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Overview
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Shaven headed, imposing looking African American actor, director, producer... moreTrivia:
Was considered for the role of Lt. Al Giardello on "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993). moreAwards:
3 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(21 articles)
‘Level 26′ Is Already Giving Me Nightmares (From Tubefilter News. 19 August 2009, 5:31 PM, PDT)
Predator Reboot to Train More Governor Hopefuls. Today in Film Bloggery 04/24/09
(From Spout. 24 April 2009, 1:56 PM, PDT)
US TV Schedule:
| Mon. Nov. 9 | 12:15 PM | SHOW | The Go-Getter |
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: In Development, Actor, Director, Producer, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Writer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
In Development: 
- Gifts from Eykis (details only on IMDbPro)
- Reflections of a Motor City (details only on IMDbPro)
- Rescue at Pine Ridge (details only on IMDbPro)
- Push (details only on IMDbPro)
- We're Here to Help (details only on IMDbPro)
Actor:
- The Big Bang (2010) (filming) .... Drummer
- Level 26: Dark Origins (2009) .... Jack Mitchell
- "My Own Worst Enemy" .... Serge Khabako (1 episode, 2008)
- Love in All the Wrong Places (2008) TV episode .... Serge Khabako - "Cold Case" .... '08 / ... (1 episode, 2008)
- Street Money (2008) TV episode .... Grover Boone '05/'08 - "The Boondocks" .... Detective (1 episode, 2007)
- Thank You for Not Snitching (2007) TV episode (voice) .... Detective - The Go-Getter (2007) .... Liquor Supply
- Yellow (2006/I) .... Miles Emory
- "Lost" .... Warden Harris (1 episode, 2006)
- Every Man for Himself (2006) TV episode .... Warden Harris - X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) .... Trask
... aka X-Men 3 (Singapore: English title) (USA: working title)
... aka X3 (International: English title: informal short title) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka X-men - L'engagement ultime (Canada: French title) - "Battlestar Galactica" .... Phelan (1 episode, 2006)
... aka BSG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Black Market (2006) TV episode .... Phelan - Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) .... Levar
- "Karen Sisco" .... Amos Andrews (10 episodes, 2003-2004)
- He Was a Friend of Mine (2004) TV episode .... Amos Andrews
- No One's Girl (2004) TV episode .... Amos Andrews
- Dog Day Sisco (2004) TV episode .... Amos Andrews
- Nobody's Perfect (2003) TV episode .... Amos Andrews
- Dear Derwood... (2003) TV episode .... Amos Andrews
(5 more) - "Fastlane" .... Capt. Bob Parish (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
- Iced (2003) TV episode .... Capt. Bob Parish
- Simone Says (2003) TV episode .... Capt. Bob Parish
- Offense (2003) TV episode .... Capt. Bob Parish
- Get Your Mack On (2002) TV episode .... Capt. Bob Parish
- Ryde or Die (2002) TV episode .... Capt. Bob Parish - National Security (2003) .... Lieutenant Washington
- Red Dragon (2002) .... Police Chief
... aka Roter Drache (Germany) - Love and a Bullet (2002) .... Mysterious Voice on Phone
- "Justice League" .... Detective (1 episode, 2002)
... aka JL (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Justice League Unlimited (USA: third season title)
- The Brave and the Bold: Part 1 (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Detective - R.U.S./H. (2002) (TV)
- Exit Wounds (2001) .... Chief Hinges
- Never Again (2001) .... Earl
- Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (2000) (TV) .... Chirumenga Jenga
... aka Echo of Murder (USA: video title) - Fever (1999) .... Detective Glass
- The Limey (1999) (uncredited) .... Head DEA Agent
- Foolish (1999) .... Studio Producer
- Payback (1999/I) .... Det. Hicks
- Susan's Plan (1998) .... Detective Scott
... aka Dying to Get Rich (USA: video title)
... aka Dying to Get Rich! ...Susan's Plan (USA: DVD title) - Always Outnumbered (1998) (TV) .... Blackbird Wills
... aka Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (USA: DVD title) - Black Jaq (1998) (TV) .... Ivor 'Max' Maxwell
- "New York Undercover" .... Hitman (1 episode, 1994)
