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Stephen Root
Known for: ActingStephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor and voice actor. Known for his extensive character actor roles in film and television, he gained attention for his roles as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), as Milton Waddams in the comedy film Office Space (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025–present).[1] Root has appeared in numerous Coen brothers films including O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Ladykillers (2004), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Other notable film roles include Dave (1993), Bicentennial Man (1999), Dodgeball (2004), Idiocracy (2006), Cedar Rapids (2011), Selma (2014), Trumbo (2015), Get Out (2017), and On the Basis of Sex (2018), as well as his voice roles in Ice Age (2002) and Finding Nemo (2003). On television, he played supporting roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991), True Blood (2008–2009), Boardwalk Empire (2012–2013), Fargo (2014), The Man in the High Castle (2016–2019), Perry Mason (2020), and Succession (2021–2023). He has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, in 2019 for the role of manipulative hitman handler Monroe Fuches in the HBO dark comedy crime series Barry (2018–2023) and in 2026 for the role of fisherman and outspoken superstitious Wyck Crawford in the Apple TV comedy horror series Widow's Bay (2026–present), which he won. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Root, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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King of the Hill
as Bill Dauterive (voice) 
Barry
as Monroe Fuches 
Hlavy štátu
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as Arthur Hammond 
Demoličná čata
as Detective Rennert 
Vdovina zátoka
as Wyck Crawford 
Playdate
as Gordon 
Rango
as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice) 
Doba ľadová 2
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as Aardvark Dad (voice) 
Hľadá sa Nemo
as Bubbles (voice) 
Doba ľadová
+1
as Rhino / Start (voice) 
NewsRadio
as Jimmy James 
Uteč
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as Jim Hudson 
Táto krajina nie je pre starých
as Man Who Hires Wells 
Duch
as Police Sgt. 
Osamelý jazdec
as Habberman 
Strip Law
as Glem Blorchman (voice) 
Andrew, člen našej rodiny
as Dennis Mansky 
Mike a Nick a Nick a Alice
as Chet 
RoboCop 3
as Coontz 
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
as Cringer / Battle Cat (voice) 
Trumbo
as Hymie King 
Tripping the Rift
as Chode (voice) 
Vybíjaná: Choď do toho na plné gule
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as Gordon 
Dogman
as Grampa (voice) 
Tragédia Macbeth
as Porter 
Päť lupičov a stará dáma
as Fernand Gudge 
Prázdnota
as Arthur Parsons 
Lišiak a pes 2
as Talent Scout (voice) 
Ladies Man
as Gene 
Maléry pána Šikulku
as Milton 
Je to Florida, človeče
as Title Narrator (voice) 
Hľadá sa ideálny muž
as KC 
Balada o Busterovi Scruggsovi
as Teller (segment "Near Algodones") 
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
as Cringer (voice) 
Odpočítavanie
as Charles Thompson 
Čierny dážď
as Berg 
Veľký zázrak
as Governor Haskell 
Pravidlá mlčania
as Billy Cusimano 
Na výške s mamou
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as Mike Cook 
On the Basis of Sex
as Professor Brown 
Šokujúce odhalenie
as Neil Mullin 
Krokodíl Dundee 2
as DEA Agent (Toilet) 
Sólista
as Curt Reynolds 
Scooby-Doo v tábore duchov
as Burt (voice) 
Praise Petey
as Petey's Father (voice) 
Red State
as Sherrif Wynan 
Kráľovné kupónov
as Agent Flannigan 
Mike a Dave zháňajú baby
as Burt 
Harts of the West
as R.O 
Muži, čo čumia na kozy
as Gus Lacey 
Bláznivá služobka
as Bill Krogstad 
Paint
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as Tony 
The Conspirator
as John Lloyd 
Batman: Year One
as Brendon (voice) 
Sexi špinavé prachy
as Glover 
Tak si predstav
as Fred Franklin 
Three Christs
as Dr. Rogers 
Over Her Dead Body
as Sculptor 
Otec na plný úväzok
as Greenie 
Superman: Unbound
as Zor-El (voice) 
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Gary Murray 
Dallas & Robo
as Uncle Danny 
Tom a Jerry a čarodejník z krajiny Oz
as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice) 
All the Way
as J. Edgar Hoover 
Four Good Days
as Chris 
Tom a Jerry: Návrat do krajiny Oz
as Uncle Henry (voice) 
The Country Bears
as Zeb (voice) 
Grind
as Cameron 
V.I. Warshawski
as Mickey 
Hello, My Name Is Doris
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as Todd 
Prežiť Vianoce
as Dr. Freeman 
Stanley & Iris
as Mr. Hentley 
Uncle Frank
as Daddy Mac 
Everything Must Go
as Elliot 
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice) 
To Leslie
as Dutch 
Bad Milo!
as Roger 
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Gerald Adams 
Leatherheads
as Suds 
Monkey Shines
as Dean Burbage 
Idiotsitter
as Ken Russel 
Cook-Off!
as Morty Van Rookle 
Sweetwater
as Hugh 
Have Dreams, Will Travel
as Sheriff Brock 
Seberg
as Walt Breckman 
Happily
as Goodman 
Home
as Father Browning 
Lousy Carter
as Analyst 
The Sissy Duckling
as Big Ducky (voice) 
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
as Jaan Laaman 
The Arrangement
as Avery Boomer 
Son of Morning
as Senator Larder 
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
as Kevin McDonald 
7 Chinese Brothers
as George 
Infinity Baby
as Fenton 
Miles
as Ron Walton 
Extreme Justice
as Max Alvarez 
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
as Kevin McDonald 
Looking for the Jackalope
as The Jackalope (voice)