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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-02-21 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Massapequa, New York, USA

William Baldwin

Biography:

William Joseph 'Billy' Baldwin (born February 21, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and writer, known for his starring roles in such films as Flatliners (1990), Backdraft (1991), Sliver (1993), Fair Game (1995), Virus (1999), Double Bang (2001), as Johnny 13 in Danny Phantom (2004–2007), Art Heist (2004), The Squid and the Whale (2005), as Senator Patrick Darling on the ABC drama Dirty Sexy Money (2007–2009), Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010), and was a regular guest on Gossip Girl as William van der Woodsen and Parenthood as Gordon Flint. He also starred as lead detective Brian Albert in the Lifetime Original Movie The Craigslist Killer.

He is brother to actors Alec Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin, and Daniel Baldwin. He is married to singer Chynna Phillips (Wilson Phillips) and they have 3 children. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Baldwin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

2025

No Address as Robert
Disaster Strike Force as Senator Carlsson

2024

2023

Kid Santa as Tony
20.0 Megaquake as Senator Carlson
Ice Storm as Senator Carlson
Break In as Robert Lockwood
Assault on Hill 400 as General Weaver
Candy Land as Sheriff Rex
Out of Hand as Leonard

2022

Super Volcano as Senator Carlson
Dakota as Monty Sanders
The Case of the Christmas Diamond as Detective Billings

2021

Fourth Grade as Charlie
Church People as Mr. Cameron
Haters as William Baldwin
The Rebels of PT-218 as General Bradley

2020

Beckman as Reese

2019

Welcome to Acapulco as Drake Savage
Backdraft 2 as Brian McCaffrey
1st Born as Saul
Talk as Elvis
Northern Rescue as John West

2018

Minutes to Midnight as Mr. Walters
Cut Off as Haskell
Abigail Falls as Peter
Insatiable as Gordy Greer
The Purge as David Ryker

2017

While You Were Dating as Nick Stendahl
The Broken Key as Friar Hugo
Maximum Impact as Mystery Man

2016

Blowtorch as Detective Frank Hogan
Chronology as Mr.Rose
Dream Corp LLC as Patient 66's Father (voice)
MacGyver as Elwood

2015

Christmas Trade as Mitch Taylor

2014

Aftermath as Roy
Forever as Oliver Clarion

2013

Garbage as Billy
Sexy Evil Genius as Bert Mayfaire
Be My Valentine as Dan Farrell

2012

Dino Time as Sarco (voice)
Men At Work as Shepard Peters

2011

Jock the Hero Dog as Boatman (voice)
The Craigslist Killer as Detective Bennett

2010

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths as Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
Hawaii Five-0 as Frank Delano
Parenthood as Gordon Flint

2009

2008

Forgetting Sarah Marshall as Detective Hunter Rush
A Plumm Summer as Micky Plumm

2007

Noise as Mayor's Chief of Staff
Adrift in Manhattan as Mark Phipps
Dirty Sexy Money as Patrick Darling
Gossip Girl as William van der Woodsen

2006

Park as Dennis
Lenexa, 1 Mile as Dan Cooney Sr.
Feel as Nathan
30 Rock as Lance Drake Mandrell

2005

The Reichen Show as Self - Guest

2004

Art Heist as Bruce Walker
Danny Phantom as Johnny 13 (voice)

2003

Red Rover as Will Logan
EDNY as Mike 'Mad Dog' Kelly

2002

2001

One Eyed King as Frank
Say Nothing as Julian Grant
Double Bang as Billy Baldwin

2000

Relative Values as Don Lucas
Primary Suspect as Christian Box

1999

Virus as Steve Baker
Brotherhood of Murder as Tom Martinez
Censored! as Self

1998

Bulworth as Constance's Lover (uncredited)
Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist

1996

Curdled as Paul Guell

1995

Fair Game as Max Kirkpatrick

1993

Sliver as Zeke Hawkins
Three of Hearts as Joe Casella

1991

Backdraft as Brian McCaffrey

1990

Flatliners as Joe Hurley
Internal Affairs as Van Stretch

1989

Born on the Fourth of July as Platoon - Vietnam
The Preppie Murder as Robert Chambers

1988

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

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You Are Here as Keith
God's Soldier as Steiner

Production

2017

While You Were Dating as Executive Producer

2015

Lead with Your Heart as Executive Producer

Crew

1991

Backdraft as Stunts