Samuel L. Jackson

Q: Has Samuel L. Jackson won any major awards?

Samuel L. Jackson has received numerous awards, including a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for Pulp Fiction and several NAACP Image Awards.

Q: What was Samuel L. Jackson's first film?

Samuel L. Jackson's first film role was in the 1972 film Together for Days, where he played a minor character.

Q: What is Samuel L. Jackson's highest-grossing film?

Samuel L. Jackson's highest-grossing film is Avengers: Endgame, which earned over $2.798 billion worldwide.

Q: What is Samuel L. Jackson's estimated net worth?

Samuel L. Jackson's estimated net worth is around $250 million, making him one of the wealthiest actors in Hollywood.

Q: How many films has Samuel L. Jackson appeared in?

As of 2023, Samuel L. Jackson has appeared in over 150 films, establishing him as one of the most prolific actors in the industry.

Q: Is Samuel L. Jackson involved in any charitable activities?

Yes, Samuel L. Jackson is active in various charitable causes, including education and health initiatives, and has supported organizations like the United Negro College Fund.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of Samuel L. Jackson's acting style?

A defining characteristic of Samuel L. Jackson's acting style is his commanding presence and ability to deliver intense, memorable performances, often marked by his distinctive voice and delivery.

Known for

The Hateful Eight (2015)

IMDb 7.8 / 10

2015 / Crime, Drama / 168 min

Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.

Pulp Fiction (1994)

IMDb 8.9 / 10

1994 / Crime, Drama / 154 min

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures...

Captain America: The Winter Soldier poster

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

IMDb 7.8 / 10

2014 / Action, Adventure / 136 min

After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to...

Name

Samuel L. Jackson

Height

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Born

21 December 1948, Washington, D.C., USA

Spouses

LaTanya Richardson Jackson (1980–present)

