1948-12-21 Washington, D.C., USA
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the second highest-grossing actor of all time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide". Jackson started his career on stage making his professional theatre debut in Mother Courage and her Children in 1980 at The Public Theatre. From 1981 to 1983 he originated the role of Private Louis Henderson in A Soldier's Play Off-Broadway. He also originated the role of Boy Willie in August Wilson's The Piano Lesson in 1987 at the Yale Repertory Theatre. He returned to the play in the 2022 Broadway revival playing Doaker Charles. Jackson early film roles include Coming to America (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Patriot Games (1992), Juice (1992), True Romance (1993), and Jurassic Park (1993), Menace II Society (1993), and Fresh (1994). His collaborations with Spike Lee led to greater prominence with films such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Oldboy (2013), and Chi-Raq (2015). Jackson's breakout role was in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994) which earned him a BAFTA Award win and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He further collaborated with Tarantino, acting in Jackie Brown (1997), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). He's known for having appeared in a number of big-budget films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The Negotiator (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000) and its reboot (2019), XXX (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003), Coach Carter (2005), Snakes on a Plane (2006), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Glass (2019). He also gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), later voicing the role in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and the video game Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011). With his permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury; he subsequently played Fury in 11 Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with a cameo appearance in Iron Man (2008), as well as guest-starring in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He will reprise this role in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion, which is set to premiere on June 21, 2023. Jackson has provided his voice for several animated films, documentaries, television series, and video games, including Lucius Best / Frozone in the Pixar films The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018).
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The Unholy Trinity | St. Christopher | 2024-10-12 |
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Argylle | Alfie | 2024-01-31 |
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The Garfield Movie | Vic (voice) | 2024-04-30 |
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Damaged | Dan Lawson | 2024-04-12 |
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The Piano Lesson | Doaker Charles | 2024-11-08 |
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The Marvels | Nick Fury | 2023-11-08 |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion | Self - 'Nick Fury' | 2023-09-19 |
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The Kill Room | Gordon | 2023-09-14 |
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Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter? | self | 2023-07-08 |
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Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | Jimbo (voice) | 2022-07-14 |
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Is That Black Enough for You?!? | Self | 2022-10-09 |
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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home | Self (archive footage) | 2022-05-03 |
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Spiral: From the Book of Saw | Marcus Banks | 2021-05-12 |
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Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Darius Kincaid | 2021-06-14 |
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Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special | Nick Fury (archive footage) | 2021-11-12 |
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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Video footage | 2021-01-02 |
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The Protégé | Moody | 2021-08-19 |
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An Audience with Adele | Self | 2021-11-21 |
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | 2021-11-20 |
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The Banker | Joe Morris | 2020-03-06 |
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The Last Full Measure | Takoda | 2020-01-23 |
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One World: Together at Home | Self | 2020-04-18 |
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Death to 2020 | Dash Bracket | 2020-12-27 |
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#UNFIT: The Psychology of Donald Trump | Self (archive footage) | 2020-10-01 |
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A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | Self | 2020-10-15 |
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Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson | Presenter | 2020-09-14 |
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Avengers: Endgame | Nick Fury | 2019-04-24 |
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Mace Windu (voice) | 2019-12-18 |
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Shaft | John Shaft | 2019-06-14 |
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Glass | Elijah Price / Mr. Glass | 2019-01-16 |
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Spider-Man: Far From Home | Nick Fury | 2019-06-28 |
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Captain Marvel | Nick Fury | 2019-03-06 |
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QT8: The First Eight | Self (uncredited) | 2019-10-21 |
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Quincy | Self | 2018-09-21 |
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Incredibles 2 | Lucius Best / Frozone (voice) | 2018-06-14 |
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Avengers: Infinity War | Nick Fury (uncredited) | 2018-04-25 |
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Life Itself | Self | 2018-09-21 |
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The Words That Built America | Self - Reader - Declaration of Independence | 2017-07-04 |
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John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2017-03-19 |
