Macy, William H. 1950–

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MACY, William H. 1950–

(W. H. Macy)

PERSONAL

Full name, William Hall Macy, Jr.; born March 13, 1950, in Miami, FL; son of William Hall, Sr. (an insurance broker and construction company owner) and Lois Macy; married Felicity Huffman (an actress), September 6, 1997; children: Sofia Grace, Georgia Grace. Education: Goddard College, B.F.A., theatre, 1972; also attended Bethany College; graduate of studies with David Mamet.

Addresses: Agent— Writers & Artists Agency, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA 90211; Paradigm, 360 N. Crescent Dr., North Bldg., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager— Ken Gross Management, 7919 Sunset Blvd., 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90046. Publicist— I/D PR, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career: Actor, director, and writer. Guthrie Theater Company, member, 1978–79; Goodman Theatre Company, Chicago, IL, member, 1984–85; St. Nicholas Theater, Chicago, IL, founding member, with Steven Schachter and David Mamet; Atlantic Theater Company, New York City, founding member, then director–in–residence; performed voice–over work in commercials for products, including Secret; appeared in commercials for Cling Free, 1984, Levi's Easy Fit Jeans, 1997, Gap Jeans, 1997, and Microsoft, 2003; assistant scout master of Boy Scout Troop 184, Los Angeles; United Cerebral Palsy Association, ambassador, 2003.

Awards, Honors: Independent Spirit Award nomination, best supporting male, 1992, for Homicide; Outer Critics Circle Award nomination, best actor, 1993, and Independent Spirit Award nomination, best male lead, 1995, for Oleanna; Academy Award nomination, best supporting actor, 1996, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role, Independent Spirit Award, best male lead, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture—drama, 1997, all for Fargo; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding guest actor in a drama series, 1997, for ER; Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by a cast, 1998, for Boogie Nights; Boston Society of Film Critics Award, best supporting actor, 1998, for Pleasantville, A Civil Action, and Psycho; ShoWest Award, supporting actor of the year, 1999; Lone Star Film and Television Awards, best TV actor and best TV teleplay (with Steven Schachter), 1999, for The Con; American Comedy Award nomination, funniest supporting actor in a motion picture, 1999, for Pleasantville; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or a movie, Golden Satellite Award, best performance by an actor in a miniseries or a motion picture made for television, Edgar Award (with Schachter and Donald E. Westlake), best television feature or miniseries, Edgar Allan Poe Awards, 2000, for A Slight Case of Murder; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding guest actor in a comedy series, 2000, for Sports Night; Golden Satellite Award, best performance by an actor in a supporting role, comedy or musical, American Comedy Award nomination, funniest supporting actor in a motion picture, 2000, for Happy, Texas; Jury Award, best supporting male, Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, 2000, for State and Main; National Board of Review Award (with others), best ensemble performance, 1999, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by a cast in a theatrical motion picture, 2000, for Magnolia; Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Award, best actor, 2002, for Focus; Film Excellence Award, Boston Film Festival, 2002; Emmy Awards, outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or movie and outstanding writing for a miniseries, movie or a dramatic special (with Schachter), Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television, Writers Guild of America TV Award nomination (with Schachter), original long form, Screen Actors Guild Award, outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or miniseries, Golden Satellite Award, best performance by an actor in a miniseries or a motion picture made for television, 2003, all for Door to Door; John Cassavetes Award, Denver International Film Festival, 2003; Maverick Tribute Award, Cinequest San Jose Film Festival, 2003; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture, drama, 2004, for The Cooler; Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture, 2004, for Seabiscuit.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(As W. H. Macy) Bronski, Foolin' Around, Columbia, 1979.

(As W. H. Macy) Critic (1972), Somewhere in Time, Universal, 1980.

(As W. H. Macy) Reporter, Without a Trace, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1983.

(As W. H. Macy) J. J., The Last Dragon (also known as Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon), TriStar, 1985.

(As W. H. Macy) Radio Voice, Radio Days, Orion, 1987.

(As W. H. Macy) Sergeant Moran, House of Games, Orion, 1987.

(As W. H. Macy) Billy Drake, Things Change, Columbia, 1988.

(As W. H. Macy) Cop with Spiro, Shadows and Fog, Orion, 1991.

