| Movies (Videos, Films & Projects): |
Year |
Budget |
 Lost Highway - Arnie |
1997 |
$15M |
| Mad Dog Time - Jimmy the Grave Digger |
1996 |
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| Hard Eight - Special Thanks |
1996 |
$3M |
| Another You - Eddie Dash |
1991 |
$26M |
| The Three Muscatels - Narrator/Wino/Bartender |
1991 |
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| Harlem Nights - Sugar Ray |
1989 |
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| See No Evil, Hear No Evil - Wallace 'Wally' Karue |
1989 |
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| Moving - Arlo Pear |
1988 |
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| Critical Condition - Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery |
1987 |
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| Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling - Jo Jo Dancer/Alter Ego, Writer, |
1986 |
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| Brewster's Millions - Montgomery Brewster |
1985 |
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| Superman III - Gus Gorman |
1983 |
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| The Toy - Jack Brown |
1982 |
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| Some Kind of Hero - Cpl. Eddie Keller/Ted Segal |
1982 |
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| Bustin' Loose - Joe Braxton, Writer (story), Pro |
1981 |
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| Stir Crazy - Harry Monroe |
1980 |
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| In God We Tru$t - G.O.D. |
1980 |
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| Wholly Moses! - Pharaoh |
1980 |
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| The Muppet Movie - Balloon Vendor |
1979 |
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| Pacific Inferno - Special Thanks |
1979 |
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| California Suite - Visitors from Chicago - Dr. Chauncey Gump |
1978 |
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| The Wiz - The Wiz (Herman Smith), Soundtrack (perf |
1978 |
$24M |
| Blue Collar - Zeke Brown |
1978 |
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| Greased Lightning - Wendell Scott |
1977 |
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| Which Way Is Up? - Leroy Jones/Rufus Jones/Reverend Lenox Thomas |
1977 |
$3.2M |
| Silver Streak - Grover Muldoon |
1976 |
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| Car Wash - Daddy Rich |
1976 |
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| The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings - Charlie Snow/Carlos Nevada/Chief Takahoma, All-Star (RF) |
1976 |
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| Adiós Amigo - Sam Spade |
1976 |
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| Blazing Saddles - Writer (screenplay) |
1974 |
$2.6M |
| Uptown Saturday Night - Sharp Eye Washington |
1974 |
$3M |
| Sleeping Beauty - Jeff |
1973 |
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| Hit! - Mike Willmer |
1973 |
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| The Mack - Slim |
1973 |
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| Lady Sings the Blues - Piano Man |
1972 |
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| You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat... - Wino |
1971 |
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| Wild in the Streets - Stanley X |
1968 |
$1M |
| Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales - Actor |
1968 |
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| The Busy Body - Whittaker |
1967 |
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| TV appearance: |
| One Night Stand (TV series) - Special Thanks (unknown epis |
2004 |
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| Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (TV documentary) - Very Special Thanks |
2003 |
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| Norm vs. the Boxer - Mr. Johnson |
1999 |
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| Do the K.C. Hustle - Uncle Buck |
1996 |
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| Stand - Joe Springer |
1995 |
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| Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (TV documentary) - Co-executive Producer |
1993 |
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| Episode #1.7 - Host |
1975 |
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| Sanford and Son (TV series) - Writer (unknown episodes) &# |
1969 |
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| The Night of the Eccentrics - Villar |
1966 |
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| Malcolm & Eddie (TV series) - Uncle Buck (1 episode, 1996) |
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| Chicago Hope (TV series) - Joe Springer (1 episode, 1995) |
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| Norm (TV series) - Mr. Johnson (1 episode, 1999) |
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| SNL 25 (TV series) - Host (1 episode, 1975) |
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| The Wild Wild West (TV series) - Villar (1 episode, 1966) |
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