Children

1 daughter, Zoe Jackson

Parents

Elizabeth Jackson, Roy Henry Jackson

Estimated Net Worth

$250 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2027	Movie The Great Beyond An author of popular fantasy novels discovers that the mythical world he’s known for creating is actually real.	Unknown character	Not rated
2026	Movie Just Play Dead When wealthy criminal mastermind Jack Wolfe is cornered by the Feds, he plans to fake his own death and claim...	Jack Wolfe	Not rated
2026	TV Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America An improvised, comedic approach to major events in American history in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of...	Voiceover (voice)	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2025	TV The American Revolution The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world...	Caesar Sarter / Lemuel Haynes / Boston King (voice)	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2025	Movie Afterburn Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what...	Valentine	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2025	Movie The Unholy Trinity Set against the turbulent backdrop of 1870s Montana, in the moments before the execution of Isaac Broadway, he gives his...	St. Christopher	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2025	Movie Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Relive Kendrick's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show.	Uncle Sam	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2025	Movie FireAid Benefit Concert Bringing together some of the top names in music and entertainment, both Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum will host...	Self	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2024	Movie The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision Join the director, cast and producers of The Piano Lesson for an illuminating, intimate conversation about about bringing August Wilson's...	Self	Not rated
2024	Movie The Piano Lesson A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived —...	Doaker Charles	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2024	Movie American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special An evening celebrating half a century of groundbreaking music, iconic moments, unforgettable performances, and rich pop culture history.	Self	Not rated
2024	TV Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist The story of how on the night of Ali’s defeat of Jerry Quarry, which came after he was banned from...	Frank Moten	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2024	Movie The Garfield Movie Garfield, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with...	Vic (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2024	Movie Damaged A Chicago detective travels to Scotland after an emerging serial killer’s crimes match those that he investigated five years earlier,...	Dan Lawson	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2024	Movie Argylle When the plots of reclusive author Elly Conway's fictional espionage novels begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life...	Alfie	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2023	Movie The Marvels When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, Carol's powers become entangled with that...	Nick Fury	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2023	Movie Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion Through in-depth interviews with cast and crew, and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, Assembled uncovers how Marvel Studios’ “Secret Invasion” was born....	Self - 'Nick Fury'	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2023	Movie The Kill Room A hitman, his boss, an art dealer and a money-laundering scheme that accidentally turns the assassin into an overnight avant-garde...	Gordon	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2023	Movie Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter? With a work ethic like no other and a filmography boosting over 150 films, it's hard to doubt Samuel L....	self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2023	TV Secret Invasion Nick Fury and Talos discover a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years.	Nick Fury	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2023	TV Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur After 13-year-old super-genius Lunella accidentally brings ten-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York City via a time vortex, the...	Nick Fury (voice)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2022	TV Tulsa King New York mafia capo Dwight "The General" Manfredi is released from prison after 25 years and exiled by his boss...	Russell Lee Washington Jr.	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2022	Movie Is That Black Enough for You?!? A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new...	Self	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2022	TV The Jennifer Hudson Show Talented entertainer and newly-minted EGOT Jennifer Hudson takes on the daytime talk show landscape.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2022	Movie Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from...	Jimbo (voice)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2022	TV The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Suddenly left without his trusted caretaker, Ptolemy Grey is assigned to the care of orphaned teenager Robyn. When they learn...	Ptolemy Grey	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2022	TV JANET JACKSON. The documentary takes viewers through Janet Jackson's life and career, contain never-before-seen footage, and feature home videos from the legendary...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2022	TV The Fix Samuel L. Jackson narrates this provocative series that upends everything you think you know about addiction—from why we use drugs...	Narrator (voice)	Not rated
2021	Movie An Audience with Adele Joining multi-Grammy Award winning and one of the biggest UK artists of all time, Adele, for a unique and special...	Self	TMDB 8.4 / 10
2021	Movie 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors...	Self	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2021	Movie Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special Explore the Disney+ series of the MCU—past, present and future!	Nick Fury (archive footage)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2021	Movie The Protégé Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most...	Moody	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2021	TV What If...? Taking inspiration from the comic books of the same name, each episode of this animated anthology series questions, revisits and...	Nick Fury (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2021	TV What If...? Taking inspiration from the comic books of the same name, each episode of this animated anthology series questions, revisits and...	Sir Fury (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2021	Movie Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening...	Darius Kincaid	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2021	Movie Spiral: From the Book of Saw Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge...	Marcus Banks	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2021	TV Amend: The Fight for America Will Smith hosts this look at the evolving, often lethal, fight for equal rights in America through the lens of...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2021	TV Marvel Studios Legends Revisit the epic heroes, villains and moments from across the MCU in preparation for the stories still to come. Each...	Nick Fury (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2021	Movie Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey Keitel a fairy...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2020	Movie Death to 2020 2020: A year so [insert adjective of choice here], even the creators of Black Mirror couldn't make it up… but that doesn't...	Dash Bracket	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2020	TV Beyond the Spotlight From the highest-grossing actor of all time, Samuel L. Jackson, alongside his Tony Award-nominated wife LaTanya Richardson Jackson to Kristen...	Unknown character	Not rated
2020	Movie A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote Taped at Los Angeles’ iconic Orpheum Theatre, this staged presentation of The West Wing’s “Hartsfield’s Landing” episode stars core cast...	Self	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2020	TV Enslaved A look at 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World with each episode following three separate...	Self	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2020	TV Staged David Tennant and Michael Sheen (playing themselves) were due to star in a production of 'Six Characters in Search of...	Sam	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2020	Movie One World: Together at Home A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2020	TV Some Good News John Krasinski highlights some good news from around the world.	Voice Over	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2020	Movie The Banker In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration—and equal access to the American...	Joe Morris	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2020	Movie The Last Full Measure The incredible true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen medic who personally saved...	Takoda	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2019	Movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With...	Mace Windu (voice)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2019	TV The Movies That Made Us These blockbusters brought us together and gave us the time of our lives. Meet the actors, directors and industry insiders...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2019	Movie QT8: The First Eight A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a...	Self (uncredited)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2019	TV Tamron Hall Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2019	TV The Boys A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than...	Xander the Shark (voice)	TMDB 8.4 / 10
2019	Movie Spider-Man: Far From Home Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to rest...	Nick Fury	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2019	Movie Shaft JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the...	John Shaft	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2019	TV The Hateful Eight The re-edited, extended, serialized cut of Quentin Tarantino's 2015 Western. Some years after the Civil War, bounty hunter John Ruth...	Major Marquis Warren	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	Movie Avengers: Endgame After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad...	Nick Fury	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2019	Movie Captain Marvel The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in...	Nick Fury	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2019	Movie Glass In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb,...	Elijah Price / Mr. Glass	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2018	Movie Life Itself As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2018	Movie Quincy An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2018	Movie Incredibles 2 Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of...	Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2018	Movie Avengers: Infinity War As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero...	Nick Fury (uncredited)	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2017	Movie Miracle on 42nd Street The story of Manhattan Plaza, the renowned experiment in subsidized housing catering to people in the arts. Numerous celebrities pay...	Self	Not rated
2017	Movie Unicorn Store A woman named Kit moves back to her parent's house, where she receives a mysterious invitation that would fulfill her...	The Salesman	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2017	Movie The Hitman's Bodyguard The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They...	Darius Kincaid	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2017	TV Carpool Karaoke: The Series Celebrity pairings ride along in a car together as they sing tunes from their personal playlists and surprise fans who...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2017	Movie Creating a King: Summoning a God This piece deals with the effects technology required to create K:SI's super-sized version of Kong.	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2017	Movie The Words That Built America In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents...	Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2017	Movie John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood The gripping story of legendary American actor John Travolta: his rise to stardom in the 1970s; his agonizing fall in...	Self - Actor (archive footage)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2017	Movie Kong: Skull Island Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside...	Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2017	Movie Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Enjoy an all-star tribute to Smokey Robinson, the 2016 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song,...	Host	Not rated
2017	Movie I Am Not Your Negro Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2017	Movie xXx: Return of Xander Cage Xander Cage is left for dead after an incident, though he secretly returns to action for a new, tough assignment...	Agent Augustus Gibbons	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2016	Movie Eating You Alive How and why what we eat is the cause of the chronic diseases that are killing us, and changing what...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2016	Movie BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration A White House concert and celebration in honor of the 8-year Presidency of Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2016	Movie Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers...	Barron	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2016	Movie Cell When a strange signal pulsates through all cell phone networks worldwide, it starts a murderous epidemic of epic proportions when...	Thomas 'Tom' McCourt	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2016	Movie The Legend of Tarzan Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the...	George Washington Williams	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2016	TV WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews Is Ice Cube a nice guy? Do astronauts really drink their own pee? Does Gerard Butler still surf? The internet...	Self - Guest	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2015	Movie The Hateful Eight Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.	Major Marquis Warren	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2015	Movie Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel Though lightsabers have been a force in the Star Wars galaxy since George Lucas’ original film, the weapon’s on-screen presence...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2015	Movie Chi-Raq A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in...	Dolmedes	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2015	TV The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2015	TV Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series...	Self	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2015	Movie Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed A documentary on Kingsman: The Secret Service.	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2015	Movie Barely Lethal A 16-year-old international assassin yearning for a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a...	Hardman	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2015	Movie Avengers: Age of Ultron When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to...	Nick Fury	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2015	Movie Kingsman: The Secret Service The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training...	Valentine	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2014	TV Variety Studio: Actors on Actors PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations...	Self	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2014	Movie Big Game Air Force One is shot down by terrorists, leaving the President of the United States stranded in the wilderness of...	US President William Alan Moore	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2014	Movie Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to...	Self	TMDB 1.5 / 10
2014	Movie Kite When Sawa's mother and policeman father are found victims of a grisly double homicide, she begins a ruthless pursuit for...	Lieutenant Karl Aker	TMDB 4.3 / 10
2014	Movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington,...	Nick Fury	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2014	Movie Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe A look at the story behind Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from all...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2014	TV Late Night with Seth Meyers Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2014	TV The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2014	Movie RoboCop In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones...	Pat Novak	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2014	Movie Reasonable Doubt When up-and-coming District Attorney Mitch Brockden commits a fatal hit-and-run, he feels compelled to throw the case against the accused...	Clinton Davis	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2014	Movie Face of Unity Face Of Unity is the definitive Nelson Mandela documentary feature and first retrospective to be released since the president's death...	Self	Not rated
2013	Movie Oldboy A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a...	Chaney	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2013	TV Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to investigate...	Nick Fury	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2013	Movie Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault Parents blame Samuel L. Jackson for their children's mishaps after seeing a movie with him in it.	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2013	TV Talking Bad Talking Bad was a weekly half-hour after-show on AMC that served as an accompaniment to the last eight episodes of...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2013	Movie Turbo The tale of an ordinary garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500.	Whiplash (voice)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2013	TV Circus Halligalli A late night talk show, hosted by Joko and Klaas.	Unknown character	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2013	Movie Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking Take a look at Tarantino's career from the beginning, with interviews from co-workers, critics, stars and master filmmakers alike as...	Self	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2012	Movie Django Unchained With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal...	Stephen	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2012	Movie Eddie Murphy: One Night Only Eddie Murphy: One Night Only pays homage to Murphy's journey from a 15-year-old aspiring comedian, through the record-breaking Raw, which...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2012	Movie The Avengers: A Visual Journey Joss Whedon and others in interviews discussing the aims for this new franchise.	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2012	Movie Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe Feature-length documentary about the rise of Marvel Studios and their films leading up to, and including, The Avengers.	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2012	Movie Zambezia Set in a bustling bird city on the edge of the majestic Victoria Falls, "Zambezia" is the story of Kai...	Tendai (voice)	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2012	Movie The Avengers When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known...	Nick Fury	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2012	TV Finding Your Roots Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2012	Movie The Samaritan After twenty years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive young woman named...	Foley	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2012	Movie I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac I AIN'T SCARED OF YOU is a documentary tribute to Bernie Mac (1957-2008). From his stand-up in underground Chicago comedy...	Self	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2012	Movie Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so...	(archive footage)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2012	Movie Meeting Evil Follows disillusioned young family man John as a mysterious stranger, Richie takes him on a murder-fueled ride that transforms the...	Richie	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2011	Movie Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson the movie takes viewers behind the scenes with Young Jeezy while he tours the world....	Narrator	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2011	Movie Arena David Lord finds himself forced into the savage world of a modern gladiatorial arena, where men fight to the death...	Logan	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2011	TV Prohibition The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire...	Reader (voice)	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2011	TV The Jonathan Ross Show The Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2011	Movie Captain America: The First Avenger During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid...	Nick Fury	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2011	TV Dynamo: Magician Impossible Tipped as the most exciting British magician to emerge in decades, Dynamo: Magician Impossible is the story of an ordinary...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2011	Movie Go the F**k to Sleep Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) rocks this mock bedtime story, capturing a hilarious range of emotions as...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2011	Movie Thor Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient...	Nick Fury (uncredited)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2011	Movie African Cats African Cats captures the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the savanna. The story features Mara,...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2011	Movie Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair A former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts...	Rufus	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2011	Movie The Sunset Limited A deeply religious black ex-con thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor who tries to throw himself...	Black	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2011	Movie On the Shoulders of Giants The story of the Harlem Rens: the greatest basketball team you never heard of.	Unknown character	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2011	Movie Return to Jurassic Park A multi-part documentary about the making of the Jurassic Park trilogy. Each part walks through the making of part of...	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2010	TV Conan A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2010	Movie Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story shows how the classic board game has become a worldwide cultural phenomenon and follows...	Elmo McElroy (archive footage)	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2010	Movie Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey Dave, a young photon, who is forced out of the Sun on a journey of discovery. He must get to...	Fear (voice)	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2010	Movie The Other Guys Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day...	P.K. Highsmith	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2010	Movie With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story At 89 years old, Stan Lee's name appears on more than one BILLION comics in 75 countries in 25 languages....	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2010	Movie Unthinkable The government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons for which the whereabouts...	Henry Harold 'H' Humphries	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2010	Movie Iron Man 2 With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces...	Nick Fury	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2010	Movie In the Land of the Free... Tells the shocking and unbelievable story of Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King, three black men from rural Louisiana...	Narrator	Not rated
2010	Movie Heavy Rain A powerful short documentary inspired by the launch of the genre breaking PlayStation 3 title HEAVY RAIN.   Directed by the...	Himself	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2009	Movie Mother and Child The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager,...	Paul	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2009	Movie Astro Boy Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant...	Zog (voice)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2009	Movie Inglourious Basterds In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to...	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2009	TV Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2009	TV Alan Carr: Chatty Man Alan Carr: Chatty Man is a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show presented by comedian Alan Carr. The show features...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2009	Movie The Face is Familiar Get to know some of Hollywood's most talented character actors, who have supported leading roles in films for decades. Some...	Himself	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2009	Movie Afro Samurai: Resurrection Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the...	Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2009	Movie Uneven Fairways This documentary reveals the story of the little-known, but rich history of African-Americans who were forbidden to play golf at...	Narrator	Not rated
2009	Movie Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes Featurette produced for the “Lakeview Terrace” DVD.	Self	Not rated
2008	Movie The Spirit Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the...	Octopus	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2008	Movie Soul Men Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree...	Louis Hinds	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2008	TV Star Wars: The Clone Wars Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the...	Mace Windu (voice) (archive sound)	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2008	Movie Lakeview Terrace A young interracial couple has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door...	Abel Turner	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2008	Movie Star Wars: The Clone Wars As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, Anakin Skywalker and his new Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano plunge into a...	Mace Windu (voice)	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2008	Movie Iron Man After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to...	Nick Fury (uncredited)	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2008	Movie Jumper David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to...	Roland	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2008	Movie Gospel Hill Gospel Hill tells the intersecting story of two men in the fictional South Carolina town of Julia. Danny Glover plays...	Paul Malcolm	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2008	Movie Critic Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic....	Self	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2007	Movie Afro Samurai the Movie A movie adaptation of the TV series Afro Samurai. The tale of Afro Samurai is one of bloody hardship and...	Unknown character	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2007	TV The War The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2007	Movie Cleaner Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called...	Tom Cutler	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2007	Movie Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story Between 1959 and 1975, Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee released international chart-topping hits from artists including Otis Redding, Sam &...	Narrator	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2007	Movie 1408 A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after...	Gerald Olin	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2007	Movie Resurrecting the Champ Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed...	Champ	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2007	Movie Snakes on a Blog DVD extra for "Snakes on a Plane." A featurette on the online hype surrounding the film prior to its release.	Self	Not rated
2007	TV Afro Samurai In a futuristic Japan where conflicts are settled by the sword, Afro Samurai must avenge his father's murder by challenging...	Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja (voice)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2007	Movie Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles Documentary focusing on expert snake wrangler Jules Sylvester. Produced for the “Snakes on a Plane” DVD.	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2007	Movie Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes Filmmakers and stars discuss the film, their phobias, and of course, snakes. Produced for the “Snakes on a Plane” DVD.	Self	Not rated
2006	Movie Black Snake Moan A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere...	Lazarus	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2006	Movie Home of the Brave The day after they get the word they'll go home in two weeks, a group of soldiers from Spokane are...	William Marsh	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2006	Movie Farce of the Penguins In this spoof of "March of the Penguins," nature footage of penguins near the South Pole gets a soundtrack of...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2006	Movie Mais Bastidores de Hollywood	Self	Not rated
2006	Movie Snakes on a Plane FBI agent Neville Flynn boards a flight from Honolulu, Hawaii to Los Angeles, escorting a key witness to testify against...	Neville Flynn	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2006	Movie 50 Films to See Before You Die Celebrating the relaunch of Film4 as a free-to-air TV channel, Channel4 counts down their list of the fop 50 films...	Self	TMDB 8.4 / 10
2006	TV The Henry Rollins Show The Henry Rollins Show was a weekly talk show hosted by Henry Rollins on the Independent Film Channel. The show...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2006	Movie Freedomland A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial protest.	Lorenzo Council	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2006	Movie Honor Deferred During World War II, it was an unwritten order in the US military to avoid recommending African-American soldiers for the...	Narrator	Not rated
2006	Movie The N Word An exploration of the history of the word throughout its inception to present day. Woven into the narrative are poetry,...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2006	Movie Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane Samuel L. Jackson along with the cast & crew break down the making of the cult action spectacle.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2005	TV Iconoclasts In this Sundance Channel original series, leading innovators and creative visionaries come together to discuss their passions and creative processes...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2005	TV The Boondocks When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the tough south side of Chicago...	Rummy (voice)	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2005	TV The Boondocks When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the tough south side of Chicago...	Unknown character	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2005	TV The Colbert Report The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2005	Movie The Man A case of mistaken identity forces a Federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they speed...	Derrick Vann	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2005	Movie My Date with Drew Ever since the second grade when he first saw her in E.T. The Extraterrestrial, Brian Herzlinger has had a crush...	Self (uncredited)	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2005	TV Extras Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s...	Samuel L. Jackson	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2005	Movie Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie The real life counter parts of the 1999 Richmond basketball team that were portrayed in the 2005 film of the...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2005	Movie Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises...	Mace Windu	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2005	Movie xXx: State of the Union Darius Stone's criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He...	Agent Augustus Gibbons	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2005	Movie Mr. Incredible and Pals An animated short film produced by Pixar included as a bonus on the DVD edition of the 2004 feature film...	Frozone (commentary voice)	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2005	Movie The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World "The Team that Changed the World," investigates the Globetrotters' impact socially and culturally, as well as their lasting effect on...	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2005	Movie George Lucas: Creating an Empire A Biography of George Lucas.	Presenter/Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2005	TV Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a...	Narrator (voice)	Not rated
