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Rodney King (I) (1965–2012)

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Rodney Glen King was a motorist who, while videotaped by a by-stander, was beaten by Los Angeles police officers during an arrest on March 3, 1991. King was kicked and hit 56 times with police batons and electrically shocked using Taser guns. In addition to the three officers personally involved, 24 other other law enforcement officers watched the beating... See more trivia »

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Rodney Glen King
in Sacramento, California, USA

Died:

(age 47) in Rialto, California, USA
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2012 Dying 2 Meet U (grateful acknowledgment)
 
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2012 Uprising: Hip Hop and the LA Riots (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Chris Daughtry/Tom Hiddleston/Rodney King (2012) … Himself
 
2008-2010 Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (TV series)
Himself - Rehab Patient / Himself - Previous Rehab Patient
– Triggers (2010) … Himself - Previous Rehab Patient
– Episode #2.9 (2008) … Himself - Rehab Patient (also archive footage)
– Episode #2.8 (2008) … Himself - Rehab Patient
– Episode #2.7 (2008) … Himself - Rehab Patient
– Episode #2.6 (2008) … Himself - Rehab Patient
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2009 Sober House (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #1.8 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #1.7 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #1.6 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #1.5 (2009) … Himself
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2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
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– Episode dated 15 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
1998 Howard Stern (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 March 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1996 27th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
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1992 The Rodney King Case: What the Jury Saw in California v. Powell (TV documentary)
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1992 Court TV News (TV series)
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– California v. Powell, et al. (1992) … Himself
 
1992 American Justice (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Cops on Trial … Himself
 
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2012 Kulturzeit (TV series)
 
2011 The Double Conscious: Race & Rhetoric (video documentary)
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2005 Bastards of the Party (documentary)
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2004 And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Himself
 
2003 Tupac: Resurrection (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Dark Blue
Himself - Impaired Driver Bashed by LAPD Officers (uncredited)
 
2000 Twilight: Los Angeles
Himself
 
1992 Malcolm X
Himself - Impaired Driver Beaten by LAPD Officers (uncredited)
 

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(in reaction to the riots) People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along? Can we get along? Can we stop making it, making it horrible for the older people and the kids?...It's just not right. It's not right. It's not, it's not going to change anything. We'll, we'll get our justice....Please... See more »

Trivia:

Rodney Glen King was a motorist who, while videotaped by a by-stander, was beaten by Los Angeles police officers during an arrest on March 3, 1991. King was kicked and hit 56 times with police batons and electrically shocked using Taser guns. In addition to the three officers personally involved, 24 other other law enforcement officers watched the beating... See more »

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