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RECENT CREDITS

Witless Protection (FILM) Feb. 22, 2008

Stiletto Dance (TV) Jun. 8, 2001

Homicide: The Movie (TV) Feb. 13, 2000

Homicide: Life on the Street (TV) Jul. 23, 1999

Stopping the Stalkers (TV) Apr. 30, 1998

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HIGHLIGHTS

2008 Cast in the comedy "Witless Protection" starring Larry The Cable Guy

1997 Published Royalty, an autobiography linking him to the British royal family

1996 Had another turn as an FBI agent in "Two if by Sea" starring Sandra Bullock and Denis Leary

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Category

Witless Protection 2008 -Alonzo Moseley

Actor

Film

Stiletto Dance 2001 -Captain Rick

Actor

Homicide: The Movie 2000 -Lieutenant Al Giardello

Actor

Stopping the Stalkers 1998 -Narration

Narrator

The Defenders: Payback 1997 -Judge Williams

Actor

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century 1996 -of Kande Kamara

Voice

Two If By Sea 1996 -O'Malley

Actor

Film

Out of Sync 1995

Actor

Film

Deadline For Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan 1995 -Detective Marty Talbot

Actor

The Puppet Masters 1994 -Ressler

Actor

Film

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face 1994 -Martin

Actor

Dead Badge 1994

Actor

Film

Arthur Miller's The American Clock 1993 -Isaac

Actor

Almost Blue 1993 -Terry

Actor

Film

Extreme Justice 1993 -Larson

Actor

It's Nothing Personal 1993 -Lieutenant Riley

Actor

Chrome Soldiers 1992 -Perry Beach

Actor

Intent to Kill 1992 -Captain Jackson

Actor

Film

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare 1991 -Doc

Actor

Film

Hangfire 1991 -Lieutenant

Actor

Film

Law & Order 1990 -Al Giardello

Actor

After the Shock 1990 -William McElroy

Actor

Tripwire 1990 -Lee Pitt

Actor

Film

Ministry of Vengeance 1989 -Mr Whiteside

Actor

Film

Prime Target 1989 -Gilmore Brown

Actor

Midnight Run 1988 -Alonzo Mosely

Actor

Film

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel 1987 -General Sorenson

Actor

The Running Man 1987 -Laughlin

Actor

Film

In Self Defense 1987 -Lieutenant Tyrell

Actor

Desperado 1987 -Bede

Actor

PrettyKill 1987 -Harris

Actor

Film

Terminal Entry 1987 -Colonel Styles

Actor

Film

Eye of the Tiger 1986 -J B Deveraux

Actor

Film

Harem 1986 -Kislar

Actor

Badge of the Assassin 1985 -Cliff Fenton

Actor

The Park Is Mine 1985 -Frank Eubanks

Actor

Warning Sign 1985 -Major Connolly

Actor

Film

Playing With Fire 1985 -Fire Chief Walker

Actor

Women of San Quentin 1983 -Sergeant Therman Patterson

Actor

For Love and Honor 1983 -Sergeant James "China" Bell

Actor

The Star Chamber 1983 -Detective Harry Lowes

Actor

Film

Rage 1980 -Ernie

Actor

Brubaker 1980 -Richard "Dickie" Coombes

Actor

Film

Alien 1979 -Parker

Actor

Film

Blue Collar 1978 -Smokey

Actor

Film

Raid on Entebbe 1977 -President Idi Amin

Actor

Drum 1976 -Blaise

Actor

Film

Friday Foster 1975 -Colt Hawkins

Actor

Film

Report to the Commissioner 1975 -Richard (Crunch) Blackstone

Actor

Film

Truck Turner 1974 -Harvard Blue

Actor

Film

Live and Let Die 1973 -Kananga/Mr Big

Actor

Film

Across 110th Street 1972 -Detective Lieutenant Pope

Actor

Film

Man and Boy 1972 -Nate Hodges

Actor

Film

Bone 1972

Actor

Film

Night Chase 1970 -Ernie Green

Actor

The Liberation of L.B. Jones 1970 -Sonny Boy Mosby

Actor

Film

5 Card Stud 1968 -Little George

Actor

Film

The Thomas Crown Affair 1968 -Carl

Actor

Film

Nothing But a Man 1964 -Jocko

Actor

Film

The Limit

Director, Producer, Actor, From Story

Film

The Monkey Hustle -Daddy Foxx

Actor

Film

Fighting Back -Ivanhoe Washington

Actor

Film

Shark's Treasure -Ben

Actor

Film

A Whisper to a Scream -Detective Taillard

Actor

Film

SeaQuest DSV -Captain Jack Clayton

Actor

Civil Wars -Judge Louis Decker

Actor

Hawaii Five-O

Actor

Homicide: Life on the Street -Lieutenant Al Giardello, Lieutenant Giardello

Writer, Actor, Actor

Murder, She Wrote -Lieutenant Bradshaw

Actor

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Highlights

2008 Cast in the comedy "Witless Protection" starring Larry The Cable Guy

1997 Published Royalty, an autobiography linking him to the British royal family

1996 Had another turn as an FBI agent in "Two if by Sea" starring Sandra Bullock and Denis Leary

1993 - 1999 Played Lieutenant Al Giardello in the popular NBC series "Homicide: Life on the Street"; also scripted an episode

1990 Starred in the Washington, DC and London stage productions of the acclaimed August Wilson play, "Fences"

1988 Cast as an inept FBI lead man in "Midnight Run" co-starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin

1983 - 1984 First regular series role in the short-lived NBC drama "Love and Honor"

1979 Portrayed a doomed crewmember in "Alien"

1977 Portrayed Idi Amin in the acclaimed NBC TV-movie, "Raid on Entebbe"; received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor

1973 Played the drug-dealing nemesis of Roger Moore's 007 in "Live and Let Die"

1972 Feature directing debut, "The Limit" (also produced and starred in this movie written from his story)

1968 Received raves for his role in William Wyler's "The Liberation of L.B. Jones"

1964 Film debut, Richard Roemer's "Nothing But a Man"

1956 Made professional debut in title role of "Othello"

1953 Began studying the performing arts at the Actor's Mobile Theater Studio

Recently Worked With...

Larry the Cable Guy

Witless Protection

Released: Feb. 22, 2008

Tom Skerritt

Alien

Released: Oct. 29, 2003

Richard Belzer

Homicide: Life on the Street

Aired: Jul. 23, 1999

Jerry Orbach

Law & Order

Aired: Sep. 24, 1997

Denis Leary

Two If By Sea

Released: Jan. 12, 1996

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