1952-08-12 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Damien Leake (born August 12, 1952) is an American actor and record-holding masters track and field athlete. Starting with a role in 1973's Serpico, he has had a continuous career appearing in some 70 motion pictures, plus numerous television and stage acting roles. Through the 1980s he was typecast as a "a tender, sensitive . . . half-crazed killer" including roles in Death Wish and Apocalypse Now. He has branched out to other jobs related to the entertainment industry. He claims to having been a singer, dancer, director, musician, composer, musical director, vocal arranger, playwright, stage fight choreographer and ventriloquist.
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Breaking In | Isaac | 2018-05-05 |
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Sleepwalker | 2017-10-10 | |
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Bad Twin | Dr. Martine | 2016-12-29 |
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The Experiment | Govenor | 2010-07-15 |
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Prison Break: The Final Break | Detective Marlin | 2009-09-10 |
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88 Minutes | The Judge | 2007-02-14 |
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The Great Debaters | Wilson | 2007-12-25 |
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Mighty Joe Young | Cop | 1998-12-25 |
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The Devil's Own | Art Fisher | 1997-03-13 |
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Looking for Richard | Self | 1996-10-11 |
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Separate But Equal | Dr. Kenneth Clark | 1991-04-07 |
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He Said, She Said | Ray, the Technical Director | 1991-02-22 |
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Collision Course | Tenement Man | 1989-04-27 |
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Born on the Fourth of July | Patient - VA Hospital | 1989-12-20 |
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Sea of Love | Ernest Lee | 1989-09-15 |
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Last Rites | Detective Brown | 1988-11-18 |
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Highlander | Tony | 1986-03-07 |
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The Cotton Club | Bub Jewett | 1984-12-14 |
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The Killing Floor | Frank Custer | 1984-04-10 |
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Apocalypse Now | Machine Gunner | 1979-05-19 |
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Death Wish | Alley Mugger #2 (uncredited) | 1974-07-24 |
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Serpico | Joey | 1973-12-18 |
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Hitch: A Portrait of a Black Leader As a Young Man | Hitch | 1972-07-25 |
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The Bad Twin | Dr. Martine |