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  2. 99+ Photos. William Hall Macy Jr. is an American actor. His film career has been built on appearances in small, independent films, though he has also appeared in mainstream films.

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    • 'Fargo' (1996) Macy’s lone Oscar nomination came in the Best Supporting Actor category for his performance in the 1996 dark comedy classic Fargo. Macy appears as Jerry Lundegaard, the selfish husband who arranges his wife’s staged kidnapping to score some extra cash.
    • 'The Cooler' (2003) While he’s often cast in supporting roles, Macy did get the chance to play a lead character in the underrated 2003 gambling thriller The Cooler.
    • 'Magnolia' (1999) Magnolia is perhaps the most ambitious film of Paul Thomas Anderson’s career, which given his remarkable filmography, is no small statement.
    • 'Seabiscuit' (2003) Seabiscuit is a good, old-fashioned inspirational racing story that follows the small-town boy Red Pollard (Tobey Maguire) and his trainer Tom Smith (Chris Cooper) as they prepare to lead the titular horse to victory in a major Thoroughbred horse race amid the American economic depression of the 1930s.
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    • Fargo
    • Boogie Nights
    • State and Main
    • Door to Door
    • Wild Hogs
    • Rudderless
    • Shameless

    Twenty-seven years before Shameless, Macy's initial major foray into television helped set the table for Frank Gallagher. Beginning with the powerhouse medical drama's pilot, the actor appeared in 31 episodes as County General's chief of surgery, Dr. David Morgenstern. But it was ER's chief who stuck with Macy. "John has a wonderful intolerance for...

    Macy wasn't initially seen as a fit for sad sack Jerry Lundegaard, but the actor wouldn't take no for an answer. "I thought Jerry was a great role for me, even though Joel and Ethan [Coen] had described him differently than me," says Macy, who was Oscar-nominated for his performance. "I loved Fargothe first time I saw it up in there in my brain. I ...

    In Paul Thomas Anderson's breakout drama, Macy plays pornographer Little Bill, and the actor credits the filmmaker's acumen for putting together a cast, noting that many of thestars reunited for Anderson's next project, Magnolia. But Macy's biggest takeaway from Boogie Nightswas the long tracking shot that began with Little Bill entering a New Year...

    The first thing that comes to mind for Macy when reflecting on this satirical comedy about a troubled film production is his director, "American treasure," David Mamet, with whom the actor started a theater company. "I just adore him," says Macy of the playwright. "There's an old trope that you're taking your life into your own hands if you want to...

    Back in the peak movie of the weekdays, Macy and writer-director Steven Schachter churned out almost a dozen, with Macy considering Door to Doorto be "the zenith" of them. "It was a heavy makeup show," recalls Macy. "We shot for 26 days and I had to wave my call 26 times in order to get the makeup on and off. The skin can only take so much of a bea...

    In this hit comedy, Macy stars opposite Tim Allen, John Travolta, and Martin Lawrence as a group of middle-aged friends who take a road trip on their motorcycles. "The only thing I can think that would be more fun than Tim, John, and Martin is Tim, John, and Martin on motor f---ing cycles," proclaims Macy. "We loved it! Tim Allen and I are cut from...

    For this drama about a father (Billy Crudup) struggling to deal with the loss of his son Josh (Miles Heizer) in a school shooting, Macy took on the role of co-writer, director, and supporting actor. Jeff Robison and Casey Twenter originally brought their script to Macy, but he thought it "didn't quite work," that is until they came to stay with him...

    "Now everyone wants to do television," according to Macy, who believes that the jump from the big screen was "much bigger" when he signed on to be Shameless' Frank Gallagher, for which he's a five-time Emmy-nominee. "Immediately I had no doubts that this thing would have legs," he recalls. "It was so fresh, and I loved everything about it. And boy,...

  4. Feb 24, 2017 · Movies. See Photos of Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy Through the Years. The Hollywood couple has been together for decades. By. Madeline Boardman. Published on February 24, 2017...

  5. 15. Photos. 8. Videos. In The News. More about William H. Macy at: IMDb. Wikipedia. William H. Macy is an American actor. After graduating from Goddard College in Vermont in 1972, Macy spent time in Los Angeles, before moving to New York City in 1980, where he had roles in over 50 off-Broadway and Broadway plays.

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