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Actor:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. Witless Protection (2008) .... Alonzo Mosely
2. Stiletto Dance (2001) (TV) .... Captain Rick Sands
3. The Ride (2000) (TV) .... Carter
4. Homicide: The Movie (2000) (TV) .... Al 'Gee' Giardello
   
   
5. "Homicide: Life on the Street" .... Lt. Al Giardello (122 episodes, 1993-1999)
   ... aka "Homicide" (USA: informal short title)
       - Forgive Us Our Trespasses (1999) TV episode .... Lt. Al Giardello
       - The Why Chromosome (1999) TV episode .... Lt. Al Giardello
       - Lines of Fire (1999) TV episode (credit only) .... Lt. Al Giardello
       - Identity Crisis (1999) TV episode .... Lt. Al Giardello
       - Self Defense (1999) TV episode .... Lt. Al Giardello
         (117 more)
6. "Law & Order" .... Lt. Al Giardello (1 episode, 1997)
   ... aka "Law & Order Prime" (USA: informal title)
       - Baby, It's You (1997) TV episode .... Lt. Al Giardello
7. The Defenders: Payback (1997) (TV) .... Judge Williams
8. Two If by Sea (1996) .... FBI Agent O'Malley
   ... aka Stolen Hearts
9. "The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century" .... Kaphe Kamar (1 episode, 1996)
   ... aka "1914-1918" (UK)
       - Total War (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Kaphe Kamar
10. Out-of-Sync (1995) .... Quincy
11. Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995) (TV) .... Marty Talbot
12. Dead Badge (1995) .... Captain Hunt
13. The Puppet Masters (1994) .... Ressler
    ... aka Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters (USA: complete title)
14. The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994) (TV) .... Detective Martin Talbot
15. "SeaQuest DSV" .... Captain Jack Clayton (1 episode, 1993)
    ... aka "SeaQuest 2032" (USA: new title)
        - Treasures of the Tonga Trench (1993) TV episode .... Captain Jack Clayton
16. The American Clock (1993) (TV) .... Isaac
    ... aka Arthur Miller's The American Clock
17. Extreme Justice (1993) .... Larson
    ... aka S.I.S. - Extreme Justice
18. It's Nothing Personal (1993) (TV) .... Lt. Riley
19. Intent to Kill (1992) (V) .... Captain Jackson
20. "Civil Wars" .... Judge Louis Decker (2 episodes, 1992)
        - Drone of Arc (1992) TV episode
        - Pro Se Can You See (1992) TV episode .... Judge Louis Decker
21. Almost Blue (1992) .... Terry
22. Chrome Soldiers (1992) (TV) .... Perry Beach
23. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) .... Doc
24. Hangfire (1991) .... Police Lieutenant
    ... aka First Blood Commando (Philippines: English title)
25. After the Shock (1990) (TV) .... William McElroy
26. "Father Dowling Mysteries" .... Lt. Fleming (1 episode, 1990)
    ... aka "Father Dowling Investigates" (UK)
        - The Stone Killer Mystery (1990) TV episode .... Lt. Fleming
27. Tripwire (1990) .... Lee Pitt
    
    
28. Ministry of Vengeance (1989) .... Mr. Whiteside
    ... aka Helden USA 4
29. The Jigsaw Murders (1989) .... Doctor Fillmore
30. Prime Target (1989) (TV) .... Brown
31. A Whisper to a Scream (1989) .... Jules Tallard
    ... aka Love You to Death (UK)
32. Midnight Run (1988) .... FBI Agent Alonzo Mosely
33. Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987) (TV) .... General Sorenson
34. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Lt. Bradshaw (1 episode, 1987)
        - Steal Me a Story (1987) TV episode .... Lt. Bradshaw
35. The Running Man (1987) .... William Laughlin
36. In Self Defense (1987) (TV) .... Lt. Tyrell
    ... aka Hollow Point
37. Desperado (1987) (TV) .... Bede
38. Prettykill (1987) .... Harris
    ... aka Tomorrow's a Killer (USA)
39. Eye of the Tiger (1986) .... J.B. Deveraux
40. Harem (1986) (TV) .... Agha Kislar
41. The Park Is Mine (1986) (TV) .... Eubanks
42. Terminal Entry (1986) .... Col. Styles
43. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Convict (1 episode, 1985)
        - Prisoners (1985) TV episode .... Convict
44. Badge of the Assassin (1985) (TV) .... Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
45. "Hill Street Blues" .... Calvin Matthias (1 episode, 1985)
        - Blues in the Night (1985) TV episode .... Calvin Matthias
46. Warning Sign (1985) .... Major Connolly
47. Playing with Fire (1985) (TV) .... Fire Chief Walker
48. "For Love and Honor" .... Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell / ... (12 episodes, 1983-1984)
        - Bloodline (1984) TV episode .... Platoon Sgt. James 'China' Bell
        - The Real Thing (1984) TV episode .... Platoon Sgt. James 'China' Bell
        - The Price of Dreams (1983) TV episode .... Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell
        - Mixed Signals (1983) TV episode .... Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell
        - Team Work (1983) TV episode .... Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell
          (7 more)
49. Women of San Quentin (1983) (TV) .... Sgt. Therman Patterson
50. For Love and Honor (1983) (TV) .... Sgt. China Bell
51. The Star Chamber (1983) .... Det. Harry Lowes
52. "The A-Team" .... Charles 'East-Side Charlie' F. Struthers (1 episode, 1983)
        - The Out-of-Towners (1983) TV episode .... Charles 'East-Side Charlie' F. Struthers
53. "Fantasy Island" .... Big Gus Belly (1 episode, 1983)
        - Return to the Cotton Club/No Friends Like Old Friends (1983) TV episode .... Big Gus Belly
54. Fighting Back (1982/I) .... Ivanhoe Washington
    ... aka Death Vengeance
55. A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion (1982) (TV) .... Denmark Vessey
56. Rage! (1980) (TV) .... Ernie
57. Brubaker (1980) .... Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
58. Othello (1980) .... Othello
    
    
59. Alien (1979) .... Parker
    ... aka Alien: The Director's Cut (USA: director's cut)
60. Blue Collar (1978) .... Smokey James
61. "Roots" (1977) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "Alex Haley's Roots" (Australia)
62. Raid on Entebbe (1976) (TV) .... President Idi Amin - Jr.
63. The Monkey Hu$tle (1976) .... Big Daddy Foxx
64. Drum (1976) .... Blaise
65. Crunch (1976) (TV) .... Crunch
    ... aka Fish Out of Water
66. Friday Foster (1975) .... Colt Hawkins
67. Sharks' Treasure (1975) .... Ben Flynn
68. Report to the Commissioner (1975) .... Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
    ... aka Operation Undercover (UK)
69. Truck Turner (1974) .... Harvard Blue
    ... aka Black Bullet
70. Live and Let Die (1973) .... Kananga / Mr. Big
    ... aka Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die (USA: complete title)
71. Across 110th Street (1972) .... Lt. Pope
72. The Limit (1972) .... Mark Johnson
73. Bone (1972) .... Bone
    ... aka Beverly Hills Nightmare (USA)
    ... aka Dial Rat (UK)
    ... aka Dial Rat for Terror
    ... aka Housewife
74. Man and Boy (1972) .... Nate Hodges
    ... aka Ride a Dark Horse
75. "Night Gallery" .... Buckner (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" (USA)
        - The Messiah on Mott Street (1971) TV episode .... Buckner
76. Night Chase (1970) (TV) .... Ernie Green
    ... aka L.A. Cab (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Man in the Back Seat
77. "Gunsmoke" .... Piney Biggs (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Scavengers (1970) TV episode .... Piney Biggs
78. "The Name of the Game" .... Wyman Jackson (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Time Is Now (1970) TV episode .... Wyman Jackson
79. The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) .... Sonny Boy Mosby
    
    
80. "Daniel Boone" .... Jonah / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - Jonah (1969) TV episode .... Jonah
        - Big, Black and Out There (1968) TV episode .... Luke
81. "Mannix" .... Gabe Johnson / ... (1 episode, 1969)
        - Death in a Minor Key (1969) TV episode .... Gabe Johnson/Gabriel Dillon
82. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Marine Lance Corporal John Auston (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka "McGarrett" (USA: rerun title)
        - King of the Hill (1969) TV episode .... Marine Lance Corporal John Auston
83. "The High Chaparral" .... Sgt. Major Creason (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Buffalo Soldiers (1968) TV episode .... Sgt. Major Creason
84. "Bonanza" .... Child Barnett (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
        - Child (1968) TV episode (as Yaphet Cotto) .... Child Barnett
85. 5 Card Stud (1968) .... Little George (Mama's bartender)
86. The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) .... Carl
    ... aka The Crown Caper
    ... aka Thomas Crown and Company
87. "The Big Valley" .... Damien / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - The Buffalo Man (1967) TV episode .... Damien
        - The Iron Box (1966) TV episode .... Lobo Brown
88. "Tarzan" .... Kesho (1 episode, 1967)
        - Thief Catcher (1967) TV episode .... Kesho
89. "Cowboy in Africa" .... Musa (1 episode, 1967)
        - Incident at Derati Wells (1967) TV episode .... Musa
90. "Death Valley Days" .... Abraham (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka "Call of the West" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "The Pioneers" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Trails West" (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka "Western Star Theater" (USA: syndication title)
        - A Man Called Abraham (1967) TV episode .... Abraham
91. Nothing But a Man (1964) .... Jocko
92. 4 for Texas (1963) (uncredited)
    

Writer:

• 1990s
• 1970s

1. "Homicide: Life on the Street" (3 episodes, 1997-1999)
   ... aka "Homicide" (USA: informal short title)
       - Self Defense (1999) TV episode (teleplay)
       - Secrets (1998) TV episode (writer)
       - Narcissus (1997) TV episode (writer)
   
   
2. The Limit (1972) (story)
   

Director:

1. The Limit (1972)
   

Producer:

1. The Limit (1972) (producer)
   

Thanks:

1. Making Witless: The Cast on the Cast (2008) (V) (special thanks)
2. Freddy vs. Jason (2003) (special thanks)
   ... aka Freddy contre Jason (Canada: French title)
   ... aka FvJ (USA: informal short title)
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. Making Witless: The Cast on the Cast (2008) (V) .... Himself
   
   
2. Inside 'Live and Let Die' (1999) (V) .... Himself
3. TV Nation: Volume One (1997) (V) .... Himself
4. "TV Nation" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
       - Episode #1.1 (1994) TV episode .... Himself
   
   
5. Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary (1973) .... Himself
6. Salute to Oscar Hammerstein II (1972) (TV) .... Himself
   
   
7. "NBC Experiment in Television" (1 episode, 1967)
       - Losers Weepers (1967) TV episode
   

Archive Footage:

1. Maquillando entre monstruos (2007) (TV) .... Parker
2. The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003) (V) .... Parker/Himself
3. Best Ever Bond (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
4. Baadasssss Cinema (2002) (TV) .... Himself
5. Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Parker
6. The Alien Legacy (1999) (V) .... Himself
7. Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' (1998) (TV) .... Lt. Al Giardello
8. Clay Pigeons (1998) (uncredited) .... Parker - 'Alien'
9. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Parker (Alien)