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Filmography
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Known For
Demolition Man Zachary Lamb - Aged (1993) -
That Thing You Do! Del Paxton (1996) -
Oz the Great and Powerful Master Tinker (2013) -
Known For
The People Under the Stairs Grandpa Booker (1991) -
Actor
Saving Paradise John Thompson (2021) -
Dino Dana: The Movie Mr. Hendersen (2020) -
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Old Man (2020) -
Beyond the Law Swilley (2019) -
Dino Dana Mr. Hendrickson (2017-2019) -
Clipped Wings, They Do Fly Judge Johnson (2018) -
As Evil Does Jeremiah (2018) -
Superior Donuts 'Wheels' Langdon (2018) -
Hannah Royce's Questionable Choices Jack (2017) -
The Weight Ezra Thomas (2017) -
![My Christmas Grandpa]( "My Christmas Grandpa")
My Christmas Grandpa Fred (2017) -
![The Carmichael Show]( "The Carmichael Show")
The Carmichael Show Vernon (2017) -
![FuN?]( "FuN?")
FuN? Monte (2017) -
![Greenleaf]( "Greenleaf")
Greenleaf John McCready (2016-2017) -
![Call Me King]( "Call Me King")
Call Me King Malachi (2017) -
Beyond the Silence Judge Johnson (2016)
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![New Life]( "New Life")
New Life Mr. Charles (2016) -
The Mastermind 5 The Mentor (2016)
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![The Ultimate Legacy]( "The Ultimate Legacy")
The Ultimate Legacy Mr. Theodore Hamilton (2016) -
![The Great Gilly Hopkins]( "The Great Gilly Hopkins")
The Great Gilly Hopkins Mr. Randolph (2015) -
![A House Is Not a Home]( "A House Is Not a Home")
A House Is Not a Home Paul (2015) -
![Hand of God]( "Hand of God")
Hand of God Papa Gene (2015) -
![On Angel's Wings]( "On Angel's Wings")
On Angel's Wings Mr. Dupac (2014) -
![Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb]( "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb")
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Reginald (2014) -
![Christmas in Palm Springs]( "Christmas in Palm Springs")
Christmas in Palm Springs Gabriel (2014) -
![Of Mind and Music]( "Of Mind and Music")
Of Mind and Music Stompleg (2014) -
![Tiffany at Breakfast]( "Tiffany at Breakfast")
Tiffany at Breakfast Him (2014) -
![Rake]( "Rake")
Rake Judge Rutchland (2014) -
![The Bay]( "The Bay")
The Bay Boyd Bloom (2014) -
![Dear Secret Santa]( "Dear Secret Santa")
Dear Secret Santa Ted (2013) -
![Vampires in Venice]( "Vampires in Venice")
Vampires in Venice Dr. Dooley (2013) -
![Back in the Game]( "Back in the Game")
Back in the Game James (2013) -
![The Last Letter]( "The Last Letter")
The Last Letter Pastor (2013) -
![The Ultimate Life]( "The Ultimate Life")
The Ultimate Life Mr. Theophilus Hamilton (2013) -
![Go On]( "Go On")
Go On George (2012-2013) -
![Oz the Great and Powerful]( "Oz the Great and Powerful")
Oz the Great and Powerful Master Tinker (2013) -
![Branch Line]( "Branch Line")
Branch Line Conductor (2012) -
![The Undershepherd]( "The Undershepherd")
The Undershepherd Dr. Ezekiel Cannon (2012) -
![Lukewarm]( "Lukewarm")
Lukewarm Thomas (2012) -
![The Muppets]( "The Muppets")
The Muppets Grandfather (2011) -
![The Arcadian]( "The Arcadian")
The Arcadian Charles (2011) -
![Harry's Law]( "Harry's Law")
Harry's Law Judge (2011) -
![Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior]( "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior")
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Bishop Sanford (2011) -
![Stroll]( "Stroll")
Stroll Clayton (2010) -
![The Tenant]( "The Tenant")
The Tenant Jack Rymer (2010) -
![The Search for Santa Paws]( "The Search for Santa Paws")
The Search for Santa Paws Mr. Stewart (2010) -
![The Glades]( "The Glades")
The Glades Gregory Richmond (2010) -
![No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School]( "No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School")
No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School Charlie (2010) -
Steadfast John (2009)
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![Hurricane in the Rose Garden]( "Hurricane in the Rose Garden")