(As W. H. Macy) Tim Sullivan, Homicide, Columbia/TriStar, 1991.

Randy Burch, Benny & Joon (also known as Benny and June and Along Came Sam), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1993.

Tunafish father, Searching for Bobby Fischer (also known as Innocent Moves), Paramount, 1993.

Property Clerk, Twenty Bucks, Triton Pictures, 1993.

Boris, Being Human, Warner Bros., 1994.

Dr. Greenway, The Client, Warner Bros., 1994.

Stephen Meeker, Dead on Sight, Summa Video, 1994.

John, Oleanna, Samuel Goldwyn, 1994.

(As W. H. Macy) Vice Principal Wolters, Mr. Holland's Opus (also known as Mr. Herrick's Opus and Herrick's Opus), Buena Vista, 1995.

(As W. H. Macy) Voice of title role, Evolver, Trimark Pictures, 1995.

District Attorney William McNeil, Murder in the First (also known as Meurtre a Alcatraz), 1995.

(Uncredited) Doctor, Roommates, 1995.

(Uncredited) Railroad magnate, Tall Tale (also known as Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill), 1995.

Captain Carl Knox (Orlando), Down Periscope, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1996.

Jerry Lundegaard, Fargo, Gramercy, 1996.

Charlie Crisco, Bobby DeLaughter's assistant, Ghosts of Mississippi (also known as Medgar Evers, The Murder of Medgar Evers, Free at Last, and The Ghost of Mississippi), Columbia, 1996.

The cop, Hit Me (also known as Ice Cream Dimension), Trident Releasing, 1996.

Major Caldwell, Air Force One (also known as AFO), Columbia/Sony, 1997.

Mr. O'Day, Colin Fitz, Baby Shark Inc./River One Films, 1997.

Little Bill, Boogie Nights, New Line Cinema, 1997.

CIA agent Charles Young, Wag the Dog, New Line Cinema, 1997.

James Gordon, A Civil Action, Buena Vista, 1998.

George Parker, Pleasantville, New Line Cinema, 1998.

Milton Arbogast, Psycho, Universal, 1998.

Voice of Justin, The Secret of NIMH II: Timmy to the Rescue, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 1998.

Karl, Jerry and Tom, 1998.

Sheriff Chappy Dent, Happy, Texas, Miramax, 1999.

The shoveler, Mystery Men, Universal, 1999.

Himself, "Psycho" Path (documentary), Universal Studios Home Video, 1999.

Quiz Kid Donnie Smith, Magnolia (also known as mag–no'li–a), New Line Cinema, 1999.

Alex, Panic, Artisan Entertainment, 2000.

Walt Price, State and Main (also known as Sequences et consequences), New Line Cinema, 2000.

Himself, That Moment: Magnolia Diary (also known as That Moment: Magnolia Diary October 1998–March 2000; documentary), New Line Home Video, 2000.

Paul Kirby, Jurassic Park III (also known as JP3), MCA/Universal, 2001.

Lawrence Newman, Focus, Paramount Classics, 2001.

Himself, The Special Effects of "Jurassic Park III" (documentary), Universal Studios Home Video, 2001.

Himself, The Making of "Jurassic Park III" (documentary), Universal Studios Home Video, 2001.

Himself, The Dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park III" (documentary; also known as The New Dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park III"), Universal Studios Home Video, 2001.

Himself, Beyond Jurassic Park (documentary), 2001.

Riley, Welcome to Collinwood (also known as Safe-crackers oder Diebe haben's schwer), Warner Bros., 2002.

Bernie Lootz, The Cooler, Lions Gate Films, 2003.

Tick Tock McGlaughlin, Seabiscuit, Universal, 2003.

Narrator, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (documentary), Shout! Factory, 2003.

Travers, U–Boat, Artisan Entertainment, 2003.

Himself, Minnesota Nice (documentary short film), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, Home Entertainment, 2003.

Stoddard, Spartan, Warner Bros., 2004.

Nate Travers, In Enemy Hands, Artisan Entertainment, 2004.

Mooney, Cellular, New Line Cinema, 2004.

Sandecker, Admiral James, Sahara, Paramount, 2005.

