Bill Lake

For persons of a similar name, see William Lake (disambiguation).

Bill Lake (a.k.a. W.F. Lake) is a Canadian actor whose career began in Vancouver and who has appeared in many movies, television movies and series, stage plays and commercials. He has over 175 credits in a variety of productions since the 1970s.

Career

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Among his television credits are appearances in shows such as Monk, Queer as Folk, Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, Earth: Final Conflict and Stoked. His movie credits include roles in The Hurricane, Martin and Lewis, Flash of Genius, Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming, Apartment Hunting and The Middle Man. In 2001, Lake had a recurring role in the television series Soul Food as Mr. Greene.[1]

Lake played the obsessed Detective Miller, who goes after the drug lord Luigi Saracino, in Adrian Langley's 2013 film Crook.[2] He also appeared in Johnathan Wright's 2018 film, Northern Lights of Christmas.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1979 The Shape of Things to Come Spacesuited Man
1980 Funeral Home Frank
1984 Bedroom Eyes Forensic Man #2
1986 Whodunit? Pilot's voice
1987 Blue Monkey Paramedic
1987 Street Justice Aide
1989 Walter & Carlo i Amerika Peter
1996 Lethal Tender Lt. Wilson
1998 Blind Faith Large Man #1
1998 Blackheart VIP
1999 The Hurricane Philadelphia TV Announcer
2000 Gossip Lieutenant Miles
2000 Apartment Hunting Lecherous Man
2001 Tart Mr. Sellers
2001 Full Disclosure Del
2001 The Safety of Objects Baseball Coach
2002 Death to Smoochy Bartender
2003 How to Deal Ed
2006 Hollywoodland Cigar Man
2008 Camille Local Deputy #2
2008 The American Trap Herbert Hoover
2008 Flash of Genius Scott
2011 Conduct Unbecoming Grieving Man
2012 Cold Blooded Const. Gary Grescoe
2013 Crook Detective Miller
2013 The Returned The General
2015 Pixels NY Police Commissioner
2015 Crimson Peak Coroner
2015 The Preacher's Sin Bill Traggert
2016 Special Correspondents General
2016 Girl in the Box Desk Officer
2016 A Family Man Elise's Father
2016 Total Frat Movie Robert Taylor
2016 Tell the World William Miller
2017 Kodachrome Dwayne
2017 Christmas Inheritance Captain Williams
2019 Buffaloed Judge Connor
2020 Fatman Robert Taylor
2021 Awake Sheriff
2021 The Middle Man Mr. Stout

