William Petersen
Born in Evanston, Illinois, USA — Feb 21 1953
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William Louis Petersen is an American actor and producer, best known for playing Dr. Gilbert "Gil" Grissom on the hit CBS series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Richard Chance in the film To Live and Die in L.A., and Will Graham in the film Manhunter. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Petersen attended Idaho State University on a football scholarship, where he first tried acting and immediately joined the drama department, before leaving to work in the Basque country as a Shakespearean actor. Peterson embraced the Basque lifestyle, influencing his work, family…
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William Petersen's Credits
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Gil Grissom
Without a Trace
Gil Grissom
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Need to Know")
CSI: Vegas
Gil Grissom
Manhattan
Col. Emmett Darrow
Fallen Angels
Georgie
The Directors
Self
Fear
Steve Walker
Blue
Mitch
Detachment
Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler
Thief
Katz & Jammer Bartender
Return to Lonesome Dove
Captain Gideon Walker
Young Guns II
Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett
The Beast
Whip Dalton
12 Angry Men
Juror 12
Cousins
Tom Hardy
To Live and Die in L.A.
Richard Chance
Mulholland Falls
Jack Flynn
The Skulls
Ames Levritt
Gunshy
Jake Bridges
The Contender
Jack Hathaway
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Trucker
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
Haven
Jackson Connolly
The Rat Pack
John F. Kennedy
This Old Cub
Himself
Long Gone
Stud Cantrell
Passed Away
Frank Scanlan
Kiss the Sky
Jess
CSI: Immortality
Gil Grissom
Hard Promises
Joey
Friedkin Uncut
Self
Curaçao
Stephen Guerin
Amazing Grace and Chuck
Russell
The Beast
Whip Dalton
The Staircase
Joad
In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King
Tony C.
Inside 'Manhunter'
Himself
Keep the Change
Joe Starling
Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts
Ted
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
Self
100 Years of Wrigley Field
Narrator
Blue Neon Night: Michael Connelly's Los Angeles
Narrator
Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy
Narrator
Manhunter
Will Graham