William H. Macy
William H. Macy 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.
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- Born:
- Mar 13, 1950 In Miami, Florida, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 140
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Awakening Land 1978-02-19
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Deputy 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Frontier Crucible | Unknown | 2026 |
| Movie | The Deputy | Chief Krueger | 2026 |
| Movie | Soul on Fire | Unknown | 2025-10-10 |
| Movie | Train Dreams | Peeples | 2025-11-06 |
| Movie | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | Trevathan | 2024-05-08 |
| Movie | Maybe I Do | Sam | 2023-01-27 |
| Movie | Krystal | Wyatt | 2018-04-13 |
| Movie | The Layover | 2017-09-01 | |
| Movie | Blood Father | Kirby Curtis | 2016-08-11 |
| Movie | Stealing Cars | Philip Wyatt | 2016-04-05 |
| Movie | Dial a Prayer | Bill | 2015-04-07 |
| Movie | Walter | Dr. Corman | 2015-03-13 |
| Series | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015-08-02 |
| Movie | Room | Robert | 2015-10-16 |
| Movie | Rudderless | Trill | 2014-10-17 |
| Movie | Cake | Leonard | 2014-09-07 |
| Movie | Two-Bit Waltz | Carl | 2014-10-24 |
| Movie | Trust Me | Gary | 2013-04-20 |
| Movie | The Wind Rises | Naoko's Father (English Voice) | 2013-07-20 |
| Movie | A Single Shot | Pitt | 2013-09-19 |
| Series | Finding Your Roots | Self | 2012-03-24 |
| Movie | Ernest & Celestine | Head Dentist (voice) | 2012-12-12 |
| Movie | The Sessions | Father Brendan | 2012-05-02 |
| Series | Shameless | Frank Gallagher | 2011-01-09 |
| Movie | Return to Jurassic Park | Self | 2011-02-05 |
| Movie | The Lincoln Lawyer | Frank Levin | 2011-03-17 |
| Movie | Portraits in Dramatic Time | 2011-07-05 | |
| Movie | Dirty Girl | Ray | 2010-09-12 |
| Movie | Marmaduke | Don Twombly | 2010-06-03 |
| Series | Conan | Self | 2010-11-08 |
| Movie | The Maiden Heist | George McLendon | 2009-05-09 |
| Movie | Shorts | Dr. Noseworthy | 2009-08-21 |
| Movie | Bart Got a Room | Ernie Stein | 2008-04-25 |
| Movie | The Deal | Charlie Berns | 2008-11-20 |
| Movie | The Tale of Despereaux | Lester (voice) | 2008-12-18 |
| Movie | Lynch 2 | Self | 2007-08-14 |
| Movie | Wild Hogs | Dudley Frank | 2007-03-02 |
| Movie | He Was a Quiet Man | Gene Shelby | 2007-11-23 |
| Series | The Unit | President of the United States | 2006-03-07 |
| Movie | Doogal | Brian (voice) | 2006-02-24 |
| Series | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Clyde Umney / Sam Landry / George Demmick | 2006-07-12 |
| Movie | Everyone's Hero | Lefty Maginnis (voice) | 2006-08-04 |
| Movie | Inland Empire | Announcer | 2006-12-06 |
| Movie | Bobby | Paul Ebbers | 2006-09-05 |
| Series | Curious George | Narrator (voice) | 2006-09-04 |
| Series | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | 2005-01-03 |
| Movie | Sahara | Admiral Jim Sandecker | 2005-04-06 |
| Movie | Thank You for Smoking | Senator Ortolan Finistirre | 2005-09-09 |
| Movie | Edmond | Edmond | 2005-08-31 |
| Movie | In Enemy Hands | Nathan Travers | 2004-02-25 |
| Movie | Spartan | Stoddard | 2004-03-12 |
| Movie | Reversible Errors | Arthur Raven | 2004-05-23 |
| Movie | Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2003-03-09 |
| Movie | Stealing Sinatra | John Irwin | 2003-01-24 |
| Movie | Minnesota Nice | Self | 2003-04-01 |
| Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | 2003-01-26 |
| Movie | The Cooler | Bernie Lootz | 2003-11-26 |
| Series | Out of Order | Steven | 2003-06-01 |
| Series | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Unknown | 2003-12-03 |
| Movie | Seabiscuit | Tick Tock McGlaughlin | 2003-07-22 |
| Movie | Door to Door | Bill Porter | 2002-07-14 |
| Movie | Welcome to Collinwood | Riley | 2002-10-04 |
| Movie | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Glenn | 2002-11-29 |
| Movie | Jurassic Park III | Paul Kirby | 2001-07-18 |
| Series | Good Day Live | Self | 2001-09-17 |
| Movie | Focus | Lawrence 'Larry' Newman | 2001-10-19 |
| Movie | Psycho Path | Self - Actor / Milton Arbogast | 2000-02-10 |
| Movie | That Moment: Magnolia Diary | Self | 2000-01-01 |
| Movie | State and Main | Walt Price | 2000-08-26 |
| Movie | Panic | Alex | 2000-12-01 |
| Series | Batman Beyond | Karros (voice) | 1999-01-10 |
| Movie | Mystery Men | Shoveler / Eddie | 1999-08-06 |
| Movie | A Slight Case of Murder | Terry Thorpe | 1999-09-19 |
| Movie | Happy, Texas | Sheriff Chappy Dent | 1999-12-03 |
| Movie | Magnolia | Quiz Kid Donnie Smith | 1999-12-17 |
| Movie | The Night of the Headless Horseman | Ichabod Crane | 1999-10-28 |
| Movie | Pleasantville | George Parker | 1998-09-17 |
| Series | The Wild Thornberrys | Skoot (voice) | 1998-09-01 |
| Movie | Macy On Mamet | 1998-01-01 | |
| Series | Sports Night | Unknown | 1998-09-22 |
| Movie | The Con | Bobby | 1998-03-04 |
| Movie | Jerry and Tom | Karl | 1998-12-04 |
| Movie | The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue | Justin (voice) | 1998-12-22 |
| Movie | A Civil Action | James Gordon | 1998-12-25 |
| Movie | Psycho | Milton Arbogast | 1998-12-04 |
| Movie | Colin Fitz | Mr. O'Day | 1997-01-19 |
| Movie | Air Force One | Major Caldwell | 1997-07-25 |
| Movie | Boogie Nights | Little Bill | 1997-10-10 |
| Series | The View | Self | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | Wag the Dog | CIA Agent Charles Young | 1997-12-25 |
| Movie | Andersonville | Col. Chandler | 1996-03-03 |
| Movie | Down Periscope | Captain Knox | 1996-03-01 |
| Movie | Fargo | Jerry Lundegaard | 1996-03-08 |
| Movie | Ghosts of Mississippi | Charlie Crisco | 1996-12-20 |
| Movie | The Writing on the Wall | Petrocelli | 1996-07-21 |
| Movie | Hit Me | Policeman | 1996-09-09 |
| Series | Superman: The Animated Series | Director (voice) | 1996-09-06 |
| Movie | Evolver | Evolver (voice) | 1995-02-10 |
| Movie | Murder in the First | Bill McNeill | 1995-01-20 |
| Movie | Roommates | Doctor (uncredited) | 1995-03-03 |
| Movie | In the Shadow of Evil | Dr. Frank Teague | 1995-02-07 |
| Movie | Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure | Railroad Magnate | 1995-03-24 |
| Movie | Mr. Holland's Opus | Vice Principal Gene Wolters | 1995-12-29 |
| Series | MADtv | Self | 1995-10-14 |
| Movie | Above Suspicion | Pros. Atty. Schultz | 1995-05-21 |
| Movie | Being Human | Boris | 1994-05-06 |
| Movie | ER: 24 Hours | Dr. David Morgenstern | 1994-09-19 |
| Movie | The Client | Dr. Greenway | 1994-07-20 |
| Movie | Oleanna | John | 1994-11-04 |
| Movie | Dead on Sight | Steven Meeker | 1994-10-12 |
| Movie | Benny & Joon | Randy Burch | 1993-04-16 |
| Movie | Searching for Bobby Fischer | Tunafish Father | 1993-08-13 |
| Series | Bakersfield P.D. | Russell Karp | 1993-09-14 |
| Movie | Twenty Bucks | Property Clerk | 1993-10-21 |
| Series | Frasier | Ralph (voice) | 1993-09-16 |
| Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self | 1992-05-25 |
| Movie | A Private Matter | Psychiatrist | 1992-06-20 |
| Movie | In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion | Ray Daniels | 1992-02-10 |
| Movie | The Heart of Justice | Booth | 1992-10-14 |
| Movie | A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story | Sean Hammel | 1992-09-13 |
| Movie | The Water Engine | Charles Lang | 1992-08-24 |
| Movie | Homicide | Tim Sullivan | 1991-05-28 |
| Movie | Shadows and Fog | Cop | 1991-12-05 |
| Series | Law & Order | Jack Powell | 1990-09-13 |
| Series | The Simpsons | William H. Macy (voice) | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Lip Service | Farmer | 1988-10-17 |
| Movie | Things Change | Billy Drake | 1988-10-21 |
| Movie | Radio Days | Radio Voice (voice) | 1987-01-30 |
| Movie | House of Games | Sgt. John Moran | 1987-10-11 |
| Series | L.A. Law | Bernard Ruskin | 1986-09-15 |
| Movie | The Last Dragon | J.J. | 1985-03-22 |
| Series | The Equalizer | Dr. Spaulding | 1985-09-18 |
| Movie | The Dining Room | Various | 1984-10-19 |
| Movie | The Boy Who Loved Trolls | Socrates | 1984-10-29 |
| Movie | The Cradle Will Fall | Ben Duffy | 1983-05-24 |
| Movie | Without a Trace | Reporter | 1983-02-04 |
| Movie | WarGames | NORAD Officer (uncredited) | 1983-06-03 |
| Movie | Somewhere in Time | Critic | 1980-10-02 |
| Movie | Foolin' Around | Bronski | 1980-10-17 |
| Series | The Awakening Land | Will Beagle | 1978-02-19 |