Dorian Harewood
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-08-06 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Also known As
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Dorian Harewood
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 Dor...
Acting
1987
as Eightball
1996
as Ron Troupe (voice)
1990
as Dennis
1984
as Sergeant Tippet
1976
as Levi
1984
as Tommy
2002
as Dalton Gregory
1978
as Fowler
1997
as Juror 5
1995
as Matthew Hallmark
2002
as George Adams
1998
as Luke Sinclair
1994
as Jamaican Pirates (voice)
2003
as Mackie Whittaker
2007
as Older Irwin (voice)
1989
as Kevin Merrick
1994
as Hardy
1979
as Matt Reeves
1989
as Doctor Shannon
2003
as Claude St. Claire
1998
as Dr. Lewis Franklin
2005
as Self - Narrator
2001
as Guy Richardson
2006
as Jim Monroe
1990
as (voice)
1982
as Detective Jerry Van Ness
1978
as Simon
1998
as Archibald Wright
1984
as Jesse Owens
1987
as Lenell Geter
1977
as Michael Stoner
2008
as Baxter Kyle
1997
as Lt. Harlan Dugger
1990
as Doctor Shannon
2005
as Gil
1992
as Ted Owens
2003
as Teddy Howard
1985
as Gene
1982
as Ray Ellsworth
2000
as Al Hendrix
2006
as Mister Man (voice)
1984
as Black Soldier
2011
as Albert Peach
2001
as Captain Louis Morgan
1988
as Calvin Reed
2003
as Tombstone (voice)
1992
as Borg
2008
as Narrator
2000
as Brad Lily
2001
as Pete Horton
1981
as Lt. Masters
2004
as Lead Agent (voice)
2015
as Self - Narrator
1990
1981
as Himself - Narrator (segment "The Prodigal Son") (segment "Go Down Death")
2015
as James Cline
1996
as Monstar BUPKUS (voice)
1985
as Lt. Jack Hill
1990
as Dr. Jack Ducette
1975
as Gregory Foster
1980
as Lt. Zack Hawkins
2007
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as Morgan Evans
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