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I Am Not Your Negro | Narrator (voice) | 2017-02-03 |
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The Hitman's Bodyguard | Darius Kincaid | 2017-08-16 |
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Unicorn Store | The Salesman | 2017-09-11 |
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xXx: Return of Xander Cage | Agent Augustus Gibbons | 2017-01-13 |
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Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song | Host | 2017-02-10 |
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Creating a King: Summoning a God | Self | 2017-07-18 |
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Kong: Skull Island | Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard | 2017-03-08 |
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Miracle on 42nd Street | self | 2017-11-11 |
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Barron | 2016-09-27 |
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Cell | Thomas 'Tom' McCourt | 2016-07-06 |
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BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration | Self | 2016-11-15 |
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The Legend of Tarzan | George Washington Williams | 2016-06-29 |
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Eating You Alive | Self | 2016-12-02 |
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Barely Lethal | Hardman | 2015-04-23 |
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Big Game | US President William Alan Moore | 2015-03-19 |
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Kingsman: The Secret Service | Valentine | 2015-01-24 |
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The Blackened Mantle | Mace Windu | 2015-05-04 |
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Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed | Self | 2015-06-08 |
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Avengers: Age of Ultron | Nick Fury | 2015-04-22 |
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Chi-Raq | Dolmedes | 2015-12-04 |
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The Hateful Eight | Major Marquis Warren | 2015-12-25 |
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Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel | Self | 2015-12-15 |
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Reasonable Doubt | Clinton Davis | 2014-01-17 |
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Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe | Self | 2014-03-18 |
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Kite | Lieutenant Karl Aker | 2014-06-13 |
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Nick Fury | 2014-03-20 |
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RoboCop | Pat Novak | 2014-01-30 |
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Face of Unity | Self | 2014-01-01 |
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee | Self | 2014-06-22 |
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Turbo | Whiplash (voice) | 2013-07-11 |
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Oldboy | Chaney | 2013-11-14 |
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Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault | Self | 2013-09-17 |
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The Avengers: A Visual Journey | Self | 2012-09-25 |
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The Samaritan | Foley | 2012-03-02 |
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I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac | Self | 2012-02-19 |
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Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking | Self | 2012-11-20 |
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Zambezia | Tendai (voice) | 2012-06-05 |
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Meeting Evil | Richie | 2012-01-31 |
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Django Unchained | Stephen | 2012-12-25 |
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Eddie Murphy: One Night Only | Self | 2012-11-14 |
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Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
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The Avengers | Nick Fury | 2012-04-25 |
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Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition | Narrator | 2011-12-18 |
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Captain America: The First Avenger | Nick Fury | 2011-07-22 |
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Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story | Elmo McElroy (archive footage) | 2011-03-04 |
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Go the F**k to Sleep | Narrator (voice) | 2011-06-13 |
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | Rufus | 2011-03-27 |
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Return to Jurassic Park | Self | 2011-02-05 |
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On the Shoulders of Giants | 2011-02-11 | |
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Arena | Logan | 2011-10-11 |
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African Cats | Narrator (voice) | 2011-04-21 |
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Thor | Nick Fury (uncredited) | 2011-04-21 |
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The Sunset Limited | Black | 2011-02-12 |
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With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story | Self | 2010-07-24 |
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Iron Man 2 | Nick Fury | 2010-04-28 |
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The Other Guys | P.K. Highsmith | 2010-08-06 |
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Heavy Rain | 2010-02-23 | |
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Unthinkable | Henry Harold 'H' Humphries | 2010-06-14 |
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In the Land of the Free... | Narrator | 2010-03-26 |
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Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Fear (voice) | 2010-09-17 |
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The Face Is Familiar | Himself | 2009-06-08 |
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Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice) | 2009-10-16 |
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Astro Boy | Zog (voice) | 2009-10-15 |
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Uneven Fairways | Narrator | 2009-02-11 |
