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Bill Blair
ActorBorn August 17, 1954 (71 years)
Bill is the Guinness World record holder in the category 'most special effect make-up characters portrayed in a career' the new record number set May 6, 2011 is 202. Born and raised in Kent Ohio, Bill graduated Kent State University, in 1977 with a degree in Telecommunications. But during college, Bill realized that he wanted something else. He embarked on a music career, and in the early 1980's he toured, as the leader of a band called Expression. In 1982, after recovering from a serious injury, he moved to Chicago and shifted to a career in entertainment. His first bit-part in a movie came in 1982 in an American Playhouse film titled "The Killing Floor". By the following summer, Bill was landing featured bit-parts and stand-in work on several films. He got his first speaking role, in 1984, in the TV movie "The Impostor". Later 1984, Dallas, TX. Over the next five years, he kept busy with print ads and industrial shows, and played his first alien character. He portrayed Mr. Spock in an industrial film at the Dallas Convention Center for the Oracle Software Company. January 1990 - Los Angeles, Florida - 1992 - job entertaining at the Busch Gardens water park called Adventure Land. January 1993 - Los Angeles. His first experience as an alien on television was in Alien Nation. It started when he met makeup designer Richard Snell, while filming Demolition Man. This led Bill to his first work on the TV movies of "Alien Nation". Since then, he has become one of those few elite actors that seem to specialize in playing aliens, monsters, and other various creatures from other worlds and of this world long ago. It was from there, that he found himself working on the hit series Babylon 5 and shortly thereafter on Star Trek:Deep Space Nine. 1998 - Bill worked on the season premiere episode of Sliders, and more in 1999. Since then, Bill has worked on many TV series, including Star Trek: Voyager, Enterprise, The X-Files, The Invisible Man, Drew Carey, The District, Crossing Jordan, King of Queens, Will and Grace, Yes, Dear!, Friends, Desperate Housewives, Criminal Minds, and as a regular on "The Division" and the HBO Series Carnivale, Saving Grace, Justified, Raising Hope, iCarly, The Defenders, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS, Mad Men, Modern Family, Mistresses, 2 Broke Girls, and many more. Bill has appeared in Blades of Glory, The Artist, The Muppets, Nightcrawler, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, ARGO and more. In print, Bill was a featured zombie in the book "The Brain Eater's Bible", released in 2011. As one of a special group of actors that has worked extensively on sci-fi, and fantasy/horror shows, Bill has many behind-the-scenes stories to share about what it took to become this extraordinary type of actor. Additionally, Bill has written a book titled "The Professionals Talent Handbook: The Guide to Getting Started" and he has appeared on the pages of TV Guide (July 5, 1997), and in the August 1998 issue of Galactic Alliance. Interviews with Bill can be found in such publications as the International Star Trek Magazine, Explorer, Pen & Quill, Autograph Times, TV Zone and the New York Post..
Bill Blair Filmography
| 2019 | Marriage Story · as Party Robot Alien (uncredited) |
| 2018 | Tales of Frankenstein · as Priest |
| 2018 | A Million Little Pieces · as Piano Player |
| 2017 | Battle of the Sexes · as Sports Reporter / Fan (uncredited) |
| 2017 | The House · as Blackjack Dealer (uncredited) |
| 2016 | Live by Night · as Factory Worker (uncredited) |
| 2016 | Westworld (TV Series) · as Nude Android |
| 2016 | The Last Tycoon (TV Series) · as Religious Nut |
| 2016 | Pee-wee's Big Holiday · as Diner Patron |
| 2016 | The Real O'Neals (TV Series) · as Parishioner |
| 2016 | Hail, Caesar! · as Trumpet Player In Club Orchestra |
| 2015 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 · as Mall Cop Conventioneer / Spectator (uncredited) |
| 2014 | Horrible Bosses 2 · as Auction Bidder (uncredited) |
| 2014 | Nightcrawler · as Control Room Switcher (uncredited) |
| 2014 | Gone Girl · as Press Reporter (uncredited) |
| 2014 | Wish I Was Here · as Marching Captain (uncredited) |
| 2014 | Godzilla · as Las Vegas Gambler (uncredited) |
| 2014 | True Detective (TV Series) · as High Roller Client |
| 2013 | Mistresses (US) (TV Series) · as Priest |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad · as Casino Gambler (uncredited) |
