Person
Bill Duke
Acting · Born 1943-02-26 · Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Biography
William Henry "Bill" Duke, Jr. (born February 26, 1943) is an American actor and film director. Known for his physically imposing frame, Duke's acting work frequently dwells within the action/crime and drama genres but also includes comedy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Duke , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ed Pastrino
Lost
Warden Harris
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Dallas
Director
Cold Case
Grover Boone
Miami Vice
Director
Matlock
Director
Falcon Crest
Director
Hunter
Director
Knots Landing
Director
Filmography
- 2024The JourneyDirector
- 2022GaslitCharles Anderson
- 2022Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in HollywoodSelf
- 2022In Search of TomorrowSelf - Interviewee
- 2021The VandalHarold
- 2021No Sudden MoveAldrick Watkins
- 2019In Search of the Last Action HeroesSelf
- 2019Hollow PointSenior Guard James
- 2019High Flying BirdSpence
- 2018MandyCaruthers
- 2018Black LightningAgent Percy Odell
- 2018Clipped Wings, They Do FlyD.A. Adam Stevenson
- 2017American SatanGabriel
- 2017Created EqualDirector
- 2016Restored MeOfficer Brantley
- 2015Light GirlsDirector
- 2014Preying for MercyExecutive Producer
- 2014Bad CountryJohn Nokes
- 2013A Fuller LifeSelf - Reader (segment "Freelance")
- 2013BattledogsPresident Donald Sheridan
- 2012Celebrity Crime FilesSelf
- 2012Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a PimpSelf
- 2012Freaky DeakyWendell Robinson
- 2011Dark GirlsDirector
- 2011The Big BangDrummer
- 2010Henry's CrimeFrank
- 2009Directors on DirectingSelf
- 2009Not Easily BrokenDirector
- 2008Prince Among SlavesDirector
- 2007CoverDirector
- 2006YellowMiles Emory
- 2006X-Men: The Last StandTrask
- 2006The Seven Spiritual Laws of SuccessSelf
- 2005Get Rich or Die Tryin'Levar
- 2005The Boondocks
- 2005Deacons for DefenseDirector
- 2005Miracle's BoysDirector
- 2004Battlestar GalacticaPhelan
- 2004LostWarden Harris
- 2003Karen SiscoAmos Andrews
- 2003Cold CaseGrover Boone
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
- 2003National SecurityLieutenant Washington
- 2002Red DragonPolice Chief
- 2002FastlaneCapt. Bob Parish
- 2002Love and a BulletMysterious Voice on Phone
- 2002Partners of the HeartDirector
- 2001DMX: AngelDirector
- 2001Justice LeagueDetective (voice)
- 2001Exit WoundsChief Hinges
- 2001Never AgainEarl
- 2001Predator: Character DesignSelf
- 2001Predator: Classified ActionSelf
- 2001Predator: Old PainlessSelf
- 2001Predator: The Life InsideSelf
- 2000If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'Self
- 2000Strong MedicineDirector
- 2000Who Killed Atlanta's Children?Sheriff Chirumenga Jenga
- 2000The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe MysteryDirector
- 1999The LimeyHead DEA Agent (uncredited)
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitEd Pastrino
- 1999FeverDetective Glass
- 1999FoolishStudio Producer
- 1999PaybackDet. Hicks
- 1998Susan's PlanDetective Scott
- 1998Always OutnumberedBlackbird Wills
- 1997HoodlumDirector
- 1997Frank Capra's American DreamSelf
- 1996America's DreamDirector
- 1994New York UndercoverDirector
- 1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitMr. Johnson
- 1993Menace II SocietyDetective
- 1993The Cemetery ClubDirector
- 1992Deep CoverDirector
- 1991A Rage in HarlemDirector
- 1990Bird on a WireAlbert Diggs
- 1990The OutsidersDirector
- 1989Street of No ReturnLieutenant Borel
- 1989The MeetingDirector
- 1989Gideon OliverDirector
- 1989A Raisin in the SunDirector
- 1989A Man Called HawkDirector
- 1988HeartBeatDirector
- 1988Action JacksonCapt. Earl Armbruster
- 1987No Man's LandMalcolm
- 1987Tour of DutyDirector
- 1987PredatorMac Eliot
- 1986Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBIDirector
- 1986AmenDirector
- 1986StarmanDirector
- 1986Crime StoryDirector
- 1986Dallas: The Early YearsSeth Foster
- 1986MatlockDirector
- 1985CommandoCooke
- 1985The Twilight ZoneDirector
- 1985Spenser: For HireDirector
- 1985Hell TownDirector
- 1985Berrenger'sDirector
- 1984HunterDirector
- 1984Miami ViceDirector
- 1984Call to GloryDirector
- 1984Maximum SecurityDirector
- 1984The Killing FloorDirector
- 1983Emerald Point N.A.S.Director
- 1983Trauma CenterDirector
- 1982Cagney & LaceyDirector
- 1982American PlayhouseFBI Agent #2
- 1982FameDirector
- 1981Falcon CrestDirector
- 1981Hill Street BluesDirector
- 1981Flamingo RoadDirector
- 1980Palmerstown, U.S.A.Luther Freeman
- 1980American GigoloLeon James
- 1979Knots LandingDirector
- 1978Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air ForceSgt. Langford
- 1978Love Is Not Enough'Happy' Jordan
- 1978DallasDirector
- 1976Car WashDuane – Abdullah
- 1976Charlie's AngelsDavid Pearl
- 1975Starsky & HutchOfficer Dryden
- 1975Santiago's AmericaMr. Sands
- 1973KojakSylk
- 1972Santiago's ArkMr. Sands
- —Scavenger HuntJoe
- —Predator: The Unseen ArnoldSelf
- —Redd Foxx BiopicDirector
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