Dorian Harewood - Actor Profile

Dorian Harewood

50Movies
9.0 Best Rating

Biography

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.

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Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2015 The Right Girl James Cline ★ 5.9 FLOP
2011 Mayor Cupcake Albert Peach ★ 5.2 FLOP
2008 Grave Misconduct Baxter Kyle ★ 4.2 FLOP
2007 Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil Self ★ 4.3 FLOP
2007 Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure Older Irwin (voice) ★ 7.5 HIT
2006 The Adventures of Brer Rabbit Mister Man (voice) ★ 6.1 FLOP
2006 Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall Jim Monroe ★ 6.4 FLOP
2005 Assault on Precinct 13 Gil ★ 6.2 FLOP
2004 Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.! Lead Agent (voice) ★ 4.1 FLOP
2003 Gothika Teddy Howard ★ 6.1 FLOP
2003 Hollywood Wives: The New Generation Claude St. Claire ★ 5.0 FLOP
2003 Levity Mackie Whittaker ★ 6.1 FLOP
2003 Daredevil vs. Spider-Man Tombstone (voice) ★ 7.5 HIT
2002 The Christmas Shoes Dalton Gregory ★ 6.9 HIT
2002 Framed George Adams ★ 5.0 FLOP
2001 Glitter Guy Richardson ★ 4.3 FLOP
2001 The Triangle Captain Louis Morgan ★ 4.5 FLOP
2001 Walter and Henry Pete Horton ★ 8.5 HIT
2000 Hendrix Al Hendrix ★ 5.8 FLOP
1998 Change of Heart Dr. Lewis Franklin ★ 4.8 FLOP
1998 Evasive Action Luke Sinclair ★ 6.5 HIT
1997 12 Angry Men Juror 5 ★ 7.7 HIT
1997 When The Cradle Falls Lt. Harlan Dugger ★ 6.0 FLOP
1996 Space Jam Monstar BUPKUS (voice) ★ 6.8 HIT
1996 Superman: The Last Son of Krypton Ron Troupe (voice) ★ 7.1 HIT
1995 Sudden Death Matthew Hallmark ★ 6.0 FLOP
1994 The Pagemaster Jamaican Pirates (voice) ★ 6.4 FLOP
1992 Solar Crisis Borg ★ 4.2 FLOP
1990 Polly: Comin' Home! Doctor Shannon ★ 8.5 HIT
1990 Pacific Heights Dennis ★ 6.2 FLOP
1990 Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II Stretch ★ 7.0 HIT
1990 The Easter Story (voice) ★ 7.5 HIT
1989 Polly Doctor Shannon ★ 8.2 HIT
1989 Kiss Shot Kevin Merrick ★ 5.9 FLOP
1988 God Bless the Child Calvin Reed ★ 6.3 FLOP
1987 Full Metal Jacket Eightball ★ 8.1 HIT
1985 The Falcon and the Snowman Gene ★ 6.4 FLOP
1984 The Jesse Owens Story Jesse Owens ★ 7.9 HIT
1984 Tank Sergeant Tippet ★ 5.7 FLOP
1984 Against All Odds Tommy ★ 5.7 FLOP
1982 I, Desire Detective Jerry Van Ness ★ 5.0 FLOP
1982 The Ambush Murders Ray Ellsworth ★ 9.0 HIT
1981 Looker Lt. Masters ★ 6.1 FLOP
1980 High Ice Lt. Zack Hawkins ★ 5.8 FLOP
1979 An American Christmas Carol Matt Reeves ★ 6.2 FLOP
1978 Siege Simon ★ 6.2 FLOP
1978 Gray Lady Down Fowler ★ 6.4 FLOP
1977 Panic in Echo Park Michael Stoner ★ 4.9 FLOP
1976 Sparkle Levi ★ 7.4 HIT
1975 Foster & Laurie Gregory Foster ★ 7.0 HIT