Bill Lake
Bill Lake (a.k.a. W.F. Lake) is a Canadian actor whose career began in Vancouver in 1974. He has accumulated over 175 credits across film, television, stage, and commercials, and is best known for Kodachrome (2017), Crook (2013), and Hollywoodland (2006). He has been a steady presence in both Canadian and American productions for over five decades. His notable film credits include The Hurricane (1999, with Daniel Day-Lewis and Christopher McCann), Death to Smoochy (2002, dir. Ron Howard, with Adam Sandler), Hollywoodland (2006, with Ben Affleck and Adrien Brody), Flash of Genius (2008, with Ed Harris), Crimson Peak (2015, dir. Guillermo del Toro, with Mia Wasikowska and Jessica Chastain), Pixels (2015, with Chris Pratt and Keira Knightley), Kodachrome (2017, with Ed Harris and Samuel L. Jackson), and The Middle Man (2021, with Jason Bateman).
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Movies (74)
Wingman
2025 · Uncle Corey
The Hopeful
2024 · William
Christmas Beneath the Stars
2021 · Warren Locke
The Middle Man
2021 · Mr. Stout
Disomnia
2021 · Sheriff
Heart of the Holidays
2020 · Bob
Matar a Santa
2020 · Robert Taylor
Cómo salir de Búfalo
2020 · Judge Connor
Northern Lights of Christmas
2018 · Chuck Baker
A Christmas in Tennessee
2018 · Mayor Paul
Tarjeta de Navidad
2017 · Captain Williams
Christmas in Angel Falls
2017 · Pastor Howard
Kodachrome
2017 · Dwayne
Tell the World
2016 · William Miller
A Family Man
2016 · Elise's Father
Special Correspondents
2016 · General
Charming Christmas
2015 · Bill Boyd
Crimson Peak
2015 · Coroner
Degrassi: Don't Look Back
2015 · Detective
Pixels
2015 · NY Police Commissioner
The Preacher's Sin
2015 · Bill Traggert
Fir Crazy
2013 · Fire Marshall
The Husband She Met Online
2013 · Jerry Berman
My Mother's Secret
2012 · Sheriff John Greely
Booky's Crush
2009 · Mr. Jenkins
Flash of Genius
2008 · Scott
The American Trap
2008 · Edgar Hoover
Camille
2008 · Local Deputy #2
The Wives He Forgot
2006 · Police Captain
Hollywoodland
2006 · Cigar Man
Solar Attack
2006 · Captain Misha Gregorovitch
Swarmed
2005 · Chief of Police
Our Fathers
2005 · Fire Chief Williams
While I Was Gone
2004 · Sergeant Eberhart
How to Deal
2003
Sounder
2003 · Deputy
The Man Who Saved Christmas
2002 · Secretary Daniels
Martin and Lewis
2002 · Hal Wallis
The Safety of Objects
2002 · Baseball Coach
Conviction
2002 · Peters
The Glow
2002 · Fire Captain
All Around The Town
2002 · Mark Levine
Death to Smoochy
2002 · Bartender
Stolen Miracle
2001 · Shane Miller
Jane Doe
2001 · Sheriff
Full Disclosure
2001 · Del
Sex, Lies & Obsession
2001 · Tom Gates
The Judge
2001 · Chief Wallace Hansen
Tart
2001 · Mr. Sellers
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000 · Older Edward Kennedy
When Andrew Came Home
2000 · Desk Sergeant
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
2000 · GBI Man
The Hurricane
1999 · Philadelphia TV Announcer
Small Vices
1999 · Police Captain
The Defenders: Taking the First
1998 · Prison Guard
My Own Country
1998 · Veteran
The Long Island Incident
1998 · Bill Leffert
Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story
1998
Vanished
1998 · Lt. Scott
Blackheart
1998 · VIP
On the 2nd Day of Christmas
1997 · Cop
Lethal Tender
1997 · Lt. Wilson
Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant
1996 · Bus Driver
Remember Me
1995 · Walter
Walter and Carlo in America
1989 · Peters
Blue Monkey
1987 · Paramedic
Street Justice
1987 · Aide
Mafia Princess
1986 · Federal Agent
Murder in Space
1985 · Technician
Bedroom Eyes
1984 · Forensic Man #2
Cries in the Night
1980 · Frank
The Shape of Things to Come
1979 · Spacesuited man
Karate from Shaolin Temple
1976 · Tiger
Anti-Corruption
1975 · Hunter
TV shows (26)
Matlock
2024 · Lloyd Ferguson
The Hardy Boys
2021 · Ezra Collig
Wayne
2019 · Sheriff
Taken
2017 · Jimmy Dunne
La Experiencia de una Amiga
2016 · Carson Lewis
Patriot
2015 · Timothy Peetnam
Man Seeking Woman
2015 · Police Captain
King & Maxwell
2013 · Charge Sergeant
Against the Wall
2011
Alphas
2011 · Transit Sergeant
Warehouse 13
2009 · Dave
The Listener
2009 · Colonel Ranna
ReGenesis
2004 · Police Officer, Dr. Stickland, Dr. Strickland
Wonderfalls
2004 · Detective Sloan
Mayday
2003 · Captain McBroom, Robert Benzon, FBI Special Agent, Captain Maus
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
2002 · S.A.C. Prentis
Monk
2002 · Hardware Owner
Street Time
2002 · Top Cop
Twice in a Lifetime
1999 · Sheriff
Earth: Final Conflict
1997 · Colonel Bastian
Fast Track
1997 · Servine Crew Chief
FX: The Series
1996 · Security Chief, Jerry O'Malley
Goosebumps
1995 · Bus Driver
Catwalk
1992 · Surgeon
The Hidden Room
1991 · Lou
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · Sam McKay