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Ving Rhames


Irving "Ving" Rhames was born in New York City, New York, and grew up in Harlem, New York. A good student, Ving entered the New York High School of Performing Arts, where he discovered his love of acting. He studied at the Julliard School of Drama, and began his career in New York theater. He first appeared on Broadway in the play "The Winter Boys" in 1984... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (122 titles)
???? Sleight of Hand (in production)
Nicky (rumored)
 
2015 Mission: Impossible 5 (announced)
Luther Stickell (rumored)
 
2013 Jamesy Boy (completed)
Conrad
 
2012 Btd (short) (completed)
Ken
 
2013 Percentage
Porter
 
2013 In Security
Officer Hall
 
2012 Death Race: Inferno (video)
Weyland
 
2012 Won't Back Down
Principal Thompson
 
2012 Soldiers of Fortune
Grimaud
 
2012 Piranha 3DD
Deputy Fallon (uncredited)
 
2012 Seven Below
Jack
 
2011 Zombie Apocalypse (TV movie)
Henry
 
2011 Julia X
The Man
 
2011 Pimp Bullies
 
2011 The River Murders
Captain Langley
 
2011 Cubed (TV series)
Ving Rhames
Episode #2.18 (2011) … Ving Rhames
 
2011 Black Jack (TV movie)
 
2011 Mafia
Renzo Wes
 
2011 Minkow
Peanut
 
2010 Death Race 2 (video)
Weyland
 
2010 Caged Animal
Cain
 
2010 King of the Avenue
Norman De'Sha
 
2010 Ving Rhames Wins Oscar for Piranha 3D (video short)
Ving Rhames
 
2010 Operation: Endgame
Judgement
 
2010 Gravity (TV series)
Dogg McFee
Are We All Just Dead? (2010) … Dogg McFee
Calemnity (2010) … Dogg McFee
Damn Skippy (2010) … Dogg McFee
Let It Mellow (2010) … Dogg McFee
Dogg Day Afternoon (2010) … Dogg McFee
 
2009 Give 'em Hell Malone
Boulder
 
2009 The Red Canvas
Gene
 
2009 Echelon Conspiracy
Agent Dave Grant
 
2009 Evil Angel
Carruthers
 
2008 Saving God
Armstrong Cane
 
2008 Animal 2
Animal
 
2007 Ascension Day
Hark
 
2007 A Broken Life
Vet
 
2007 Football Wives (TV movie)
Frank Wallingford
 
2006 Idlewild
Spats
 
2006 Aquaman (TV short)
McCaffery
 
2006 Leroy & Stitch (video)
Additional Voices (voice)
 
2005 Shooting Gallery (video)
Cue Ball Carl Bridgers
 
2005 Animal (video)
Animal
 
2005 Back in the Day
J-Bone
 
2004 Driv3r (Video Game)
Tobias Jones (voice)
 
2003 Sin
Eddie Burns
 
2003 The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (TV series)
Chief
Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion (2003) … Chief (voice)
 
2003 Stitch! The Movie (video)
Cobra Bubbles (voice)
 
2003 The System (TV series)
Andre Charles
A Deadly Game (2003) … Andre Charles
Against All Odds (2003) … Andre Charles
Casino Capers (2003) … Andre Charles
Caught Redhanded (2003) … Andre Charles
Danger on the Job (2003) … Andre Charles
 
2003 Freedom: A History of Us (TV series documentary)
E.E.B. DuBois / Josiah Benson / Petitioner / …
A Fatal Contradiction (2003) … Josiah Benson
Let Freedom Ring (2003) … W.E, B. DuBois
Revolution (2003) … Petitioner
Safe for Democracy (2003) … W.E.B. DuBois
What Is Freedom? (2003) … E.E.B. DuBois
 
2002 Dark Blue
Arthur Holland
 
2002 The Proud Family (TV series)
Garrett Krebs
A Hero for Halloween (2002) … Garrett Krebs (voice)
 
2002 RFK (TV movie)
Judge Jones
 
2002 Lilo & Stitch
Cobra Bubbles (voice)
 
2002 Little John (TV movie)
John Morgan
 
2002 Sins of the Father (TV movie)
Garrick Jones
 
2001 UC: Undercover (TV series)
Quito Real
Nobody Rides for Free (2001) … Quito Real
Honor Among Thieves (2001) … Quito Real
Amerikaz Most Wanted (2001) … Quito Real
 
2001 Baby Boy
Melvin 'Mel'
 
2000 Holiday Heart (TV movie)
Holiday Heart
 
2000 American Tragedy (TV movie)
Johnnie Cochran
 
1998 Body Count
Pike
 
1997 Don King: Only in America (TV movie)
Don King
 
1997 Con Air
Diamond Dog
 
1997 Rosewood
Mann
 
1994-1996 ER (TV series)
Walter Robbins
 
1996 Striptease
Shad
 
1995 Deadly Whispers (TV movie)
Det. Jackson
 
1995 Kiss of Death
Omar
 
1995 New York Undercover (TV series)
Max Villareal
Olde Tyme Religion (1995) … Max Villareal
 
1995 Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning (TV movie)
Detective Artie Brown
 