Hurricane in the Rose Garden Former Club Owner (2009) -
![Get Low]( "Get Low")
Get Low Rev. Charlie Jackson (2009) -
![My Summer Friend]( "My Summer Friend")
My Summer Friend Walter (2009) -
![The Rebel Heart]( "The Rebel Heart")
The Rebel Heart Cephas Cordner (2009) -
![CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]( "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation")
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Harry Bastille (2008) -
The Dark Horse Quincey (2008)
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![One Tree Hill]( "One Tree Hill")
One Tree Hill Gus (2008) -
![Army Wives]( "Army Wives")
Army Wives Harry (2008) -
![Players at the Poker Palace]( "Players at the Poker Palace")
Players at the Poker Palace Bill (2008) -
![The Morgue]( "The Morgue")
The Morgue George (2008) -
![This Man's Life]( "This Man's Life")
This Man's Life Myer Truman (2008) -
Grim Abdication Enforcer (2008)
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![Three Days to Vegas]( "Three Days to Vegas")
Three Days to Vegas Marvin Jeffries (2007) -
![Side Order of Life]( "Side Order of Life")
Side Order of Life Eddie Morgan (2007) -
![October Road]( "October Road")
October Road Mr. Bolivar (2007) -
![Sweet Deadly Dreams]( "Sweet Deadly Dreams")
Sweet Deadly Dreams Barney (2006) -
![Night at the Museum]( "Night at the Museum")
Night at the Museum Reginald (2006) -
![The Ultimate Gift]( "The Ultimate Gift")
The Ultimate Gift Mr. Theophilus Hamilton (2006) -
![Hard Luck]( "Hard Luck")
Hard Luck Cobb (2006) -
![Sent]( "Sent")
Sent Doctor (2006) -
![The Final Patient]( "The Final Patient")
The Final Patient Dr. Daniel Green (2005) -
![Special Ed]( "Special Ed")
Special Ed Lou (2005) -
![Yes, Dear]( "Yes, Dear")
Yes, Dear Counterman (2005) -
![The Derby Stallion]( "The Derby Stallion")
The Derby Stallion Houston Jones (2005) -
Return to Sender Saul Burroughs (2005)
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![Duck]( "Duck")
Duck Norman (2005) -
![Squirrel Man]( "Squirrel Man")
Squirrel Man Morgan Wendell (2005) -
Inner Demon Arnold (2005)
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![Star Trek: Enterprise]( "Star Trek: Enterprise")
Star Trek: Enterprise Dr. Emory Erickson (2005) -
![Lost]( "Lost")
Lost Jeremy's Boss (2004) -
![The Drew Carey Show]( "The Drew Carey Show")
The Drew Carey Show Tony (2002-2004) -
The Mortuary Franklin Harmon (2004)
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![Soul Food]( "Soul Food")
Soul Food Mr. Bradford (2004) -
![JAG]( "JAG")
JAG Chaplain Matthew Turner (2001-2003) -
![10-8: Officers on Duty]( "10-8: Officers on Duty")
10-8: Officers on Duty Earl Edmonds (2003) -
![NYPD Blue]( "NYPD Blue")
NYPD Blue Bernie Carpenter (1996-2003) -
![A Mighty Wind]( "A Mighty Wind")
A Mighty Wind Blues Musician (2003) -
![The Division]( "The Division")
The Division Mr. Greene (2003) -
![My Wife and Kids]( "My Wife and Kids")
My Wife and Kids Minister (2002) -
![Enough]( "Enough")
Enough Jim Toller (2002) -
![Sunshine State]( "Sunshine State")
Sunshine State Dr. Elton Lloyd (2002) -
![The West Wing]( "The West Wing")
The West Wing Alan Tatum (2002) -
![A Rugrats Kwanzaa Special]( "A Rugrats Kwanzaa Special")
A Rugrats Kwanzaa Special Uncle Charles (2001) -
Bitter Winter (2001)
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![Philly]( "Philly")
Philly Warren Bell (2001) -
![Rugrats]( "Rugrats")
Rugrats Uncle Charles (2001) -
![Six Feet Under]( "Six Feet Under")
Six Feet Under Mr. Jones (2001) -
![Touched by an Angel]( "Touched by an Angel")
Touched by an Angel Henry Baldwin (2001) -
![The Fighting Fitzgeralds]( "The Fighting Fitzgeralds")
The Fighting Fitzgeralds Chet Armatrow (2001) -
![The Michael Richards Show]( "The Michael Richards Show")
The Michael Richards Show Jack (2000) -
![For All Time]( "For All Time")
For All Time Proprietor / Conductor (2000) -
![The Others]( "The Others")
The Others Elmer Greentree (2000) -
