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William James "Willem" Dafoe (/dəˈfoʊ/ də-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 a Volpi Cup Award for Best Actor, with nominations for four Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and four Golden Globe Awards. He received an Honorary Golden Bear in 2018. Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Dafoe made his film debut with an uncredited role in Heaven's Gate (1980). He is known for collaborating with both mainstream and auteur filmmakers, including Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Sam Raimi, Yorgos Lanthimos, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Andrew Stanton, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. He received Academy Award nominations for playing a compassionate army sergeant in the war drama Platoon (1986), Max Schreck in the mystery film Shadow of the Vampire (2000), a kindly motel manager in the coming-of-age film The Florida Project (2017), and Vincent van Gogh in the biopic At Eternity's Gate (2018). His other films credits include To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), The English Patient (1996), American Psycho (2000), Animal Factory (2000), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Antichrist (2009), The Hunter (2011), John Carter (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), John Wick (2014), The Lighthouse (2019), Togo (2019), Poor Things (2023), and Nosferatu (2024). Dafoe was a founding member of experimental theatre company The Wooster Group. He portrayed Norman Osborn in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film trilogy (2002–2007) and reprised the role in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). He has also voiced roles in the animated films Finding Nemo (2003), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), and The Boy and the Heron (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Willem Dafoe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Late Fame
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The Birthday Party
as Marcos Timoleon

The Resurrection of Christ

The Souffleur
as Lucius

Pet Shop Days
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The Man in My Basement
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Avrio Vrady
as Dancing man

The Phoenician Scheme
as Knave

Grande Envie
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The Legend of Ochi
as Maxim

Zero
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Nosferatu: An Inside Look
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Nosferatu
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Jesus Goes to Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)

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Saturday Night
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
as Jackson

Kinds of Kindness
as Raymond / George / Omi

Can Creativity Save the World?
as Self

Finally Dawn
as Rufo Priori

Poor Things
as Godwin Baxter

Interior (The Spectator)
as Narrator

Willem Dafoe

Gonzo Girl
as Walker Reade

Asteroid City
as Saltzburg Keitel

The Wild One
as Narrator (voice)

Inside
as Nemo

Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone

Creation of the Kingdom of Exodus
as Self / Grand Duc

Dead for a Dollar
as Joe Cribbens

Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue
as Self

Mostra, Venise
as Self

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

Spider-Man: No Way Home
as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin

Nightmare Alley
as Clem Hoatley

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
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Why Are We (Not) Creative?
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The Card Counter
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River
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Maresco / Pasolini
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Zack Snyder's Justice League
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Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
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Sportin' Life
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Wim Wenders, Desperado
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Siberia
as Clint

Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago

The Last Thing He Wanted
as Richard McMahon

The Lighthouse: A Dark & Stormy Tale
as Self

Tommaso
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Togo
as Leonhard Seppala

Vincent van Gogh Superstar
as Vincent van Gogh (archive footage)

Motherless Brooklyn
as Paul Randolph

The Lighthouse
as Thomas Wake