Movie pageMarmaduke
as Don TwomblyWhen Phil and Debbie Winslow relocate from their native Kansas to the sunny climes of Orange...
Movie pageEveryone's Hero
as Lefty Maginnis (voice)A boy begins a grand journey to return Babe Ruth's baseball bat before the deciding game of the...
Movie pageA Civil Action
as James GordonJan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is...
Movie pageBenny & Joon
as Randy BurchA mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster...
Movie pageRudderless
as TrillA grieving father in a downward spiral stumbles across a box of his recently deceased son's demo...
Movie pageShorts
as Dr. NoseworthyA young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of...
Movie pageMurder in the First
as Bill McNeillA young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing...
Movie pageShadows and Fog
as CopWith a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the...
Movie pageThe Last Dragon
as J.J.A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as...
Movie pageThe Cooler
as Bernie LootzBernie works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune...
Movie pageRadio Days
as Radio Voice (voice)The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New...
Movie pageA Single Shot
as PittThe tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse...
Movie pageGhosts of Mississippi
as Charlie CriscoA Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white...
Movie pageTall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
as Railroad MagnateA young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to...
Movie pageWelcome to Collinwood
as RileyFive hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being...
Movie pageSpartan
as StoddardU.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government...
Movie pageIt's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
as GlennThe owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a...
Movie pageDoogal
as Brian (voice)An adorable candy-loving mutt goes on a mission to save the world.
Movie pageIn Enemy Hands
as Nathan TraversAt the height of Hitler's infamous U-boat war, the crew of the U.S.S. Swordfish were heading...
Movie pagePanic
as AlexAlex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His...
Movie pageHouse of Games
as Sgt. John MoranA psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter...
Movie pageDoor to Door
as Bill PorterSometimes the true heroes in our lives are those people who inspire us not with their superhuman...
Movie pageDirty Girl
as RayWhen Danielle is banished to special education because of her misbehavior, she joins Clarke on a...
Movie pageHe Was a Quiet Man
as Gene ShelbyAn unhinged office worker who planned to go on a shooting spree at his workplace struggles with...
Movie pageHomicide
as Tim SullivanA Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist...
Movie pageEdmond
as EdmondSeemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that...
Movie pageThe Making Of 'Jurassic Park III'
as SelfA very in depth look at the making of the movie, a look at the special effects and animatronics...
Movie pageHappy, Texas
as Sheriff Chappy DentTwo escaped convicts roll into the village of Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay...
Movie pageThe Deal
as Charlie BernsCharlie Berns is a veteran Hollywood movie producer who has given up on his career and life....
Movie pageThings Change
as Billy DrakeJerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe...
Movie pageThe Running Man
as uncreditedSet in an oppressive future where the government controls the media, Ben Richards volunteers to...
Movie pageKrystal
as WyattA young man living a sheltered life develops a crush on a stripper and joins her Alcoholics...
Movie pageBart Got a Room
as Ernie SteinDanny Stein, a high school senior at the bottom of the social food chain, needs a prom date. As...
Movie pageTrust Me
as GaryIn an attempt to sign a Hollywood starlet, struggling talent agent and former child star Howard...
Movie pageWalter
as Dr. CormanA ticket-taker at the local cinema believes he is the son of God. He has agreed to decide the...
Movie pageBeing Human
as BorisOne man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.
Movie pageOleanna
as JohnCarol, a college student, comes to John's office, her professor, to discuss the grade she has...
Movie pageTwenty Bucks
as Property ClerkA story about the life of a twenty dollar bill as it weaves in and out of the various lives of...
Movie pageEasy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self - Narrator (voice)The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and...
Movie pageA Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
as Sean HammelA married man meets a beautiful woman and they begin an affair.
Movie pageHeath Ledger: A Tribute
as SelfOn January 22, 2008, the entertainment world was rocked by news that one of its brightest young...
Movie pageRoommates
as Doctor (uncredited)An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn...
Movie pageAndersonville
as Col. ChandlerThis lengthy docudrama records the harrowing conditions at the Confederacy's most notorious...
Movie pageWithout a Trace
as ReporterEnglish professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When...
Movie pageEvolver
as Evolver (voice)A teenage boy gets a robotic opponent after winning a laser tag contest; however the robot is...
Movie pageDial a Prayer
as BillA troubled young woman working at a prayer call center makes a difference in other people's...
Movie pageThe Heart of Justice
as BoothDavid Leader investigates a seemingly senseless murder, and in the course of it is drawn into...
Movie pageFocus
as Lawrence 'Larry' NewmanIn the waning months of World War II, a man and his wife are mistakenly identified as Jews by...
Movie pageStealing Sinatra
as John IrwinIn need of a grubstake, a young man convinces a couple of friends to help him kidnap Frank...
Movie pageTwo-Bit Waltz
as CarlSuspension from school, the loss of a friend, a broken heart and lack of inspiration lead to...
Movie pageAbove Suspicion
as Pros. Atty. SchultzDempsey Cain is an honored cop, a loving husband and father, and mentor to his handsome younger...
Movie pageJurassic Park III
as Paul KirbyIn need of funds for research, Dr. Alan Grant accepts a large sum of money to accompany Paul and...
Movie pageThe Cradle Will Fall
as Ben DuffyKathy DeMaio checks into the hospital and thinks she sees a body being loaded into the trunk of...
Movie pageTrain Dreams
as uncreditedA story about Robert Grainier, a day laborer employed as a logger helping to expand the railways...
Movie pageJerry and Tom
as KarlTom and Jerry are two hit men, they work by day at a third-rate second-hand car dealership. Tom...
Movie pageThe Water Engine
as Charles LangIn the 1930s, Charles Lang invents an engine that runs using water for fuel. But when he tries...
Movie pageThe Con
as BobbyA lonely gas station attendent in Mississippi falls in love with a con woman who wants to get...
Movie pageThat Moment: Magnolia Diary
as SelfA very in-depth documentary that follows the very over-worked director Paul Thomas Anderson...
Movie pageA Slight Case of Murder
as Terry ThorpeIn the midst of a spat, film critic Terry Thorpe accidentally kills his lover. Though Thorpe...
Movie pageStealing Cars
as Philip WyattA rebellious teenager navigates his way through the juvenile court system.
Movie pageThe Wool Cap
as GigotThis film, originally made for tv, stars William H. Macy as a mute superintendent of a apartment...
Movie pageBatman Beyond: Tech Wars / Disappearing Inque
as Aaron HerbstBatman Beyond: Disappearing Inque - The Gotham nights give birth to a brand-new super villain....
Movie pageIn the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
as Ray DanielsAdam Swapp and his brother Jonathan are suspects in the bombing of Mormon Center in Utah. The...
Movie pageA Private Matter
as PsychiatristThe true story of Romper Room host "Miss Sherri" Finkbine, who, after the devastating effects of...
Movie pagePortraits in Dramatic Time
as uncreditedA series of 40 art films created by artist David Michalek featuring performances of theater...
Movie pageHit Me
as PolicemanA bellhop living with his mentally impaired brother becomes involved with an unbalanced woman...
Movie pageChoose Your Own Adventure - The Abominable Snowman
as Rudyard North (voice)This interactive movie follows three siblings (the North family) on a quest to rescue their...
Movie pageReversible Errors
as Arthur RavenA corporate lawyer's interest in a decade-old murder case is piqued by a new confession that...
Movie pageColin Fitz
as Mr. O'DayTwo security guards, Paul and Grady, are hired to guard the grave of dead rock legend, Colin...
Movie pageThe Night of the Headless Horseman
as Ichabod CraneThe teacher Ichabod Crane arrives at Sleepy Hollow town and immediately falls in love with...
Movie pageThe Boy Who Loved Trolls
as SocratesPaul feels life should be an adventure, and sets out on one to prove that Trolls really exist.
Movie pageLip Service
as FarmerA young news reporter schemes to take over the job of a veteran news anchor whose ratings he's...
Movie pagePsycho Path
as Self - Actor / Milton ArbogastDocumentary on the making of Gus Van Sant's "Psycho."
Movie pageCurious George: Saves the Day
as The Narrator (voice)Share special moments with your child and with George, like being a hero! Kids will laugh and...
Movie pageIn the Shadow of Evil
as Dr. Frank TeagueJack Brenner is a hot-shot cop on the trail of a serial killer known as The Roper. Just as he's...
Movie pageDead on Sight
as Steven MeekerA graduate student discovers her nightmares are actually visions of real-life murders committed...
Movie pageCurious George: Rocket Ride and Other Adventures
as uncreditedCurious George blasts off with a second set of adventures form the hit PBS Kids (R) TV series....
