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Billy
Zane
Date of birth
(location)
24 February 1966
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mini biography
William George
Zane Jr., better known as Billy Zane, was born on
February 24, 1966, in Chicago, Illinois, USA to parents
William George Zane Sr. and Thalia Zane. Both of his
parents ran a medical technical school. Billy also has a
sister named Lisa Zane, an actress born in 1961. Billy
was bitten by the acting bug early on. In his early
teens, he attended Harand Camp of the Theater Arts in
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. In 1982, he attended the
American School in Switzerland. His high school days
were spent at Francis Parker High School in Chicago, IL.
A couple of his classmates were Daryl Hannah and
'Jennifer Beals' . Soon after graduating high school,
Billy decided to venture out to California to try his
hand at acting. Within three weeks, he won his very
first big screen role in Back to the Future (1985),
playing the part of Match, one of Biff's thugs. He would
later reprise that role for the sequel. Then after a
small role in the film Critters (1986), he landed
starring roles in several television movies. In 1989,
Billy filmed Dead Calm (1989). It was on the set of this
movie that he met his future wife, Lisa Collins. They
were married from 1988-1995. In 1996, Billy starred in
Phantom, The (1996) and in 1997 as Cal Hockley in the
billion dollar grossing Titanic (1997). Then in 1999, he
starred in the television movie Cleopatra (1999) (TV)
where he met his soon-to-be fiance, actress Leonor
Varela from whom he subsequently split.
Actor
- filmography
- Imaginary Grace (2003)
.... Nero
- Kiss, The (2003) ....
Alan Roberts/young Philip Naudet
- Vlad (2003) ....
Nicolai
- Silent Warnings (2003)
(V) .... Sheriff Bill Willingham
... aka Warnings (2003) (V) (Europe: English title)
- Claim (2002) ....
Roberto Bealing
- Landspeed (2002) ....
Michael Sanger
- Kingdom Hearts (2002)
(VG) (voice) .... Ansem
- Invincible (2001/I) (TV)
.... Os
- Diamond of Jeru, The
(2001) (TV) .... Mike Kardec
... aka Louis L'Amour's The Diamond of Jeru (2001)
(TV) (USA: complete title)
- SSX Tricky (2001) (VG)
(voice) .... Broderick 'Brodi' Ford
- CQ (2001) .... Mr. E
... aka CQ (2001) (France)
- Believer, The (2001)
.... Curtis Zampf
- Hendrix (2000) (TV)
.... Michael Jeffrey
- "Sole Survivor"
(2000) (mini) TV Series .... Joe
Carpenter
... aka "Dean Koontz's Sole Survivor"
(2000) (mini) (USA: complete title)
- God Is In the T.V. (1999)
(V) .... Man in Limo in Dope Show Video
- Morgan's Ferry (1999)
.... Sam
- Taxman (1999/II) ....
George Putter
... aka Promise Her Anything (1999) (USA: US
version)
... aka Taxman (1999/II) (USA)
- Cleopatra (1999) (TV)
.... Marc Antony
- Susan's Plan (1998)
.... Sam Myers
... aka Dying to Get Rich (2000) (USA: video title)
- I Woke Up Early the Day I
Died (1998) .... The Thief
... aka Ed Wood's I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
(1998)
... aka I Awoke Early the Day I Died (1999) (USA)
- Pocahontas II: Journey to
a New World (1998) (V) (voice) .... John Rolfe
... aka Disney's Pocahontas II: Journey to a New
World (1998) (V) (USA: complete title)
... aka Pocahontas: Journey to a New World (1998)
(V) (USA: closing credits title)
- Titanic (1997) ....
Caledon Hockley
- This World, Then the
Fireworks (1997) .... Marty Lakewood
- Danger Zone (1996)
.... Rick Morgan
- Head Above Water (1996)
.... Kent
- Phantom, The (1996)
.... The Phantom/Kit Walker
- Set Up, The (1995)
.... Charles Thorpe
- Demon Knight (1995)
.... The Collector
... aka Demon Keeper (1995)
... aka Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight
(1995) (USA: complete title)
- Reflections on a Crime
(1994) .... Colin
... aka Reflections in the Dark (1994)
- Only You (1994) ....
The False Damon Bradley
... aka Him (1994)
... aka Just in Time (1994)
- Running Delilah (1994)
(TV) .... Paul
... aka Robospy (1994) (TV) (Australia)
- Silenzio dei prosciutti,
Il (1994) .... FBI Agent Jo Dee Fostar
... aka Silence of the Hams, The (1995) (USA)
- Betrayal of the Dove
(1993) .... Dr. Jesse Peter
- Flashfire (1993) ....
Jack Flinder
... aka August Fires (1993) (USA: TV title)
- Tombstone (1993) ....