1994 Drop Squad
Garvey
 
1994 Philly Heat (TV series)
DeWitt Wardlaw
 
1993 The Saint of Fort Washington
Little Leroy
 
1993 Blood In, Blood Out
Ivan
 
1992 Terror on Track 9 (TV movie)
Jellyroll
 
1991 L'Amérique en otage (TV movie)
Charles Jones
 
1991 Screenplay (TV series)
Sergeant Blue
Murder in Oakland (1991) … Sergeant Blue
 
1991 Homicide
Randolph
 
1991 Flight of the Intruder
CPO Frank McRae
 
1990 When You Remember Me (TV movie)
 
1990 Rising Son (TV movie)
Ed
 
1989 The Equalizer (TV series)
Luther 'Million' Paxton
Suicide Squad (1989) … Luther 'Million' Paxton
 
1989 Casualties of War
Lt. Reilly
 
1989 Men (TV series)
Charlie Hazard
Cupid Ms...Takes (1989) … Charlie Hazard
When the Wind Blows (1989) … Charlie Hazard
The Trouble with Harvey (1989) … Charlie Hazard
Thomas (1989) … Charlie Hazard
Baltimore (1989) … Charlie Hazard
 
1988 Spenser: For Hire (TV series)
Henry Brown
McAllister (1988) … Henry Brown
 
1987 Tour of Duty (TV series)
SP4 Tucker
Burn Baby, Burn (1987) … SP4 Tucker
 
1985-1987 Miami Vice (TV series)
Georges / Walker Monroe
Child's Play (1987) … Walker Monroe
The Maze (1985) … Georges
 
1986 Another World (TV series)
Czaja Carnek
 
1986 Native Son
Jack
 
1986 Crime Story (TV series)
Hector Lincoln
Abrams for the Defense (1986) … Hector Lincoln
 
1985 American Playhouse (TV series)
Young Gabriel
Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) … Young Gabriel
 
1984 Go Tell It on the Mountain
Young Gabriel
 
Show ShowProducer (7 titles)
2010 King of the Avenue (executive producer, producer)
 
2008 Phantom Punch (producer)
 
2008 Animal 2 (executive producer)
 
2007 Ascension Day (producer)
 
2005 Animal (video) (executive producer)
 
2005 Back in the Day (co-executive producer)
 
2005 Kojak (TV series) (co-executive producer - 7 episodes)
All Bets Off: Part 2 (2005) (co-executive producer)
All Bets Off: Part 1 (2005) (co-executive producer)
Music of the Night (2005) (co-executive producer)
Kind of Blue (2005) (co-executive producer)
Hitman (2005) (co-executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2009 The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (performer: "It Ain't Easy")
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2005 Animal (video) (story)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1998 Inside 'Out of Sight' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (26 titles)
2012 UFC on FX (TV series)
Himself - Narrator
Episode dated 4 August 2012 (2012) … Himself - Narrator
 
2011 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 January 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2010 Lopez Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 August 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 BET Awards 2009 (TV special)
Himself
 
2006-2007 American Gangster (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Frank Lucas (2007) … Narrator
Lorenzo 'Fat Cat' Nichols (2007) … Narrator
 
1997-2006 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 December 2006 (2006) … Himself
Episode dated 21 October 1999 (1999) … Himself
Episode dated 14 November 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
2006 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
Idlewild (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The Tony Danza Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 9 May 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Catering Impossible: M:i:III (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Surviving the Dawn (video documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2004 The N Word (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Beef (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2002 Rank (TV series documentary)
Himself
25 Toughest Stars (2002) … Himself
 
2000 Behind the Mission: The Making of 'M:I-2' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 The RDA (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.2 (2000) … Himself
 
1998-1999 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 October 1999 (1999) … Himself
Episode dated 23 June 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1999 The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1998 Robert F. Kennedy: A Memoir (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1997-1998 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 May 1998 (1998) … Himself
Episode dated 6 February 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1998 The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1998 Inside 'Out of Sight' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 January 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1996 Gomorron (TV series)
Himself
Om filmen 'Mission Impossible' (1996) … Himself
 
1995 The Way West (TV documentary)
Voice
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2008 President Hollywood (TV documentary)
Duane Stevenson (uncredited)
 
2006 106 & Park Top 10 Live (TV series)
 
2003 VH1: All Access (TV series)
 
2002 Pulp Fiction: The Facts (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 You're Still Not Fooling Anybody (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(April 2012) TV commercial for the Buick Lease, as "Ving Rhames, Expert Negotiator" See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Interviews  | 5 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I don't give Hollywood the power to limit me. Only God can limit me. See more »

Trivia:

Was considered for the role of Ben in Night of the Living Dead. He later starred in Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead. See more »

Trademark:

A deep, booming voice See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus