William Henry "Bill" Duke Jr. ( born William Henry "Bill" Duke, Jr. ); genus. February 26, 1943 , , New York , USA ) - American film actor , director and producer .
| Bill Duke | |
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| English Bill duke | |
| Birth name | William Henry "Bill" Duke Jr. |
| Date of Birth | February 26, 1943 (aged 76) |
| Place of Birth | Pockypsy , New York , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | actor , filmmaker , film producer |
| Career | 1976 - n. at. |
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The early years
Bill Duke was born into the family of Ethel Louis (née Douglas) and William Henry Duke Sr. [1] [2] . He received his primary acting and writing education at Dutchess Community College, located in his hometown. Later, Duke studied acting at Boston University , Tish School at New York University and the American Institute of Motion Picture Arts . After receiving a bachelor of arts degree , in 1971, Bill made his debut in a musical on Broadway .
Career
In the movie, the actor made his debut in 1976, starring in the role of the brutal Islamic revolutionary Abdula Muhammad Akbar in the film "Car Wash". In 1980, Duke played a homosexual pimp in the crime melodrama American Gigolo . With the heyday of the militant era, Bill Duke, an African American with a height of 194 centimeters and a shaved head, became in demand in the roles of “tough guys”. He played the most famous roles in the films " Commando ", " Predator ", " Jackson nicknamed" Motor "."
Bill Duke directed some episodes of the sensational television series in the 1980s, including Blues Hill Street and Miami Police . He also directed such films as “ Rage in Harlem ”, “ Undercover ”, “ Gangster ”.
Filmography
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 - 1975 | with | ABC Specially after school | ABC Afterschool Specials | Mr. Sands |
| 1976 | with | Kojak | Kojak | Silk |
| 1976 | with | - | On the rocks | is unknown |
| 1976 | f | Car wash | Car wash | Abdula |
| 1978 | with | Starsky and Hutch | Starsky and hutch | officer dryden |
| 1978 | with | Charlie's Angels | Charlie's angels | David pearl |
| 1978 | tf | - | Love is not enough | happy jordan |
| 1978 | tf | - | Sergeant Matlovich vs. the US Air Force | sergeant langford |
| 1980 | f | American gigolo | American gigolo | Leon |
| 1980 - 1981 | with | Palmerstown, USA | Palmerstown, USA | Luther Freeman |
| 1981 | with | Benson | Benson | Mad dog |
| 1985 | f | Commando | Commando | Cook |
| 1986 | tf | Dallas: The Early Years | Dallas: the early years | Seth Foster |
| 1987 | f | Predator | Predator | Poppy |
| 1987 | f | Neutral band | No man's land | Malcolm |
| 1988 | f | Jackson nicknamed Motor | Action jackson | captain Earl Armbraster |
| 1989 | with | American theater | American playhouse | second FBI agent |
| 1989 | f | Without hope of return | Street of no return | Lieutenant Borel |
| 1990 | f | Bird on the wire | Bird on a wire | Albert Diggs |
| 1993 | f | Threat to society | Menace ii society | detective |
| 1993 | f | Act sister 2 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Mr. Johnson |
| 1994 | with | Undercover cops | New york undercover | payed assassin |
| 1998 | with | Biography | Biography | narrator |
| 1998 | tf | Street law | Always outnumbered | Thrush Wills |
| 1998 | f | Susan's insidious plan | Susan's plan | detective scott |
| 1998 | tf | Black Jacques | Black jaq | Ivor Max Maxwell |
| 1999 | f | Pay | Payback | detective hicks |
| 1999 | f | Stupid | Foolish | studio producer |
| 1999 | f | Englishman | The limey | NSA Senior Agent |
| 1999 | f | Fever | Fever | detective glass |
| 2000 | tf | Who killed the children of Atlanta? | Who Killed Atlanta's Children? | Chirumenga Jenga |
| 2001 | f | Never again | Never again | Earl |
| 2001 | f | Through wounds | Exit wounds | chef hings |
| 2002 | ms | Justice league | Justice League | detective |
| 2002 | f | Love and bullets | Love and a bullet | mysterious voice over the phone |
| 2002 | f | Red Dragon | Red dragon | Police officer |
| 2002 | tf | - | RUS / H. | is unknown |
| 2002 - 2003 | with | Crime races | Fastlane | captain bob parish |
| 2003 | f | National security | National security | lieutenant washington |
| 2003 - 2004 | with | Karen Cisco | Karen sisco | Amos Andrews |
| 2005 | f | Get rich or die | Get Rich or Die Tryin ' | Levar |
| 2006 | with | Battlestar Galactica | Battlestar galactica | Filan |
| 2006 | f | X-Men: The Last Battle | X-Men: The Last Stand | Trask |
| 2006 | with | To stay alive | Lost | Warden harris |
| 2006 | f | Amarilis | Yellow | Miles Emory |
| 2007 | f | For luck | The go-getter | Liquor |
| 2007 | ms | Ghetto | The boondocks | detective |
| 2008 | with | Detective rush | Cold case | Grover Boone |
| 2008 | with | My personal enemy | My Own Worst Enemy | Serge Cabaco |
| 2009 | core | - | Level 26: Dark Origins | Jack mitchell |
| 2010 | f | Crime chip from Henry | Henry's Crime | Frank |
| 2010 | f | Big shot | The big bang | Drummer |
| 2011 | with | Chaos | Chaos | General Margolis |
| 2011 | core | - | Engagement | is unknown |
| 2012 | f | Death with special effects | Freaky deaky | Wendell Robinson |
| 2013 | tf | Fighting dogs | Battledogs | President Donald Sheridan |
| 2014 | f | Crossfire | Bad country | John Knox |
| 2014 | f | - | Clipped Wings, They Do Fly | Attorney Adam Stevenson |
| 2015 | with | Between | Between | proud father |
| 2016 | with | Law & Order: Special Corps | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ed pastrino |
| 2016 | f | - | Restored me | officer brentley |
| 2016 | f | - | Beyond the silence | Attorney Adam Stevenson |
| 2017 | f | American devil | American satan | Gabriel |
| 2018 | f | Mandy | Mandy | Caruthers |
| 2018 - 2019 | with | Black Lightning | Black lightning | Agent Percy Odell |
| 2019 | f | High flying bird | High flying bird | Spence |