2005	Movie Coach Carter Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for...	Ken Carter	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2005	TV The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson,...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2005	TV The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson,...	An Officer of the Law	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2004	Movie Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction Tension builds as threats are carried out, stakes are raised and communication breaks down. In Los Santos a drive-by shooting...	Tenpenny (voice)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2004	Movie The Incredibles Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three...	Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2004	Movie Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.	Jack Johnson (voice)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2004	Movie In My Country An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission...	Langston Whitfield	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2004	Movie John Travolta: The Inside Story In the seventies brushed glory, in the eighties met the failure and nineties resurfaced to become definitely a star. John...	Self	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2004	Movie Kill Bill: Vol. 2 The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill...	Rufus	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2004	Movie Twisted Recently promoted and transferred to the homicide division, Inspector Jessica Shepard feels pressure to prove herself -- and what better...	John Mills	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2004	TV America Beyond the Color Line Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard's chair of Afro-American Studies, travels the length and breadth of the United States to take...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2004	Movie Hollywood Legenden Documentary about Hollywood.	Self	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2003	TV The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2003	Movie S.W.A.T. Hondo Harrelson recruits Jim Street to join an elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Together they seek out...	Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2003	TV Working Shakespeare How do we enter the heightened, extravagant language of Shakespeare and yet feel truthful in our contemporary world? How do...	Unknown character	Not rated
2003	Movie Basic When a hurricane hits a US Army base on the edge of the Panama Canal, an elite covert operations team...	Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2003	TV Real Time with Bill Maher Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2003	Movie Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2003	TV Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.	Self - Guest Host	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2003	TV Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2003	TV Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2002	Movie Jackie Brown: How It Went Down A making-of documentary for the 1997 film "Jackie Brown."	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2002	Movie Pulp Fiction: The Facts Behind the scenes of the legendary classic film by Quentin Tarantino.	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2002	Movie Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages Collection of BTS footage	Unknown character	Not rated
2002	Movie BaadAsssss Cinema With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2002	Movie xXx Xander Cage is your standard adrenaline junkie with no fear and a lousy attitude. When the US Government "recruits" him...	Agent Augustus Gibbons	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2002	Movie No Good Deed While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band...	Jack Friar	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2002	Movie The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, this in-depth documentary offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the martial arts...	Self - Narrator	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2002	Movie Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot into...	Mace Windu	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2002	Movie Changing Lanes A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that...	Doyle Gipson	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2002	Movie Middle School Confessions Adolescents confront issues of sexual activity, sexual orientation, violence, alcohol abuse and depression.	Host	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2001	Movie The 51st State An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go...	Elmo McElroy	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2001	Movie R2-D2: Beneath the Dome Mockumentary telling the never before told life story of the fictional robot R2-D2 from the Star Wars film series. The...	Self	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2001	Movie The 100 Greatest Films A countdown of the 100 greatest films, as voted by the British public via the Channel 4 website.	Self	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2001	TV The Proud Family Follow the adventures and misadventures of Penny, a 14-year-old African American girl who's doing her best to navigate through the...	Joseph (voice)	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2001	Movie Comic Books & Superheroes Comic book writers and artists discuss the depiction of superheroes in the medium.	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2001	Movie The Caveman's Valentine Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body...	Romulus	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2000	Movie Unbreakable An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed....	Elijah Price	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2000	Movie Shaft New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears,...	John Shaft	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2000	Movie Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live Excavations in Egypt's Valley of the Golden Mummies reveal a king's untouched tomb.	Unknown character	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2000	Movie Rules of Engagement A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surrounding the American embassy in...	Col. Terry L. Childers	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2000	Movie Any Given Wednesday A spoof of Oliver Stone's feature film Any Given Sunday.	Willie Nutter	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2000	Movie Shaft: Still the Man	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1999	TV The Early Show The Early Show is an American morning television show which was broadcast by CBS from New York City from 1999...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1999	Movie Deep Blue Sea Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer's...	Russell Franklin	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1999	Movie From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic The incredible evolution of George Lucas' special effects dream factory, including an inside look at "Star Wars: Episode One -...	Narrator / Host	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1999	Movie The Unauthorized Star Wars Story	Self	Not rated
1999	Movie Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting...	Mace Windu	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1999	Movie Our Friend, Martin Two teens are sent back in time to meet Martin Luther King Jr. at several points during his life.	Turner (voice)	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1999	Movie Forever Hollywood Noted Hollywood stars and directors talk about the history and evolution of the film industry in Los Angeles.	Self	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1998	Movie The Red Violin 300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has...	Charles Morritz (Montréal)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1998	Movie All Saints: The Video All Saints tread the path of jazzy, funky videos, spliced with interviews with the girls themselves and live footage of...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1998	TV TRL Total Request Live was a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1998	Movie The Negotiator The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in...	Lt. Danny Roman	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1998	Movie Out of Sight Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco...	Hejira Henry (uncredited)	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1998	Movie Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's In 1995, Chasen's closed its doors after 60 years of serving chili to movie stars and visiting dignitaries, Presidents and...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1998	Movie Sphere A spacecraft is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and...	Dr. Harry Adams	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1998	TV Parkinson Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.	Self	Not rated
