11/30/2023 0 Comments James remar![]() ![]() The series’ success and subsequent popularity helped James earn a lot of money, but he also had roles in blockbuster movies like “RED” (2010), starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, and Morgan Freeman, and “X-Men: First Class” (2012). He would later work on television more frequently than earlier in his career.Īside from “Sex and the City,” Remar is best known for his role as Harry Morgan in the Golden Globe-winning show “Dexter,” in which he appeared in 96 episodes from 2006 to 2013. Remar’s first significant involvement with television came in 1997, when he co-starred with Jim Belushi in the crime series “Total Security,” appearing in 13 episodes. In the mid-1990s, James appeared in “Miracle on 34th Street” (1994), “Boys on the Side” (1995), and Jean-Claude Van Damme’s “The Quest” (1996), as well as Lord Rayden in “Mortal Kombat: Annihilation” (1997). He appeared in a number of films, the most notable of which were “Blink” (1993), starring Madeleine Stowe and Aidan Quinn, and “Renaissance Man” (1994), in which he co-starred with Danny DeVito. In 1990, James played Preston in the “Tales from the Darkside: The Movie” segment “Lover’s Vow,” and in “White Fang,” he co-starred with Ethan Hawke (1991). James was cast as Corporal Hicks in the Academy Award-winning science-fiction/horror film “Aliens” (1986) but was replaced by Michael Biehn due to Remar’s drug problem, with director James Cameron claiming that he fired Remar due to creative differences, which was the story for several years, but the truth is that James struggled with addiction at the time. Remar then appeared in the action film “Quiet Cool” (1986), “The Dream Team” (1989) with Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, and Peter Boyle, and “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989) with Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch, before wrapping up the 1980s with Gus Van Sant’s “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989). In 1982, James played sociopathic murderer Albert Ganz in Walter Hill’s Golden Globes Award-nominated film “48 Hrs.” starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy, and he also appeared as a supporting actor in Francis Ford Coppola’s Oscar-nominated “The Cotton Club” alongside Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, and Diane Lane (1984). Remar decided to become an actor at the age of seven after seeing Stanley Kubrick’s Oscar-winning film “Spartacus” (1960), starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, and Jean Simmons, and received his first role in the 1978 drama “On the Yard.” James’ second film put him on the map when he played the sexually aggressive and violent character Ajax in Walter Hill’s cult film “The Warriors” (1979), which helped him land more roles, usually as villains.Īside from aggressive roles, Remar appeared as a homosexual in William Friedkin’s “Cruising” (1980), alongside Al Pacino, and as a young Cheyenne Windwalker in “Windwalker” (1980). ![]()
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