How old was Willem Dafoe in his first movie: Heaven's Gate?

Willem Dafoe was 24 in Heaven's Gate when he played the character 'Willy (uncredited)'.

That was over 43 years ago in 1980.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

Today he is 68, and has starred in 182 movies in total, 177 of those since Heaven's Gate was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Heaven's Gate, I think Willem Dafoe looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Michael Cimino has worked with Willem Dafoe a total of 3 times in his career.
  • Willem Dafoe's first movie was as 'Willy (uncredited)' in Heaven's Gate, released in 1980 when he was 24
  • Heaven's Gate scores 6.79 out of 10 on TMDB.

Willem Dafoe's other movies