Basic Information About William Petersen
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor, Film Producer, Television producer |
| Net worth | $50,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1953-02-21 (71 years old) |
| Place of birth | Evanston |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did William Petersen win?
 Oscar |
 Golden Globe |
 Golder Raspberry |
 BAFTA |
 Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
William Petersen awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan J. Pakula Award - | Winner | The Contender | 2001 |
| Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Winner | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2005 |
| Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominee | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2004 |
| Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominee | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2003 |
| Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominee | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2002 |
| PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Nominee | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2005 |
| PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Nominee | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2004 |
| PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Nominee | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2003 |
| Golden Satellite Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama | Nominee | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2002 |
William Petersen roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Fear | Steve Walker |
| Manhunter | Will Graham |
| Young Guns II | Pat Garrett |
| Thief | Katz & Jammer Bartender (as William L. Peterson) |
| Mulholland Falls | Jack Flynn, Mafia Mobster (uncredited) |
| To Live and Die in L.A. | Richard Chance (as William L. Petersen) |
| Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Trucker |
| Detachment | Mr. Sarge Kepler |
| The Contender | Jack Hathaway |
| The Skulls | Ames Levritt |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | CSI Dr. Gil Grissom / ... 193 episodes, 2000-2015 |
| Blue | Mitch 1 episode, 2013 |
| The Twilight Zone | Edward Sayers (segment "Need to Know") 1 episode, 1986 |
| Fallen Angels | George 1 episode, 1995 |
William Petersen's Movie/Shows Salary
| Movie / Series | Salary |
|---|---|
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) | $500,000 /episode (2007- 08) |
William Petersen's Quotes
- (On seeing the Marlon Brando movie, Last Tango in Paris (1972) (aka "Last Tango in Paris") "It was the first time that I understood that acting was an art form. It was not Clint Eastwood on a horse, Bob Hope in a road movie. It was not Don Knotts in The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964). These are favorite movies of mine, too. But when I sat in "Last Tango in Paris", the lightbulb went on. To this day, Brando is the one I want to meet, and the one I'm terrified to meet".
- "Their argument was, Everybody else is going to start copying the show, so why not us? My attitude was, Well, then let everybody else do it. Don't rip yourself off." (On the network and producers' decision to create the CSI spin-off series, CSI: Miami (2002)).
- "It took me two months to get that part. I mean, who the hell was I? I wasn't going to sell that picture" - on his role as "Will Graham" in Manhunter (1986).
- "Theater in Chicago will always be my first love. It started careers for me and about 50 of my friends. We all love coming back. As soon as the TV show is over, I'll be back in Chicago, doing live theater." (on what he plans to do after "CSI")
- The greatest thing that ever happened to me in terms of my acting was the audition for To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). After I read, William Friedkin put down the script and said, "You got the part". I really thought it was a joke. I went back to my hotel room and took a bath and they called and wanted to make a deal. I still didn't believe it.
Interesting Facts about William Petersen
- Attended Bishop Kelly High School in Boise, Idaho. He wears his old football jersey from that school in most of his movies.
- Daughter named Maite Nerea, born in 1975, in Mondragón (País Vasco, Spain).
- Testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on increased funding for crime labs.
- Attended the renowned Steppenwolf Company.
- In March 2002, he became engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Gina Cirone, a biology teacher. The two married in Petrignano, Italy, in 2003.
- Started at Idaho State University on a football scholarship, where he found acting.
- He has a production company called High Horse (with friend & fellow CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) producer Cynthia Chvatal).
- He has one grandchild named Mazrik William (born October 2003).
- One CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) plotline had him pursuing an insane killer played by Tom Noonan, who also played the titular insane killer in Manhunter (1986).
- Was offered a role in Platoon (1986), but turned it down because it was a low-paying job. The prospect of going to the Philippines for weeks of training before filming did not appeal to him either.
- Calls Long Gone (1987) the most fun he ever had making a movie. He made it instead of appearing in Platoon (1986).
- Was cast in To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) after Gary Sinise declined the part. Sinise became the star of CSI: NY (2004), which is the spin-off of Petersen's series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000).
- Co-presented an award at the 2004 Emmys with Dennis Franz, whose former NYPD Blue (1993) co-star, David Caruso, stars in CSI: Miami (2002), the spin-off of Petersen's series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000).
- Has played two characters with the surname "Walker." He played Gideon Walker in Return to Lonesome Dove (1993) and Steve Walker in Fear (1996).
- Declined the offer to produce CSI: Miami (2002), the spin-off of his series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000).
- Because his role in Manhunter (1986) was so emotionally exhausting, he did everything he could to rid himself of the Will Graham character after filming was completed. This included cutting his hair and dyeing it blonde, and shaving off his beard.
- Played Missy Crider's father in the miniseries The Beast (1996). Crider later appeared in the second-season premiere of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000).
- Was 33 years old when Manhunter (1986) was released. When the film's remake, Red Dragon (2002), was released, his Will Graham successor, Edward Norton, was also 33 years old.
- An avid Chicago Cubs fan, he sings "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field every year and also narrated the documentary Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy (2001) about Wrigley Field.
- Owns the rights of James Ellroy's crime novel "Clandestine".