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Mother and Child | Paul | 2009-11-07 |
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Inglourious Basterds | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 2009-08-02 |
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Iron Man | Nick Fury (uncredited) | 2008-04-30 |
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Crítico | Self | 2008-01-22 |
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Gospel Hill | Paul Malcolm | 2008-02-09 |
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Lakeview Terrace | Abel Turner | 2008-09-19 |
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Soul Men | Louis Hinds | 2008-11-07 |
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Mace Windu (voice) | 2008-08-05 |
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Jumper | Roland | 2008-02-13 |
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The Spirit | Octopus | 2008-12-25 |
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1408 | Gerald Olin | 2007-06-22 |
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Cleaner | Tom Cutler | 2007-09-11 |
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Resurrecting the Champ | Champ | 2007-06-14 |
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Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story | Narrator | 2007-08-01 |
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Home of the Brave | William Marsh | 2006-12-15 |
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The N Word | Himself | 2006-01-16 |
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Honor Deferred | Narrator | 2006-02-11 |
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Black Snake Moan | Lazarus | 2006-12-31 |
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Farce of the Penguins | Narrator (voice) | 2006-12-01 |
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Snakes on a Plane | Neville Flynn | 2006-08-17 |
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Freedomland | Lorenzo Council | 2006-02-17 |
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Mais Bastidores de Hollywood | Self | 2006-11-01 |
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50 Films to See Before You Die | Self | 2006-07-22 |
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O Código Tarantino | Jules Winnfield / Rufus (archive footage) | 2006-01-04 |
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George Lucas: Creating an Empire | Presenter/Self | 2005-01-27 |
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xXx: State of the Union | Agent Augustus Gibbons | 2005-04-27 |
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My Date with Drew | Self (uncredited) | 2005-08-05 |
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The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World | Self | 2005-02-23 |
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Mace Windu | 2005-05-17 |
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Mr. Incredible and Pals | Frozone (commentary voice) | 2005-03-15 |
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The Man | Derrick Vann | 2005-09-08 |
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Coach Carter | Ken Carter | 2005-01-14 |
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Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie | Self | 2005-06-21 |
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Jack Johnson (voice) | 2004-09-04 |
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction | Officer Frank Tenpenny (voice) (uncredited) | 2004-10-26 |
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The Incredibles | Lucius Best / Frozone (voice) | 2004-10-27 |
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | Rufus | 2004-04-16 |
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Hollywood Legenden | Self | 2004-01-01 |
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John Travolta: The Inside Story | Self | 2004-04-22 |
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In My Country | Langston Whitfield | 2004-05-04 |
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Twisted | John Mills | 2004-02-27 |
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S.W.A.T. | Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson | 2003-08-08 |
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003-02-10 | |
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Basic | West | 2003-04-18 |
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BaadAsssss Cinema | Self | 2002-08-14 |
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Jackie Brown: How It Went Down | Self | 2002-08-20 |
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xXx | Agent Augustus Gibbons | 2002-08-09 |
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The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self - Narrator | 2002-06-01 |
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No Good Deed | Jack Friar | 2002-06-28 |
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Changing Lanes | Doyle Gipson | 2002-04-07 |
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Middle School Confessions | Host | 2002-01-04 |
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Mace Windu | 2002-05-15 |
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R2-D2: Beneath the Dome | Self | 2001-11-25 |
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The 51st State | Elmo McElroy | 2001-12-07 |
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The Caveman's Valentine | Romulus | 2001-01-19 |
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The 100 Greatest Films | Self | 2001-11-24 |
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Comic Books & Superheroes | Self | 2001-06-26 |
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Shaft: Still the Man | Self | 2000-01-01 |
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Any Given Wednesday | Willie Nutter | 2000-02-02 |
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Unbreakable | Elijah Price | 2000-11-22 |
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Rules of Engagement | Col. Terry L. Childers | 2000-04-07 |
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Shaft | John Shaft | 2000-06-15 |
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Our Friend, Martin | Turner (voice) | 1999-01-12 |
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Deep Blue Sea | Russell Franklin | 1999-07-28 |
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From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic | Narrator, Host | 1999-06-15 |
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Mace Windu | 1999-05-19 |
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Forever Hollywood | Self | 1999-01-01 |
