Willem Dafoe
Age: N/A | From: Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: 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
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 166
TV Involvements: 5
Most Famous Work
Biography
William James "Willem" Dafoe (/dəˈfoʊ/də-FOH or /ˈdeɪfoʊ/ DAY-foh; born July 22, 1955) 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). Dafoe's early career includes credits for The Loveless (1982), Streets of Fire (1984), and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). He earned his first Academy Award nomination for the war drama Platoon (1986), followed by nominations for his roles in Shadow of the Vampire (2000), The Florida Project (2017), and the Vincent van Gogh biopic At Eternity's Gate (2018). He also gained acclaim and wide recognition for his roles as Jesus Christ in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and as the supervillain Norman Osborn in the superhero film Spider-Man (2002), a role he reprised in its sequels Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). His other film appearance include roles in Mississippi Burning (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Light Sleeper (1992), Body of Evidence (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994), The English Patient (1996), Affliction (1997), New Rose Hotel(1998), Existenz (1999), The Boondock Saints (1999), American Psycho (2000), Auto Focus (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Inside Man (2006), Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007), Antichrist (2009), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Nymphomaniac (2013), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), John Wick (2014), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Aquaman (2018), The Lighthouse (2019), Nightmare Alley (2021), Poor Things (2023), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Willem Dafoe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Spider-Man: No Way Home
(2021) Norman Osborn / Green Goblin
Finding Nemo
(2003) Gill (voice)
Zack Snyder's Justice League
(2021) Vulko
The Hitchhiker
(1983) Jeffrey Hunt
Kulturplatz
(2004) Self
Spider-Man
(2002) Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Spider-Man 3
(2007) Green Goblin / Norman Osborn
Platoon
(1986) Sergeant Elias GordonActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz | |
| David Tebet | ||
| Wolf Jackson | ||
| Raymond / George / Omi | ||
| Rufo Priori | ||
| Vincent Van Gogh (voice) | ||
| 2023 | Godwin Baxter | |
| Walker Reade | ||
| Francis | ||
| Saltzburg Keitel | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Nemo | ||
| 2022 | N/A | |
| Self / Grand Duc | ||
| Joe Cribbens | ||
| Self | ||
| Film Actor | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Heimir the Fool | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Self | ||
| 2021 | Norman Osborn / Green Goblin | |
| Clem Hoatley | ||
| Albert 'the Abacus' | ||
| Self | ||
| Gordo | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Self | ||
| Vulko | ||
| 2020 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Clint | ||
| N/A | ||
| Richard McMahon | ||
| Self | ||
| Tommaso | ||
| 2019 | Leonhard Seppala | |
| Self / Norman Osborn/ Green Goblin (archive footage) | ||
| Vincent van Gogh (archive footage) | ||
| Paul Randolph | ||
| Thomas Wake | ||
| Self | ||
| Manou's Father (voice) | ||
| 2018 | Paul | |
| Nuidis Vulko | ||
| Vincent van Gogh | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2017 | Narrator (voice) | |
| Gerhard Hardman | ||
| Self - Narrator (voice) | ||
| Bobby | ||
| Himself | ||
| Ryuk (voice) | ||
| Terrence Settman | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Narrator | ||
| 2016 | Ballard | |
| Mad Dog | ||
| James Verdun | ||
| Ed Blackridge | ||
| Gill (voice) | ||
| Role1 / Frankie Machine / Role2 / Blackie Cavanaugh | ||
| Diego Fairman | ||
| Self | ||
| 2015 | Self | |
| Narrator | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2014 | Self | |
| Marcus | ||
| Bud Carter | ||
| Pier Paolo Pasolini | ||
| (archive footage) | ||
| Tommy Brue | ||
| Peter van Houten | ||
| Jopling | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2013 | Narrator (voice) | |
| L | ||
| John Petty | ||
| Barry | ||
| Willem | ||
| Lionel Pembrooke | ||
| Wyatt Porter | ||
| 2012 | The Buddha | |
| Self | ||
| Cisco | ||
| Tars Tarkas | ||
| 2011 | Martin David | |
| 2010 | Self | |
| Eddie | ||
| Max Oliver | ||
| Self | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac | ||
| 2009 | Paul Smecker (uncredited) | |
| Rat (voice) | ||
| Gavner Purl | ||
| Feeney | ||
| Detective Hank Havenhurst | ||
| He | ||
| 2008 | A | |
| Commandat Klein | ||
| Charles Waechter | ||
| 2007 | N/A | |
| (segment "Occupations") (archive footage) | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Stan Aubray | ||
| Christopher | ||
| Ray Ruby | ||
| Green Goblin / Norman Osborn | ||
| Carson Clay | ||
| Self | ||
| Larry Lockner | ||
| 2006 | Le cow-boy (Place des Victoires) | |
| John Darius | ||
| Chief of Staff | ||
| 2005 | Neil Murchison | |
| N/A | ||
| Leslie | ||
| Grace's Father | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Willem Dafoe (uncredited) | ||
| Gen. George Octavius Deckert | ||
| Self / Klaus D. | ||
| 2004 | Roland Sweet | |
| Klaus Daimler | ||
| Dr. Michael Copeland | ||
| Self | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Arnold Mack | ||
| Green Goblin / Norman Osborn | ||
| Martin | ||
| 2003 | Himself | |
| N/A | ||
| Barillo | ||
| Self | ||
| Gill (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| 2002 | Hunter (voice) | |
| John Carpenter | ||
| Green Goblin / Norman Osborn | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2001 | Priest | |
| Father Andre | ||
| Self | ||
| 2000 | Earl Copen | |
| Father Ramirez | ||
| Max Schreck | ||
| Donald Kimball | ||
| 1999 | Gas | |
| X | ||
| Paul Smecker | ||
| Self | ||
| Narrator | ||
| 1998 | Dr. Van Horn | |
| Rolfe Whitehouse | ||
| Self (archival footage) | ||
| 1997 | N/A | |
| Geiger | ||
| 1996 | Axel Heyst | |
| David Caravaggio | ||
| The Electrician | ||
| Self | ||
| 1995 | Lo scrittore | |
| 1994 | Grand Duc | |
| Self | ||
| John Clark | ||
| Tom Eliot | ||
| 1993 | Emit Flesti | |
| Colonel Alexander Ignatyevich Vershinin | ||
| Karl | ||
| Frank Dulaney | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1992 | John LeTour | |
| Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1991 | Self | |
| Lt. Cmdr. Virgil 'Tiger' Cole | ||
| 1990 | Bobby Peru | |
| Hateful Guard | ||
| 1989 | Charlie | |
| The Commandant / Jack Lassen (voice) | ||
| Commandant (voice) | ||
| Salamo Arouch | ||
| 1988 | Ward | |
| Self | ||
| Jesus | ||
| Buck McGriff | ||
| 1987 | Elephant Grass (voice) | |
| 1986 | Sergeant Elias Gordon | |
| 1985 | Eric Masters | |
| N/A | ||
| 1984 | Johnny Harte | |
| Raven Shaddock | ||
| Boyfriend | ||
| Vance | ||
| Immigration Staff | ||
| 1983 | Jeffrey Hunt | |
| 2nd Phone Booth Youth | ||
| 1980 | Willy (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | Self - Host | |
| Self - Cameo (uncredited) | ||
| 1962 | Self | |
| 1953 | Self | |
| Anniston Bennett | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ed Saxberger | ||
| Colonel John Hunt | ||
| N/A | ||
| Raymond | ||
| Maxim | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Associate Producer | |
| 1999 | Co-Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Thanks | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Screenplay | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |