William H. Macy Filmography: Movies and Television Credits

This William H. Macy filmography covers 89 movie titles and 21 television titles from the available cast credits. Multiple roles in the same title are grouped together. It is a selection of screen credits, rather than a complete record of every performance. Credits may include acting, voice work, uncredited roles and appearances as themselves.

William H. Macy movies by release year

The years below are film release years, not filming dates.

• Somewhere in Time (1980) as Critic [1972]
• WarGames (1983) as NORAD Officer (uncredited)
• Without a Trace (1983) as Reporter
• The Last Dragon (1985) as J.J.
• House of Games (1987) as Sgt. John Moran
• Radio Days (1987) as Radio Voice (voice)
• Things Change (1988) as Billy Drake
• Barton Fink (1991) as Navy Sailor (uncredited)
• Homicide (1991) as Tim Sullivan
• Shadows and Fog (1991) as Cop
• The Heart of Justice (1992) as Booth
• Benny & Joon (1993) as Randy Burch
• Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) as Tunafish Father
• Twenty Bucks (1993) as Property Clerk
• Being Human (1994) as Boris
• Oleanna (1994) as John
• The Client (1994) as Dr. Greenway
• Above Suspicion (1995) as Pros. Atty. Schultz
• Evolver (1995) as Evolver (voice)
• Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) as Vice Principal Gene Wolters
• Murder in the First (1995) as Bill McNeill
• Roommates (1995) as Doctor (uncredited)
• Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995) as Railroad Magnate
• Andersonville (1996) as Col. Chandler
• Down Periscope (1996) as Captain Knox
• Fargo (1996) as Jerry Lundegaard
• Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) as Charlie Crisco
• Air Force One (1997) as Major Caldwell
• Boogie Nights (1997) as Little Bill
• Wag the Dog (1997) as CIA Agent Charles Young
• A Civil Action (1998) as James Gordon
• Jerry and Tom (1998) as Karl
• Pleasantville (1998) as George Parker
• Psycho (1998) as Milton Arbogast
• A Slight Case of Murder (1999) as Terry Thorpe
• Happy, Texas (1999) as Sheriff Chappy Dent
• Magnolia (1999) as Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
• Mystery Men (1999) as Shoveler / Eddie
• The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1999) as Justin (voice)
• Panic (2000) as Alex
• State and Main (2000) as Walt Price
• Focus (2001) as Lawrence 'Larry' Newman
• Jurassic Park III (2001) as Paul Kirby
• Door to Door (2002) as Bill Porter
• It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) as Glenn
• Welcome to Collinwood (2002) as Riley
• Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Seabiscuit (2003) as Tick Tock McGlaughlin
• Stealing Sinatra (2003) as John Irwin
• The Cooler (2003) as Bernie Lootz
• Cellular (2004) as Sgt. Bob Mooney
• In Enemy Hands (2004) as Nathan Travers
• Spartan (2004) as Stoddard
• Sahara (2005) as Admiral Jim Sandecker
• Thank You for Smoking (2005) as Senator Ortolan Finistirre
• Bobby (2006) as Paul Ebbers
• Doogal (2006) as Brian (voice)
• Edmond (2006) as Edmond
• Everyone's Hero (2006) as Lefty Maginnis (voice)
• Inland Empire (2006) as Announcer
• He Was a Quiet Man (2007) as Gene Shelby
• Wild Hogs (2007) as Dudley Frank
• Bart Got a Room (2008) as Ernie Stein
• The Deal (2008) as Charlie Berns
• The Tale of Despereaux (2008) as Lester (voice)
• Shorts (2009) as Dr. Noseworthy
• The Maiden Heist (2009) as George McLendon
• Dirty Girl (2010) as Ray
• Marmaduke (2010) as Don Twombly
• Return to Jurassic Park (2011) as Self
• The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) as Frank Levin
• The Sessions (2012) as Father Brendan
• A Single Shot (2013) as Pitt
• Trust Me (2013) as Gary
• Cake (2014) as Leonard
• Rudderless (2014) as Trill
• Two-Bit Waltz (2014) as Carl
• Dial a Prayer (2015) as Bill
• Room (2015) as Robert
• Walter (2015) as Dr. Corman
• Blood Father (2016) as Kirby Curtis
• Stealing Cars (2016) as Philip Wyatt
• Krystal (2018) as Wyatt
• Maybe I Do (2023) as Sam
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) as Trevathan
• Ricky Stanicky (2024) as Summerhayes
• Soul on Fire (2025) as Jack Buck
• The Running Man (2025) as Molie Jernigan
• Train Dreams (2025) as Arn Peeples

William H. Macy television roles and appearances

Television titles are listed alphabetically. An appearance date is included only where verified for William H. Macy; a programme's premiere year does not establish when a performer appeared in it.

• Accused as Raymond
• Batman Beyond as Aaron Herbst (voice); Karros (voice)
• Curious George as Narrator (voice)
• ER as David Morgenstern
• Frasier as Ralph (voice)
• Kate & Allie
• King of the Hill as Dr. Rubin (voice)
• L.A. Law as Bernard Ruskin
• Law & Order as Assistant U.S. Attorney John McCormack; Jack Powell
• MADtv as Self
• Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King as Clyde Umney / Sam Landry / George Demmick
• Shameless as Frank Gallagher
• Spenser: For Hire
• Sports Night
• Superman: The Animated Series as Director (voice)
• The Dropout as Richard Fuisz
• The Equalizer as Dr. Spaulding
• The Oscars as Self
• The Simpsons as William H. Macy (voice)
• The Unit as President of the United States
• The Wild Thornberrys as Skoot (voice)

Credit information: TMDB, with additional sources listed below where used. The titles shown here do not establish the beginning or end of William H. Macy's career, and omissions should not be treated as evidence that a credit does not exist.