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James Remar

James Remar

Acting·1953·110 films

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), Dj

Filmography

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