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1974 Police Surgeon Billy Episode: "The Loser"
1979–1985 The Littlest Hobo Corpral Simpson 3 episodes
1984 Hangin' In Gus Episode: "Everybody Loves a Baby"
1985 Murder in Space Technician Television film
1986 Mafia Princess Federal Agent
1988 Check It Out! Patrick O'Malley Episode: "Vote for Me"
1988 Friday the 13th: The Series News Commentator Episode: "Badge of Honor"
1989 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Sam McKay Episode: "Skeleton in the Closet"
1989, 1990 Street Legal TV Anchorman / Newscaster 2 episodes
1990–1993 Top Cops Various roles 4 episodes
1991 My Secret Identity Dr. Herbert Hobbs Episode: "Teen Hot Line"
1993 Catwalk Surgeon Episode: "Downtown"
1993 The Hidden Room Lou Episode: "No Word for Mercy"
1995 Road to Avonlea Orderly Episode: "Home Is Where the Heart Is"
1995 Remember Me Walter Television film
1995 Where's the Money, Noreen? District Attorney
1995 Long Island Fever Attorney
1996 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Alex Episode: "Dragon's Lair"
1996 Goosebumps Bus Driver 2 episodes
1996, 1997 F/X: The Series Jerry O'Malley / Security Chief
1997 Fast Track Servine Crew Chief 4 episodes
1997 On the 2nd Day of Christmas Cop Television film
1998 The Long Island Incident Bill Leffert
1998 Giving Up the Ghost George the Doorman
1998 The Defenders: Taking the First Prison Guard
1998 My Own Country Veteran
1999 Mind Prey Everett Roux
1999 Psi Factor Steve Marsh Episode: "School of Thought"
1999 Rocky Marciano Pilot Television film
1999 I Was a Sixth Grade Alien Henricks Episode: "They Called Him Pleskit!"
1999 Spenser: Small Vices Police Captain Television film
1999 The Famous Jett Jackson Umpire Episode: "Field of Dweebs"
1999 Twice in a Lifetime Sheriff Episode: "Death and Taxes"
2000 Run the Wild Fields Sheriff Bob Television film
2000 Alley Cats Strike Whipshaw McGraw
2000 A Tale of Two Bunnies Man #2
2000 D.C. Desk Sergeant Episode: "Justice"
2000 Cheaters Steinmetz Coach Television film
2000 Code Name: Eternity Officer Hoag Episode: "The Long Drop"
2000 Who Killed Atlanta's Children? GBI Man Television film
2000 When Andrew Came Home Desk Sergeant
2000 Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Older Edward Kennedy
2000 Seventeen Again Officer Ratto
2000, 2001 Earth: Final Conflict Colonel Bastian 2 episodes
2000, 2001 In a Heartbeat V.P. Carlson 2 episodes
2001 Bojangles Director Television film
2001 Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot Policeman
2001 Final Jeopardy Chief Flanders
2001 The Judge Chief Wallace Hansen Episode: "Part One"
2001 Sex, Lies & Obsession Tom Gates Television film
2001 Soul Food Mr. Greene 3 episodes
2001 Jane Doe Sheriff Television film
2001 Stolen Miracle Shane Miller
2002 Doc Charlie Episode: "All in the Family"
2002 Crossed Over Gatehouse Guard Television film
2002 Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story Railway Supervisor
2002 Recipe for Murder Ernie Spencer
2002 All Around the Town Mark Levine
2002 Crossing the Line Joe Fulton
2002 Monk Hardware Owner Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Psychic"
2002 Power and Beauty Fred Television film
2002 RFK Mr. Murphy
2002 The Glow Fire Captain
2002 Conviction Peters
2002 Adventure Inc. Captain Dillon Episode: "Message from the Deep"
2002 Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story Father Bill Television film
2002 Martin and Lewis Hal B. Wallis
2002 The Man Who Saved Christmas Secretary Daniels
2002 Salem Witch Trials Goodman Tarbell
2002, 2003 Queer as Folk Tom 2 episodes
2003 The Wonderful World of Disney Deputy Episode: "Sounder"
2003 Good Fences Inspector Wilkins Television film
2003 Jasper, Texas Council Member #1
2003 Street Time Top Cop Episode: "Going Home"
2003 Wild Card Katy's father Episode: "Hell Week"
2004 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye S.A.C. Prentis Episode: "The Mentor"
2004 The Grid Tanker Captain Miniseries
2004 Wonderfalls Detective Sloan 2 episodes
2004 While I Was Gone Sergeant Eberhart Television film
2004, 2007 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours Frank Roselli / Guard 2 episodes
2004–2007 ReGenesis Various roles 3 episodes
2005 Revelations Prison Doctor Episode: "Hour Three"
2005 Our Fathers Fire Chief Wiliams Television film
2005 Swarmed Chief of Police
2005–2013 Air Crash Investigation Various roles 4 episodes
2006 G-Spot Security Officer Episode: "Sunburn"
2006 Jeff Ltd. Lafountaine Episode: "Tears of a Clown"
2006 Solar Attack Captain Misha Gregorovitch Television film
2006 The Wives He Forgot Police Captain
2006 The State Within Head Joint Chiefs Episode #1.5
2007 In God's Country Thomas Television film
2007 The Dresden Files Captain Hackett Episode: "Second City"
2007 'Til Death Do Us Part Helpful Driver / Detective 2 episodes
2007 Billable Hours Man in elevator Episode: "Corporate Retreat"
2007 Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming Colonel Television film
2009 Booky's Crush Mr. Jenkins
2009 Warehouse 13 Dave Episode: "Magnetism"
2009 Stoked Sonny 11 episodes
2009 The Border Kenneth Porter Episode: "Spoils of War"
2010 You Lucky Dog Sheriff Hoskins Television film
2011 XIII: The Series Sheriff Quinn Episode: "Green Falls"
2011 Alphas Transit Sergeant Episode: "Anger Management"
2012 My Mother's Secret Sheriff John Greely Television film
2012 Bomb Girls Colonel Branson Episode: "How You Trust"
2012 An Officer and a Murderer Suspect #1 Television film
2012 The Listener Colonel Ranna Episode: "Now You See Him"
2012 The L.A. Complex Frank Episode: "Now or Never"
2013 Cracked Officer Pierce Episode: "The Thump Parade"
2013 Alien Mysteries Lance Episode: "Stephenville Lights"
2013 King & Maxwell Charge Sergeant Episode: "Pilot"
2013 The Husband She Met Online Jerry Berman Television film
2013 Oh Christmas Tree! Fire Marshall
2014 Murdoch Mysteries Frank Rivers Episode: "Murdoch Takes Manhattan"
2015 Degrassi: The Next Generation Detective 2 episodes
2015 Degrassi: Don't Look Back Television film
2015 Charming Christmas Bill Boyd
2015, 2017 Patriot Tim Peetnam 3 episodes
2016 Man Seeking Woman Police Captain Episode: "Scythe"
2016 The Girlfriend Experience Carson Lewis 9 episodes
2017 The Kennedys: After Camelot Mayor Richard Daley Episode #1.1
2017 Taken Jimmy Dunne Episode: "Solo"
2017 Christmas in Angel Falls Pastor Howard Television film
2018 A Christmas in Tennessee Mayor Paul
2018 Blackout Bill Tremblay 2 episodes
2018 Northern Lights of Christmas Chuck Baker Television film
2019 Wayne Sheriff Episode: "Chapter Six: Who Even Are We Now?"
2019 Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday Pastor Howard Television film
2020 Spinning Out George 2 episodes
2020 Heart of the Holidays Bob Television film
2020 The Hardy Boys Ezra Collig 7 episodes
2021 Christmas Beneath the Stars Warren Locke Television film
2022 The Lake Horny Henderson 7 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Bill Lake, Credits". TV.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Crook, Movie Info". Rotten Tomatoes.
  3. ^ "Northern Lights of Christmas, Cast". Letterboxd.com.
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