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Director
4 credits
Actor
40 credits
What's My Name | Muhammad Ali(2019)
Self
TV
And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead(2015)
Self
FilmAmerican Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs(2013)
Self
Film
Proud(2004)
Lorenzo Dufau
Film
She Hate Me(2004)
Judge Buchanan
Film
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks(2003)
Self
Film
Baadasssss!(2003)
Granddad
Film
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives(2003)
Reader
Film
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property(2003)
Self
Film
Bubba Ho-Tep(2002)
Jack
Film
Here's to Life!(2000)
Duncan Cox
Film
Dinosaur(2000)
Yar
Film
Doctor Dolittle(1998)
Archer Dolittle
Film
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist(1998)
Self
Film
Miss Evers' Boys(1997)
Actor
Film
Get on the Bus(1996)
Jeremiah
Film
I'm Not Rappaport(1996)
Midge Carter
FilmThe African Burial Ground: An American Discovery(1994)
Self - Narrator
Film
Grumpy Old Men(1993)
Chuck
Film
Jungle Fever(1991)
The Good Reverend Doctor Purify
Film
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker(1991)
Self
Film
Joe Versus the Volcano(1990)
Marshall
Film
Do the Right Thing(1989)
Da Mayor
Film
School Daze(1988)
Coach Odom
Film
Avenging Angel(1985)
Captain Harry Moradian
Film
Harry & Son(1984)
Raymond
Film
The House of God(1981)
Dr. Sanders
Film
Hot Stuff(1979)
Captain John Geiberger
Film
Cool Red(1976)
Ernest Motapo
Film
Let's Do It Again(1975)
Elder Johnson
Film
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