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Bill Kates

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Bill Kates: Comedy, Commercial, Theatrical
Bill Kates in a range of roles, from the sublime to the ridiculous.  1. Clip 1: Time Wizard Written by Bill Kates, directed by Gilles Gambino, featuring Spencer Gowen. 2. Clip 2: Mr. Death (Excerpt from Sid Penrose) Featuring Kyle Mac. Written by Doug Cochrane and Drew Dull. Directed by Drew Dull. Produced by Drew Dull, Joe Harkenrider, and Justin Strandlund.  Clips 3-5 (alfie, Doctor, and Boss)  Written and Directed by Gilles Gambino. Featuring Spencer Gowen.  Special thanks to Deborah Geffner, Michael and Corrine Kohlmeyer-Hyman, and Beans the Cat.
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Growing up North of New York City in the 1960's, Bill Kates immersed himself in acting, sound and music at an early age, taking on tape recording as a hobby before he was five, and studying classical and jazz music- piano, trombone, harmonica, sousaphone, and singing- shortly after entering kindergarten. His first professional recording was at age 6 with electronic music pioneer Bruce Haack. An early interest in acting and art led to his lifelong study of film and animation, which he continued during his 30+ years in radio broadcasting, producing for major market radio at WBCN, Boston, K-Rock in New York City, and XM Radio (later Sirius/XM) in New York City, where he specialized in unique, musical and comedic radio production.

Bill now resides in Hollywood, where he creates sound design for film, television, games and apps, creates and performs comedy, studies acting, and creates original music. Bill is represented theatrically, for voiceover, and commercially by Aperture Talent Agency.
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    Known for

    Horizon Forbidden West (2022)
    Horizon Forbidden West
    8.9
    Video Game
    • Karhn(voice)
    • 2022
    Arise! The SubGenius Video (1992)
    Arise! The SubGenius Video
    6.8
    Video
    • Narration
    • 1992
    Sid Penrose (2020)
    Sid Penrose
    Short
    • Sid Penrose
    • 2020
    Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges in Fisher King - Le roi pêcheur (1991)
    Fisher King - Le roi pêcheur
    7.5
    • Sound Department(uncredited)
    • 1991

    Credits

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    Actor



    • The Vibe
      • Ken Davenport
      • Pre-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • Love at First Spite
      • Father O'Conner
      • Post-production



    • Fever Dreams: A Pulp Collection (2022)
      Fever Dreams: A Pulp Collection
      7.8
      Podcast Series
      • Father Malone
      • Murch
      • Finkelton ...
      • 2022–2024
    • Julian Francis Adderley in Superman Reborn (2024)
      Superman Reborn
      • Max-Dur
      • Ensemble
      • 2024
    • John Lennon in Heaven (2024)
      John Lennon in Heaven
      Podcast Series
      • Basil
      • 2024
    • Enemy Within (2023)
      Enemy Within
      Podcast Series
      • Phineas Klein
      • 2023
    • Pam Majumdar, Rachel Pate, Bill Kates, Ian Longway, Denver Marcus, Michael Ruesga, Kerstin Porter, and Gloria Tsai in SkeDJes Sketch Comedy (2020)
      SkeDJes Sketch Comedy
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Netflicks Narrator
      • Narrator
      • Marshmallow ...
      • 2020–2022
    • Horizon Forbidden West (2022)
      Horizon Forbidden West
      8.9
      Video Game
      • Karhn (voice)
      • 2022
    • Otzi the Iceman Must Die (2021)
      Otzi the Iceman Must Die
      Podcast Series
      • Shaman
      • 2021
    • Rasputin's Curse (2021)
      Rasputin's Curse
      • Grigori Rasputin
      • 2021
    • Sid Penrose (2020)
      Sid Penrose
      Short
      • Sid Penrose
      • 2020
    • Pam Majumdar, Annie Abrams, Bill Kates, Jake McKenzie, Lindsey Payne, and Jon Harrison Taylor in Christmas Staycation (2020)
      Christmas Staycation
      4.0
      • Hank Gloomgardy
      • 2020
    • Stephen Cross and T.J. Pederson in Girls! Girls! Girls! Or: As Tammy Withers Away (2018)
      Girls! Girls! Girls! Or: As Tammy Withers Away
      6.0
      Short
      • Reginald Fenwich
      • 2018
    • Gunwalkers (2017)
      Gunwalkers
      8.0
      Short
      • Hank
      • 2017

    Sound Department



    • Vagina Town (2019)
      Vagina Town
      Short
      • sound mixer
      • 2019
    • Kerry Knuppe, John Ruby, and Pablo Castelblanco in Solver (2017)
      Solver
      5.2
      • sound design and mix
      • 2017
    • Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges in Fisher King - Le roi pêcheur (1991)
      Fisher King - Le roi pêcheur
      7.5
      • special sound designer (uncredited)
      • 1991

    Composer



    • Hanif Karim in Blind Sided (2020)
      Blind Sided
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2020

    Videos7

    Bill Kates ACTING REEL 2022
    Demo Reel 3:17
    Bill Kates ACTING REEL 2022
    Horizon Forbidden West- Bill Kates as Kahrn
    Demo Reel 2:16
    Horizon Forbidden West- Bill Kates as Kahrn
    Horizon Forbidden West- Bill Kates as Kahrn
    Demo Reel 2:16
    Horizon Forbidden West- Bill Kates as Kahrn
    Bill Kates TIME WIZARD
    Demo Reel 1:01
    Bill Kates TIME WIZARD
    Bill Kates MR. DEATH (Excerpt from Sid Penrose)
    Demo Reel 0:35
    Bill Kates MR. DEATH (Excerpt from Sid Penrose)
    Bill Kates DOCTOR
    Demo Reel 0:40
    Bill Kates DOCTOR
    Bill Kates BOSS
    Demo Reel 0:48
    Bill Kates BOSS

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    • What is Bill Kates known for?
      The Fisher King, Arise! The SubGenius Video, and Sid Penrose
    • How many awards has Bill Kates won?
      1 award
    • How many award nominations has Bill Kates received?
      1 nomination

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