... aka Uptown Undercover
- Pilot (1994) TV episode (uncredited) .... Hitman - Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) .... Mr. Johnson
- Menace II Society (1993) .... Detective
- Bird on a Wire (1990) .... Albert Diggs
- Street of No Return (1989) .... Lieutenant Borel
... aka Rua Sem Regresso (Portugal)
... aka Samuel Fuller's Street of No Return (USA)
... aka Sans espoir de retour (France) - "American Playhouse" .... FBI Agent #2 (1 episode, 1989)
- The Meeting (1989) TV episode .... FBI Agent #2 - Action Jackson (1988) .... Capt. Earl Armbruster
- No Man's Land (1987) .... Malcolm
- Predator (1987) .... Mac
- Dallas: The Early Years (1986) (TV) .... Seth Foster
- Commando (1985) .... Cooke
- "Benson" .... Mad Dog (1 episode, 1981)
- The Grass Ain't Greener (1981) TV episode .... Mad Dog - "Palmerstown, U.S.A." .... Luther Freeman (11 episodes, 1980-1981)
... aka Palmerstown (USA: short title)
- Crossroads (1981) TV episode .... Luther Freeman
- The Threat (1981) TV episode .... Luther Freeman
- Future City (1981) TV episode .... Luther Freeman
- Scandal (1981) TV episode .... Luther Freeman
- The Old Sister (1980) TV episode .... Luther Freeman
(6 more) - American Gigolo (1980) .... Leon
- Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force (1978) (TV)
- Love Is Not Enough (1978) (TV) .... 'Happy' Jordan
- "Charlie's Angels" .... David Pearl (1 episode, 1978)
- Angels on the Run (1978) TV episode .... David Pearl - "Starsky and Hutch" .... Officer Dryden (1 episode, 1978)
- Hutchinson for Murder One (1978) TV episode .... Officer Dryden - Car Wash (1976) .... Duane 'Abdullah Mohammed Akbar'
- "Kojak" .... Sylk (1 episode, 1976)
- Bad Dude (1976) TV episode .... Sylk - "ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Mr. Sands (2 episodes, 1972-1975)
- Santiago's America (1975) TV episode .... Mr. Sands
- Santiago's Ark (1972) TV episode .... Mr. Sands
Director:
- Not Easily Broken (2009)
- Prince Among Slaves (2007) (recreations director)
- Cover (2007)
- "Miracle's Boys" (1 episode, 2005)
- Miracle's Song (2005) TV episode - "1-800-Missing" (1 episode, 2004)
... aka Missing (UK) (USA: second season title)
... aka Porté disparu (Canada: French title)
- Mr. Nobody (2004) TV episode - "Robbery Homicide Division" (1 episode, 2003)
... aka R.H.D./LA: Robbery Homicide Division/Los Angeles (USA: complete title)
- Vamonos Chica (2003) TV episode - "Fastlane" (1 episode, 2003)
- Overkill (2003) TV episode - "The American Experience" (1 episode, 2003)
- Partners of the Heart (2003) TV episode (re-enactments) - Deacons for Defense (2003) (TV)
- Angel: One More Road to Cross (2001) (V)
... aka Angel (USA: short title) - Living in the Spirit Revue (2001) (V)
- "City of Angels" (1 episode, 2000)
- Bride and Prejudice (2000) TV episode - The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (TV)
- Hoodlum (1997)
- America's Dream (1996) (TV)
- "New York Undercover" (1 episode, 1994)
... aka Uptown Undercover
- Pilot (1994) TV episode - Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
- The Cemetery Club (1993)
... aka Looking for a Live One - Deep Cover (1992)
- A Rage in Harlem (1991)
- "The Outsiders" (1990) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Gideon Oliver" (1 episode, 1989)
... aka By the Rivers of Babylon (Europe: English title)
- Kennonite (1989) TV episode - "American Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1985-1989)
- The Meeting (1989) TV episode
- The Killing Floor (1985) TV episode - "A Man Called Hawk" (1 episode, 1989)
- Passing the Bar (1989) TV episode - A Raisin in the Sun (1989) (TV)
- "Tour of Duty" (1 episode, 1988)
- The Short Timer (1988) TV episode - "Miami Vice" (1 episode, 1988)
- Baseballs of Death (1988) TV episode - "Spenser: For Hire" (1 episode, 1988)
- The Siege (1988) TV episode - "Crime Story" (2 episodes, 1987)
- Shockwaves (1987) TV episode
- Atomic Fallout (1987) TV episode - "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 1987)
... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
- The Junction (1987) TV episode - "Amen" (1 episode, 1987)
- Frye for the Defense (1987) TV episode - "Starman" (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
