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Biography

William Petersen has a distinguished background in film, theater, and television. His television credits include the films Long Gone, The Rat Pack, The Kennedys…more

Born

2/21/1953, Evanston, Illinois

Birth Name

William Louis Petersen

Gender

Male

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Star (3)

Role
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Gil Grissom
  - S 9: Ep 10 One To Go (2)
    1/15/09
  - S 9: Ep 9 19 Down (1)
    12/11/08
  - S 9: Ep 8 Young Man With A Horn
    12/4/08
  - S 9: Ep 7 Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda
    11/20/08
  - S 9: Ep 6 Say Uncle
    11/13/08
  - + 185 More Credits
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Dr. Gil Grissom
  - S 8: Ep 17 For Gedda (1)
    5/15/08
- Return to Lonesome Dove
  Gideon Walker
  - S 1: Ep 4 Part 4
    11/17/93
  - S 1: Ep 3 Part 3
    11/16/93
  - S 1: Ep 2 Part 2
    11/15/93
  - S 1: Ep 1 Part 1
    11/14/93
Guest Star (14)

Role
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Gil Grissom (uncredited)
  - S 11: Ep 13 The Two Mrs. Grissoms
    2/3/11
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Gil Grissom (voice) (uncredited)
  - S 9: Ep 16 Turn, Turn, Turn
    3/5/09
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 60: Ep 1 The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/21/08
  - S 55: Ep 1 The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/21/03
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 256 July 3, 2008
    7/3/08
- Without a Trace
  Gil Grissom
  - S 6: Ep 6 Where & Why
    11/8/07
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 58: Ep 1 The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/27/06
  - S 53: Ep 1 The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    11/4/01
- On the Record with Bob Costas
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 5 Yo-Yo Ma
    4/30/04
- CSI: Miami
  Gil Grissom
  - S 1: Ep 1 Cross-Jurisdictions
    5/9/02
- The Directors
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Michael Mann
    5/16/01
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 88 Show #1546
    1/30/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 18 Show #830
    9/28/00
- Fallen Angels
  George
  - S 2: Ep 4 Good Housekeeping
    10/29/95
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 229 July 31, 1990
    7/31/90
- The Twilight Zone (1985)
  Edward Sayers
  - S 1: Ep 51 Need to Know
    3/21/86
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Access Hollywood
  Self
  - S 12: Ep 137 William Petersen to end 'CSI' Life Of Crime
    7/15/08
Co-Executive Producer (1)

Role
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Co-Executive Producer
  - S 4: Ep 23 Bloodlines
    5/20/04
  - S 4: Ep 22 No More Bets
    5/13/04
  - S 4: Ep 21 Turn of the Screws
    5/6/04
  - S 4: Ep 20 Dead Ringer
    4/29/04
  - S 4: Ep 18 Bad to the Bone
    4/1/04
  - + 38 More Credits
Producer (1)

Role
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Producer
  - S 2: Ep 21 Anatomy of a Lye
    5/2/02
  - S 2: Ep 19 Stalker
    4/4/02
  - S 2: Ep 18 Chasing the Bus
    3/28/02
  - S 2: Ep 17 Felonius Monk
    3/7/02
  - S 2: Ep 16 Primum Non Nocere
    2/28/02
  - + 35 More Credits
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Executive Producer
  - S 12: Ep 17 Trends with Benefits
    3/14/12
  - S 12: Ep 16 CSI Unplugged
    2/29/12
  - S 12: Ep 15 Stealing Home
    2/22/12
  - S 12: Ep 14 Seeing Red
    2/15/12
  - S 12: Ep 13 Tressed to Kill
    2/8/12
  - + 160 More Credits
Supervising Producer (1)

Role
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Supervising Producer
  - S 2: Ep 23 The Hunger Artist
    5/16/02
  - S 2: Ep 22 Cross-Jurisdictions
    5/9/02
  - S 2: Ep 20 Cats in the Cradle
    4/25/02

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Trivia
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- Peterson and his wife, Gina Cirone, became parents of twins, a boy and a girl, on July 5, 2011. The twins were delivered via surrogate. William has a grown daughter, Maite, who has given him two grandsons.
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- Peterson's first lead role on stage was with Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater. He played John Dillinger in Dillinger.
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- William appears on-screen giving updates and instructions during a live, interactive CSI-type stage show geared for children. The show, called CSI: Live!, made its debut in 2008.
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- William Petersen: (on receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame) I have never considered anything like this happening in my life. It has always been one job after another, trying to do good work. Who wouldn't be happy with that?... To be on the same street as Jack Benny, Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis, what better thing is there?
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- William Petersen: (on leaving CSI in 2008) I won't miss Grissom. It was a complete life for me that's reached its end, and it's reached it in the right way, I think. So I won't miss Grissom. And I hope that the audience won't miss him either.
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- William Petersen: (on joining the Steppenwolf Theater Company in 2008) I just want to be on the stage telling stories.
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