
Stephen Root
Biography
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), as Milton Waddams in the film Office Space (1999), and voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill (1997–2010, 2025–present). 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 …
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Filmography
Acting (264)
Movies (126)
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
2026as Chet
The Wrecking Crew
2026as Detective Rennert
Playdate
2025as Gordon
Heads of State
2025as Arthur Hammond
Dog Man
2025as Grampa (voice)
Lousy Carter
2024as Analyst
Paint
2023as Tony
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
2022as Jail Tattoo Artist (voice)
To Leslie
2022as Dutch
Amphibia: The Hardest Thing
2022as Mayor Toadstool
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021as Porter
Queenpins
2021as Agent Flannigan
Four Good Days
2021as Chris
Happily
2021as Goodman
Home
2021as Father Browning
The Empty Man
2020as Arthur Parsons
Uncle Frank
2020as Daddy Mac
Bombshell
2019as Neil Mullin
Seberg
2019as Walt Breckman
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019as Cockmando (voice)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")
Life of the Party
2018as Mike Cook
On the Basis of Sex
2018as Professor Brown
Get Out
2017as Jim Hudson
Cook-Off!
2017as Morty Van Rookle
Miles
2017as Ron Walton
Three Christs
2017as Dr. Rogers
Infinity Baby
2017as Fenton
Spectral
2016as Dr. Mindala
Finding Dory
2016as Bubbles (voice)
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
2016as Burt
All the Way
2016as J. Edgar Hoover
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
2016as Uncle Henry (voice)
Looking for the Jackalope
2016as The Jackalope (voice)
Trumbo
2015as Hymie King
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015as Todd
O.W.C.A. Files
2015as Floyd / Additional Voices (voice)
7 Chinese Brothers
2015as George
Selma
2014as Col. Al Lingo
Lennon or McCartney
2014as Self
I Know That Voice
2014as Self
The Lone Ranger
2013as Habberman
Superman: Unbound
2013as Zor-El (voice)
Sweetwater
2013as Hugh
The Arrangement
2013as Avery Boomer
Feels So Good
2013as Nick Celisco
Bad Milo!
2013as Roger
The Company You Keep
2012as Billy Cusimano
Big Miracle
2012as Governor Haskell
Rango
2011as Doc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
J. Edgar
2011as Arthur Koehler
Batman: Year One
2011as Brendon (voice)
The Conspirator
2011as John Lloyd
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
2011as Uncle Henry / Crows (voice)
Everything Must Go
2011as Elliot
Cedar Rapids
2011as Bill Krogstad
Red State
2011as Sherrif Wynan
Son of Morning
2011as Senator Larder
Unthinkable
2010as Charles Thompson
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
2010as Burt (voice)
Imagine That
2009as Fred Franklin
The Soloist
2009as Curt Reynolds
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
2009as Turtle (voice)
The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009as Gus Lacey
Bob Funk
2009as Steve
Glock
2009as Remington
Squirly Town
2009as Lance (voice)
13 Scarier Movie Moments
2009as Self
Leatherheads
2008as Suds
Drillbit Taylor
2008as Principal Doppler
Mad Money
2008as Glover
Over Her Dead Body
2008as Sculptor
Tripping the Rift: The Movie
2008as Chode (voice)
No Country for Old Men
2007as Man Who Hires Wells
Have Dreams, Will Travel
2007as Sheriff Brock
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006as Aardvark Dad (voice)
Idiocracy
2006as Judge Hector "The Hangman" (uncredited)
The Fox and the Hound 2
2006as Talent Scout (voice)
Gretchen
2006as Herb
Just Friends
2005as KC
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005as Cowboy Gambler (voice; uncredited)
Surviving Christmas
2004as Dr. Freeman
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004as Gordon
Jersey Girl
2004as Greenie
The Ladykillers
2004as Fernand Gudge
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004as Vince Masters
Raising Genius
2004as Dwight Nestor
Finding Nemo
2003as Bubbles (voice)
Grind
2003as Cameron
The Making of 'King of the Hill'
2003
Ice Age
2002as Frank / Start (voice)
The Country Bears
2002as Zeb (voice)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000as Radio Station Man
Bicentennial Man
1999as Dennis Mansky
Office Space
1999as Milton Waddams
Gut Feeling
1999as Kane Cohen
The Sissy Duckling
1999as Big Ducky (voice)
The Monster Hunter
1999as Mr. Crenshaw
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998as Gerald Adams
steve.oedekerk.com
1997
The Road to Galveston
1996as Ed Kirkman
The Lottery
1996as Graham Dunbar
Bye Bye Love
1995as Awakened Neighbor
Night of the Scarecrow
1995as Frank
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
1995as Jaan Laaman
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
1994as Kevin McDonald
RoboCop 3
1993as Coontz
Dave
1993as Don Durenberger
Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
1993as Dr. Kirby
Extreme Justice
1993as Max Alvarez
Class of '61
1993as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992as Gary Murray
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
1992as Kevin McDonald
Bed & Breakfast
1991as Randolph
V.I. Warshawski
1991as Mickey
Guilty by Suspicion
1991as RKO Guard
Golden Years
1991as Major Moreland
Ghost
1990as Police Sgt.
Stanley & Iris
1990as Mr. Hentley
Black Rain
1989as Berg
Crocodile Dundee II
1988as DEA Agent (Toilet)
Monkey Shines
1988as Dean Burbage
Thelma
Unbearable Christmas
Dead Letters
October
Television (138)
Strip Law
2026
Widow's Bay
2026 Upcomingas Wyck
Apr 28
StuGo
2025as Dr. Rostrum (voice)
It's Florida, Man.
2024as Title Narrator (voice)
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
2024as Cringer (voice)
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023as Martin Mertens (voice)
Krapopolis
2023as Salt (voice)
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
2023as The Nanomachines (voice)
Beacon 23
2023as Solomon Smythe
Velma
2023as Chief Cogburn (voice)
Fired on Mars
2023as Mark (voice)
Clone High
2023as Mr. Big Corporation (voice)
Praise Petey
2023as Petey's Father (voice)
We Baby Bears
2022as Rexford / Trees / Video Person (voice)
The Legend of Vox Machina
2022as Professor Anders (voice)
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
2022as Gary (voice)
Hamster & Gretel
2022as Jeff Strawberry (voice)
Bee and PuppyCat
2022as Warlock G / Police Officer (voice)
Invincible
2021as Brandyworth (voice)
Resident Alien
2021as Ed Vanderspeigle
The Book of Boba Fett
2021as Lortha Peel
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
2021as Police Chief Earl Grant (voice)
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
2021as Cringer / Battle Cat (voice)
Solar Opposites
2020as Train Store Owner (voice)
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020as Gene Jakobowski (voice)
Perry Mason
2020as Maynard Barnes
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
2020as Mr. M / Bob / Additional Voices (voice)
Stars in the House
2020as Self
The Mighty Ones
2020as Bernard (voice)
Amphibia
2019as Mayor Toadstool (voice)
Lights Out with David Spade
2019as Self - Panelist
Succession
2018as Ron Petkus
Barry
2018as Monroe Fuches
Summer Camp Island
2018as Stuart (voice)
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
2018as Mr. Fyde / Avacadwoe / Hush Muffleman (voice)
Dallas & Robo
2018as Uncle Danny
Inside The Episode: Barry
2018as Self
DuckTales
2017as J.W. Guidebook (voice)
Angie Tribeca
2016as Mortimer Begoyle
Idiotsitter
2016as Ken Russel
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015as Brian (voice)
