Bill Lake
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In a business that burns through people quickly, Bill Lake is a long-distance runner who has kept working through several turns of the industry. 'Crimson Peak' belongs on any short list of his work. 1975 is the year the filmography opens. There are 62 entries on the filmography, most of them supporting work in other people's stories. The most visible line on the filmography is 'Pixels' (NY Police Commissioner).
Bill Lake
37 Movies
25 Series
In a business that burns through people quickly, Bill Lake is a long-distance runner who has kept working through several turns of the industry. 'Crimson Peak' belongs on any short list of his work. 1975 is the year the filmography opens. There are 62 entries on the filmography, most of them supporting work in other people's stories. The most visible line on the filmography is 'Pixels' (NY Police Commissioner).
Movies
Plays NY Police Commissioner
Pixels
2015
Plays Coroner
Crimson Peak
2015
Plays Cigar Man
Hollywoodland
2006
Plays Mr. Sellers
Tart
2001
Plays Philadelphia TV Announcer
The Hurricane
1999
Plays Robert Taylor
Fatman
2020
Plays Elise's Father
A Family Man
2016
Plays Sheriff
Awake
2021
Plays Bartender
Death to Smoochy
2002
Plays Scott
Flash of Genius
2008
Plays Dwayne
Kodachrome
2017
Plays Spacesuited man
The Shape of Things to Come
1979
Plays Captain Williams
Christmas Inheritance
2017
Plays Baseball Coach
The Safety of Objects
2002
Plays Local Deputy #2
Camille
2008
Plays Mr. Stout
The Middle Man
2021
Plays Paramedic
Blue Monkey
1987
Plays Sergeant Eberhart
While I Was Gone
2004
Plays Frank
Cries in the Night
1980
Plays Peters
Walter and Carlo in America
1989
Plays Edgar Hoover
The American Trap
2008
Plays Uncle Corey
Wingman
2025
Plays Bill Traggert
The Preacher's Sin
2015
Plays Hal Wallis
Martin and Lewis
2002
Plays Forensic Man #2
Bedroom Eyes
1984
Plays William Miller
Tell the World
2016
Plays Lt. Wilson
Lethal Tender
1997
Plays Bus Driver
Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant
1996
Plays Jerry Berman
The Husband She Met Online
2013
Plays Del
Full Disclosure
2001
Plays VIP
Blackheart
1998
Plays Fire Captain
The Glow
2002
Plays Mr. Jenkins
Booky's Crush
2009
TV Shows
Plays Carson Lewis
The Girlfriend Experience
2016
Plays Ezra Collig
The Hardy Boys
2021
Plays Servine Crew Chief
Fast Track
1997
Plays Captain Maus
Mayday
2003
Plays Police Officer
ReGenesis
2004
Plays Detective Sloan
Wonderfalls
2004
Plays Security Chief
FX: The Series
1996
Plays Bus Driver
Goosebumps
1995
Plays Colonel Bastian
Earth: Final Conflict
1997
Plays Timothy Peetnam
Patriot
2015
Plays Charge Sergeant
King & Maxwell
2013
Plays Transit Sergeant
Alphas
2011
Plays Police Captain
Man Seeking Woman
2015
Plays Sheriff
Wayne
2019
Plays Sheriff
Twice in a Lifetime
1999
Plays Surgeon
Catwalk
1992
Plays S.A.C. Prentis
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
2002
Plays Dave
Warehouse 13
2009
Plays Colonel Ranna
The Listener
2009
Plays Hardware Owner
Monk
2002
Plays Sam McKay
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Plays Lloyd Ferguson
Matlock
2024
Plays Top Cop
Street Time
2002
Plays Jimmy Dunne
Taken
2017
Plays Lou
The Hidden Room
1991
Latest Trailers
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Wingman
Full Filmography
Wingman
Uncle Corey
2025
Film
Matlock
Lloyd Ferguson · 1 episode
2024–
TV
The Hopeful
William
2024
Film
The Middle Man
Mr. Stout
2021
Film
Awake
Sheriff
2021
Film
The Hardy Boys
Ezra Collig · 7 episodes
2021–
TV
Fatman
Robert Taylor
2020
Film
Wayne
Sheriff · 1 episode
2019–
TV
Christmas Inheritance
Captain Williams
2017
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the most famous roles of Bill Lake?
Bill Lake is best known for roles in Pixels, Crimson Peak, The Hurricane.
How many movies has Bill Lake been in?
Over a 51-year career (since 1975), Bill Lake has appeared in 37 movies and 23 TV shows.
What was Bill Lake's first movie?
The career of Bill Lake began with Anti-Corruption (1975).
What is Bill Lake's most recent movie or series?
Bill Lake's most recent release is Wingman, which premiered on October 12, 2025.
What TV shows has Bill Lake appeared in?
On television, Bill Lake has appeared in Monk, Warehouse 13, Goosebumps, Wayne.
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).