| 2012 | Hitchcock · as Premier Theatre Guest (uncredited) |
| 2012 | Wedding Band (TV Series) · as Rutherford Staff |
| 2012 | Argo · as Humanoid Robot |
| 2012 | The Master · as Man At The Bar (uncredited) |
| 2012 | Savages · as Dea Agent (uncredited) |
| 2012 | Jane by Design (TV Series) · as Floral Delivery Man |
| 2011 | The Muppets · as Gonzo's Royal Flush Worker |
| 2011 | The Artist · as Studio Engineer (uncredited) |
| 2011 | 2 Broke Girls (TV Series) · as Diner Patron (uncredited) |
| 2011 | Jon Benjamin Has a Van (TV Series) · as Courtroom Alien |
| 2010 | The Defenders (2010) (TV Series) · as Frank Sinatra Jr. Band - Trombonist |
| 2010 | Resident Evil: Afterlife · as Featured Zombie (uncredited) |
| 2010 | Raising Hope (TV Series) · as Minister |
| 2010 | Pretty Little Liars (TV Series) · as Minister |
| 2010 | Justified (TV Series) · as Church Piano Player |
| 2009 | The League (TV Series) · as Genesis Council Master |
| 2009 | The Middle (TV Series) · as Usher #1 |
| 2009 | Community (TV Series) · as Morbidor |
| 2009 | State of Play · as Newspaper Employee |
| 2008 | Eli Stone (TV Series) · as Pat Frears |
| 2007 | iCarly (TV Series) · as Customs Traveler |
| 2007 | Saving Grace (2007) (TV Series) · as Ring Announcer |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Blades of Glory · as Male Sex Addict |
| 2007 | Slipstream · as Race Track Bugler |
| 2006 | Monster Night · as The Mummy |
| 2006 | Voodoo Moon · as Cornfield Zombie |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Deputy Fire Chief |
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck. · as Tv Studio Crewman (uncredited) |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives (TV Series) · as Detective |
| 2004 | Boston Legal (TV Series) · as Mock Justice Souter |
| 2004 | Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (TV Series) · as Blodgette |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Glover Reese |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise (TV Series) · as Miner #5 |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) · as Christian Scientist |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Chair Judge |
| 2000 | The Invisible Man (TV Series) · as Corpse |
| 2000 | Small Time Crooks · as Concert Party Guest |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Congressman |
| 1998 | Charmed (TV Series) · as Farmer |
| 1998 | Vengeance Unlimited (TV Series) · as Man In Phone Booth |
| 1998 | Will & Grace (TV Series) · as Von Trapp Fan |
| 1997 | Batman & Robin · as Frozen Gotham City Garbage Man |
| 1997 | Dog Watch · as Cop Driver |
| 1996 | Arli$$ (TV Series) · as Cleric |
| 1996 | Dinosaur Valley Girls · as Bro-Mo |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show (TV Series) · as Bus Passenger |
| 1995 | Sliders (TV Series) · as Injured Refugee |
| 1995 | A Walton Wedding · as Bill - Member Of Community Committee |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series) · as Armed Guard Of Neelix |
| 1994 | The Puppet Masters · as Slugged Businessman (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Ed Wood · as Carny (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Friends (TV Series) · as Convention Prankster |
| 1993 | Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as Policeman |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Bar Patron |
| 1993 | Babylon 5 (TV Series) · as Alien |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) · as Various Aliens |
| 1991 | The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw · as Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Dynasty: The Reunion (TV Series) · as Reporter |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) · as Video Crew Electrician |
| 1989 | America's Funniest Home Videos (TV Series) · as Male Patient |
| 1989 | Father Dowling Mysteries (TV Series) · as Clerk Of Court |
| 1988 | Roseanne (TV Series) · as Lunch Box Patron |
| 1987 | R.O.T.O.R. · as Statum |
| 1987 | RoboCop · as Undercover Cop (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Married... with Children (TV Series) · as Congregation Member |
| 1986 | Perfect Strangers (TV Series) · as Party Guest |
| 1986 | Dallas: The Early Years · as Chef |
| 1985 | First Steps · as News Reporter |
| 1984 | The Impostor · as Undercover Cop (uncredited) |
| 1984 | The Toughest Man in the World · as Competition Official |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1984 | The Killing Floor · as Dock Security Guard (uncredited) |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Dock Security Guard |