| Movies (Videos, Films & Projects): |
Year |
Budget |
| Actor: |
 Heart of Blackness Vaudreuil |
2011 |
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| Death at a Funeral Uncle Russell |
2010 |
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| För kärleken |
2010 |
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| Brother's Keeper |
2010 |
|
| Son of Morning Gabriel Peters |
2010 |
|
| Age of the Dragons Ahab |
2010 |
|
| Mooz-lum Dean Francis |
2010 |
|
| Highland Park Ed |
2010 |
|
| Alpha and Omega Winston |
2010 |
|
| I Want to Be a Soldier |
2010 |
|
| Bad Luck Snake Bite Ernest |
2010 |
|
| The Harimaya Bridge Joseph Holder |
2009 |
|
| Down for Life Mr. Shannon |
2009 |
|
| This Life Bill |
2008 |
|
| Be Kind Rewind Elroy Fletcher |
2008 |
|
| Gospel Hill John Malcolm |
2008 |
|
| Blindness Man with Black Eye Patch |
2008 |
$25M |
| Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare Walter Tortoise |
2008 |
|
| Prana Owner |
2008 |
|
| Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation Priest - friend of Sam Nujoma |
2007 |
|
| Poor Boy's Game George |
2007 |
|
| Terra President Chen |
2007 |
|
| Honeydripper Tyrone Purvis |
2007 |
|
| The Shaggy Dog Ken Hollister |
2006 |
|
| The Adventures of Brer Rabbit Brer Turtle |
2006 |
|
| Take 3 Col. Weldon |
2006 |
|
| Barnyard Miles the Mule |
2006 |
$51M |
| Bamako Cow-boy |
2006 |
|
| Dreamgirls Marty Madison |
2006 |
$70M |
| P.N.O.K. Col. Weldon |
2005 |
$50K |
| The Exonerated David |
2005 |
|
| Manderlay Wilhelm |
2005 |
$14.2M |
| Missing in America Jake Neeley |
2005 |
|
| Saw Detective David Tapp |
2004 |
$1.2M |
| The Cookout Judge Crowley |
2004 |
|
| Earthsea Ogion |
2004 |
|
| Good Fences Tom Spader |
2003 |
|
| The Law and Mr. Lee Henry Lee |
2003 |
|
| 3 A.M. Charles "Hershey" Riley |
2001 |
|
| The Royal Tenenbaums Henry Sherman |
2001 |
$21M |
| Freedom Song Will Walker |
2000 |
|
| BÃ ttu |
2000 |
|
| Boesman and Lena Boesman |
2000 |
|
| Our Friend, Martin Train Conductor |
1999 |
|
| Lethal Weapon 4 Roger Murtaugh |
1998 |
$140M |
| How Stella Got Her Groove Back |
1998 |
$20M |
| Antz Barbatus |
1998 |
$60M |
| The Prince of Egypt Jethro |
1998 |
$60M |
| Gone Fishin' Gus Green |
1997 |
|
| Wild America Bigfoot the Mountain Man |
1997 |
|
| Switchback Bob Goodall |
1997 |
$38M |
| The Rainmaker Judge Tyrone Kipler |
1997 |
$40M |
| Buffalo Soldiers Sgt. Washington Wyatt |
1997 |
|
| America's Dream Silas (segment "Long Black Song") |
1996 |
|
| Operation Dumbo Drop Capt. Sam Cahill |
1995 |
|
| Maverick Bank Robber |
1994 |
|
| Angels in the Outfield George Knox |
1994 |
|
| "Queen" Alec Haley |
1993 |
|
| The Saint of Fort Washington Jerry/Narrator |
1993 |
|
| Bopha! Micah Mangena |
1993 |
|
| Lethal Weapon 3 Roger Murtaugh |
1992 |
|
| The Talking Eggs Narrator |
1992 |
|
| Flight of the Intruder Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli |
1991 |
|
| A Rage in Harlem Easy Money |
1991 |
|
| Pure Luck Raymond Campanella |
1991 |
$17M |
| Grand Canyon Simon |
1991 |
|
| To Sleep with Anger Harry |
1990 |
|
| Predator 2 Lieutenant Mike Harrigan |
1990 |
$35M |
| Rabbit Ears: How the Leopard Got His Spots Narrator |
1989 |
|
| A Raisin in the Sun Walter Lee Younger |
1989 |
|
| Dead Man Out Dr. Alex Marsh |
1989 |
|
| Lethal Weapon 2 Sergeant Roger Murtaugh |
1989 |
|
| A Place at the Table Mr. Scott |
1988 |
|
| Bat*21 Capt. Bartholomew 'Bird-Dog' Clark |
1988 |
|
| Lethal Weapon Sergeant Roger Murtaugh |
1987 |
$15M |
| Mandela Nelson Mandela |
1987 |
|
| And the Children Shall Lead William |
1985 |
|
| Witness McFee |
1985 |
$12M |
| Silverado Mal |
