Willem Dafoe: Quick Facts


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Also Known As William J. Dafoe
Born July 22, 1955 (age 71) • Appleton • Wisconsin
Notable Family Members son of William Dafoe • married to Giada Colagrande (2005–present) • father of Jack Dafoe (b. 1982)
Education University of Wisconsin • Appleton East High School (Appleton, Wisconsin)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "Murder on the Orient Express" (2017) • "Spider-Man 2" (2004) • "Flight of the Intruder" (1991) • "Out of the Furnace" (2013) • "Mr. Bean's Holiday" (2007) • "Padre" (2016) • "Bullfighter" (2000) • "Go Go Tales" (2007) • "Tales from Earthsea" (2006) • "The Clearing" (2004) • "Dog Eat Dog" (2016) • "Tomorrow You're Gone" (2012) • "Aquaman" (2018) • "The Dust of Time" (2008) • "Roadhouse 66" (1984) • "The Fault in Our Stars" (2014) • "The Walker" (2007) • "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (2018) • "American Dreamz" (2006) • "American Psycho" (2000) • "Pasolini" (2014) • "What Happened to Monday" (2017) • "New York Nights" (1984) • "At Eternity's Gate" (2018) • "The Reckoning" (2002) • "Swift" (2019) • "Light Sleeper" (1992) • "Body of Evidence" (1993) • "Speed 2: Cruise Control" (1997) • "To Live and Die in L.A." (1985) • "Motherless Brooklyn" (2019) • "Odd Thomas" (2013) • "Animal Factory" (2000) • "Triumph of the Spirit" (1989) • "xXx: State of the Union" (2005) • "The Night and the Moment" (1994) • "Edges of the Lord" (2001) • "Finding Nemo" (2003) • "Wild at Heart" (1990) • "Death Note" (2017) • "Streets of Fire" (1984) • "The English Patient" (1996) • "Before It Had a Name" (2005) • "eXistenZ" (1999) • "The Simpsons" (1997–2014) • "The Last Temptation of Christ" (1988) • "The Aviator" (2004) • "Victory" (1996) • "Spider-Man 3" (2007) • "Bad Country" (2014) • "Fireflies in the Garden" (2008) • "Antichrist" (2009) • "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014) • "The Boondock Saints" (1999) • "The Hitchhiker" (1986) • "Inside Man" (2006) • "Adam Resurrected" (2008) • "The Loveless" (1981) • "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" (2009) • "Cry-Baby" (1990) • "Sculpt" (2016) • "Off Limits" (1988) • "Tommaso" (2019) • "Affliction" (1997) • "Shadow of the Vampire" (2000) • "Farewell" (2009) • "Manderlay" (2005) • "The Hunter" (2011) • "A Woman" (2010) • "Spider-Man" (2002) • "Arrive Alive" (1990) • "Basquiat" (1996) • "The Florida Project" (2017) • "New Rose Hotel" (1998) • "The Last Thing He Wanted" (2020) • "Ripley Under Ground" (2005) • "Control" (2004) • "Finding Dory" (2016) • "American Experience" (2010) • "Paris, je t'aime" (2006) • "Siberia" (2020) • "Clear and Present Danger" (1994) • "Globehunters" (2000) • "Daybreakers" (2009) • "The Lighthouse" (2019) • "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009) • "Auto Focus" (2002) • "The Hunger" (1983) • "Platoon" (1986) • "My Hindu Friend" (2015) • "John Carter" (2012) • "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" (2003) • "Opus Zero" (2017) • "John Wick" (2014) • "My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done" (2009) • "Anamorph" (2007) • "Tom & Viv" (1994) • "Togo" (2019) • "Miral" (2010) • "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" (2004) • "Pavilion of Women" (2001) • "Mississippi Burning" (1988) • "A Family Man" (2016) • "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989) • "Nymphomaniac: Vol. II" (2013) • "Faraway, So Close!" (1993) • "A Most Wanted Man" (2014) • "4:44 Last Day on Earth" (2011) • "Lulu on the Bridge" (1998) • "White Sands" (1992) • "The Great Wall" (2016) • "Vox Lux" (2018)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) "Before It Had a Name" (2005)

Top Questions

When was Willem Dafoe born?
Willem Dafoe was born on July 22, 1955.
Where was Willem Dafoe born?
Willem Dafoe was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States.

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