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William H. Macy

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Biography

William H. Macy (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well. Macy gained widespread popularity for portraying Frank Gallagher in Showtime's comedy-drama series Shameless (2011–2021). Macy has described his screen persona as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". He has won two Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, being nominated for nine Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards in total. He is also a three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Magnolia

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Psycho

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Sessions

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Running Man

As Molie

Fargo

As Jerry Lundegaard

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

As Trevathan

Boogie Nights

As Little Bill

Air Force One

As Major Caldwell

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Remakes That Missed but Matter

From Neil LaBute's Wicker Man to Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria, a journey through remakes that stumbled yet reveal why we keep returning to the classics.

8 films

The Perfect Needledrop: Ten Moments That Own the Screen

From sudden silences to euphoric choruses, these are the film moments where a song doesn't just score the scene, it becomes the scene.

10 films

The Long Way Home, and Who Pays For It

A chain about sex work, disability and survival that keeps its camera on the worker's face rather than the client's wallet. It begins with a lift shared between...

8 films

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