1985 |
$26M |
| The Color Purple Albert |
1985 |
$15M |
| Iceman Loomis |
1984 |
|
| Places in the Heart Moze |
1984 |
|
| The Face of Rage Gary |
1983 |
|
| "Chiefs" Marshall Peters (unknown episodes) |
1983 |
|
| Memorial Day Willie Monroe |
1983 |
|
| Out Jojo/Roland |
1982 |
|
| Keeping On Lester |
1981 |
|
| Chu Chu and the Philly Flash Morgan |
1981 |
|
| Escape from Alcatraz Inmate |
1979 |
|
| "B.J. and the Bear" Matt Thomas, TV Reporter (1 episode, 1979) |
|
|
| "Lou Grant" Leroy (1 episode, 1979) |
|
|
| "Paris" |
|
|
| "Palmerstown, U.S.A." Harley (1 episode, 1981) |
|
|
| "The Greatest American Hero" Vice officer (1 episode, 1981) |
|
|
| "Hill Street Blues" Jesse John Hudson (4 episodes, 1981) |
|
|
| "Gimme a Break!" Bill (1 episode, 1981) |
|
|
| "Tall Tales & Legends" John Henry (1 episode, 1986) |
|
|
| "Lonesome Dove" Joshua Deets (4 episodes, 1989) |
|
|
| "Saturday Night Live" Roger Murtaugh (1 episode, 1989) |
|
|
| "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" Professor Apollo (1 episode, 1991) |
|
|
| "The Untold West" Narrator (1 episode, 1993) |
|
|
| "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" |
|
|
| "Fallen Angels" Phillip Marlowe (1 episode, 1995) |
|
|
| Beloved Paul D Garner |
|
|
| The Monster Henry Johnson |
|
|
| "Biography" Narrator (1 episode, 2003) |
|
|
| "ER" Charlie Pratt Sr. (4 episodes, 2005) |
|
|
| Shooter Colonel Isaac Johnson |
|
|
| "Brothers & Sisters" Isaac Marshall (6 episodes, 2007-2008) |
|
|
| "My Name Is Earl" Thomas (1 episode, 2009) |
|
|
| Night Train Miles |
|
|
| "Nite Tales: The Series" |
|
|
| 2012 President Thomas Wilson |
|
|
| "Human Target" Client (1 episode, 2010) |
|
|
| Producer: |
| Dum Maaro Dum Producer |
2011 |
|
| Playback Producer |
2011 |
|
| Toussaint Producer |
2011 |
|
| Loong Boonmee raleuk chat Producer |
2010 |
|
| The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan Producer |
2010 |
|
| Soundtrack for a Revolution Producer |
2009 |
|
| The Harimaya Bridge Producer |
2009 |
|
| The Time That Remains Producer |
2009 |
|
| Trouble the Water Producer |
2008 |
|
| Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday Producer |
2008 |
|
| Milh Hadha al-Bahr Producer |
2008 |
|
| Bamako Producer |
2006 |
|
| Good Fences Producer |
2003 |
|
| The Law and Mr. Lee Producer |
2003 |
|
| 3 A.M. Producer |
2001 |
|
| "Courage" Producer |
2000 |
|
| Freedom Song Producer |
2000 |
|
| Buffalo Soldiers Producer |
1997 |
|
| America's Dream Producer |
1996 |
|
| Deadly Voyage Producer |
1996 |
|
| To Sleep with Anger Producer |
1990 |
|
| Writer: |
| "Great Railway Journeys" |
|
|
| Director: |
| Toussaint Director |
2011 |
|
| Just a Dream Director |
2002 |
|
| Override Director |
1994 |
|
| Self: |
| Sam Cooke: Crossing Over Narrator |
2010 |
|
| For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots... |
2010 |
|
| The Barrel of a Gun |
2010 |
|
| Roland Emmerich: Master of the Modern Epic Himself |
2010 |
|
| The 40th NAACP Image Awards Himself |
2009 |
|
| PoliWood Himself |
2009 |
|
| Slap the Donkey Narrator |
2009 |
|
| The Mark Twain Prize: Bill Cosby Himself |
2009 |
|
| The People Speak Himself |
2009 |
|
| 16th Annual Trumpet Awards Himself |
2008 |
|
| Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday Himself - UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador |
2008 |
|
| The BET Honors Himself |
2008 |
|
| Tiny Tears Narrator |
2008 |
|
| Fespaco Narrator |
2008 |
|
| Sidney Poitier, un outsider à Hollywood |
2008 |
|
| American Dream: The Movie Interviewee |
2008 |
|
| A Vision of Blindness Himself |
2008 |
|
| Dreamgirls: T4 Movie Special Himself |
