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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1953-12-31
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- 4,640
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- 32,797
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Key facts
- Born
- William James Remar , ( 1953-12-31 ) December 31, 1953 (age 72) , Boston , Massachusetts , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1978–present
- Spouse
- Atsuko Remar ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 )
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- James Remar at 53rd Saturn Awards 2026.jpg
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- James Remar
- date of birth
- 1953-12-31
- name in native language
- James Remar
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
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William James Remar (born December 31, 1953) is an American actor. Highlights of his four decades-long career in film include his portrayals of Ajax in The Warriors (1979), Albert Ganz in 48 Hrs. (1982), Dutch Schultz in The Cotton Club (1984), and Jack Duff in Miracle on 34th Street (1994). In television, he is best known for playing Richard Wright in Sex and the City (2001–2004), and Harry Morgan, the father of the title character, in Dexter (2006–2013) and Dexter: Resurrection (2025). Since 2009, he has done voice-over work in ads for Lexus luxury cars. Remar studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.
Remar's more recent roles include Frank Gordon in Gotham from 2016 to 2019; Peter Gambi in Black Lightning from 2018 to 2021; Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson in Oppenheimer in 2023 and General Francis Shaw in It: Welcome to Derry (2025).