FrameThrower · Actors · Billy Zane
Billy Zane
5 films · 269 frames · top-billed in 3 · 1989–2001
Born 24 February 1966 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
William George "Billy" Zane, Jr. is an American actor, producer and director. He is probably best known for his roles as Caledon "Cal" Hockley in Titanic, The Phantom from The Phantom, John Wheeler in Twin Peaks and Mr. E in CQ.
How their films are shot
Measured across 269 frames from the 5 films we hold. This is the look of the work Billy takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 5 films we hold, 56% of their frames are night, 55% low key — the look of the work Billy takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 269 frames from Billy Zane's 5 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.