2007 |
|
| The 100 Best Black Movies (Ever) Himself |
2007 |
|
| Rwanda Rising Father Aime Rukanika |
2007 |
|
| BET Awards 2006 Himself |
2006 |
|
| Willie Francis Must Die Again Narrator |
2006 |
|
| Picture This: A Fight to Save Joe Narrator |
2005 |
|
| In Pursuit of Happiness Narration |
2005 |
|
| Best of ITV Wrestling Himself |
2005 |
|
| Aristide and the Endless Revolution Himself |
2005 |
|
| The Peace! DVD Himself |
2005 |
|
| The Cannes Experience: Manderlay 2005 Himself/Wilhelm |
2005 |
|
| 2004 Trumpet Awards Himself |
2004 |
|
| 4th Annual BET Awards Himself |
2004 |
|
| XXI Century |
2003 |
|
| Conakry Kas |
2003 |
|
| The John Garfield Story Himself |
2003 |
|
| 34th NAACP Image Awards Himself |
2003 |
|
| "Pandemic: Facing AIDS" Narrator |
2003 |
|
| The 57th Annual Tony Awards Himself - Presenter |
2003 |
|
| A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting 'The Color Purple'... Himself |
2003 |
|
| "Independent View" Himself |
2002 |
|
| 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Himself |
2002 |
|
| The Real Eve Narrator |
2002 |
|
| Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election Himself |
2002 |
|
| Essence Awards Himself |
2001 |
|
| Ennis' Gift Himself |
2000 |
|
| 2000 Essence Awards Himself |
2000 |
|
| The Hunger Heroes Himself |
2000 |
|
| The People vs. Shintech Character |
1999 |
|
| Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration Himself |
1999 |
|
| Scared Straight! 20 Years Later Narrator |
1999 |
|
| The Secret World of 'Antz' Himself |
1998 |
|
| Soldier Child Narrator |
1998 |
|
| Pure Lethal!: New Angles, New Scenes, and Explosive Outtakes... Himself - Host |
1998 |
|
| Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory Himself |
1998 |
|
| "Life by the Numbers" Himself - Host |
1998 |
|
| Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson... Himself/Narrator |
1998 |
|
| Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II Himself (segment "Liberian Girl") |
1997 |
|
| The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg Himself |
1995 |
|
| Planet Hollywood Sydney Grand Opening Himself |
1995 |
|
| The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Himself |
1995 |
|
| Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities Himself |
1995 |
|
| The 36th Annual Grammy Awards Himself - Presenter |
1994 |
|
| VH1 Honors Himself - Presenter |
1994 |
|
| "Civil War Journal" Host (unknown episodes) |
1993 |
|
| Canceled Lives: Letters from the Inside Himself |
1993 |
|
| 1993 Essence Awards Himself - Host |
1993 |
|
| Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame Himself |
1993 |
|
| The American Film Institute Salute to Sidney Poitier Himself |
1992 |
|
| The 46th Annual Tony Awards Himself - Presenter |
1992 |
|
| The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards Himself |
1991 |
|
| Mel Gibson's Video Diary 2: Lethal Weapon 3 Himself |
1991 |
|
| The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Himself - Co-presenter: Best Editing |
1991 |
|
| Lonesome Dove: The Making of an Epic Himself |
1991 |
|
| A Party for Richard Pryor Himself |
1991 |
|
| The 5th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards Himself |
1990 |
|
| Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters Himself |
1989 |
|
| Hollywood on Horses Himself |
1989 |
|
| 21st NAACP Image Awards Himself - Presenter |
1989 |
|
| Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary Himself |
1989 |
|
| All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Himself |
1989 |
|
| 20th NAACP Image Awards Himself |
1988 |
|