1997	Movie Jackie Brown Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her...	Ordell Robbie	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1997	Movie Eve's Bayou Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve...	Louis Batiste	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1997	Movie One Eight Seven When a Brooklyn high school student writes the police code for homicide, 187, inside a textbook owned by teacher Trevor...	Trevor	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1997	TV Leute heute	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1997	Movie Hard Eight A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.	Jimmy	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1996	Movie The Long Kiss Goodnight Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach...	Mitch Henessey	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1996	Movie A Time to Kill A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a...	Carl Lee Hailey	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1996	TV The Daily Show The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1996	Movie Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life At 7'1' Shaquille O'Neal is currently the biggest NBA superstar. This profile is narrated by Samuel L. Jackson and features...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1996	Movie Trees Lounge Tommy has lost his job, his love and his life. He lives in a small apartment above the Trees Lounge,...	Wendell	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1996	Movie The Great White Hype When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he...	Rev. Fred Sultan	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1996	Movie The Journey of the African-American Athlete Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in American sports. Stories are told of boxers, tennis...	Narrator	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1996	TV TFI Friday TFI Friday was an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000. The show...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1995	TV The Frank Skinner Show The Frank Skinner Show was a television chat show hosted by comedian Frank Skinner, which lasted nine series on British...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1995	Movie Fluke Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and reincarnates as a dog. Remembering some of his previous being, he...	Rumbo (voice)	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1995	Movie Die Hard: With a Vengeance New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which...	Zeus Carver	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1995	Movie A Night to Die For TV special featuring interviews with Wayne Newton, Wayne Gretzky, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Rudolph Giuliani, Mike Ditka, and Ice-T. Aired on...	Self - Host	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1995	Movie Kiss of Death Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job because...	Calvin Hart	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1995	Movie Losing Isaiah Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day...	Kadar Lewis	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1995	TV Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.	The Mayor (voice)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1995	TV The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA One of awards season's premier events, the Actor Awards annually celebrates the outstanding motion picture and television performances of the...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1994	Movie The Search for One-eye Jimmy While working on a documentary on his old neighborhood, a young film school graduate shifts the focus of his production...	Colonel Ron	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1994	Movie The New Age Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both...	Dale Deveaux	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1994	Movie Pulp Fiction A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic...	Jules Winnfield	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1994	TV Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1994	Movie Fresh Death and violence anger twelve year old drug courier Fresh, who sets his rival employers against each other.	Sam	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1994	Movie Hail Caesar Caesar is having a hard time dividing his time between his band and his rich girlfriend, Buffer. Buffer's dad doesn't...	Mailman	TMDB 3.4 / 10
1994	Movie Against the Wall In 1971, a warden at Attica Penitentiary is caught up in a hostage crisis when inmates take over the prison...	Jamaal	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1994	Movie Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker The story of Johnson Whittaker, one of the first African-American cadets admitted to West Point. Tied down and beaten by...	Richard Greener	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1993	TV Late Night with Conan O'Brien Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition...	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1993	Movie True Romance Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of...	Big Don	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1993	TV Late Show with David Letterman David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1993	Movie Jurassic Park A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites...	Arnold	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1993	Movie Menace II Society A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better...	Tat Lawson	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1993	Movie Amos & Andrew When Andrew Sterling, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in New England the police...	Andrew Sterling	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1993	Movie National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. Two cops partner to...	Wes Luger	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1992	Movie Fathers & Sons A beach runner and bookworm has difficulty communicating with his son. He meets a psychic on a pier at the...	Marshall	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1992	TV Ghostwriter Ghostwriter is an American television program created by Liz Nealon and produced by the Children's Television Workshop and BBC One....	Reggie Jenkins	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1992	TV HBO First Look HBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It first started in...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1992	TV MTV Movie & TV Awards The annual film & TV awards show presented by MTV. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 8.1 / 10
1992	Movie Patriot Games When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.	Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1992	TV The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.	Unknown character	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1992	Movie White Sands A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man...	Greg Meeker	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1992	Movie Juice Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big...	Trip	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1991	Movie Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace Both sides of the law hunt Costabile 'Gus' Farace for slaying a federal drug agent in 1989 New York.	Everett Hatcher	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1991	Movie Strictly Business Waymon has a great job in real estate and a promising future, but he's also trapped in a loveless longterm...	Monroe	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1991	Movie Jumpin' at the Boneyard Manny tries to get his crack addict brother, Danny, to clean up.	Mr. Simpson	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1991	Movie Johnny Suede Johnny Suede (Brad Pitt) longs to be a teen-age idol like Ricky Nelson. He has a pair of black suede...	B-Bop	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1991	Movie Jungle Fever A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried...	Gator Purify	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1990	Movie The Return of Superfly Priest returns to New York from Paris to find his friend's murderer. With a couple of new allies, he attempts...	Nate Cabot	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1990	TV Law & Order In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects...	Attorney Louis Taggert	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1990	Movie GoodFellas The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early...	Stacks Edwards	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1990	Movie The Exorcist III On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again...	Dream Blind Man	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1990	Movie Mo' Better Blues Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But...	Madlock	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1990	Movie Betsy's Wedding Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell just want an intimate little wedding reception, but...	Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey)	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1990	Movie Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella is a 1990 PBS documentary, directed by Spike Lee, around the topic...	Unknown character	Not rated
