We were saddened by the news of the passing of William Friedkin on August 9, 2023. Billy and William were great friends for nearly 40 years. Variety have shared a great interview with Billy, where he shares how he got the role of Richard Chance in TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA and what made…
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‘CSI’ Comeback Wasn’t Easy For William Petersen & Jorja Fox
- on November 18th, 2021
- in Billy News
A short interview with both Billy and Jorja from Hollywood Outbreak The return of William Petersen and Jorja Fox to the new CSI show, CSI: Vegas, isn’t just a return to their old characters — it’s the first time either of them has taken a starring role on a television show since the original CSI’s…
William Petersen Interview with Bobbie Wygant
- on October 28th, 2020
- in Billy News
The legendary entertainment reporter, Bobbie Wygant interviewed Billy back in 1990 regarding Young Guns II. Watch the video below c/o the Bobbie Wygant Archive on YouTube. Thanks to everyone who sent us the link. We also have HD screencaps from the movie, that you download here
HALF HOUR: STEPPENWOLF PODCAST
- on May 21st, 2020
- in Billy News
Billy was interviewed for the latest HALF HOUR podcast from Steppenwolf. It’s a great interview, and we encourage all of you to have a listen. Click the link below to listen on the Steppenwolf website. It’s time for another episode of HALF HOUR featuring William Petersen, interviewed by Glenn Davis. Listen wherever you get your…
“It’s that moment when I made it personal.”
- on April 3rd, 2019
- in Billy News
As mentioned previously, a new book by Mark Larson will be coming out in August this year, ENSEMBLE: AN ORAL HISTORY OF CHICAGO THEATER. Mark has shared this really interesting clip of when he asked Billy how he got into the role of Jack Henry Abbot, from the play IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST.…
Billy News and Site Updates
- on March 13th, 2019
- in Billy News , WPAP Site Updates
Howdy folks, it’s been a while hasn’t it! Sorry about that, life admin was a bit out of control for a while, but we haven’t forgotten about you all. To start with, a small round up with some Billy updates. Back in September last year, Billy, Marg and David Berman were keen supporters of Katie…
News Round Up – Articles, Interviews & The Minutes
- on January 17th, 2018
- in Billy News , WPAP Site Updates
Happy New Year everyone. Below is a round up of William Petersen news for the last few weeks. Click on the links below to read the full articles. Some very sad news, The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Billy’s co-star from TO LIVE & DIE IN LA, Darlanne Fluegel sadly passed away on December 15th, 2017.…
WILLIAM PETERSEN INTERVIEW – CHICAGO TRIBUNE NOV 2017
- on November 2nd, 2017
- in Billy News
Billy was recently interviewed by Chris Jones, the Chicago Tribune Theatre Critic about his upcoming play, THE MINUTES. So what’s this play about? “It’s about us. ‘Us’ being America. This is who we are. You decide. You decide who you want to be,” he says. On a more granular level? “It’s a city council meeting,”…
William Petersen at the Cubs 2017
- on July 6th, 2017
- in Billy News
From the Chicago Cubs twitter feed Thursday, July 6th. Thanks to Chicago-area native actor/producer William Petersen for joining us today. And staying with us today. pic.twitter.com/dBzIV9nSgn — Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 6, 2017 Billy was also on the Spiegel & Parkins show yesterday morning, you can download his interview from their website – he appears…
William Petersen : Ocean Protection
- on December 16th, 2015
- in Billy News
leparisien.fr have an interesting interview with Billy regarding protecting the oceans. The article in is French and is translated below using Google Translate, apologies if it doesn’t translate as well as it could. William Petersen: “Stop thinking that, in nature, everything is due to us” by Marc Brown William Petersen became famous around the world…
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