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name: "William Binney"
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born: "11 September 1943"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T05:18:33.311979+00:00"
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# William Binney

Actor. Born 11 September 1943 in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 September 1943, Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13566454, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5015568/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1417334

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Citizenfour*](https://film.one/film/citizenfour.md) (83)

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## Biography

William Binney is a former intelligence official with the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and a whistleblower. He worked at the agency for more than thirty years, retiring on 31 October 2001 as technical director for world geopolitical and military analysis.

Binney has appeared as himself in several documentaries, including *Citizenfour* (2014). He has been a critic of NSA surveillance practices under multiple US administrations.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Citizenfour* (2014), Fi1m 83, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/citizenfour.md)

## Also known for

- *Virus* (1980), White House Aide Simmons

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