![The Practice]( "The Practice")
The Practice Arthur Turner (2000) -
![The Sopranos]( "The Sopranos")
The Sopranos Reverend James Sr. (2000) -
![Random Hearts]( "Random Hearts")
Random Hearts Marvin (1999) -
![The Outer Limits]( "The Outer Limits")
The Outer Limits Joe Dell (1997-1999) -
![The Gregory Hines Show]( "The Gregory Hines Show")
The Gregory Hines Show James Stevenson (1997-1999) -
![For Your Love]( "For Your Love")
For Your Love Uncle Stanley (1998-1999) -
![L.A. Doctors]( "L.A. Doctors")
L.A. Doctors Bob (1998) -
![I Still Know What You Did Last Summer]( "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer")
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Estes (1998) -
![The Wild Thornberrys]( "The Wild Thornberrys")
The Wild Thornberrys Chief (1998) -
![Hope Floats]( "Hope Floats")
Hope Floats Nurse (1998) -
![Paulie]( "Paulie")
Paulie Virgil the Janitor (1998) -
![Always Outnumbered]( "Always Outnumbered")
Always Outnumbered Right Burke (1998) -
![Air Bud]( "Air Bud")
Air Bud Arthur Chaney (1997) -
![High Incident]( "High Incident")
High Incident Emmett (1997) -
![The Wayans Bros.]( "The Wayans Bros.")
The Wayans Bros. Fred Watson (1997) -
![Soulmates]( "Soulmates")
Soulmates Mr. Williams (1997) -
![Walker, Texas Ranger]( "Walker, Texas Ranger")
Walker, Texas Ranger Gino Costa (1997) -
![Ghosts of Mississippi]( "Ghosts of Mississippi")
Ghosts of Mississippi Charlie Evers (1996) -
![Mojave Moon]( "Mojave Moon")
Mojave Moon Diner patron (1996) -
![First Kid]( "First Kid")
First Kid Speet (1996) -
Stories from the Edge (segment "Tuesday Morning Ride") (1996)
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![Thrill]( "Thrill")
Thrill Norm Duprey (1996) -
![Nightjohn]( "Nightjohn")
Nightjohn Old Man (1996) -
![That Thing You Do!]( "That Thing You Do!")
That Thing You Do! Del Paxton (1996) -
![ER]( "ER")
ER Mr. Bowman (1996) -
![Ed]( "Ed")
Ed Tipton (1996) -
![Goldilocks and the Three Bears]( "Goldilocks and the Three Bears")
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Caleb (1995) -
Tuesday Morning Ride Jeff (1995)
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![Captiva Island]( "Captiva Island")
Captiva Island Vernon (1995) -
![Out There]( "Out There")
Out There Lyman Weeks (1995) -
![Man with a Gun]( "Man with a Gun")
Man with a Gun Henry Griggs (1995) -
![Divas]( "Divas")
Divas Sippy (1995) -
![Fluke]( "Fluke")
Fluke Bert (1995) -
![Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead]( "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead")
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead Malt (1995) -
![The Watcher]( "The Watcher")
The Watcher (1995) -
![Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long]( "Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long")
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long Pullman Porter (1995) -
![Northern Exposure]( "Northern Exposure")
Northern Exposure Angelo Maxwell (1994) -
![The Hudsucker Proxy]( "The Hudsucker Proxy")
The Hudsucker Proxy Moses (1994) -
![Empty Nest]( "Empty Nest")
Empty Nest Jerome (1994) -
![Fatal Instinct]( "Fatal Instinct")
Fatal Instinct Man in park (1993) -
![I'll Fly Away: Then and Now]( "I'll Fly Away: Then and Now")
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now Lewis Coleman (1993) -
![Demolition Man]( "Demolition Man")
Demolition Man Zachary Lamb - Aged (1993) -
![Coach]( "Coach")
Coach George (1993) -
![I'll Fly Away]( "I'll Fly Away")
I'll Fly Away Lewis Coleman (1991-1993) -
![The Bodyguard]( "The Bodyguard")
The Bodyguard Devaney (1992) -
![Exiled in America]( "Exiled in America")
Exiled in America Abraham White (1992) -
![Roadside Prophets]( "Roadside Prophets")
Roadside Prophets Oscar (1992) -
![The People Under the Stairs]( "The People Under the Stairs")
The People Under the Stairs Grandpa Booker (1991) -
![Carolina Skeletons]( "Carolina Skeletons")
Carolina Skeletons Elijah Crooks (1991) -
![True Colors]( "True Colors")
True Colors Bernard Freeman (1991) -
![The Hard Way]( "The Hard Way")