Mr. Fabian
- Poetic Justice (1993)
.... Brad
- Posse (1993) ....
Colonel Graham
- Lake Consequence (1993)
(TV) .... Billy
- Sniper (1993) ....
Richard Miller
- Orlando (1992) ....
Shelmerdine
- Miliardi (1991) ....
Maurizio Ferretti
... aka Billions (1991)
... aka Miliardi\Millions (1991) (USA)
... aka Millions (1991)
- Blood and Concrete (1991)
.... Joey Turks
... aka Blood and Concrete, a Love Story (1991)
- Femme Fatale (1991)
.... Elijah
... aka Fatal Woman (1991)
- Megaville (1990) ....
Palinov/Jensen
- Memphis Belle (1990)
.... Lt. Val Kozlowski
- Going Overboard (1989)
.... King Neptune
... aka Babes Ahoy (1989)
- Back to the Future Part
II (1989) .... Match
- Dead Calm (1989) ....
Hughie Warriner
- Case of the Hillside
Stranglers, The (1989) (TV) .... Kenneth Bianchi
... aka Hillside Stranglers, The (1989) (TV)
- Police Story: Monster
Manor (1988) (TV) .... Officer Don Varney
- Conspiracy: The Trial of
the Chicago 8 (1987) (TV) .... Police Officer
- Brotherhood of Justice
(1986) (TV) .... Les
- Critters (1986) ....
Steve Elliot
- Back to the Future (1985)
.... Match
Producer
- filmography
- I Woke Up Early the Day I
Died (1998) (producer)
... aka Ed Wood's I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
(1998)
... aka I Awoke Early the Day I Died (1999) (USA)
- This World, Then the
Fireworks (1997) (executive producer)
- Danger Zone (1996)
(co-producer)
Miscellaneous Crew
- filmography
- This World, Then the
Fireworks (1997) (music consultant)
Himself
- filmography
- Zoolander (2001) (uncredited)
.... Himself
... aka Zoolander (2001) (Germany)
- Breaking the Silence: The
Making of 'Hannibal' (2001) (V) .... Himself
(L.A. Premiere)
- Best of So Graham Norton,
The (2000) (V) .... Himself
- VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards
(2000) (TV) .... Himself
- Howard Hughes: His Women
and His Movies (2000) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- 100 Years of the
Hollywood Western (1994) (TV) .... Himself
Notable
TV Guest Appearances
- "Boston Public"
(2000) playing "Matthew
Baskin" in episode:
"Chapter Twenty-Nine" (episode #
2.7) 10 December 2001
- "Boston Public"
(2000) playing "Matthew
Baskin" in episode:
"Chapter Twenty-Six" (episode #
2.4) 19 November 2001
- "Boston Public"
(2000) playing "Matthew
Baskin" in episode:
"Chapter Twenty-Four" (episode #
2.2) 5 November 2001
- "Boston Public"
(2000) playing "Matthew
Baskin" in episode:
"Chapter Twenty-Three" (episode #
2.1) 29 October 2001
- "So Graham
Norton" (1998) playing
"Himself" (episode # 2.9) 9
April 1999
- "Batman: Gotham
Knights" (1997) playing
"Jason Blood/Etrigan the Demon" in
episode: "The Demon Within"
(episode # 1.96) 9 May 1998
- "New Batman/Superman
Adventures, The" (1997) playing
"The Demon/Jason Blood" (voice) in
episode: "The Demon Within"
(episode # 1.103) 9 May 1998
- "Tales from the
Crypt" (1989) in episode:
"Well Cooked Hams" (episode # 5.8)
3 November 1993
- "Twin Peaks"
(1990) playing "John Justice
Wheeler" in episode: "The
Path to the Black Lodge" (episode #
2.20) 18 April 1991
- "Twin Peaks"
(1990) playing "John Justice
Wheeler" in episode:
"Vacations and Relations" (episode
# 2.19) 11 April 1991
- "Twin Peaks"
(1990) playing "John Justice
Wheeler" in episode: "On
the Wings of Love" (episode # 2.18)
4 April 1991
- "Twin Peaks"
(1990) playing "John Justice
Wheeler" in episode:
"Wounds and Scars" (episode # 2.17)
28 March 1991
- "Twin Peaks"
(1990) playing "John Justice
Wheeler" in episode: "The
Condemned Woman" (episode # 2.16)
16 February 1991
- "Murder, She
Wrote" (1984) playing
"Tony Gambini" in episode:
"A Very Good Year for Murder"
(episode # 4.17) 28 February 1988
- "Crime Story"
(1986) playing "Frankie 'The
Duke' Farantino" in episode:
"Protected Witness" (episode #
2.13) 2 February 1988
- "Matlock"
(1986) playing "Eric
Dawson" in episode: "The
Nurse" (episode # 1.16) 3
February 1987
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