Bill Buell Biography (1952-)

Born September 21, 1952, in Paipai, Taiwan; son of William Ackerman Buell (adiplomat).

Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: September 21, 1952; Paipai, Taiwan

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(Off-Broadway debut) Crazy Now, 1972
(Broadway debut) Derek, Once a Catholic, Helen Hayes Theatre, 1979
Frog (a busboy), Dodger coach, and Brian Waterhouse, The First, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1981
Jailer, Promenade, Theatre Off Park, New York City, 1983
Nick Finchling, The Common Pursuit, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1986-1987
Charlie, The Foreigner, Alaska Repertory Theatre, Anchorage, AK, 1987
Red, Coyote Ugly, New York Theatre Workshop, Perry Street Theatre,New York City, 1987
Bowery Boy and Mr. Thompson, Alias Jimmy Valentine, Musical Theatre Works, New York City, 1988
Wally Gruber, Kiss Me Quick before the Lava Reaches the Village, Music Theatre Works, New York City, 1988
Gus Bottomly, Welcome to the Club, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1989
Casimir, Aristocrats, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1989
Maitre Simon, La Fleche, Simon, and Officer's Assistant, The Miser, Circle in the Square Uptown, New York City, 1990
Harry, The Life, Westbeth Theatre Center, New York City, 1990
Francis Tear and Mr. Ponce, Bad Habits, Manhattan Theatre Club, 1990
Leslie Bainbridge, Taking Steps, Circle in the Square Uptown, 1991
Judge Alex T. Waldman, Groundhog, Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II,New York City, 1992
Stagehand, Elmo, Out of Work Man, Fisherman, Bumfork Tramp, and SpectacleInspector, On the Bum, or The Next Train Through, Playwrights Horizons, New York City, 1992
Minister and Mr. Simpson, The Who's Tommy, St. James Theatre, NewYork City, 1993-1995
Edgar Beane, Titanic, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1997-1998
M Loyal, Tartuffe, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1999
The Winter's Tale, Delacorte Theatre, 2000
Waste, American Place Theatre, New York City, 2000

Officer Barrel, Urinetown, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City,2001-2002
Innkeeper, Andorra, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 2002
Captain, Twelfth Night, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 2002
General, The Fourth Sister, Vineyard Theatre, New York City, 2002
Frank/Kaplan, Eight Days (Backwards), Vineyard Theatre, New York City, 2003
Buicks, McGinn-Cazale Theatre, New York City, 2003
Also appeared in Lorenzaccio; Picasso at the Lapine Agile,Broadway production; as Jimmy Johnson/Louis Howe, Annie, Broadway production; Harry, Declasse, Lion Theater, New York; Verges, Much Ado about Nothing, Yale Repertory Theatre; Perry, The Royal Family, Philadelphia Drama Guild; Jim, The Glass Menagerie, Philadelphia Drama Guild; Bernardo/Second Grave Digger, Hamlet, Philadelphia Drama Guild; Poulengey/D'Estivet, St. Joan, Philadelphia Drama Guild; Albert Proesser, Hobson's Choice, Philadelphia Drama Guild; Tom Snout, A Midsummer's Night Dream, Alaska Repertory; Slovitch, Fools, Alaska Repertory; Christopher Wren, The Mousetrap, Birmingham Theatre; appeared as The King, Big River, Broadway production; Anna Karenina, Broadway production; Derek, Quartermaine's Terms, Playhouse 91 and Old GlobeTheatre, San Diego, CA; Bert Lahr, Lahr and Mercedes, Denver Center Theatre; Vandals, Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center; Marcellus, The MusicMan, Starlight Theatre; and as Mendy, Lisbon Lisbon Traviata, Seattle Repertory Theatre.
Major Tours
Appeared as Judas/Herbie, Godspell, Jameson, Passion of Dracula, and as Thatcher, Harvey Wilkes, and Silas Phelps, Big River, allU.S. cities.
Film Appearances
Danny, Wind, TriStar, 1992
Minister, Mr. Simpson, and ensemble member, The Who's Tommy, the Amazing Journey, 1993
Band director, Miracle on 34th Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
Mr. Wiener, Welcome to the Dollhouse (also known as Middle Child), Sony Pictures Classics, 1995
Officer Dan, The Love Letter, DreamWorks, 1999
Court doctor, Requiem for a Dream (also known as Delusion overAddiction), Artisan Entertainment, 2000
Eddie, The American Astronaut, Artistic License, 2001
Fred Kappler, Spy Game, Universal, 2001
Also appeared in Wet Exit; Quiz Show.
Television Appearances
Series
Judge Walker, The Guiding Light (also known as Guiding Light), CBS, 1999
Miniseries
Bernardo, Hamlet, Odyssey, 2000
Episodic
Douglas Pomerantz, "Right to Counsel," Law & Order, NBC, 1993
Frank, "The Parent Trap," Cosby, 1999
Bob, "The World of Possibility," Ed, NBC, 2000
Chris Paley, "Amends," Law & Order, NBC, 2000
"Joe Must Go," 100 Centre Street, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Also appeared in Ryan's Hope, ABC; as Homer, All My Children, ABC; Cavanaugh, One Life to Live, ABC; Fuller, "Are You There, Alpha Centauri?," H.E.L.P., ABC.
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Various voices, Mafia, Take 2 Interactive, 2002

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