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My Take
James Remar is my favorite kind of actor: the journeyman who makes everything around him better. Ajax in The Warriors, Ganz in 48 Hrs., Dutch Schultz in The Cotton Club — these are roles that lodge in your memory even when you forget the leading man. Four decades across film, television, voice work, and stage without ever coasting on celebrity is its own achievement. I think Hollywood runs on actors like him: reliable, dangerous on screen, invisible off it. Trace his filmography and you get an alternative history of American genre cinema. That is why I keep his name bookmarked.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- James Remar
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェームズ・レマー
- Reading
- じぇーむず・れまー
- Born
- December 31, 1953 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
- Origin
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor / stage actor
2. Background
- High school
- Newton North High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was James Remar born?
Born December 31, 1953 (age 72).
Where is James Remar from?
James Remar is from Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
What does James Remar do?
James Remar works as actor, television actor, film actor, voice actor, stage actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.