---
name: "Bill Buell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bill-buell"
fi1m_id: "bill-buell"
imdb_id: "nm0119144"
tmdb_id: 76764
wikidata_id: "Q22680384"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 September 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T04:37:59.496847+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bill Buell

## Identity

Bill Buell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bill-buell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bill-buell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0119144
- **TMDB ID:** 76764
- **Wikidata ID:** Q22680384
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22680384, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0119144/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76764

Actor. Born 21 September 1952 in Taipei, Taiwan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 September 1952, Taipei, Taiwan
- **Active:** 1992–2008
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 71 (2), 2000s 80 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 74 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Action 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $18m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22680384, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0119144/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76764

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Welcome to the Dollhouse*](https://film.one/film/welcome-to-the-dollhouse.md) (82)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Wind*](https://film.one/film/wind.md) (60)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Bill Buell is an American actor born on 21 September 1952 in Taipei, Taiwan. He attended Portland State University and trained at the East 15 Acting School in England, later studying in New York.

Buell has an extensive stage career, with Broadway appearances including *Titanic* (1997), *Urinetown* (2001), *The History Boys* (2006), *Inherit the Wind* (2007) and *Cyrano de Bergerac* (2012). Off-Broadway and regional theatre credits include work with Shakespeare in the Park.

His film roles include Mr. Wiener in *Welcome to the Dollhouse* (1996), the court doctor in *Requiem for a Dream* (2000), Fred Kappler in *Spy Game* (2001) and appearances in *Across the Universe* (2007) and *The Box* (2009). Television credits encompass *Boardwalk Empire*, *Elementary*, *Marvel's Daredevil* and *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*.

*Sources: imdb.com, ibdb.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *John Adams* (2008), Fi1m 81, as Justice Lynde — [page](https://film.one/tv/john-adams.md)
- *Requiem for a Dream* (2000), Fi1m 80, as Court Doctor — [page](https://film.one/film/requiem-for-a-dream.md)
- *Welcome to the Dollhouse* (1996), Fi1m 82, as Mr. Wiener — [page](https://film.one/film/welcome-to-the-dollhouse.md)
- *Wind* (1992), Fi1m 60, as Danny — [page](https://film.one/film/wind.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Marty Supreme* (2025), as Henry the Suitor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/marty-supreme.md)
- *A Shot Through the Wall* (2022), as Gun Shop Owner
- *Driveways* (2020), as Tom
- *Monsterland* (2020), series, as Lee
- *Ben Is Back* (2018), as Dairy Farmer
- *Seven Seconds* (2018), series, as Mac Dorsey
- *Sneaky Pete* (2015), series, as Rusty
- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), series, as Mr. Gerlach — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md)
- *God's Pocket* (2014), as Ray
- *Print the Legend* (2014), Actor
- *Elementary* (2012), series, as Private Maggio
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Ralph
- *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), series, as Donald Flance — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md)
- *The Vicious Kind* (2009), as Rocky
- *The Box* (2009), as Dr. Earl Stupe
- *The Good Heart* (2009), as Roger Verne
- *John Adams* (2008), series, as Justice Lynde — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/john-adams.md)
- *Across the Universe* (2007), as Old Guy at Tavern
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, as Judge Gregory Dredd — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Duane Hopwood* (2005), Actor
- *Dark Water* (2005), as Mediator
- *Palindromes* (2005), as Mr. Wiener
- *Spy Game* (2001), as Fred Kappler
- *The American Astronaut* (2001), as Eddie
- *100 Centre Street* (2001), series, Actor
- *Hamlet* (2000), as Bernardo
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Drunk — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *Ed* (2000), series, as Bob
- *Requiem for a Dream* (2000), as Court Doctor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/requiem-for-a-dream.md)
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Terry Ronsen
- *The Love Letter* (1999), as Officer Dan
- *Welcome to the Dollhouse* (1996), as Mr. Wiener — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/welcome-to-the-dollhouse.md)
- *Wind* (1992), as Danny — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/wind.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Mr. Lundy, Douglas Pomerantz, Chris Paley — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

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