William Joseph Raymond (born September 9, 1938) is an American actor who has appeared in film, television, theater and radio drama since the 1960s.

Career

He is featured in the second and fifth seasons of the

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drama ''

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'' as "

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", the mysterious head of an international criminal organization. Other TV appearances include ''

Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann (director), Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo ...

'', ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...

'', ''

Third Watch ''Third Watch'' is an American crime drama television series created by John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero that aired on NBC from September 26, 1999, to May 6, 2005, with a total of 132 episodes spanning over six seasons. It was produced by ...

'', '' Ed'' and ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soa ...

''. Raymond co-stars as Dr. Carroll on ''

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'', premiering on October 16 on

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. In 2015, Raymond played Grand Albert in the kids TV show, ''Super Wings''.

Film

His film credits include ''

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'', ''

Michael Clayton ''Michael Clayton'' is a 2007 American legal thriller film written and directed by Tony Gilroy in his feature directorial debut and starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, and Sydney Pollack. Clooney plays lawyer Michael Clayton ...

'', ''

C.H.U.D. ''C.H.U.D.'' is a 1984 American science fiction horror film directed by Douglas Cheek, produced by Andrew Bonime, and starring John Heard, Daniel Stern, and Christopher Curry in his film debut. The plot concerns a New York City police officer a ...

'', ''

The Crow The Crow is a supernatural superhero comic book series created by James O'Barr revolving around the titular character of the same name. The series, which was originally created by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his fiancée at t ...

'', ''

Quick Change ''Quick Change'' is a 1990 American crime comedy film directed by Bill Murray and Howard Franklin (in their directorial debuts) and written by Franklin. Based on the novel of the same name by Jay Cronley, the film stars Murray, Geena Davis, Ra ...

'', ''

How I Got into College ''How I Got Into College'' is a 1989 American romantic comedy film directed by Savage Steve Holland, starring Anthony Edwards, Corey Parker, and Lara Flynn Boyle and produced & released by 20th Century Fox. This is the film debut of eventual vo ...

'', ''

My New Gun ''My New Gun'' is a 1992 American black comedy film directed by Stacy Cochran. It stars Diane Lane, James Le Gros, Stephen Collins, and Tess Harper, and also features an early minor role for Philip Seymour Hoffman. Plot A New Jersey doctor named ...

'', ''

12 Monkeys ''12 Monkeys'' is a 1995 American science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam, inspired by Chris Marker's 1962 short film ''La Jetée'', starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, and Brad Pitt, with Christopher Plummer and David Morse in sup ...

'', and ''

Dogville ''Dogville'' is a 2003 avant-garde drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier, and starring an ensemble cast led by Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Paul Bettany, Chloë Sevigny, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier, Ben Gazzara, Harriet Andersso ...

''. Raymond played

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's ''

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''. in 2014, he played the lead role in the ghost film ''Foreclosure'', opposite

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. He appeared in seven of Vermont filmmaker, Jay Craven's indie films, including "Where the Rivers Flow North," "A Stranger in the Kingdom," "In Jest," "The Year That Trembled," "Windy Acres," "Disappearances," and "Peter and John."

Theater

Raymond was an active member and co-artistic director of the experimental theater group

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in the 1970s and 1980s. He played

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in the Hartford Stage production of

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' ''

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'' for 17 of its first 19 years, retiring from the role in 2016. Raymond was also active in the early days of the R.G. Davis Mime Troupe in San Francisco in the 1960s.

Radio

Raymond has played the character T.J. Teru, archeologist on Summa Nulla, in all 13 chapters of the

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's audio series, ''

Ruby the Galactic Gumshoe ''Ruby the Galactic Gumshoe'' is a science fiction radio drama series by the ZBS Foundation, written by Thomas Lopez. The first series, ''Ruby: Adventures of A Galactic Gumshoe'', was created in 1982. In each story, the title character Ruby is ...

'', produced from 1982 to 2018. Raymond has appeared in other ZBS productions as well, including ''Saratoga Springs'', ''Saratoga Fat Cats'', ''

Do That in Real Life? ''Do That In Real Life?'' is a radio drama, produced by the ZBS Foundation.ZBS.orlink (Do That In Real Life?) It is the fifteenth of the Jack Flanders adventure series and the third of the Travelling Jack sub-series. It combines elements of Old ...

'' and the audio adaptation of ''

Dinotopia ''Dinotopia'' is a series of illustrated fantasy books, created by author and illustrator James Gurney. It is set in the titular Dinotopia, an isolated island inhabited by shipwrecked humans and Sapience, sapient dinosaurs who have learned to H ...

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* American male stage actors Male actors from San Francisco 1938 births American male film actors Living people American male television actors ZBS Foundation {{US-tv-actor-stub