William L. Petersen
Highest Rated: 94% Manhunter (1986)
Lowest Rated: 9% The Skulls (2000)
Birthday: Feb 21, 1953
Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois, USA
Attended Idaho State University on a football scholarship. An avid Chicago Cubs fan. Started a production company with longtime friend Cynthia Chvatal called High Horse. Made his Broadway debut on March 21, 1996, in the Tennessee Williams play The Night of the Iguana as Rev. T. Lawrence Shannon. A great TV criminologist on CSI, he wasn't much of a science student in school. "Terrible," he told TV Guide in 2003. "I'm not sure I ever passed a science test...I didn't see it applying to my life in any way." Celebrated the birth of twins (via surrogate) on July 5, 2011.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | CSI: Immortality | Gil Grissom | — | 2015 |
| 55% | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Trucker | $7.2M | 2012 |
| 57% | Detachment | Mr. Serge Kepler | $49.4K | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | Haven | Jackson Connolly | — | 2001 |
| 76% | The Contender | Jack | $16.2M | 2000 |
| 9% | The Skulls | Ames Levritt | — | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | Kiss the Sky | Actor | — | 1999 |
| 69% | The Rat Pack | John F. Kennedy | — | 1998 |
| 20% | Gunshy | Jake | — | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | The Staircase | Joad | — | 1998 |
| 92% | 12 Angry Men | Juror #12 | — | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | The Beast | Actor | — | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | Peter Benchley's The Beast | Whip Dalton | — | 1996 |
| 30% | Mulholland Falls | Jack Flynn | — | 1996 |
| 44% | Fear | Steve Walker | — | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | El Reino de los Ciegos | Tony C. | — | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | CIA: Exiled (Curacao) | Stephen Guerin | — | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | Keep the Change | Joe Starling | — | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | Hard Promises | Joey Producer | — | 1992 |
| 10% | Passed Away | Frank | — | 1992 |
| 35% | Young Guns II | Pat Garrett | — | 1990 |
| 50% | Cousins | Tom | — | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | Long Gone | Cecil 'Stud' Cantrell | — | 1987 |
| 29% | Amazing Grace and Chuck | Russell Murdock | — | 1987 |
| 94% | Manhunter | Will Graham | — | 1986 |
| 91% | To Live and Die in L.A. | Richard Chance | — | 1985 |
| 93% | Thief | Katz & Jammer Bartender | — | 1981 |
TV
| Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 91% |
Manhattan 2014-2015 |
Col. Emmett Darrow Colonel Darrow |
2015 |
| No Score Yet |
NCIS: Los Angeles 2009 |
Producer |
2015 |
| No Score Yet |
NCIS 2003 |
Producer |
2015 2012 |
| No Score Yet |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000-2015 |
Executive Producer Producer Gil Grissom |
2015 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 |
| No Score Yet |
Crime Scene Investigation [DELETED] 2003-2010 |
Executive Producer Producer Gil Grissom |
2011 2009 2004 2003 2002 |
| No Score Yet |
CSI: Miami 2002-2012 |
Producer |
2010 |
| No Score Yet |
CSI: NY 2004-2013 |
Producer |
2009 2004 |
| No Score Yet |
Without a Trace 2002-2009 |
Gil Grissom |
2007 |
| No Score Yet |
The Twilight Zone 1985-1989 |
Sayers |
1986 |
QUOTES FROM William L. Petersen CHARACTERS
Will Graham says: It's just you and me now, sport.
Will Graham says: You've been watching these films. Haven't you....my man.
Laura Walker says: What's the big deal?
Steve Walker says: The big deal, Laura, is that the guy gives me the creeps, and the girl is my daughter.
Richard Chance says: if you want bread go to a baker.
Richard Chance says: If you want bread go to a baker.
Richard Chance says: Guess what? Uncle Sam donâ??t give a shit about your expenses. You want bread, fuck a baker.
Richard Chance says: Guess what? Uncle Sam don't give a shit about your expenses. You want bread, fuck a baker.
Will Graham says: I know I'm not smarter than you.
Dr. Hannibal Lecktor says: Then how did you catch me?
Will Graham says: You had disadvatages.
Dr. Hannibal Lecktor says: What disadvantages?
Will Graham says: You're insane.