Television Appearances; Series:

Dr. David Morgenstern, ER, NBC, 1994–1998.

Voice of Leo Lionheart, The Lionhearts, syndicated, 1998–1999.

Sam Donovan, a recurring role, Sports Night, ABC, 1999–2000.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

(As W. H. Macy) Will Beagle, The Awakening Land, NBC, 1978.

(As W. H. Macy) Randy, The Murder of Mary Phagan (also known as The Ballad of Mary Phagan), NBC, 1988.

Colonel Chandler, Andersonville, TNT, 1996.

Steven, Out of Order, Showtime, 2003.

Arthur Raven, Reversible Errors (also known as Scott Turow's Reversible Errors), CBS, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

(As W. H. Macy) Ben Duffy, The Cradle Will Fall, CBS, 1983.

(As W. H. Macy) Socrates, The Boy Who Loved Trolls, 1984.

(As W. H. Macy) Farmer, Lip Service, 1988.

Ray Daniels, In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion (also known as In the Line of Duty: Standoff at Marion and In the Line of Duty: The Hostage Murders), NBC, 1992.

(As W. H. Macy) Psychiatrist, A Private Matter (also known as Miss Sherri), HBO, 1992.

Sean Hammel, A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story (also known as Lovers of Deceit: The Carolyn Warmus Story), ABC, 1992.

Charles Lang, The Water Engine, TNT, 1992.

Booth, The Heart of Justice, TNT, 1993.

Dr. Frank Teague, In the Shadow of Evil, CBS, 1995.

Prosecuting attorney Schultz, Above Suspicion (also known as The Rhinehart Theory), HBO, 1995.

Petrocelli, The Writing on the Wall (also known as Operation Schmetterling), Channel Four, 1996.

Bobby Sommerdinger, The Con, 1998.

Terry Thorpe, A Slight Case of Murder (also known as A Travesty), TNT, 1999.

Bill Porter, Door to Door, TNT, 2002.

Glenn, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, NBC, 2002.

John Irwin, Stealing Sinatra, Showtime, 2003.

Narrator, Dark Roots: The Unauthorized Anna Nicole, Showtime, 2003.

Gigot, The Wool Cap, TNT, 2004.

Lew Berman, The Accountant and the Stripper, Show-time, 2004.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

(As W. H. Macy) Chip Gooseberry, Sitcom, HBO, 1983.

Dr. David Morgenstern, ER, NBC, 1994.

Bob Wilson, Mystery Dance, ABC, 1995.

Put–In–Bay, CBS, 2002.

Also appeared in Law & Order, NBC.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(As W. H. Macy) Arthur, Charlie, architect, Billy, Nick, Fred, Tony, and Standish, "The Dining Room," Great Performances, PBS, 1984.

(As W. H. Macy) All That Glitters, ABC, 1990.

Doctor, Texan, Showtime, 1994.

Inside the Academy Awards, 1997.

Comic Relief VIII, HBO, 1998.

Screen Actors Guild 4th Annual Awards, 1998.

Presenter, The National Hate Test, USA Network, 1998.

Canned Ham: Mystery Man, Comedy Central, 1999.

Voice of Ichabod Crane, Night of the Headless Horseman (animated), Fox, 1999.

Politically Incorrect After Party Presented by Pepsi, ABC, 1999.

Narrator, Polar Beer Invasion (documentary), PBS, 2001.

Presenter, AFI Awards 2001, CBS, 2002.

Presenter, The 17th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2002.

A Life of Laughter: Remembering John Ritter (documentary), ABC, 2003.

Presenter, The 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2003.

Presenter, The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 2003.

Narrator and host, The True Story of Seabiscuit (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

Himself, Seabiscuit: The Making of a Legend (documentary), 2003.

Presenter, The 2004 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As W. H. Macy) District attorney, "The Choice," Spenser: For Hire, 1985.

(As W. H. Macy) Carl, "General Hospital," Kate & Allie, 1986.

Dr. Spalding, "Hand and Glove," The Equalizer, CBS, 1986.

(As W. H. Macy) Efrem Connors, "If You Knew Sammy," Spenser: For Hire, CBS, 1987.

(As W. H. Macy) Efrem Connors, "Play It Again, Sammy," Spenser: For Hire, CBS, 1988.

