Stephen Root - wikipedia Stephen Root Stephen Root Stephen Root in 2009 ( 1951 - 11 - 17 ) November 17, 1951 ( age 65 ) Sarasota, Florida, U.S. Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S. Education Port Byron Central School District Alma mater University of Florida ( A.A. ) Occupation Actor, voice actor, comedian Years active 1988 -- present Home town Vero Beach, Florida Spouse ( s ) Romy Rosemont ( m. 2008 ) Children Stephen Root ( born November 17, 1951 ) is an American actor, comedian, and voice actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the TV sitcom NewsRadio, as Milton Waddams in the film Office Space, and as the voices of Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland in the animated series King of the Hill. His other roles have included Captain K'Vada in the Star Trek : The Next Generation feature - length episode `` Unification '', and Gordon Pibb in DodgeBall : A True Underdog Story. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 3.3 Video games 4 References 5 External links Early life Root was born in Sarasota, Florida, the son of Leona Estelle and Rolland Clair Root, a construction supervisor. Root has likened his childhood to that of an `` Army brat '', as his family frequently relocated while his father finished each construction project. Root graduated from Vero Beach High School in Vero Beach, Florida. He received his AA from the University of Florida, and trained in the BFA acting program. The university recognized him as one of its distinguished alumni in 2008. Career Among his most recognized television roles are eccentric billionaire Jimmy James on the sitcom NewsRadio and as the voice of divorced, down - and - out Army barber Bill Dauterive and Hank Hill 's hedonistic boss Buck Strickland on the FOX animated television series King of the Hill ( Root originally auditioned for the role of cuckolded, conspiracy theorist and pest control worker Dale Gribble ). He had a recurring role on the final two seasons of The West Wing as Republican campaign consultant Bob Mayer. His most recognizable film roles to date are as the mumbling, quirky Milton Waddams in Office Space, as the mild - mannered gymrat Gordon Pibb in Dodgeball : A True Underdog Story, as Suds, a drunk sports writer, in Leatherheads, and as the dimwitted principal in the 2008 Judd Apatow produced comedy Drillbit Taylor. Root is a favorite of the Coen Brothers. He has appeared in O Brother, Where Art Thou ?, The Ladykillers, and No Country For Old Men. Kevin Smith wrote a role in Jersey Girl specifically for Root. Root reunited with Mike Judge in Idiocracy and has also portrayed NASA flight director Chris Kraft in the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. He took on the biographical role of Richard A. Clarke in The Path to 9 / 11. He has also had many guest appearances in television programs across several genres. He was Klingon Captain K'Vada in the Star Trek : The Next Generation episode `` Unification '' in 1991. In 1992, Root appeared on the TV series Night Court as Mr. Willard. In the 1993 -- 1994 television season, Root appeared as a series regular as `` R.O. '' on the Beau Bridges / Lloyd Bridges comedy / western series Harts of the West on CBS. Root at the 2011 San Diego Comic - Con International, July 2011 Root guest starred on Seinfeld, playing the role of a bank manager in the episode `` The Invitations '', handling Kramer 's hello greeting issue. He had a role in Frasier in the episode `` Detour '' as the father of the family helping Frasier when his car broke down. In the CSI episode `` Homebodies '', he played the father of a rape victim. In addition, Root had a series regular role on the short - lived CBS series Ladies Man, which starred Sharon Lawrence, soon after she left NYPD Blue. He played Raymond, a hunting store owner involved in illegal gun trading, in the 1993 In the Heat of the Night episode `` A Love Lost ''. Root also has an active career as a voice artist. Aside from his roles in King of the Hill, he has played various characters in animated films, such as Ice Age, Finding Nemo, and Courage the Cowardly Dog. In other animated television, series regular roles include : Commander Chode in Tripping the Rift and Homebase in The X 's. Additionally, he has provided guest - starring vocal talent in animated television series, like Chowder and Teen Titans. He recently lent his voice to Batman : The Brave and the Bold as Woozy Winks and The Penguin. Root has appeared in HBO 's series True Blood as a vampire named Eddie. He also had a multi-episode arc in the second season of Pushing Daisies on ABC, playing the mysterious Dwight Dixon. He appeared as Johnny Forreals, inventor of the word `` boo - yah '' on an episode of Comedy Central 's The Sarah Silverman Program entitled `` Cangamangus ''. He appeared in the 2009 comedy film The Men Who Stare at Goats as Gus Lacey. In 2010, he appeared in a multi-episode arc in season 8 of the Fox television series 24 as a probation officer named Bill Prady, and in the FX television series Justified as the eccentric Judge Mike `` The Hammer '' Reardon. In 2011, he co-starred in Robert Redford 's The Conspirator, playing John Lloyd, a key witness in the trial of alleged Lincoln conspirator Mary Surratt. In 2012 he began playing the role of Gaston Means in the HBO 's acclaimed TV series Boardwalk Empire season 3. Filmography Film Film Year Film Role Notes Crocodile Dundee II DEA Agent ( Toilet ) Monkey Shines Dean Burbage 1989 Black Rain Berg 1990 Stanley & Iris Mr. Hershey Ghost Police Sgt. 1991 Guilty by Suspicion RKO Guard V.I. Warshawski Mickey Bed & Breakfast Randolph 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Gary Murray 1993 Dave Don Durenberger RoboCop 3 Coontz Extreme Justice Max Alvarez 1995 Bye Bye Love Awakened Neighbor Uncredited Night of the Scarecrow Uncle Frank / The Sheriff 1998 Krippendorf 's Tribe Gerald Adams 1999 Gut Feeling Kane Cohen Office Space Milton Waddams Natural Selection Mr. Crenshaw a.k.a. The Monster Hunter Bicentennial Man Dennis Mansky -- Head of NorthAm Robotics 2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou ? Radio Station Man Tripping the Rift Chode ( voice ) 2002 Ice Age Frank / Start ( voice ) The Country Bears Zeb ( voice ) White Oleander Michael Scenes deleted 2003 Finding Nemo Bubbles ( voice ) Grind Cameron Raising Genius Dwight Nestor The Ladykillers Fernand Gudge Jersey Girl Greenie DodgeBall : A True Underdog Story Gordon Surviving Christmas Dr. Freeman Wake Up, Ron Burgundy : The Lost Movie Vince Masters 2005 Just Friends KC 2006 Cook - Off ! Morty Van Rookle Ice Age : The Meltdown Aardvark Dad ( voice ) Gretchen Herb Idiocracy Judge Hank `` The Hangman '' BMW The Frank Anderson John Simon The Fox and the Hound 2 Talent Scout ( voice ) Direct - to - video 2007 No Country for Old Men Man who hires Wells Have Dreams, Will Travel Sheriff Brock Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage Bubbles ( voice ) Short film Sunny & Share Love You Clive Anderson 2008 Mad Money Glover Over Her Dead Body Sculptor Drillbit Taylor Principal Doppler Leatherheads Suds Tripping the Rift : The Movie Chode ( voice ) 2009 Glock Remington Short film Bob Funk Steve The Soloist Curt Reynolds Dr. Dolittle : Million Dollar Mutts Turtle ( voice ) Imagine That Fred Franklin The Men Who Stare at Goats Gus Lacey Son of Mourning Senator Lewis Unthinkable Charlie The Conspirator Witness Everything Must Go Elliot Scooby - Doo ! Camp Scare Burt ( voice ) 2011 Cedar Rapids Bill Korgstad Rango Doc and Merrimack ( voice ) Red State Sheriff Wynan J. Edgar Arthur Koehler Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz Uncle Henry / Crows ( voice ) 2012 Big Miracle Gov. Haskell The Company You Keep Billy Cusimano 2013 Sweet Vengeance Kingfisher a.k.a. Sweetwater I Know That Voice Himself Documentary Bad Milo ! Roger Superman : Unbound Zor - El ( voice ) The Lone Ranger Habberman 2014 Selma Al Lingo Lennon or McCartney Himself Short film 2015 Hello, My Name Is Doris Todd 7 Chinese Brothers George Trumbo Hymie King 2016 Tom and Jerry : Back to Oz Uncle Henry ( voice ) Finding Dory Bubbles ( voice ) Miles Ron Walton Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Burt Stangle Looking for the Jackalope The Jackalope ( voice ) Spectral Dr. Mindala 2017 Get Out Jim Hudson Infinity Baby Fenton Three Christs Dr. Rogers 2018 Life of the Party Mike Post-production On the Basis of Sex Filming Television Television Year Title Role Notes 1989 Cross of Fire Beggs Television film 1990 Wiseguy Bishop Episode : `` Dead Right '' Roseanne