William L. Petersen
Birthday: February 21, 1953
Birth Place: Evanston, Illinois, USA
Height: 5' 1"

Below is a complete filmography (list of movies he's appeared in) for William L. Petersen. If you have any corrections or additions, please email us at corrections@actorsofhollywood.com. We'd also be interested in any trivia or other information you have.

Biography

Movie Credits

Bang-Bang	(2006)
[ George Eads ][ Gary Dourdan ][ Eric Szmanda ][ Jorja Fox ][ Paul Guilfoyle ]
Time of Your Death	(2006)
[ George Eads ][ Gary Dourdan ][ Eric Szmanda ][ Jorja Fox ][ Paul Guilfoyle ]
Rashomama	(2006)
[ George Eads ][ Gary Dourdan ][ Eric Szmanda ][ Jorja Fox ][ Paul Guilfoyle ]
Poppin' Tags	(2006)
[ George Eads ][ Gary Dourdan ][ Eric Szmanda ][ Jorja Fox ][ Paul Guilfoyle ]
CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder	(2006)
[ George Eads ][ Gary Dourdan ][ Paul Guilfoyle ]
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Dark Motives	(2004)
[ George Eads ][ Gary Dourdan ][ Eric Szmanda ][ Kirby Morrow ][ Jorja Fox ]
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	(2003)
[ George Eads ][ Gary Dourdan ][ Eric Szmanda ][ Jorja Fox ][ Paul Guilfoyle ]
Haven	(2001)
[ Martin Landau ][ Bruce Greenwood ][ Hal Holbrook ][ Henry Czerny ][ Robert Joy ]
The Contender	(2000)
[ Gary Oldman ][ Christian Slater ][ Jeff Bridges ][ Sam Elliott ][ Philip Baker Hall ]
The Skulls	(2000)
[ Paul Walker ][ Joshua Jackson ][ Craig T Nelson ][ Craig T. Nelson ][ Christopher McDonald ]
Kiss the Sky	(1999)
[ Gary Cole ][ Terence Stamp ]
The Rat Pack	(1998)
[ Ray Liotta ][ Don Cheadle ][ Angus MacFadyen ][ Joe Mantegna ][ John Diehl ]
The Staircase	(1998)
Gunshy	(1998)
[ R. Lee Ermey ][ Michael Wincott ][ Kevin Gage ][ Eric Schaeffer ]
12 Angry Men	(1997)
[ James Gandolfini ][ Jack Lemmon ][ Edward James Olmos ][ Tony Danza ][ George C Scott ]
The Beast	(1996)
[ Charles Martin Smith ]
Mulholland Falls	(1996)
[ John Malkovich ][ Michael Madsen ][ Rob Lowe ][ Nick Nolte ][ Chris Penn ]
Fear	(1996)
[ Mark Wahlberg ][ Jed Rees ]
Present Tense, Past Perfect	(1995)
[ Martin Sheen ][ Peter Weller ][ Bruce Davison ]
In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King	(1995)
[ Michael Biehn ][ Paul Winfield ][ James Quarter ]
Curacao	(1993)
[ George C Scott ][ George C. Scott ][ Alexei Sayle ]
Keep the Change	(1992)
[ Jack Palance ][ Fred Dalton Thompson ]
Passed Away	(1992)
[ Tim Curry ][ Bob Hoskins ][ Dylan Baker ][ Dan Futterman ][ Jack Warden ]
Hard Promises	(1991)
[ Peter MacNicol ][ Brian Kerwin ][ Brandon Smith ]
Young Guns II	(1990)
[ Viggo Mortensen ][ Kiefer Sutherland ][ Christian Slater ][ Emilio Estevez ][ Jon Bon Jovi ]
Cousins	(1989)
[ Ted Danson ][ John Lennon ][ Paul McCartney ][ Keith Coogan ][ Ken Kirzinger ]
Long Gone	(1987)
[ Dermot Mulroney ][ Henry Gibson ][ Joel Murray ]
Amazing Grace and Chuck	(1987)
[ Gregory Peck ]
Manhunter	(1986)
[ Brian Cox ][ Dennis Farina ][ Chris Elliott ][ Tom Noonan ][ Frankie Faison ]
To Live and Die in L.A.	(1985)
[ Willem Dafoe ][ John Turturro ][ Gary Cole ][ Dean Stockwell ][ William Friedkin ]
Thief	(1981)
[ James Caan ][ James Belushi ][ Dennis Farina ][ John Kapelos ]

Trivia

• Attended Bishop Kelly High School in Boise, Idaho. He wears his old football jersey from that school in most of his movies.
• Daughter named Maite, born in 1975.
• Testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on increased funding for crime labs.
• Attended the renowned Steppenwolf Company.
• Engaged to Gina Cirone, a biology teacher. [March 2002]
• Started at Idaho State University on a football scholarship, where he found acting.
• Married longtime girl friend, Gina Cirone, in Petrignano, Italy.
• He has a production company called, High Horse (with friend & fellow "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) producer, Cynthia Chvatal).
• He has one grandchild named Mazrik William (born October 2003).
• One "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) plot line had him pursuing an insane killer played by Tom Noonan, who also played the titular insane killer in Manhunter (1986).
• Was offered a role in Platoon (1986), but turned it down because it was a low paying job and the prospect of going to the Phillipines for weeks of training before filming didn't appeal to him.
• Calls Long Gone (1987) (TV) the most fun he ever had making a movie. He made it instead of appearing in Platoon (1986).
• Was cast in the title role of To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) after Gary Sinise was declined the part. Ironically, Sinise is currently the star of "CSI: NY" (2004), which is the spin-off of Petersen's series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000).
• Co-presented an award at the 2004 Emmys with Dennis Franz, whose former "NYPD Blue" (1993) co-star, David Caruso stars in "CSI: Miami" (2002) the spin-off of Petersen's series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000).
• Has played two characters with the surname "Walker." He played Gideon Walker in "Return to Lonesome Dove" (1993) (mini) and Steve Walker in Fear (1996).
• Declined the offer to produce "CSI: Miami" (2002), the spin-off of his series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000).
• Because his role in Manhunter (1986) was so emotionally exhausting, he did everything he could to rid himself of the Will Graham character after filming had been completed. This included cutting his hair and dyeing it blonde, and shaving off his beard.
• Played Missy Crider's father in the mini series The Beast (1996) (TV). Crider later appeared in the second season premiere of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000).
• Was 33 years old when Manhunter (1986) was released. When the film's remake, Red Dragon (2002) was released, his Will Graham successor, Edward Norton, was also 33 years old.
• An avid Chicago Cubs fan, he sings the seventh inning stretch at Wrigley Field every year and also narrated the documentary "Beyond The Ivy" about Wrigley Field.
• Owns the rights of James Ellroy's crime novel "Clandestine".
• Turned down a major part in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990).
• Turned down a major part in Michael Mann's Heat (1995).
• Has performed at the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago.
• Appears in The Skulls (2000) with Hill Harper. Harper currently co-stars in "CSI: NY" (2004), the spin-off of Petersen's series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000).
• Winner of the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jack Abbott in "The Belly Of The Beast".

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