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Dorian Harewood

Known For: Acting
Born: August 6, 1950
Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio, USA

Dorian Harewood

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.

Filmography

Bel-Air

2022 · Judge Robertson

The Equalizer

2021 · General Franklin Knight

Big Sky

2020 · Roman Cobb

9-1-1

2018 · Rupert

The Making of the Wiz Live!

2015 · Self - Narrator

The Right Girl

2015 · James Cline

Mayor Cupcake

2011 · Albert Peach

Outlaw

2010 · Actor

Grave Misconduct

2008 · Baxter Kyle

The Spectacular Spider-Man

2008 · Doc Bromwell (voice)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

2008 · Dr. Boyd Sherman

Crime Wave: 18 Months of Mayhem

2008 · Narrator

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

2007 · Self

Private Practice

2007 · Duncan Stinson

The Land Before Time

2007 · Mr. Thicknose (voice)

Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure

2007 · Older Irwin (voice)

Legion of Super Heroes

2006 · Dr. Mar Londo (voice)

Handy Manny

2006 · Coach Johnson (voice)

Kyle XY

2006

The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

2006 · Mister Man (voice)

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

2006 · Jim Monroe

Criminal Minds

2005 · Fred Kirkman

A History of God

2005 · Self - Narrator

Grey's Anatomy

2005 · Charles Webber

Little House on the Prairie

2005 · Dr. Tan

Assault on Precinct 13

2005 · Gil

Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.!

2004 · Lead Agent (voice)

Kevin Hill

2004 · Professor Lincoln Mathis

The Batman

2004 · Martian Manhunter (voice)

Gothika

2003 · Teddy Howard

Hollywood Wives: The New Generation

2003 · Claude St. Claire

Las Vegas

2003 · CIA Contact

Levity

2003 · Mackie Whittaker

Daredevil vs. Spider-Man

2003 · Tombstone (voice)

The Christmas Shoes

2002 · Dalton Gregory

Boomtown

2002 · Captain Ronald Hicks

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

2002 · Narrator

Framed

2002 · George Adams

Glitter

2001 · Guy Richardson

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

2001 · Burrito/News Reporter (voice)

The Triangle

2001 · Captain Louis Morgan

Walter and Henry

2001 · Pete Horton

Christianity: The Second Millennium

Christianity: The Second Millennium

2000 · Himself - Narrator

The Last Debate

2000 · Brad Lily

Static Shock

2000 · Warden (voice)

Hendrix

2000 · Al Hendrix

The Hoop Life

1999

Batman Beyond

1999 · Jim Tate (voice), Big Jim Tate / Armory (voice)

Archibald the Rainbow Painter

1998 · Archibald Wright

Change of Heart

1998 · Dr. Lewis Franklin

Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste

Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste

1998

Evasive Action

1998 · Luke Sinclair

Earth: Final Conflict

1997 · Herman Forrester

The Legend of Calamity Jane

1997 · Additional Voices (voice)

The New Batman Adventures

1997 · Judge (voice)

12 Angry Men

1997 · Juror 5

Stargate SG-1

1997 · Thoran

When The Cradle Falls

1997 · Lt. Harlan Dugger

The Practice

1997 · Jerry Cochran / Dr. Cochran

Space Jam

1996 · Monstar BUPKUS (voice)

Bruno the Kid

1996

Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm

1996 · Jax (voice)

Wing Commander Academy

1996

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

1996 · Ron Troupe (voice)

The Incredible Hulk

1996

Superman: The Animated Series

1996 · Ron Troupe (voice)

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

1996 · Tigari (voice), Officer (voice)

7th Heaven

1996 · Morgan Hamilton

Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible

1996

Sudden Death

1995 · Matthew Hallmark

The Savage Dragon

1995 · Frank Darling (voice)

Pinky and the Brain

1995

Freakazoid!

1995 · Deep Voiced Singer (voice), Singer #4 (voice), Singer #1 (voice), Lt. Artie King (voice)

The Watcher

1995

The Pagemaster

1994 · Jamaican Pirates (voice)

Spider-Man

1994 · Tombstone (voice)

Gargoyles

1994 · Boreas/Talos (voice), Little Anton (voice)

Iron Man

1994 · War Machine (voice)

The Tick

1994 · Pineapple Pokopo (voice), George Washington Carver (voice)

Duckman

1994 · Booming Voice in Auditorium (voice)

Shattered Image

1994 · Hardy

Viper

1994 · Julian Wilkes

Viper

1994 · Julian Wilkes

Sonic the Hedgehog

1993 · Ari (voice)

Biker Mice from Mars

1993 · Modo (voice)

Animaniacs

1993 · Spike / Danny G. (voice)

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993 · Sgt. Zachary Carver

Batman: The Animated Series

1992 · Dan Riley (voice)

Goof Troop

1992 · Buster (voice)

Solar Crisis

1992 · Borg

Getting Up and Going Home

1992 · Ted Owens

Capitol Critters

1992 · Moze (voice)

I'll Fly Away

1991

ProStars

1991 · Michael Jordan (voice)

Darkwing Duck

1991

Polly: Comin' Home!

1990 · Doctor Shannon

Pacific Heights

1990 · Dennis

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

1990 · Hank Mitchell

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

1990 · Timberwolf / Elephant (voice), Chike (voice)

New Kids on the Block

1990 · Maurice Starr (voice)

Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II

1990 · Stretch

The Knife and Gun Club

The Knife and Gun Club

1990 · Dr. Jack Ducette

The Easter Story

1990 · (voice)

Polly

1989 · Doctor Shannon

The California Raisin Show

1989

Kiss Shot

1989 · Kevin Merrick

China Beach

1988 · , Major Melvin P. Otis

God Bless the Child

1988 · Calvin Reed

Beauty and the Beast

1987 · Jason Walker

Full Metal Jacket

1987 · Eightball

Amerika

1987 · Jeffrey Wyman

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

1987 · Lenell Geter

Matlock

1986 · Edward Kramer

Dirty Work

1985 · Lt. Jack Hill

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985 · Gene

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Sheriff Claudell Cox

Glitter

1984 · Earl Tobin

The Jesse Owens Story

1984 · Jesse Owens

Tank

1984 · Sergeant Tippet

Against All Odds

1984 · Tommy

Don't Ask Me, Ask God

1984 · Black Soldier

Trauma Center

1983 · Skate Baylor

I, Desire

1982 · Detective Jerry Van Ness

Matt Houston

1982 · Jerry 'The Rock' Lennox

Hotel

1982

The Ambush Murders

1982 · Ray Ellsworth

Strike Force

1981 · Sergeant Paul Strobber

Looker

1981 · Lt. Masters

God's Trombones

1981 · Narrator (voice)

Beulah Land

1980 · Floyd

High Ice

1980 · Lt. Zack Hawkins

An American Christmas Carol

1979 · Matt Reeves

Roots: The Next Generations

1979 · Simon Haley

Siege

1978 · Simon

Gray Lady Down

1978 · Fowler

Panic in Echo Park

1977 · Michael Stoner

Eight Is Enough

1977

Sparkle

1976 · Levi

Foster & Laurie

1975 · Gregory Foster

The Swiss Family Robinson

1975

Miss Moffat

1974 · Morgan Evans

Kojak

1973 · Jake Riley

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · Dr. Shannon

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