Bill Raymond

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Bill Raymond
Born
William Joseph Raymond

(1938-09-09) September 9, 1938 (age 85)
OccupationActor
Years active1960s–present

William Joseph Raymond (born September 9, 1938) [1] is an American actor who has appeared in film, television, theater and radio drama since the 1960s.

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Career

He is featured in the second and fifth seasons of the HBO drama The Wire as "The Greek", the mysterious head of an international criminal organization. [2] Other TV appearances include Miami Vice , Law & Order , Third Watch , Ed and As the World Turns . [3]

Raymond co-starred as Dr. Carroll on The Cobblestone Corridor , which premiered on October 16, 2016, on Connecticut Public Television.

In 2015, Raymond played Grand Albert in the kids TV show, Super Wings.[ citation needed ]

Film

His film credits include Eight Men Out , Michael Clayton , C.H.U.D. , The Crow , Quick Change , How I Got into College , My New Gun , 12 Monkeys , and Dogville .

Raymond played Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Schuyler Colfax in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln . [4] In 2014, he played the lead role in the ghost film Foreclosure, opposite Michael Imperioli. [5] He appeared in seven of Vermont filmmaker, Jay Craven's indie films, including Where the Rivers Flow North, A Stranger in the Kingdom, In Jest, The Year That Trembled, Windy Acres, Disappearances, and Peter and John.

Theater

Raymond was an active member and co-artistic director of the experimental theater group Mabou Mines in the 1970s and 1980s. [6]

He played Ebenezer Scrooge in the Hartford Stage production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol for 17 of its first 19 years, retiring from the role in 2016. [6] [7]

Raymond was also active in the early days of the R.G. Davis Mime Troupe in San Francisco in the 1960s. [8]

Radio

Raymond has played the character T.J. Teru, archeologist on Summa Nulla, in all 13 chapters of the ZBS Foundation's audio series, Ruby the Galactic Gumshoe , produced from 1982 to 2018. Raymond has appeared in other ZBS productions as well, including Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Fat Cats, Do That in Real Life? and the audio adaptation of Dinotopia . [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977 Sudden Death BusinessmanUncredited
1980 Christmas Evil Priest
1981 Strong Medicine Young man
1983 Baby It's You Mr. Ripeppi
1984 C.H.U.D. Victor
1988 Eight Men Out Ben Short
1988 Me and Him Humphrey
1989 How I Got into College Flutter
1989Forced MarchGyorgy
1990 Quick Change Policeman
1991 City of Hope Les
1991 True Identity Grunfeld
1991 Liebestraum Matt
1992 My New Gun Andrew
1993 Where the Rivers Flow North Wayne Quinn
1994 The Crow Mickey
1994 The Ref George
1995 12 Monkeys Microbiologist
1997 Ties to Rachel Henry
1997 One Night Stand Gridlock Taxi Driver
1998HarvestRoger Barnes
1999 Simply Irresistible Howard
1999 Summer of Sam Father Cadilli
1999 The Hurricane Paterson Judge
1999 Spring Forward Don Regan
1999 A Stranger in the Kingdom Resolved Kinneson
2000 The Intern Deep Throat
2000 Autumn in New York Michael
2001Wish You Were DeadDr. Norm Rollins
2002 The Year That Trembled Ernie Whirly
2003 What Alice Found Bill
2003 Dogville Mr. Henson
2004 A Hole in One Dr. Harold Ashton
2006 Disappearances Compton
2007 Michael Clayton Gabe Zabel
2007 The Junior Defenders Bill Samuels
2008EavesdropHal
2012 Lincoln Schuyler Colfax
2014ForeclosureRaymond
2014 Rob the Mob Priest
2015 Peter and John Beausire
2015 Five Nights in Maine George
2015The Dark SideMan Waiting For Coffee
2021Blood Brothers: Civil WarCaptain Beausire

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986, 1987 Miami Vice Dave Frobel / Tommy Barkley2 episodes
1988 Clinton and Nadine JewellTelevision film
1991 Golden Years Dr. Richard X. Toddhunter7 episodes
1992–2000 Law & Order Various roles3 episode
1993-95 All My Children Bill HartRecurring role
1993 TriBeCa LawyerEpisode: "Heros Exoletus"
1994, 1995 Halifax f.p. Caretaker2 episodes
1995 Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long Oscar K. Allen Television film
1996If Looks Could KillFlorida Realtor
1998 Saint Maybe B.B. Brandt
1999 Now and Again Reverend MillerEpisode: "A Girl's Life'
2000 Cupid & Cate Father FrancisTelevision film
2000, 2003 Ed George Wilkes2 episodes
2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Mr. GreenEpisode: "Faith"
2002A Death in the FamilyFather JacksonTelevision film
2003 Third Watch JerryEpisode: "The Spirit"
2003–2008 The Wire The Greek 10 episodes
2004Windy AcresUg7 episodes
2005 As the World Turns Judge4 episodes
2010 Damages Albert Wiggins
2011DuckworthEli DuckworthEpisode: "Pilot"
2016 The Cobblestone Corridor Dr. Carroll5 episodes
2017Super WingsGrand Albert3 episodes
2018 Bull Judge JessupEpisode: "Bad Medicine"
2019 Mrs. Fletcher Roy Rafferty5 episodes

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References

  1. "Bill Raymond". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  2. "Bill Raymond as The Greek". HBO. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
  3. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0713209/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 [ user-generated source ]
  4. Miska, Brad (May 6, 2010). "'Sopranos' Star Goes Crazy over 'Foreclosure'". Bloody Disgusting .
  5. Miska, Brad (January 16, 2014). "Haunted 'Foreclosure' This February". Bloody Disgusting .
  6. 1 2 Urban, Cori (November 16, 2016). "Veteran 'Scrooge' Bill Raymond taking final bow in 'Christmas Carol' at Hartford Stage". The Republican . Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  7. Hardman, Ray (December 16, 2016). "Bah, Humbug! Actor Bill Raymond Bids Farewell to Scrooge After 17 Years". www.wnpr.org. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  8. Davis, R.G. (1975). The San Francisco Mime Troupe: The First Ten Years. Palo Alto, California: Ramparts Press. pp.  21, 32, 128. ISBN   978-0878670598.
  9. "WorldCat records for Bill Raymond". WorldCat. Retrieved 17 October 2018.