Dorian Harewood

🎭 Actor

Dorian Harewood

🎂 Born 6 August 1950 (age 75)📍 Dayton, Ohio, USA

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Popularity Score

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Acting Credits

Dorian Harewood (born August 6, 1950) is an African American actor. He first garnered attention for his portrayal of Simon Haley (father of author Alex Haley) in the ABC miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. He is also known for his roles in Full Metal Jacket and The Jesse Owens Story, and for his co-starring role in the ABC Television series Strike Force. In 1994, he was awarded the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie, for his recurring role as jazz/blues saxophonist Clarence "Cool Papa" Charleston on the NBC drama series I'll Fly Away. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dorian Harewood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket

Space Jam

Monstar BUPKUS (voice)

12 Angry Men

Gothika

Full Filmography(63 films)

YearTitleCharacterRating

1987Full Metal JacketEightball★ 8.1 1996Space JamMonstar BUPKUS (voice)★ 6.8 199712 Angry MenJuror 5★ 7.7 2003GothikaTeddy Howard★ 6.1 1990Pacific HeightsDennis★ 6.3 1984Against All OddsTommy★ 5.7 1994The PagemasterJamaican Pirates (voice)★ 6.4 1995Sudden DeathMatthew Hallmark★ 6.0 2005Assault on Precinct 13Gil★ 6.2 1992Solar CrisisBorg★ 4.5 1985The Falcon and the SnowmanGene★ 6.4 1981LookerLt. Masters★ 6.1 2007Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey AdventureOlder Irwin (voice)★ 7.5 2002FramedGeorge Adams★ 5.3 2001GlitterGuy Richardson★ 4.3 2003LevityMackie Whittaker★ 6.1 1996Superman: The Last Son of KryptonRon Troupe (voice)★ 7.2 1978Gray Lady DownFowler★ 6.5 1984TankSergeant Tippet★ 5.7 2001The TriangleCaptain Louis Morgan★ 4.5 1982I, DesireDetective Jerry Van Ness★ 5.7 1976SparkleLevi★ 7.5 1998Change of HeartDr. Lewis Franklin★ 5.2 1998Evasive ActionLuke Sinclair★ 6.6 1989Kiss ShotKevin Merrick★ 5.8 2002The Christmas ShoesDalton Gregory★ 6.9 1979An American Christmas CarolMatt Reeves★ 6.2 2000HendrixAl Hendrix★ 5.8 2006The Adventures of Brer RabbitMister Man (voice)★ 6.4 1996Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible—★ 9.0 2003Daredevil vs. Spider-ManTombstone (voice)★ 7.5 2011Mayor CupcakeAlbert Peach★ 5.3 2004Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.!Lead Agent (voice)★ 4.3 2000The Last DebateBrad Lily★ 9.0 2015The Right GirlJames Cline★ 5.9 1989PollyDoctor Shannon★ 8.2 1984Don't Ask Me, Ask GodBlack Soldier—1977Panic in Echo ParkMichael Stoner★ 5.4 1990The Easter Story(voice)★ 7.4 2008Grave MisconductBaxter Kyle★ 4.2 1982The Ambush MurdersRay Ellsworth★ 8.0 1985Dirty WorkLt. Jack Hill—1994Shattered ImageHardy★ 3.8 2003Hollywood Wives: The New GenerationClaude St. Claire★ 5.5 2001Walter and HenryPete Horton★ 8.6 1984The Jesse Owens StoryJesse Owens★ 8.1 2007Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and EvilSelf★ 4.3 1975Foster & LaurieGregory Foster★ 8.5 1978SiegeSimon★ 6.8 1974Miss MoffatMorgan Evans—1987Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter StoryLenell Geter★ 6.5 1998Archibald the Rainbow PainterArchibald Wright★ 7.0 2006Jane Doe: The Harder They FallJim Monroe★ 6.4 1997When The Cradle FallsLt. Harlan Dugger★ 7.0 1980High IceLt. Zack Hawkins★ 6.6 2015The Making of the Wiz Live!Self - Narrator—1988God Bless the ChildCalvin Reed★ 6.9 1992Getting Up and Going HomeTed Owens★ 10.0 2005A History of GodSelf - Narrator—1990Polly: Comin' Home!Doctor Shannon★ 8.5 1981God's TrombonesNarrator (voice)—1990Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins IIStretch★ 7.0 2008Crime Wave: 18 Months of MayhemNarrator—

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