| The 60th Annual Academy Awards Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography |
1988 |
|
| Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer Oscar Micheaux |
1981 |
|
| "Ebony/Jet Showcase" Himself (2 episodes, 1988-1991) |
|
|
| "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Himself (1 episode, 1992) |
|
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| "The Arsenio Hall Show" Himself (2 episodes, 1991-1992) |
|
|
| "Entertainment UK" Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1992) |
|
|
| "Howard Stern" Himself (1 episode, 1994) |
|
|
| "Inside the Actors Studio" Himself (1 episode, 1998) |
|
|
| "Celebrity Profile" Himself (1 episode, 1999) |
|
|
| "Great Railway Journeys" Himself / ... (1 episode, 1999) |
|
|
| "Mundo VIP" Himself (2 episodes, 1998-2000) |
|
|
| "Courage" Himself - Host (5 episodes, 2000) |
|
|
| "Hollywood Squares" Guest Appearance (20 episodes, 1999-2001) |
|
|
| "The Oprah Winfrey Show" Himself (1 episode, 2001) |
|
|
| "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" Himself (4 episodes, 1998-2002) |
|
|
| "What's Going On?" |
|
|
| "The Wayne Brady Show" Himself (1 episode, 2003) |
|
|
| "E! True Hollywood Story" Himself (1 episode, 2004) |
|
|
| "Richard & Judy" Himself (1 episode, 2004) |
|
|
| "Ruben & Joonas" Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
|
|
| "Caiga quien caiga" Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
|
|
| "Le vrai journal" Himself (1 episode, 2005) |
|
|
| "Real Time with Bill Maher" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
|
| "The Paul O'Grady Show" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
|
| "Canada A.M." Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
|
| "HBO First Look" Himself (1 episode, 2006) |
|
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| "TV One on One" Himself (1 episode, 2007) |
|
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| "Film '72" Himself (1 episode, 2007) |
|
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| "Weekend Sunrise" Himself (1 episode, 2007) |
|
|
| "Planet Voice" Himself (1 episode, 2007) |
|
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| "Deal or No Deal" Himself (1 episode, 2007) |
|
|
| "The Hour" Himself (1 episode, 2007) |
|
|
| "The View" Himself (2 episodes, 2003-2007) |
|
|
| "Breakfast" Himself (1 episode, 2008) |
|
|
| "Sex: The Revolution" Himself (1 episode, 2008) |
|
|
| The Garden Himself |
|
|
| "Tavis Smiley" Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2009) |
|
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| "The Fabulous Picture Show" Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2009) |
|
|
| "Entertainment Tonight" Himself (2 episodes, 2009) |
|
|
| "Last Call with Carson Daly" Himself (1 episode, 2009) |
|
|
| "The Mo'Nique Show" Himself (1 episode, 2009) |
|
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| "Moving Pictures Live!" Himself (1 episode, 2009) |
|
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| "Made in Hollywood" Himself (1 episode, 2010) |
|
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| "Mark at the Movies" Himself (1 episode, 2010) |
|
|
| "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" Himself (6 episodes, 2007-2010) |
|
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| In development: |
| Macbett (The Caribbean Macbeth) |
|
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| Untitled Albert Einstein/Paul Robeson Project |
|
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| Touti in Harlem |
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| Filmography updated: June 2010 |
