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William Petersen

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William Louis Petersen (born February 21, 1953) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in the CBS drama thriller series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award; he was further nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards as a producer of the show. He reprised his role as Gil Grissom in the sequel CSI: Vegas, which premiered on October 6, 2021. He also starred in the films To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), Manhunter (1986), Young Guns II (1990), Fear (1996), The Contender (2000), Detachment (2011), and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Petersen is the 1,442nd most popular actor (down from 1,205th in 2019), the 2,692nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,083rd in 2019) and the 710th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Petersen ranks 1,442 out of 13,578. Before him are David Schwimmer, Rhea Seehorn, Dick York, John Schneider, François Périer, and Nino Castelnuovo. After him are Chazz Palminteri, Stella Adler, Red Buttons, Judd Hirsch, Barbara Carrera, and Robert Culp.

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Among people born in 1953, William Petersen ranks 110. Before him are Manfred Kaltz, Valery Gergiev, Reinhard Marx, Nan Goldin, Madhav Kumar Nepal, and Frances Conroy. After him are Đorđe Balašević, David Chipperfield, Jeb Bush, Tito Jackson, Eleonora Giorgi, and Lloyd Austin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Petersen ranks 2,692 out of 20,380. Before him are Rhea Seehorn (1972), Dick York (1928), Sinbad (1956), Michael Walzer (1935), John Schneider (1960), and Harry Connick Jr. (1967). After him are Cus D'Amato (1908), Paul Desmond (1924), J. Allen Hynek (1910), Dean Smith (1931), Chazz Palminteri (1952), and Stella Adler (1901).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Petersen ranks 710. Before him are Yaphet Kotto (1939), Frances Conroy (1953), David Schwimmer (1966), Rhea Seehorn (1972), Dick York (1928), and John Schneider (1960). After him are Chazz Palminteri (1952), Stella Adler (1901), Red Buttons (1919), Judd Hirsch (1935), Robert Culp (1930), and Sam Waterston (1940).

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