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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
In 1979, Willem Dafoe was given a small role in Michael Cimino's... more
Trivia:
He attended Einstein Junior High School in Appleton, Wisconsin, where... more
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another
16 wins
&
14 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(810 articles)
Exclusive Video: Ethan Hawke Fights the Daybreakers
(From MovieWeb. 6 January 2010, 1:42 AM, PST)
Movie Preview: Daybreakers (2010) Starring Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Isabel Lucas
(From PopStar. 5 January 2010, 11:07 PM, PST)
(From MovieWeb. 6 January 2010, 1:42 AM, PST)
Movie Preview: Daybreakers (2010) Starring Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Isabel Lucas
(From PopStar. 5 January 2010, 11:07 PM, PST)
Filmography
In Development: 
- The Miso Soup (details only on IMDbPro)
Actor:
- The Wild Bunch (2010) (in production) (voice) .... Field Marshall
- John Carter of Mars (2012) (pre-production) .... Tars Tarkas
- A Woman (2010) (post-production) .... Max
- Miral (2010) (post-production) .... Eddie
- Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) .... Gavner Purl
... aka Circus of the Freak (International: English title: literal title) - The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) (uncredited) .... Paul Smecker
- Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) (voice) .... Rat
- Daybreakers (2009) .... Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac
- My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009) .... Detective Hank Havenhurst
- L'affaire Farewell (2009) .... Feeney
... aka Farewell (International: English title) - Antichrist (2009) .... He
... aka Antychryst (Poland) - I skoni tou hronou (2008) .... A
... aka Η σκόνη του χρόνου (Greece)
... aka La polvere del tempo (Italy)
... aka The Dust of Time (International: English title) - Adam Resurrected (2008) .... Commandant Klein
... aka Adam Ben Kelev (Israel: Hebrew title)
... aka Ein Leben für ein Leben - Adam Resurrected (Germany) - Fireflies in the Garden (2008) .... Charles Waechter
- Anamorph (2007) .... Stan Aubray
- Go Go Tales (2007) .... Ray Ruby
- Spider-Man 3 (2007) .... Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
... aka Spider-Man 3: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) - Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) .... Carson Clay
... aka Les vacances de Mr. Bean (France)
... aka Mr. Bean macht Ferien (Germany)
... aka Mr. Bean's Vacation (USA) - The Walker (2007) .... Larry Lockner
- The Procedure (2007) .... Christopher
- Gedo senki (2006) (voice: English version) .... Cob
... aka Tales from Earthsea (International: English title) - Paris, je t'aime (2006) .... The Cowboy (segment "Place des Victoires")
... aka Paris, I Love You (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title)
... aka Paris, je t'aime (UK) (USA) - Inside Man (2006) .... Captain John Darius
- American Dreamz (2006) .... Chief of Staff
... aka American Dreamz (Australia) - Ripley Under Ground (2005) .... Neil Murchison
... aka Mr. Ripley und die Kunst des Tötens (Germany: TV title) - Before It Had a Name (2005) .... Leslie
... aka The Black Widow (USA: DVD title) - Manderlay (2005) .... Grace's Father
... aka Manderlay (France) (Germany)
... aka The Film 'Manderlay' as Told in Eight Straight Chapters (USA: long title) - xXx: State of the Union (2005) .... General George Deckert
... aka xXx 2: The Next Level (Australia) (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title) (Malaysia: English title) (UK)
... aka xXx²: The Next Level (Singapore: English title) (UK)
... aka Cold Circle & Intersection (Philippines: English title: review title)
... aka xXx: The Next Level (Philippines: English title) - The Aviator (2004) .... Roland Sweet
... aka Aviator (Germany) - Control (2004) .... Dr. Michael Copeland
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) .... Klaus Daimler
- Spider-Man 2 (2004) .... Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
... aka Spider-Man 2.1 (USA: recut version)
... aka Spider-Man 2: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) - The Clearing (2004) .... Arnold Mack
... aka Anatomie einer Entführung (Germany) - Camel Cricket City (2003) (voice) .... Camel Cricket
- James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Nikolai Diavolo
... aka 007: Everything or Nothing (International: English title: wide-release title)
... aka Eon (International: English title: promotional title)
... aka Everything or Nothing (USA: short title) - Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) .... Barillo
- The Reckoning (2003/I) .... Martin
... aka El misterio de Wells (Spain)
... aka Morality Play - Finding Nemo (2003) (voice) .... Gill
- Auto Focus (2002) .... John Carpenter
- Spider-Man (2002) .... Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
- Spider-Man (2002) (VG) (voice) .... Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
- Edges of the Lord (2001) .... Priest
... aka Boze skrawki (Poland) - Pavilion of Women (2001) .... Father Andre
... aka Ting yuan li de nu ren (China: Mandarin title) - Bullfighter (2000) .... Father Ramirez
- Shadow of the Vampire (2000) .... Schreck
- Animal Factory (2000) .... Earl Copen
- American Psycho (2000) .... Det. Donald Kimball
- The Boondock Saints (1999) .... Paul Smecker
... aka Mission des dieux (Canada: French title) - eXistenZ (1999) .... Gas
- New Rose Hotel (1998) .... X
