An always-welcome presence in today's movies, William H. Macy was born March 13, 1950, in Miami, Fla. He attended Bethany College in Bethany, W.V., and studied under David Mamet at Goddard College, Vt.
Macy made his film debut in Somewhere in Time (1980); his association with Mamet continued both onstage and onscreen (House of Games, Things Change, Homicide, Oleanna, Wag the Dog, Spartan). Movie fans know him as nervous murder suspect Jerry Lundegaard in the Coen Brothers' classic Fargo (1996), a role he campaigned for, played to the hilt and capped with a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.
He did a tour of duty on TV's "E.R." and was also memorable in Mr. Holland's Opus, Boogie Nights, Pleasantville and The Cooler. Macy has also received several Emmy nods (for A Slight Case of Murder, The Wool Cap, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, among others) and two wins (acting and writing for Door to Door).
- Marmaduke
- Dirty Girl
- Come Back to Sorrento
- Shorts
- The Maiden Heist
- The Tale of Despereaux
- Curious George: Goes to the Doctor and Lends a Helping Hand
- Bart Got a Room
- Wild Hogs
- Curious George: Rocket Ride and Other Adventures
- He Was a Quiet Man
- Curious George Takes a Job and More Monkey Business
- The Deal
- Curious George Plays in the Snow & Other Awesome Activities
- Bobby
- Curious George: Zoo Night and Other Animal Stories
- The Unit: Season 2
- Stephen King: Nightmares & Dreamscapes
- Everyone's Hero
- Doogal
- Curious George: Season 1
- Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman
- Thank You for Smoking
- Sahara
- Edmond
- Now That's Funny
- Reversible Errors
- Cellular
- Spartan
- The Wool Cap
- In Enemy Hands
- Seabiscuit
- The Cooler
- Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
- Out of Order
- Stealing Sinatra
- Door to Door
- Welcome to Collinwood
- Jurassic Park III
- Focus
- State and Main
- Panic
- Magnolia
- Batman Beyond: Season 1
- Mystery Men
- Batman Beyond: Tech Wars / Disappearing Inque
- Happy, Texas
- A Slight Case of Murder
- Pleasantville
- A Civil Action
- Sports Night
- Psycho
- Frasier: Season 6
- Superman the Animated Series: Vol. 3
- Jerry & Tom
- Hit Me
- The Secret of N-I-M-H 2: Timmy to the Rescue
- Boogie Nights
- Wag the Dog
- Air Force One
- Colin Fitz Lives!
- Fargo
- Down Periscope
- ER: Season 3
- Andersonville
- Mr. Holland's Opus
- Murder in the First
- ER: Season 2
- Above Suspicion
- The Client
- ER: Season 1
- Oleanna
- Searching for Bobby Fischer
- Shadows and Fog
- A Private Matter
- A Murderous Affair
- Law & Order: Season 2
- Homicide
- Law & Order: Season 1
- Things Change
- House of Games
- The Last Dragon
- Somewhere in Time