William Petersen

Q: Has William Petersen won any awards?

William Petersen has received several awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his work in the television movie The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw.

Q: What was William Petersen's first film?

William Petersen's first film role was in the 1981 movie The Dark Side of the Moon, where he played the character of a crew member.

Q: What are some of William Petersen's successful films?

Some of William Petersen's successful films include To Live and Die in L.A., Manhunter, and The Skulls.

Q: Is William Petersen involved in theater?

Yes, William Petersen has a strong background in theater and has performed in various stage productions, particularly in Chicago.

Q: What is William Petersen's estimated net worth?

William Petersen's estimated net worth is approximately $35 million, largely attributed to his successful acting career.

Q: Has William Petersen reprised his role in CSI after the original series?

Yes, William Petersen reprised his role as Gil Grissom in the 2021 sequel series CSI: Vegas.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of William Petersen's acting style?

William Petersen is known for his intense and nuanced performances, often portraying characters with a deep sense of complexity and realism.

Known for

To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

1985 / Action, Adventure / 116mins

When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit...

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)

IMDb 7.7 / 10

2000–2015 / Crime, Drama / 60 min

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the...

Name

William Petersen

Height

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Born

17 February 1953, Evanston, Illinois, USA

Spouses

Gina Cirone (2003–present)

Children

2 (Catherine and William)