The Hard Way Raggedy Man (1991) -
![New Jack City]( "New Jack City")
New Jack City Old Man (1991) -
![Decoration Day]( "Decoration Day")
Decoration Day Gee Pennywell (1990) -
![The Trials of Rosie O'Neill]( "The Trials of Rosie O'Neill")
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Fish Fry Baby (1990) -
![Gabriel's Fire]( "Gabriel's Fire")
Gabriel's Fire Walker Green (1990) -
![Married People]( "Married People")
Married People Willis (1990) -
![Designing Women]( "Designing Women")
Designing Women Henry (1990) -
Moe's World (1990)
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![Homeroom]( "Homeroom")
Homeroom Phil Drexler (1989) -
Picking Tribes Voice-over (1989)
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![The January Man]( "The January Man")
The January Man Detective Reilly (1989) -
![Bird]( "Bird")
Bird Dr. Caulfield (1988) -
![The Slap Maxwell Story]( "The Slap Maxwell Story")
The Slap Maxwell Story The Dutchman (1987-1988) -
![L.A. Law]( "L.A. Law")
L.A. Law Webb Johnson (1988) -
![Dominick and Eugene]( "Dominick and Eugene")
Dominick and Eugene Jesse Johnson (1988) -
![Suspect]( "Suspect")
Suspect Judge Franklin (1987) -
![Five Corners]( "Five Corners")
Five Corners Man in Coffee Shop (1987) -
![Spenser: For Hire]( "Spenser: For Hire")
Spenser: For Hire Larry Sills (1987) -
![Kate & Allie]( "Kate & Allie")
Kate & Allie Sam Butcher (1986) -
![Sesame Street]( "Sesame Street")
Sesame Street Lee (1985-1986) -
![The Color of Money]( "The Color of Money")
The Color of Money Orvis (1986) -
The Stiller & Meara Show (1986)
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![Johnny Bull]( "Johnny Bull")
Johnny Bull Wiggins (1986) -
![The Equalizer]( "The Equalizer")
The Equalizer Barry (1985) -
![Compromising Positions]( "Compromising Positions")
Compromising Positions Sgt. Williams (1985) -
![The Cotton Club]( "The Cotton Club")
The Cotton Club Big Joe Ison (1984) -
![The Brother from Another Planet]( "The Brother from Another Planet")
The Brother from Another Planet Walter (1984) -
![Silkwood]( "Silkwood")
Silkwood Man in Lunchroom (1983) -
![Trading Places]( "Trading Places")
Trading Places Bartender (1983) -
![Rage of Angels]( "Rage of Angels")
Rage of Angels Abraham Wilson (1983) -
The Member of the Wedding T.T. Williams (1982)
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![The Hitter]( "The Hitter")
The Hitter Louisiana Slim (1978) -
![Baby... I'm Back!]( "Baby... I'm Back!")
Baby... I'm Back! Att. Adam Johnson (1978) -
![A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich]( "A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich")
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich Bartender (1977) -
![Greased Lightning]( "Greased Lightning")
Greased Lightning Mr. Jones (1977) -
![Good Times]( "Good Times")
Good Times George Gillard (1976) -
A Boy and a Boa Father (1975)
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First Ladies Diaries: Rachel Jackson George (1975)
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Actor
![The Taking of Pelham One Two Three]( "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three")
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Man on Platform (1974) -
Producer
![As Evil Does]( "As Evil Does")
As Evil Does (2018) -
The Weight (2017)
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Beyond the Silence (2016)
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ProducerThe Mastermind 5 (2016)
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Soundtrack
![Of Mind and Music]( "Of Mind and Music")
Of Mind and Music (2014) -
Archive footage
![The Outer Limits]( "The Outer Limits")
The Outer Limits (2000) -
Music Department
![Of Mind and Music]( "Of Mind and Music")
Of Mind and Music (2014)
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Awards
2 wins & 1 nomination.Did You Know
Trivia
Often confused with actor Bill Cosby.
Trademark
Deep resonant voice
Star Sign
Gemini
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