- Lulu on the Bridge (1998) .... Dr. Van Horn
- Affliction (1997) .... Rolfe Whitehouse
- Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) .... John Geiger
- "The Simpsons" .... The Commandant (1 episode, 1997)
- The Secret War of Lisa Simpson (1997) TV episode (voice) .... The Commandant - The English Patient (1996) .... David Caravaggio
- Basquiat (1996) .... The Electrician
... aka Build a Fort, Set It on Fire - The Night and the Moment (1995) .... The Writer
... aka La notte e il momento (Italy)
... aka La nuit et le moment (France) - Victory (1995) .... Axel Heyst
... aka Victory (France) - Clear and Present Danger (1994) .... John Clark
- Tom & Viv (1994) .... Tom Eliot
- In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993) .... Emit Flesti
... aka Faraway, So Close! (USA) - Body of Evidence (1993) .... Frank Dulaney
... aka Body of Evidence (Canada: English title)
... aka Deadly Evidence - White Sands (1992) .... Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
- Light Sleeper (1992) .... John LeTour
- Flight of the Intruder (1991) .... Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole
- Wild at Heart (1990) .... Bobby Peru
... aka David Lynch's Wild at Heart (USA: complete title) - Cry-Baby (1990) .... Hateful Guard
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989) .... Charlie - Villa Dulce
- Triumph of the Spirit (1989) .... Salamo Arouch
- Mississippi Burning (1988) .... Agent Alan Ward
- The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) .... Jesus
- Off Limits (1988) .... Buck McGriff
... aka Saigon (UK)
... aka Saigon: Off Limits (Philippines: English title) - Platoon (1986) .... Sgt. Elias
- "The Hitchhiker" .... Jeffrey Hunt (1 episode, 1986)
... aka Deadly Nightmares (UK: video compilation title)
... aka Le voyageur (France)
- Ghostwriter (1986) TV episode .... Jeffrey Hunt - To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) .... Eric 'Rick' Masters
- Streets of Fire (1984) .... Raven Shaddock
- New York Nights (1984) .... Boyfriend
- Roadhouse 66 (1984) .... Johnny Harte
- The Hunger (1983) .... 2nd Phone Booth Youth
- The Loveless (1982) .... Vance
... aka Breakdown - Heaven's Gate (1980) (uncredited) .... Extra
... aka Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate (USA: complete title)
Writer:
- Before It Had a Name (2005) (writer)
... aka The Black Widow (USA: DVD title)
Producer:
- New Rose Hotel (1998) (co-producer)
Thanks:
- This Is an Adventure (2005) (V) (special thanks)
- Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of 'Wild at Heart' (2004) (V) (special thanks)
- Specific Spontaneity: Focus on Lynch (2004) (V) (special thanks)
- Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004) (special thanks)
- Corazón iluminado (1996) (thanks)
... aka Coeur allumé (France)
... aka Coração Iluminado (Brazil)
... aka Foolish Heart (International: English title) - Poetry, Passion, the Postman: The Poetic Return of Pablo Neruda (1996) (TV) (thanks)
Self:
- MindFlux: A Film About Richard Foreman (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
- "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode #1.135 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2004-2009)
... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 22 October 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 18 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 20 December 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Cinema tres" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
... aka Informatiu cinema (Spain: Catalan title)
- Episode dated 23 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Le grand journal de Canal+" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 19 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "The Graham Norton Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode #5.10 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Cartaz Cultural" (2003) TV series .... Himself (2008)
- Mr. Bean's Holiday: Beans in Cannes (2008) (V) .... Himself
- Mr. Bean's Holiday: The Human Bean (2008) (V) .... Himself
- "Sunday Morning Shootout" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka Hollywood Shootout (USA: syndication title)
... aka Shootout (USA: new title)
- Willem Dafoe/Thomas Haden Church (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Erika Rabau: Puck of Berlin (2008) .... Himself
- Bienvenue à Cannes (2007) .... Himself
... aka Cannes: All Access (USA: DVD title) - "Corazón de..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 16 October 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Oliver Stone - Hollywoods Lieblingsrebell (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- The Ultimate Heist: Making 'Inside Man' (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- 2006 Independent Spirit Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- The Cannes Experience: Manderlay 2005 (2005) (V) .... Himself/Grace's Father
- "Magacine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 23 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Honoree
- "Caiga quien caiga" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 20 May 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - This Is an Adventure (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Starz on the Set: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Specific Spontaneity: Focus on Lynch (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of 'Wild at Heart' (2004) (V) .... Himself
- The Misbehavers (2004) .... Himself
- Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate (2004) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Final Cut: The Making of 'Heaven's Gate' and the Unmaking of a Studio (USA: TV title) - "Anatomy of a Scene" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- The Clearing (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "NY Graham Norton" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 5 March 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "The Daily Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2001-2004)
... aka A Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
... aka Jon Stewart (Australia)
... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version)
- Episode dated 4 March 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 15 January 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself - The Anti-Hero's Journey (2004) (V) (also archive footage) .... Himself - 'Barrillo'
- Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- "HBO First Look" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1997-2003)
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) TV episode .... Himself
- Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' (2002) TV episode .... Himself
- The Making of 'Speed 2: Cruise Control' (1997) TV episode .... Himself - Overnight (2003) .... Himself
- Rockets Redglare! (2003) .... Himself
- Ashtanga, NY (2003) .... Himself
- Hollywood High (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- The 45th Annual Grammy Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "Festival Pass with Chris Gore" (2002) TV series .... Himself
- "Page to Screen" .... Himself (1 episode)
- The English Patient (????) TV episode .... Himself - Spider-Man: An MTV Movie Special (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- The Spider-Man Story (2002) (TV) .... Himself
... aka The Spider-Man 2 Story (UK: longer version) - "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka Jay Leno (Australia)
- Episode dated 1 May 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Spidermania (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Behind the Scenes: Spider-Man the Movie (2002) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Behind the Ultimate Spin (UK) - Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1997-2001)
- Episode dated 12 January 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 27 March 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself - A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' (2001) (V) .... Himself/Sgt. Elias
- Film-Fest DVD: Issue 5 - Cannes 2000 & SXSW (2000) (V) .... Himself
- The Making of 'American Psycho' (2000) (V) .... Himself
- "The Directors" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
- The Films of Martin Scorsese (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- The Films of David Cronenberg (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
- Episode dated 8 April 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - What Is Yoga? (1998) (V) .... Narrator
- The Making of 'Speed 2: Cruise Control' (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
... aka Inside the Actors Studio: The Craft of Theatre and Film (USA: first season title)
- Episode #3.12 (1996) TV episode .... Himself - "Comedy Central Canned Ham" .... Himself (1 episode)
... aka Reel Comedy (USA: new title)
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (????) TV episode .... Himself - 39 premis Sant Jordi de cinematografia (1995) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Foreign Actor (tape)
- "Días de cine" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
- Episode dated 11 November 1994 (1994) TV episode .... Himself - "De tú a tú" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
- Episode dated 11 February 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself - North on Evers (1992) .... Himself
- "Fishing with John" (1991) TV series .... Himself
- The Making of 'Triumph of the Spirit' (1990) .... Himself
- The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) (V) .... Himself
- Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) (TV) (voice) .... Elephant grass
... aka Dear America - The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- The Communists Are Comfortable (1985) .... Himself
- Music Videos and Inside 'Streets of Fire' (1984) (TV) .... Himself (Raven)
Archive Footage:
- Antichrist: Chaos Reigns at the Cannes Filmfestival 2009 (2009) (V) .... Himself
- Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence (2007) .... (segment "Occupations")
- Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- San Sebastián 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Ceremonia de clausura (2005) (TV) .... Himself
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"Corazón de..."
- Episode dated 19 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Ceremonia de apertura (2005) (TV)
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"Cinema mil"
- Episode #1.8 (2005) TV episode .... X - The Road to Manderlay (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Finding Nemo (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Gill
- Clear and Present Danger: Behind the Danger (2002) (V) .... Himself/John Clark
Additional Details
Other Works:
Has done some modelling for Prada fashion catalogue.
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Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 12 Interviews | 9 Articles | 4 Pictorials | 3 Magazine Cover Photos
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