"Season's Greetings from Al Floss," The Famous Teddy Z, CBS, 1989.

(As W. H. Macy) Assistant U.S. Attorney John McCormack, "Everybody's Favorite Bagman," Law & Order, NBC, 1990.

Jack Powell, "Sister of Mercy," Law & Order, NBC, 1992.

"Denise and de Nuptials," Civil Wars, ABC, 1992.

Russell Karp, "Cable Does Not Pay," Bakersfield, P.D., Fox, 1993.

Bernard Ruskin, "Rhyme and Punishment," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993.

Late Show with David Letterman, 1997, 1999.

Voice of Director of Paranormals Institute, "Where There's Smoke …," Superman (animated), 1998.

Voices of Jorgen Svenson and Sven Jorgenson, "Hercules and the Twilight of the Gods," Disney's Hercules (animated), ABC and syndicated, 1998.

Voice of Dr. Rubin, "Pregnant Paws," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1998.

Himself, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999.

Voice of Aaron Herbst, "Disappearing Inque," Batman Beyond (animated), The WB, 1999.

Guest caller Ralph, "Good Samaritan," Frasier, NBC, 1999.

Voice of Kerros, "Big Time," Batman Beyond (animated), The WB, 2000.

Himself, "The English Language," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 2001.

Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2002, 2003.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2002.

Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2003.

Himself, "David Mamet," The Directors, 2004.

Also appeared in Nick and Hillary (also known as Tattingers), CBS; as voice of director, The New Batman/Superman Adventures (animated), The WB.

Television Work; Movies:

Director, Lip Service, HBO, 1988.

Producer, The Wool Cap, TNT, 2004.

Television Work; Pilots:

Producer, Put–In–Bay, CBS, 2002.

Stage Appearances:

(As W. H. Macy) American Buffalo, Goodman Theatre Center, Chicago, IL, 1975–1976.

(As W. H. Macy) The Show–Off, Goodman Theatre Center, 1976–1977.

(As W. H. Macy; off–Broadway debut) Jerry Green, The Man in 605, Theatre DeLYS, 1979–1980.

(As W. H. Macy) Sebastian, Twelfth Night, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1980–1981.

(As W. H. Macy) Leopold, A Call From the East, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1981.

(As W. H. Macy) The Dining Room, Playwrights Horizons Theatre and Astor Place Theatre, 1982.

(As W. H. Macy) The Front Page, Goodman Theatre, 1981–1982.

(As W. H. Macy) Arthur Pitler, "I'm Good To My Doggies," Wild Life, Vandam Theatre, 1983.

(As W. H. Macy) Peter, "Charades," Wild Life, Vandam Theatre, 1983.

(As W. H. Macy) He, Flirtations, T.O.M.I. Terrace Theatre, 1983.

(As W. H. Macy) John, Baby with the Bathwater, Playwrights Horizon's Theatre, 1983–1984.

(As W. H. Macy) Gin Player, Prairie Du Chien (in double bill with The Shawl), Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1985–1986.

(As W. H. Macy) Peter Cope, Paris Bound, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1985–1986.

(As W. H. Macy) Junius Upsey, The Nice and The Nasty, 1986.

(As W. H. Macy) Nick, Bodies, Rest, and Motion, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, 1986–1987.

(As W. H. Macy; Broadway debut) Howie Newsome, Our Town, Henry Miller Theatre, 1988.

(As W. H. Macy) Interrogator, Bobby Gould in Hell (part of Oh, Hell double bill, with The Devil and Billy Markham), Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, 1989.

(As W. H. Macy) Heinrich, Life During Wartime, Manhattan Theatre Club, 1991.

(As W. H. Macy) John, Oleanna, Orpheum Theatre, 1994.

Teach, American Buffalo, Donmar Warehouse, London, then Atlantic Theater Company, New York City, 2000.

The Guys, Actor's Gang, Los Angeles, 2002.

Also appeared in The Beaver Coat, Circle Repertory Theatre; Sittin'; Sunshine; Speakeasy; Marathon '90; Mr. Gogol and Mr. Preen, Lincoln Center; Vermont Sketches, Shoeshine, and Cross Patch, all at Ensemble Studio Theatre.