Parents

William Louis Petersen, Patrician Ann Petersen

Estimated Net Worth

$35 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2021	TV CSI: Vegas Facing an existential threat that could bring down the Crime Lab, a brilliant team of forensic investigators must welcome back...	Gil Grissom	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2021	Movie Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts These plays, all written by Tony and Pulitzer-winning playwright and Steppenwolf ensemble member Tracy Letts, share at least one thread:...	Ted	Not rated
2018	Movie Friedkin Uncut An introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, an extraordinary and offbeat director of cult films...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2015	Movie CSI: Immortality An explosion inside a casino brings Catherine Willows back to Las Vegas to investigate. And when the crime is tied...	Gil Grissom	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2014	TV Manhattan Set against the backdrop of the greatest clandestine race against time in the history of science with the mission to...	Col. Emmett Darrow	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2014	Movie 100 Years of Wrigley Field 100 Years of Wrigley Field celebrates a century of the greatest moments and best personalities of the ballpark on Chicago's...	Self - Narrator (voice)	Not rated
2012	Movie Seeking a Friend for the End of the World As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to...	Trucker	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2012	TV Blue Blue is a mother with a secret life. She'll do anything to keep it from her son. But her past...	Mitch	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2011	Movie Detachment A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of...	Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2004	Movie This Old Cub Jeff Santo explores the life and career of his father, Chicago Cub great Ron Santo.	Himself	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2004	Movie Blue Neon Night: Michael Connelly's Los Angeles Bestselling author Michael Connelly, one of the biggest names in crime fiction, is featured in this documentary as he talks...	Narrator	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2003	Movie Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' The magic and creation behind the making of William Friedkin's classic action film To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)....	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2002	TV Without a Trace The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.	Gil Grissom	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2001	Movie Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy Actor William Petersen narrates this documentary about Chicago's venerable baseball stadium, Wrigley Field, focusing on a variety of quirky fans...	Narrator	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2001	Movie Inside 'Manhunter' A DVD Special Feature documentary on the experience of turning the chilling novel "Red Dragon" into a motion picture, all...	Himself	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2001	Movie Haven Based on the true story of a woman named Ruth Gruber who travels to Europe to help escort 1000 Jewish...	Jackson Connolly	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2000	Movie The Contender The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills...	Jack Hathaway	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2000	TV CSI: Crime Scene Investigation A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable...	Gil Grissom	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2000	Movie The Skulls A senior at an Ivy League college, who depends on scholarships and working on the side, gets accepted into the...	Ames Levritt	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1999	TV The Directors Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1998	Movie Kiss the Sky Two professionals, Jeff and Marty, take a business trip to the Philippines. Their deep dissatisfaction with their lives leads them...	Jess	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1998	Movie The Rat Pack After a brief flash-forward to Frank Sinatra as an old man, saying "I miss my guys," the movie's main narrative...	John F. Kennedy	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1998	Movie The Staircase A mysterious carpenter appears just as a church is in need of repair.	Joad	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1998	Movie Gunshy When the New York journalist Jake Bridges catches his girlfriend with another guy, he goes to Atlantic City to drink...	Jake Bridges	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1997	Movie 12 Angry Men During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty...	Juror 12	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1996	TV The Beast Mysterious deaths and unexplained disappearances begin to occur in the small seaport village of Graves Point. When a large, strange...	Whip Dalton	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1996	Movie The Beast Mysterious things happen at the coast of Graves Point: An empty boat lies at the shore, divers vanish. The sea...	Whip Dalton	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1996	Movie Mulholland Falls In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.	Jack Flynn	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1996	Movie Fear Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care...	Steve Walker	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1995	Movie In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King Al is caught between his loyalty to the police force and his love for his brother in a tense setting....	Tony C.	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1993	TV Return to Lonesome Dove After returning the body of Gus McCrae to Lonesome Dove, Woodrow Call takes on the challenge of driving a herd...	Captain Gideon Walker	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1993	TV Late Show with David Letterman David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1993	TV Fallen Angels A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of...	Georgie	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1993	Movie Curaçao Cornelius Wettering and Stephen Guerin are expatriates living in Curaçao. They're bound together by an understanding that each is hiding...	Stephen Guerin	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1992	Movie Keep the Change A struggling artist visits his family on their Montana ranch and finds that his former flame, daughter of a family...	Joe Starling	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1992	Movie Passed Away Thrown for a loop by the unexpected news that Dad has suddenly gone to his reward, the grieving eccentric Scanian...	Frank Scanlan	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1992	Movie Hard Promises A man who doesn't like stable work environments has been away for too many years, and finds out his wife...	Joey	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1990	Movie Young Guns II Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid, Jose Chavez y Chavez, and Doc Scurlock — return...	Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1990	TV The Kennedys of Massachusetts The Kennedys of Massachusetts is a 1990 TV miniseries that aired on ABC. Focusing mainly on the fifty-four year marriage...	Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1989	Movie Cousins When Larry and Maria learn that their respective spouses are cheating on them, they try to turn the tables on...	Tom Hardy	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1987	TV Sacrée soirée	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1987	Movie Long Gone Story of the Tampico Stogies, a low minor-league baseball team, and its star player and manager, Stud' Cantrell, as they...	Stud Cantrell	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1987	Movie Amazing Grace and Chuck Average American boy Chuck Murdock goes on a school outing to a nuclear weapons facility, where he learns about the...	Russell	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1986	Movie Manhunter FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecktor, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game...	Will Graham	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1985	Movie To Live and Die in L.A. When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out...	Richard Chance	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1985	TV The Twilight Zone This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells...	(segment "Need to Know")	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1981	Movie Thief Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire...	Katz & Jammer Bartender	TMDB 7.2 / 10

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2021	TV CSI: Vegas Facing an existential threat that could bring down the Crime Lab, a brilliant team of forensic investigators must welcome back...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2015	Movie CSI: Immortality An explosion inside a casino brings Catherine Willows back to Las Vegas to investigate. And when the crime is tied...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2000	TV CSI: Crime Scene Investigation A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2000	TV CSI: Crime Scene Investigation A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable...	Supervising Producer Production	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2000	TV CSI: Crime Scene Investigation A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable...	Co-Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2000	TV CSI: Crime Scene Investigation A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1992	Movie Hard Promises A man who doesn't like stable work environments has been away for too many years, and finds out his wife...	Producer Production	TMDB 5.8 / 10