Bill R. Dean

Sound Department
Actor
Producer

Bill R. Dean was born in Texas and grew up in Roswell, NM. He had no encounters with extraterrestrials that he's aware of. Bill is a supervising sound editor, sound designer, re-recording mixer, actor and producer known for Ripley (2024), DC League of Super-Pets (2022) and Shazam! (2019). Bill has been married to Elizabeth Dean since 31 March 2007.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 11 wins & 21 nominations total

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Known for

The Conjuring: Last Rites

6.2

Sound Department

2025

Ripley

8.1

TV Mini Series

Sound Department

Keanu Reeves, Alfred Molina, Natasha Lyonne, Busy Philipps, Keith David, Dan Fogler, Kevin Hart, Lena Headey, Dwayne Johnson, Sam J. Levine, Diego Luna, Marc Maron, Kate McKinnon, David Pressman, John Krasinski, Amanda Ames, Michelle Morgan, Gavin McCrillis, Yvette Nicole Brown, Olivia Wilde, Jemaine Clement, Winona Bradshaw, Ben Schwartz, Jared Stern, Thomas Middleditch, Vanessa Bayer, Jameela Jamil, Maya Erskine, Daveed Diggs, John Early, and Dascha Polanco in DC League of Super-Pets (2022)

DC League of Super-Pets

6.8

Sound Department

2022

Skyfall

7.8

Sound Department

2012

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Sound Department

The Conjuring: Last Rites
6.2
- re-recording mixer
- supervising sound editor
- 2025
A Working Man
5.7
- sound effects editor
- 2025
The Alto Knights
5.9
- re-recording mixer
- supervising sound editor
- 2025
The Gorge
6.7
- sound designer: Warner Bros. Sound Services
- 2025
Sorry, Baby
7.1
- re-recording mixer
- sound designer
- 2025
Ripley
8.1
TV Mini Series
- sound effects editor
- 2024
The Underdoggs
5.6
- sound designer
- supervising sound editor
- 2024
The American Society of Magical Negroes
3.8
- sound designer
- supervising sound editor
- 2024
Black Adam
6.1
- supervising sound editor
- 2022
DC League of Super-Pets
6.8
- sound designer
- supervising sound editor
- 2022
Lisey's Story
5.9
TV Mini Series
- supervising sound designer
- 2021
Scoob!
5.6
- sound designer
- supervising sound editor
- 2020
It: Chapter Two
6.5
- supervising sound editor (as Bill Dean)
- 2019
Above Suspicion
5.8
- sound effects editor
- 2019
Shazam!
7.0
- sound designer
- supervising sound editor
- 2019

Actor

Tonebenders Sound Design Podcast
Podcast Series
- Guest
- 2023
Shazam!
7.0
- Batman (voice, uncredited)
- 2019
1943
Short
- Waiter (as William R. Dean)
- 2017
Creak
7.8
Short
- Liam (as William R. Dean)
- 2017
Santa's New Sleigh
Short
- Nick (as William R. Dean)
- 2016
Miss 41
Short
- Will, Emma's husband
- 2014
Speed Racer
6.1
- Sleazy Telephone Salesman (voice, as William R. Dean)
- 2008
Delgo
4.3
- Prondo (voice, as William R. Dean)
- 2008
Return to House on Haunted Hill
4.5
Video
- Male Beach Goer (voice, uncredited)
- 2007
The Animatrix
7.3
Video
- (voice, as William R. Dean)
- 2003