- The System (1987) TV episode
- Fever (1986) TV episode - "Matlock" (1 episode, 1986)
- The Professor (1986) TV episode - Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI (1986) (TV)
... aka Johnnie Gibson F.B.I. - "Fame" (1 episode, 1986)
- Double Exposure (1986) TV episode - Flag (1986)
- "Hell Town" (1 episode, 1985)
- I Will Abide (1985) TV episode - "Call to Glory" (1 episode, 1984)
- Paper Tiger (1984) TV episode - "Cagney & Lacey" (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
- The Bounty Hunter (1984) TV episode
- Chop Shop (1983) TV episode - "Hill Street Blues" (1 episode, 1983)
- Death by Kiki (1983) TV episode - "Emerald Point N.A.S." (1983) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Dallas" (2 episodes, 1983)
- Crash of '83 (1983) TV episode
- The Reckoning (1983) TV episode - "Falcon Crest" (6 episodes, 1982)
- Confrontations (1982) TV episode
- Choices (1982) TV episode
- Home Away from Home (1982) TV episode
- Murder One (1982) TV episode
- The Arrival (1982) TV episode
(1 more) - "Flamingo Road" (2 episodes, 1982)
- Double Trouble (1982) TV episode
- To Catch a Thief (1982) TV episode - "Knots Landing" (1979) TV series (unknown episodes)
Producer:
- Cover (2007) (producer)
- The Pact (2006) (executive producer)
- Living in the Spirit Revue (2001) (V) (co-executive producer)
- Hoodlum (1997) (executive producer)
- Sweet Potato Ride (1996) (executive producer)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- "The American Experience" (director of re-creations) (1 episode, 2003)
- Partners of the Heart (2003) TV episode (director of re-creations) - Rude (1982) (assistant director)
Writer:
- "Good Times" (1 episode, 1979)
- Cousin Raymond (1979) TV episode (written by)
Thanks:
- Earshot (2009) (completed) (special thanks)
- Flat Dog Dreams (2007) (special thanks)
- Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee (2007) (special thanks)
... aka Finishing the Game (USA: short title) - The Weekend It Lives (1992) (special thanks)
... aka Ax 'Em (USA: new title)
Self:
- Char·ac·ter: The Interviews (2010) (V) (post-production) .... Himself
- Directors on Directing (2009) (post-production) .... Bill Duke
- Film Hustle (2009) .... Himself
- Trailers from Hell (2008) .... Himself
- "Baisden After Dark" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- The New Kings of Hollywood (2008) TV episode .... Himself - 11th Annual Ribbon of Hope Celebration (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- Screen Nation Television and Film Awards 2007 (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka Jimmy Kimmel (Australia)
- Episode dated 11 November 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Ego Trip's Race-O-Rama" (2005) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- Roots: Celebrating 25 Years (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Predator: The Unseen Arnold (2001) (V) .... Himself
- Predator: The Life Inside (2001) (V) .... Himself
- Predator: Classified Action (2001) (V) .... Himself
- Predator: Character Design (2001) (V) .... Himself
- Predator: Old Painless (2001) (V) .... Himself
- If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' (2001) (V) .... Himself
- "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Redd Foxx: Say It Like It Is (2000) TV episode .... Himself - "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Good Times (2000) TV episode .... Himself - "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Robin Givens (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Nat King Cole: Loved in Return (1998) (TV) .... Narrator
... aka Biography: Nat King Cole (USA: series title) - Frank Capra's American Dream (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
... aka Jay Leno (Australia)
- Episode dated 2 March 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself - "Ebony/Jet Showcase" .... Himself (1 episode, 1991)
- Episode dated 10 May 1991 (1991) TV episode .... Himself
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Chair of Howard University's Radio, TV and Film Department (Washington, DC, USA). morePublicity Listings:
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