William Zappa: movies and TV shows
William Zappa has 43 credits in the archive: 28 films and 15 TV series, from 1981 to 2025. Highest rated: Rafferty's Rules (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1981 – 2025 · busiest year: 1996 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sunny Nights | Roy | TV | 7.2 | 76 |
| 2024 | Population 11 | Cedric Blumenthal | TV | 6.2 | 75 |
| 2023 | One Night | Don | TV | 6.9 | 74 |
| 2022 | The Tourist | Elliot's Dad | TV | 6.8 | 73 |
| 2021 | The Dry | Mal Deacon | Film | 6.8 | 72 |
| 2021 | The Butter Scene | Bernardo Bertolucci | Film | — | 72 |
| 2020 | Operation Buffalo | Sir Rupert Edgely | TV | 6.1 | 71 |
| 2020 | Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears | Assist Commissioner Forsythe | Film | 6.1 | 71 |
| 2016 | Doctor Doctor | Mr. Khourdair | TV | 7.4 | 67 |
| 2016 | Broke | Abe | Film | 5.7 | 67 |
| 2013 | Paper Giants: Magazine Wars | Rupert Murdoch | TV | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2012 | Dead Europe | Vassili | Film | 5.3 | 63 |
| 2011 | Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away | Jack Jacobs | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 2011 | A Heartbeat Away | Edwin Flack | Film | 4.3 | 62 |
| 2009 | Shot Open | Jack Walsh | Film | — | 60 |
| 2008 | Men's Group | Anthony | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 2007 | Curtin | Gen. Vernon Sturdee | Film | 4.7 | 58 |
| 2005 | Man-Thing | Gerber | Film | 4.3 | 56 |
| 2005 | The Illustrated Family Doctor | Adrian Kelp | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 2002 | Pending | Immigration Man | Film | — | 53 |
| 2001 | The Monkey's Mask | Detective Sergeant Wesley | Film | 4.4 | 52 |
| 2000 | Bootmen | Walter | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1999 | Farscape | Captain Molayne | TV | 7.9 | 50 |
| 1999 | Federation | Charles Kingston | Film | — | 50 |
| 1998 | Amy | Bill Trendle | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 1997 | Diana & Me | Phil | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1996 | Water Rats | Conran | TV | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1996 | The Phantom | Ugly Pirate | Film | 5.3 | 47 |
| 1996 | Zone 39 | Sharp | Film | 5.6 | 47 |
| 1996 | Mr. Reliable | Army Colonel | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1995 | Correlli | Officer Ben Costa | TV | 7.7 | 46 |
| 1995 | The Rat Tamer | Officer Ben Costa | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1992 | Crush | Colin Iseman | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1990 | Quigley Down Under | Reilly | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1989 | Celia | Inspector John Burke | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1989 | Les Misérables: The Australia Day Concert | Thénardier | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1989 | Police State | Michael Forde | Film | 9.0 | 40 |
| 1988 | The Shiralee | Donny | TV | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1987 | Rafferty's Rules | Detective Phil Tunks | TV | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1986 | The Flying Doctors | Brian | TV | 6.6 | 37 |
| 1984 | Eureka Stockade | Flash Burke | TV | 5.5 | 35 |
| 1982 | Women of the Sun | McNab | TV | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1981 | Mad Max 2 | Zetta | Film | 7.4 | 32 |