1990	Movie Common Ground Fact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of court ordered busing to...	Rev. Bob McClair	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1990	Movie A Shock to the System When experienced advertising executive Graham Marshall loses out on a promotion to a young man, he goes down in a...	Ulysses	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1990	Movie Def by Temptation An evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York, and all that stands in her way is...	Minister Garth	TMDB 4.8 / 10
1990	Movie Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella A 1990 PBS documentary around the topic of A cappella music. Artists that performed as part of the documentary include...	The Janitor	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1989	Movie Making 'Do the Right Thing' The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing.	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1989	Movie Sea of Love Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire,...	Black Guy	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1989	Movie Do the Right Thing Sal is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees...	Mister Señor Love Daddy	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1989	Movie Dead Man Out A psychiatrist is sent to evaluate if a convicted multiple murderer who's awaiting execution on Death Row for eighth year...	Calvin Fredricks	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1988	TV LIVE with Kelly and Mark A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1988	Movie Coming to America An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most...	Hold-Up Man	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1988	Movie School Daze Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.	Leeds	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1987	Movie Eddie Murphy Raw Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of...	Eddie's Uncle	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1987	Movie Uncle Tom's Cabin The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people he interacts with.	George	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1987	Movie Magic Sticks Felix is a down-and-out young drummer who obtains a pair of magic drumsticks from a street vendor. He soon finds...	Bum	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1987	TV The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Molly Dodd, a divorced woman in her mid-thirties living in New York, navigates the ups and downs of a rapidly...	Brother Elvis	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1985	TV Spenser: For Hire Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1981	Movie Ragtime A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity,...	Gang Member No. 2	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1980	Movie The Exterminator When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer, turning...	Extra (uncredited)	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1978	Movie The Trial of the Moke Henry Flipper is the first black West Point graduate. Assigned to serve at Fort Davis in Texas, Flipper becomes the...	Johnson Whittaker	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1977	Movie The Displaced Person A conscientious but driven Polish refugee disrupts the hierarchy of power on a Georgia farm in the 1940s.	Sulk	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1975	TV Saturday Night Live A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary...	Self - Cameo (uncredited)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1975	TV Saturday Night Live A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1972	Movie Together for Days A black radical activist and a young White woman find themselves drawn to one another during the politically and racially-charged...	Stan	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1971	TV Great Performances The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1956	TV Tony Awards The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway...	Self - Presenter	Not rated
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1952	TV Today Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It...	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1948	TV Bambi The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1944	TV Golden Globe Awards An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...	Self - Nominee	TMDB 7.1 / 10
TBA	TV Frisco King After declining an assignment to kill Dwight Manfredi on behalf of New York mobsters, hitman Russell Lee Washington Jr. sets...	Russell Lee Washington Jr.	Not rated
TBA	Movie St. Vincent A hitman poses as a priest to get close to his next target, a disgraced gangster turned FBI informant, who...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Morris Stokes When his nephew Leslie, is implicated in the theft of the mob’s earnings, Morris gets a call from his old boss that...	Morris Stokes	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Beast When a militia of unidentified hostiles coordinates a coup against the United States, the president must fight back by utilizing...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare Cicely Berry’s Working Shakespeare masterclass	Self	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Honest Liar Award-winning actor Nick DeFranco faces jail time after falling for an undercover sting operation. Impressed by his acting skills, the...	Nick DeFranco	Not rated
TBA	Movie Head Games A corporate spy poses as a personal chef to infiltrate the villa of a former founder of a neuroprosthetics firm...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Man of War A newly retired and long-revered general who returns to his hometown in rural Georgia after the death of his wife...	Unknown character	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2023	TV Secret Invasion Nick Fury and Talos discover a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2022	TV The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Suddenly left without his trusted caretaker, Ptolemy Grey is assigned to the care of orphaned teenager Robyn. When they learn...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2020	Movie The Banker In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration—and equal access to the American...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2012	Movie The Samaritan After twenty years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive young woman named...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2009	Movie Afro Samurai: Resurrection Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2007	Movie Afro Samurai Pilot Original pilot for the "Afro Samurai" TV series, directed and animated by Takeshi Koike before anime studio Gonzo took on...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2007	Movie Cleaner Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2001	Movie The 51st State An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2001	Movie The Caveman's Valentine Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1997	Movie Eve's Bayou Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.4 / 10
TBA	TV Frisco King After declining an assignment to kill Dwight Manfredi on behalf of New York mobsters, hitman Russell Lee Washington Jr. sets...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated

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Known for

The Hateful Eight (2015)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

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