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The Negotiator | Lt. Danny Roman | 1998-07-29 |
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Sphere | Dr. Harry Adams | 1998-02-13 |
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Le Violon rouge | Charles Morritz (Montréal) | 1998-09-10 |
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Out of Sight | Hejira Henry (uncredited) | 1998-06-26 |
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Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Self | 1998-06-19 |
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Jackie Brown | Ordell Robbie | 1997-12-25 |
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Eve's Bayou | Louis Batiste | 1997-11-07 |
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Hard Eight | Jimmy | 1997-02-28 |
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One Eight Seven | Trevor Garfield | 1997-07-29 |
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The Long Kiss Goodnight | Mitch Henessey | 1996-10-11 |
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Trees Lounge | Wendell | 1996-05-11 |
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Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life | Narrator (voice) | 1996-07-01 |
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The Great White Hype | Rev. Fred Sultan | 1996-05-03 |
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The Journey of the African-American Athlete | Narrator | 1996-02-12 |
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A Time to Kill | Carl Lee Hailey | 1996-07-24 |
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Die Hard: With a Vengeance | Zeus Carver | 1995-05-19 |
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Losing Isaiah | Kadar Lewis | 1995-03-17 |
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A Night to Die For | Self - Host | 1995-05-18 |
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Fluke | Rumbo (voice) | 1995-06-02 |
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Kiss of Death | Calvin Hart | 1995-04-21 |
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The Search for One-eye Jimmy | Colonel Ron | 1994-11-09 |
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Fresh | Sam | 1994-06-15 |
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Against the Wall | Jamaal | 1994-03-26 |
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Hail Caesar | Mailman | 1994-05-11 |
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Pulp Fiction | Jules Winnfield | 1994-09-10 |
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The New Age | Dale Deveaux | 1994-09-16 |
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Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker | Richard Greener | 1994-02-26 |
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True Romance | Big Don | 1993-09-09 |
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | Wes Luger | 1993-02-04 |
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Menace II Society | Tat Lawson | 1993-05-26 |
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Amos & Andrew | Andrew Sterling | 1993-03-05 |
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Jurassic Park | Arnold | 1993-06-11 |
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Fathers & Sons | Marshall | 1992-01-01 |
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White Sands | Greg Meeker | 1992-04-24 |
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Juice | Trip | 1992-01-17 |
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Patriot Games | Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson | 1992-06-04 |
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Jumpin' at the Boneyard | Mr. Simpson | 1991-11-01 |
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Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace | Everett Hatcher | 1991-11-24 |
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Johnny Suede | B-Bop | 1991-08-18 |
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Strictly Business | Monroe | 1991-11-08 |
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Jungle Fever | Gator Purify | 1991-06-07 |
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A Shock to the System | Ulysses | 1990-03-23 |
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GoodFellas | Stacks Edwards | 1990-09-12 |
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Mo' Better Blues | Madlock | 1990-08-03 |
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Def by Temptation | Minister Garth | 1990-03-23 |
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Betsy's Wedding | Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey) | 1990-06-22 |
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Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella | The Janitor | 1990-01-01 |
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The Return of Superfly | Nate Cabot | 1990-11-09 |
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The Exorcist III | Dream Blind Man (uncredited) | 1990-08-17 |
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Common Ground | Rev. Bob McClair | 1990-03-25 |
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Do the Right Thing | Mister Señor Love Daddy | 1989-06-14 |
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Dead Man Out | Calvin Fredricks | 1989-03-12 |
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Making 'Do the Right Thing' | Self | 1989-11-03 |
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Sea of Love | Black Guy | 1989-09-15 |
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School Daze | Leeds | 1988-02-12 |
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Coming to America | Hold-Up Man | 1988-06-29 |
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Uncle Tom's Cabin | George | 1987-06-14 |
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Magic Sticks | Bum | 1987-06-05 |
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Eddie Murphy Raw | Eddie's Uncle | 1987-11-25 |
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Ragtime | Gang Member No. 2 | 1981-11-20 |
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The Exterminator | Extra (uncredited) | 1980-09-10 |
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The Trial of the Moke | Johnson Whittaker | 1978-05-03 |
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The Displaced Person | Sulk | 1977-04-12 |
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Together for Days | Stan | 1972-11-30 |
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Afterburn | Valentine | |
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The Beast | President | |
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Last Meals | Walter |
