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William Petersen
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
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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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 |