Peter Lundy Episode : `` Fender Bender '' The Young Riders Episode : `` Bad Company '' Head of the Class Mr. Birch Episode : `` My Son the Primate '' 1990 -- 1991 Jake and the Fatman Sgt. Moynihan / Hastings 2 episodes 1990 -- 1992 Night Court Mr. Willard / Spirit of Death 2 episodes 1990 -- 1994 L.A. Law Atty. Brandon McCafferty 4 episodes 1991 Davis Rules Porter Episode : `` Soap '' Golden Years Major Moreland 6 episodes My Life and Times Ross Episode : `` Our Wedding '' Home Improvement Exterminator Episode : `` Wild Kingdom '' Sons and Daughters Stevey Episode : `` Melanie '' The Torkelsons Sheriff Bobby Clinton Episode : `` I Fought the Law '' Star Trek : The Next Generation Captain K'Vada 2 episodes 1992 A Woman Scorned : The Betty Broderick Story Kevin McDonald Television film Eerie, Indiana Mr. Chaney Episode : `` Mr. Chaney '' Her Final Fury : Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter Kevin McDonald Television film Murphy Brown John Brophy Episode : `` Till Death or Next Thursday Do We Part '' Civil Wars Mrs. Caldecott 's Lawyer 2 episodes 1993 Northern Exposure Brother Timothy Episode : `` Revelations '' The Golden Palace Mr. Tucker Episode : `` You 've Lost That Livin ' Feeling '' Quantum Leap John Tremaine Jr. Episode : `` Goodbye Norma Jean - April 4, 1960 '' Class of ' 61 Television film Black Widow Murders : The Blanche Taylor Moore Story Dr. Kirby Television film Sirens George Bailey Episode : `` Looks Like Christmas '' Blossom Louie 4 episodes In the Heat of the Night Raymond Mercer Episode : `` A Love Lost '' 1993 -- 1994 Harts of the West R.O 15 episodes NYPD Blue IAB Sgt. Fulmer Episode : `` Guns ' n Rosaries '' Party of Five Football Coach Episode : `` Good Sports '' Sweet Justice Episode : `` High School Confidential '' Diagnosis : Murder Charlie Lane Episode : `` The Last Laugh : Part 2 '' 1995 Chicago Hope Trumpet Playing Mental Patient Episode : `` Love and Hope '' Cybill Phil Asher Episode : `` Starting on the Wrong Foot '' Christy Clarence Sweetwater Episode : `` To Have and to Hold '' VR. 5 F.A.A. Negotiator Episode : `` Control Freak '' In the Line of Duty : Hunt for Justice Jaan Laaman Television film 1995 -- 1999 NewsRadio Jimmy James 97 episodes Seinfeld Mr. Lager Episode : `` The Invitations '' The Lottery Graham Dunbar Television film Pandora 's Clock Mark Hastings Miniseries The Road to Galveston Ed Kirkman Television film 1997 Johnny Bravo Timmy 's Dad / Announcer ( voice ) Episode : `` Johnny Real Good '' 1997 -- 2010 King of the Hill Bill Dauterive, Buck Strickland ( voice ) 256 episodes 1998 From the Earth to the Moon Chris Kraft 5 episodes Profiler Houston Plant Manager Episode : `` The Root of All Evil '' 1999 Superman : The Animated Series Revered Amos Howell / Unity ( voice ) Episode : `` Unity '' The Sissy Duckling Big Ducky ( voice ) Television film Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Dr. Donovan ( voice ) Unknown episodes 1999 -- 2001 Ladies Man Gene 30 episodes 2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Sheriff / Sentry # 2 ( voice ) 3 episodes Me & My Needs Television film The Andy Dick Show Manager of 98 + 1 Store Episode : `` Andy Land '' The Norm Show Mr. Sweeney 2 episodes DAG Senator Culpepper Episode : `` Smoke '' The Legend of Tarzan Theodore ' Teddy ' Roosevelt ( voice ) Episode : `` Tarzan and the Rough Rider '' Ed George MacPherson Episode : `` Changes '' 2002 Dexter Prep Charles Television film The Proud Family Mr. Andrews ( voice ) Episode : `` I Had a Dream '' Malcolm in the Middle John Pratt 2 episodes Just Shoot Me ! Dr. Drake Kelson Episode : `` Blush Gets Some Therapy '' Justice League Cat Man ( voice ) 2 episodes According to Jim Al Crannis Episode : `` The Christmas Party '' 2002 -- 2004 Grounded for Life Tony Bustamante 3 episodes 2002 -- 2005 Kim Possible : So the Drama Cowboy Gambler ( voice ) 6 episodes Kim Possible Various characters ( voice ) 6 episodes 2003 CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Michael Kirkwood Episode : `` Homebodies '' Frasier Harbin Episode : `` Detour '' Brandy & Mr. Whiskers Santa Claus ( voice ) Episode : `` On Whiskers, on Lola, on Cheryl, on Meryl 2004 -- 2007 Tripping the Rift Chode ( voice ) 39 episodes 2005 Teen Titans Val Yor ( voice ) Episode : `` TROQ '' 2005 -- 2006 The X 's Homebase ( voice ) 6 episodes The West Wing Bob Mayer 9 episodes 2005 -- 2007 American Dad ! Dick / Dentist 's Father ( voice ) 7 episodes 2006 The Path to 9 / 11 Richard Clarke Miniseries 2007 Random ! Cartoons Lance ( voice ) Episode : `` Squirly Town '' Slacker Cats Tommy Unknown episodes WordGirl Professor Robert Tubing ( voice ) Episode : `` Lady Redundant Woman / A Game of Cat & Mouse '' 2008 Head Case Pat Jennings Episode : `` Come Together '' Boston Legal Ethan Melman Episode : `` Tabloid Nation '' Chowder Stilton / Dancer ( voice ) Episode : `` The Apprentice Games '' The Sarah Silverman Program Johnny Forrealz Episode : `` Kangamangus '' Pushing Daisies Dwight Dixon 5 episodes 2008 -- 2009 True Blood Eddie 4 episodes 2009 Californication Ricardo Collini Episode : `` Slow Happy Boys '' 24 Bill Prady 3 episodes The Defenders Judge Taylor Episode : `` Pilot '' Louie Dr. Heppa Episode : `` Dentist / Tarese '' Glenn Martin, DDS Hoss Willicker ( voice ) 2 episodes 2010 -- 2011 Batman : The Brave and the Bold Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin ( voice ) 4 episodes 2010 -- 2014 Justified Judge Mike Reardon 7 episodes 2011 Childrens Hospital Hank Maestro Episode : `` Party Down '' Thundercats Drifter, aka Hattanzo the Swordmaker ( voice ) Episode : `` The Duelist and the Drifter '' Fringe Raymond Episode : `` And Those We Left Behind '' The Life & Times of Tim Lou ( voice ) Episode : `` The Caddy 's Shack / The Sausage Salesman '' Raising Hope Cap Collins Episode : `` Sabrina Has Money '' 2011 -- 2016 Kung Fu Panda : Legends of Awesomeness Master Junjie ( voice ) 5 episodes 2011 -- 2017 Adventure Time The Royal Tart Toter, Grimby, Martin ( voice ) 9 episodes 2012 Young Justice Jack Haly ( voice ) Episode : `` Performance '' The Legend of Korra Hobo / White Lotus Leader / Phonograph Vendor ( voice ) 2 episodes The Good Wife Judge Murphy Wicks 2 episodes Outlaw Country Frank Television film 2012 -- 2013 Boardwalk Empire Gaston Means 9 episodes The Cleveland Show Neighbors Kellogg / Allister Monkarsh ( voice ) 2 episodes Dragons : Riders of Berk Mildew ( voice ) 17 episodes 2012 -- 2016 Gravity Falls Bud Gleeful / additional characters ( voice ) 7 episodes 2013 Out There Mr. Shooty ( voice ) Episode : `` Frosty King '' The Newsroom General Stanislao Stomtonovich 2 episodes The Arrangement Avery Boomer Television film Bee and PuppyCat Farmer ( voice ) Episode : `` Farmer '' 2014 Fargo Burt Canton 2 episodes The Big Bang Theory Dan 2 episodes Mike Tyson Mysteries Thomas J. Watson ( voice ) Episode : `` Ultimate Judgment Day '' Hot in Cleveland Brian Episode : `` The Bachelors '' Phineas and Ferb Floyd ( voice ) 2 episodes Gravity Falls TV Shorts Bud Gleeful ( voice ) Episode : `` TV Shorts 1 '' 2014 -- 2015 Turn : Washington 's Spies Nathaniel Sackett 4 episodes Brooklyn Nine - Nine Lynn Boyle 4 episodes 2014 -- 2016 Idiotsitter Kent Russell 13 episodes 2015 -- 2016 Star vs. the Forces of Evil Brian / additional voices 2 episodes 2016 Workaholics Carty Episode : `` Gone Catfishing '' All the Way J. Edgar Hoover Television film Masters of Sex Harvey Toplin Episode : `` Topeka '' Con Man Pascal Episode : `` New Deal, No Deal '' The Man in the High Castle Hawthorne Abendsen 3 episodes Guardians of the Galaxy Neeza ( voice ) Episode : `` Jingle Bell Rock '' 2017 Angie Tribeca Mortimer Begoyle Episode : `` License to Drill '' Veep Judge Walsh Episode : `` Judge '' Niko and the Sword of Light Diggantus / Exuber - Ant ( voice ) Episode : `` From the Tunnels of Terror to the Den of Doom '' 2018 Barry Fuches The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Video games Video games Year Title Role Notes 1997 Blade Runner Early Q 2000 Deus Ex Mechanic Uncredited 2003 Finding Nemo Bubbles References Jump up ^ Ham, Robert. `` Stephen Root 's Funniest Characters ''. Paste. Retrieved July 13, 2016. Jump up ^ Harris, Will ( February 21, 2012 ). `` Stephen Root Interview The A.V. Club ''. The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 17, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Distinguished Alumnus Award ''. University of Florida College of Arts. 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Question: who plays bill in king of the hill
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