The Man in the High Castle
2015as Hawthorne Abendsen
Con Man
2015as Pascal
Fargo
2014as Burt Canton
BoJack Horseman
2014as Jeremiah Whitewhale (voice)
Bee and PuppyCat
2014as Farmer (voice)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013as Lynn Boyle
Rick and Morty
2013as Gromflomite General (voice)
Masters of Sex
2013as Harvey Toplin
Gravity Falls
2012as Bud Gleeful / Additional Voices (voice)
Veep
2012as Judge Walsh
The Legend of Korra
2012as White Lotus Leader / Gommu / Chung (voice)
The Newsroom
2012as General Stomtonovich
DreamWorks Dragons
2012as Mildew (voice)
Bob's Burgers
2011as Jackson (voice)
Workaholics
2011as Carty
ThunderCats
2011as Hattanzo the Drifter (voice)
Adventure Time
2010as Martin (voice)
Boardwalk Empire
2010as Gaston Means
Young Justice
2010as Jack Haly (voice)
Justified
2010as Mike Reardon
Raising Hope
2010as Cap Collins
Hot in Cleveland
2010as Brian
Louie
2010as Dr. Hepa
The Defenders
2010as Judge Taylor
The Good Wife
2009as Judge Murphy Wicks
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
Fringe
2008as Raymond
True Blood
2008as Eddie
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008as Woozy Winks (voice)
Childrens Hospital
2008as Hank Maestro
Random! Cartoons
2008as Lance (voice)
Phineas and Ferb
2007as Floyd (voice)
The Big Bang Theory
2007as Dan
Californication
2007as Ricardo Collini
Pushing Daisies
2007as Dwight Dixon
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007as Johnny Forrealz
Head Case
2007as Pat Jennings
The Path to 9/11
2006as Richard Clarke
American Dad!
2005as Dick / Dentist's Father (voice)
The X's
2005
Unscripted
2005as Self
Boston Legal
2004as Ethan Melman
Tripping the Rift
2004as Chode (voice)
Teen Titans
2003as Val Yor (voice)
Kim Possible
2002as Pop-Pop Porter (voice)
24
2001as Bill Prady
According to Jim
2001as Al Crannis
Grounded for Life
2001as Tony Bustamante
Justice League
2001as Cat Man (voice)
The Proud Family
2001as Mr. Andrews (voice)
The Legend of Tarzan
2001as Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt (voice)
The Andy Dick Show
2001
The Andy Dick Show
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000as Michael Kirkwood
Malcolm in the Middle
2000as John Pratt
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000as Sheriff (voice)
Ed
2000as George MacPherson
DAG
2000as Senator Culpepper
Family Guy
1999as Professor O'Callaghan (voice)
The West Wing
1999as Bob Mayer
Courage the Cowardly Dog
1999
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
1999as Dr. Donovan (voice)
The Norm Show
1999as Mr. Sweeney
Ladies Man
1999as Gene
From the Earth to the Moon
1998as Chris Kraft
King of the Hill
1997as Bill Dauterive (voice)
Just Shoot Me!
1997as Dr. Drake Kelson
Superman: The Animated Series
1996as Reverend Amos Howell / Unity (voice)
Profiler
1996as Houston Plant Manager
Pandora's Clock
1996as Mark Hastings
NewsRadio
1995as Jimmy James
Cybill
1995as Phil Asher
VR.5
1995as F.A.A. Negotiator
Chicago Hope
1994as Trumpet Playing Mental Patient
Party of Five
1994as Football Coach
Christy
1994as Clarence Sweetwater
Diagnosis: Murder
1993as Charlie Lane
Frasier
1993as Harbin
Harts of the West
1993as R.O
The Golden Palace
1992as Mr. Tucker
Home Improvement
1991as Exterminator
Civil Wars
1991
Eerie, Indiana
1991as Mr. Chaney
The Torkelsons
1991as Sheriff Bobby
Golden Years
1991as Major Moreland
Northern Exposure
1990as Brother Timothy
Blossom
1990
The Simpsons
1989as Bildorf (voice)
Seinfeld
1989as Mr. Lager
Quantum Leap
1989as John Tremaine Jr.
Murphy Brown
1988
Roseanne
1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987as Captain K'Vada
Wiseguy
1987
Jake and the Fatman
1987
L.A. Law
1986as Ferret
Night Court
1984as Spirit of Death
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