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Birthday
July 22, 1955
(70 years old)Place of Birth
Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
Also Known As
Willem DeFoe
William Dafoe, Jr.
William J. Dafoe
윌렘 데포
Γουίλεμ Νταφόε
威廉·达福
William James "Willem" Dafoe
William James Dafoe
ויליאם ג'. "וילם" דפו
וויליאם דפו
威廉·達佛
ویلم دفو
William James "Willem" Dafoe is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards, four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards.
He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. Dafoe was a founding member of experimental theatre company The Wooster Group. He made his film debut with an uncredited role in Heaven's Gate (1980).
2025
2024
Nosferatu: An Inside Look
as Self
Nosferatu
as Prof. Albin Eberhart von Franz
Jesus Goes to Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night
as David Tebet
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
as Jackson
Kinds of Kindness
as Raymond / George / Omi
Da Suisa - Tributo
as Himself
Can Creativity Save the World?
as Self
Finally Dawn
as Rufo Priori
2023
2022
Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
as Self / Grand Duc
Dead for a Dollar
as Joe Cribbens
7 Deaths of Maria Callas
as Film Actor
Il coraggio di essere Franco
as Sé stesso
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
as Self
The Northman
as Heimir the Fool
Finding Satoshi
as Narrator
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
as Self
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Ripley Under Ground
as Neil Murchison
Before It Had a Name
as Leslie
Manderlay
as Grace's Father
This Is an Adventure
as Self
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
as Self
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Willem Dafoe (uncredited)
xXx: State of the Union
as Gen. George Octavius Deckert
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
as Self / Klaus D.
2004
The Aviator
as Roland Sweet
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Klaus Daimler
Control
as Dr. Michael Copeland
The Misbehavers
as Self
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
as Narrator (voice)
The Clearing
as Arnold Mack
Spider-Man 2
as Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
as Self
The Reckoning
as Martin
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