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William H. Macy
5 FOLLOWERS • 59 CREDITS • MAR 13, 1950 • 74
Biography
An American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well. Macy has described his screen persona as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". He has won two Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, being nominated for nine Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards in total. He is also a three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.
Known For
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Law & Order
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Frasier
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L.A. Law
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King of the Hill
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The Simpsons
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ER
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MADtv
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Equalizer
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The Unit
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Finding Your Roots
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9SkOJF92FE0H1UXeOgLz7lAnoMb.jpg)
The Dropout
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Batman Beyond
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Kate & Allie
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Superman: The Animated Series
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Sports Night
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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Shameless Hall of Shame
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WarGames
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The Oscars
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Twenty Bucks
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Return to Jurassic Park
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The Cradle Will Fall
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The Murder of Mary Phagan
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Shorts
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Tall Tale
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Somewhere in Time
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The Awakening Land
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Searching for Bobby Fischer
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Inland Empire
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Wag the Dog
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Air Force One
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Boogie Nights
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Cake
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qnQn4zoOc6zKBP0HXINfCSkJcBT.jpg)
Andersonville
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Magnolia
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Ricky Stanicky
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Room
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Out of Order
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kyY1onYxkKBDlJsheRsVbMaoQEM.jpg)
Sahara
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Lip Service
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Out of Order
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Down Periscope
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
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Psycho
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A Civil Action
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The Lincoln Lawyer
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Wild Hogs
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Reversible Errors
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Fargo
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Jurassic Park III
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Curious George
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Shameless
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