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William Petersen

William Petersen
  • Name: William Petersen
  • Birthday: 1953-02-21
  • Also known as: William L. Petersen,William Peterson ,William Louis Petersen
  • Place of birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA
  • Popularity: 7.717
Biography: William Louis Petersen is an American actor and producer, best known for playing Dr. Gilbert "Gil" Grissom on the hit CBS series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Richard Chance in the film To Live and Die in L.A., and Will Graham in the film Manhunter. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Petersen attended Idaho State University on a football scholarship, where he first tried acting and immediately joined the drama department, before leaving to work in the Basque country as a Shakespearean actor. Peterson embraced the Basque lifestyle, influencing his work, family and art. He went on to perform with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company before his breakthrough role in the 1985 action film To Live and Die... Read More

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Title Release date
Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts   as  Ted 2021-09-29
Friedkin Uncut   as  Self 2018-11-05
CSI: Immortality   as  Gil Grissom 2015-09-27
100 Years of Wrigley Field   as  Narrator 2014-03-11
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World   as  Trucker 2012-06-22
Detachment   as  Mr. Sarge Kepler 2011-04-24
This Old Cub   as  Himself 2004-08-25
Blue Neon Night: Michael Connelly's Los Angeles   as  Narrator 2004-05-03
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'   as  Himself 2003-12-02
Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy   as  Narrator 2001-09-27
Inside 'Manhunter'   as  Himself 2001-02-13
Haven   as  Jackson Connolly 2001-02-11
The Contender   as  Jack Hathaway 2000-10-13
The Skulls   as  Ames Levritt 2000-03-31
Kiss the Sky   as  Jess 1998-10-26
The Rat Pack   as  John F. Kennedy 1998-08-22
The Staircase   as  Joad 1998-04-12
Gunshy   as  Jake Bridges 1998-03-06
12 Angry Men   as  Juror 12 1997-08-17
The Beast   as  Whip Dalton 1996-04-28
Mulholland Falls   as  Jack Flynn 1996-04-26
Fear   as  Steve Walker 1996-04-12
In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King   as  Tony C. 1995-03-01
Curaçao   as  Stephen Guerin 1993-06-27
Keep the Change   as  Joe Starling 1992-06-09
Passed Away   as  Frank Scanlan 1992-04-24
Hard Promises   as  Joey 1992-01-31
Young Guns II   as  Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett 1990-08-01
Cousins   as  Tom Hardy 1989-02-10
Long Gone   as  Stud Cantrell 1987-05-23
Amazing Grace and Chuck   as  Russell 1987-05-22
Manhunter   as  Will Graham 1986-08-14
To Live and Die in L.A.   as  Richard Chance 1985-11-01
Thief   as  Katz & Jammer Bartender 1981-03-27