Movie pageLynch 2
as SelfFollow up of the Lynch documentary on the making of Inland Empire. Released as an extra on the...
Movie pageFoolin' Around
as BronskiA working-class boy falls for a girl from a wealthy family, and must compete for her with a rich...
Movie pageThe Writing on the Wall
as PetrocelliWhen a bomb explodes in a British RAF base in Germany, MI5 terrorist specialist Bull (Bill...
Movie pageMinnesota Nice
as SelfA collection of cast interviews and behind-the-scenes clips from the Coen brother's Academy...
Movie pageUnfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking'
as SelfBehind the scenes of Thank You For Smoking (2005)
Movie pageThe Dining Room
as VariousSix actors play over 50 characters across 18 scenes from different families that overlap and...
Movie pageBeyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal with Gretchen Carlson
as SelfGretchen Carlson explores the unbelievable true story of the rich and famous abusing their...
Movie pageConan
as SelfA late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.
TV Show pageThe Simpsons
as William H. Macy (voice)Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...
TV Show pageShameless
as Frank GallagherChicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids,...
TV Show pageThe View
as SelfABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...
TV Show pageLaw & Order
as Assistant U.S. Attorney John McCormackIn cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...
TV Show pageLaw & Order
as Jack PowellIn cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...
TV Show pageThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as SelfThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish...
TV Show pageWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - GuestBravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...
TV Show pageFrasier
as Ralph (voice)After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...
TV Show pageKing of the Hill
as Dr. Rubin (voice)Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives...
TV Show pageER
as David MorgensternER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...
TV Show pageCurious George
as NarratorWith the help of his friend “The Man in the Yellow Hat,” a curious little monkey named George...
TV Show pageClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as SelfSome of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of...
TV Show pageThe Equalizer
as Dr. SpauldingRobert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private...
TV Show pageJimmy Kimmel Live!
as uncreditedJimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...
TV Show pageKate & Allie
as uncreditedKate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984, to May...
TV Show pageThe Unit
as President of the United StatesA covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the...
TV Show pageThe Wild Thornberrys
as Skoot (voice)Travel the world with the Thornberrys and come face-to-face with blue sheep in Nepal, emus in...
TV Show pageAccused
as RaymondIn this crime anthology series, viewers discover how an ordinary person got caught up in an...
TV Show pageFinding Your Roots
as SelfNoted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost...
TV Show pageL.A. Law
as Bernard RuskinL.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from...
TV Show pageSuperman: The Animated Series
as Director (voice)Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet Krypton, defends Metropolis from...
TV Show pageBatman Beyond
as Aaron Herbst (voice)As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of...
TV Show pageBatman Beyond
as Karros (voice)As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of...
TV Show pageThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as uncreditedJay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.
TV Show pageThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
as SelfThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...
TV Show pageMADtv
as SelfMADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The...
TV Show pageSpenser: For Hire
as uncreditedMystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private...
TV Show pageOff Camera with Sam Jones
as SelfPhotographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and...
TV Show pageNightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
as Clyde Umney / Sam Landry / George DemmickAn anthology series based on the works of Stephen King.
TV Show pageThe Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
TV Show pageThe Dropout
as Richard FuiszThe story of Elizabeth Holmes, the enigmatic Stanford dropout who founded medical testing...
TV Show pageShameless Hall of Shame
as Frank GallagherRetrospective look at ten seasons of Gallagher trials and tribulations.
TV Show pageThe Murder of Mary Phagan
as RandyIn early-twentieth-century Atlanta, the murder of a young girl prompts strong reactions from the...
TV Show pageSports Night
as uncreditedThe offbeat cast and crew of a sports news show deal with professional, personal, and ethical...
TV Show pageThe Lionhearts
as Leo (voice)The Lionhearts is an animated series from MGM that aired on Saturday and Sunday mornings in...
TV Show pageBakersfield P.D.
as Russell KarpBakersfield P.D. is a short-lived American television comedy series that aired on the Fox...
TV Show pageAndersonville
as Col. ChandlerThe story of the harrowing conditions at the Confederacy's most notorious prisoner-of-war camp....
TV Show pageInside the Actors Studio
as SelfJames Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for...
TV Show pageOut of Order
as StevenA husband-and-wife writing team struggle to maintain their troubled marriage and careers.
TV Show pageThe Awakening Land
as Will BeagleA lusty frontier saga about a pioneer woman and her love for her family, the man she marries,...
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