Portrait of Dorian Harewood

Dorian Harewood

Acting

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.

Born: August 6, 1950

Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio, USA

Filmography

2022
Bel-Air

as Judge Robertson

2020
Big Sky

as Roman Cobb

2015
The Making of the Wiz Live!

as Self - Narrator

2015
The Right Girl

as James Cline

2011
Mayor Cupcake

as Albert Peach

2008
Grave Misconduct

as Baxter Kyle

2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man

as Doc Bromwell (voice)

2007
Private Practice

as Duncan Stinson

2007
The Land Before Time

as Mr. Thicknose (voice)

2007
2006
Legion of Super Heroes

as Dr. Mar Londo (voice)

2006
Handy Manny

as Coach Johnson (voice)

2006
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

as Mister Man (voice)

2005
Criminal Minds

as Fred Kirkman

2005
A History of God

as Self - Narrator

2004
Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.!

as Lead Agent (voice)

2004
Kevin Hill

as Professor Lincoln Mathis

2004
The Batman

as Martian Manhunter (voice)

2003
Gothika

as Teddy Howard

2003
2003
Las Vegas

as CIA Contact

2003
Levity

as Mackie Whittaker

2003
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man

as Tombstone (voice)

2002
The Christmas Shoes

as Dalton Gregory

2002
Boomtown

as Captain Ronald Hicks

2002
Framed

as George Adams

2001
Glitter

as Guy Richardson

2001
The Triangle

as Captain Louis Morgan

2001
Walter and Henry

as Pete Horton

2000
The Last Debate

as Brad Lily

2000
Static Shock

as Warden (voice)

2000
Hendrix

as Al Hendrix

1999
Batman Beyond

as Jim Tate (voice)

1999
Batman Beyond

as Big Jim Tate / Armory (voice)

1998
1998
Change of Heart

as Dr. Lewis Franklin

1998
Evasive Action

as Luke Sinclair

1997
Earth: Final Conflict

as Herman Forrester

1997
The Legend of Calamity Jane

as Additional Voices (voice)

1997
1997
12 Angry Men

as Juror 5

1997
Stargate SG-1

as Thoran

1997
The Practice

as Jerry Cochran / Dr. Cochran

1997
When The Cradle Falls

as Lt. Harlan Dugger

1996
Space Jam

as Monstar BUPKUS (voice)

1996
1996
Superman: The Animated Series

as Ron Troupe (voice)

1996
7th Heaven

as Morgan Hamilton

1995
Sudden Death

as Matthew Hallmark

1995
The Savage Dragon

as Frank Darling (voice)

1995
Freakazoid!

as Deep Voiced Singer (voice)

1995
Freakazoid!

as Singer #4 (voice)

1995
Freakazoid!

as Singer #1 (voice)

1994
The Pagemaster

as Jamaican Pirates (voice)

1994
Spider-Man

as Tombstone (voice)

1994
Gargoyles

as Boreas/Talos (voice)

1994
Gargoyles

as Little Anton (voice)

1994
Iron Man

as War Machine (voice)

1994
Duckman

as Booming Voice in Auditorium (voice)

1994
1994
Viper

as Julian Wilkes

1993
Sonic the Hedgehog

as Ari (voice)

1993
Biker Mice from Mars

as Modo (voice)

1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as Sgt. Zachary Carver

1992
Batman: The Animated Series

as Dan Riley (voice)

1992
1992
Capitol Critters

as Moze (voice)

1991
ProStars

as Michael Jordan (voice)

1990
Polly: Comin' Home!

as Doctor Shannon

1990
1990
1990
New Kids on the Block

as Maurice Starr (voice)

1990
1989
Polly

as Doctor Shannon

1989
Kiss Shot

as Kevin Merrick

1988
China Beach

as Major Melvin P. Otis

1988
God Bless the Child

as Calvin Reed

1987
Beauty and the Beast

as Jason Walker

1987
Full Metal Jacket

as Eightball

1987
Amerika

as Jeffrey Wyman

1986
Matlock

as Edward Kramer

1985
Dirty Work

as Lt. Jack Hill

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Sheriff Claudell Cox

1984
Glitter

as Earl Tobin

1984
The Jesse Owens Story

as Jesse Owens

1984
Tank

as Sergeant Tippet

1984
1984
Don't Ask Me, Ask God

as Black Soldier

1983
Trauma Center

as Skate Baylor

1982
I, Desire

as Detective Jerry Van Ness

1982
Matt Houston

as Jerry 'The Rock' Lennox

1982
1982
The Ambush Murders

as Ray Ellsworth

1981
Strike Force

as Sergeant Paul Strobber

1981
Looker

as Lt. Masters

1981
God's Trombones

as Narrator (voice)

1980
Beulah Land

as Floyd

1980
High Ice

as Lt. Zack Hawkins

1979
1979
1978
Siege

as Simon

1978
1977
Panic in Echo Park

as Michael Stoner

1976
Sparkle

as Levi

1975
Foster & Laurie

as Gregory Foster

1973
Kojak

as Jake Riley

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Miss Moffat

as Morgan Evans