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Laurence Fishburne
Born: 30th Jul 1961 Augusta, Georgia, USA
Dept: Acting
Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three-time Emmy Award and Tony Award winner known for his roles on stage and screen. He has frequently portrayed forceful, militant, and authoritative characters. Some of Fishburne's best-known roles are Morpheus in The Matrix series (1999–2003), Jason "Furious" Styles in the John Singleton drama film Boyz n the Hood (1991), Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in Francis Ford Coppola's war film Apocalypse Now (1979), and "The Bowery King" in the John Wick film series (2017–present).
For his portrayal of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Fishburne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running (1992) and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in TriBeCa (1993). Fishburne became the first African American to portray Othello on film when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play. He has also received five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. He received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead nomination for his performance in Deep Cover (1992).
Other film credits of Fishburne include Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple (1985), Spike Lee's School Daze (1988), Abel Ferrara's King of New York (1990), Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), Steven Soderbergh's Contagion (2011), and Richard Linklater's Last Flag Flying (2017). He has also gained a wider audience with the blockbuster films Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). On television, he starred as Dr. Raymond Langston on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008–2011) and as Special Agent Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series Hannibal (2013–2015), and had a recurring role as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022).
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 202
Film: 151 (75%)
Television: 51 (25%)
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Filmography
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A successful American expat whose carefully constructed life with his wife and son begins to unravel after he is arrested for crimes he insists he did ... view
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A weapons expert is forced to go on the run after his lab is destroyed. ... view
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Mather
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A successful American expat's carefully constructed life in Spain with his wife and son begins to unravel after he is arrested for crimes he insists h ... view
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Haunted by a chilling twist-of-fate from his past, hard nosed Homicide Detective Eddie Braun (Thomas Jane) finds elusive redemption in the back alleys ... view
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Mills
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Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn is a 2010 documentary directed by Javier Soto that details the production of the 2010 film Predators ... view
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Self
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Wes Loomis is a ‘Blacksmith’ – the intelligence community’s go-to weapons expert. When his clandestine lab is destroyed and his colleagues mur ... view
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Mather
2027
A small-town rookie detective takes on a case involving inconceivable darkness. ... view
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2027
After years of maneuvering the canal-ridden, superstitious city, a black cat named Nero begins to question whether he’s lived the right lives. Indeb ... view
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Rocco (voice)
2025
After returning from her first space mission, astronaut Sam Walker is placed under NASA’s care at a high security house for rehabilitation and medic ... view
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General William Harris
2025
Presenting a behind-the-scenes account of a visionary at work. From Oscar-nominated Mike Figgis, Megadoc gives audiences an unfiltered and intimate lo ... view
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Self
2025
Witness the never-before-seen footage and true story behind the John Wick phenomenon – from independent film to billion-dollar franchise. ... view
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Self
2025
Ty, a misguided, one-of-a-kind designer sneaker, doesn’t know life outside the comforts of his velvet-lined shoebox. After his sister is stolen by a ... view
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The Collector (voice)
2025
After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into ... view
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Henderson
Mar 2025 (first aired)
Some of Hollywood's biggest stars reveal their journeys to game-changing leading roles. In candid interviews, they shine a light on the highs and lows ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2024
Looking for a fresh start after a miscarriage, a couple find themselves being gifted the house of their dreams with one caveat - they can never open t ... view
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Emmett
2024
In a futuristic New York known as New Rome, visionary architect Cesar Catilina dreams of building "Megalopolis," a utopian city that redefines society ... view
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Fundi Romaine
2024
The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate ... view
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Alpha Trion (voice)
2024
An elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn's moon, Titan, gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot manoe ... view
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Captain Franks
Jun 2024 (first aired)
Go behind the scenes of a notorious NBA owner's racist remarks, captured on a tape heard around the world, charting a collision between a dysfunctiona ... view
Character:
Doc Rivers (6 ep.)
2023
With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face ... view
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Bowery King
Feb 2023 (first aired)
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 duo wor ... view
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Foster (voice) (1 ep.)
The Beyonder (voice) (8 ep.)
Backstory Man (voice) (4 ep.)
Beyonder (voice) (5 ep.)
2022
Best friends Sophie and Agatha navigate an enchanted school for young heroes and villains — and find themselves on opposing sides of the battle betw ... view
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School Master
2022
A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs. ... view
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Self
2022
An exclusive look at final table read and original audition tapes; interviews with cast, crew and guest stars of the show's eight seasons. ... view
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Self
2022
When the CIA discovers one of its agents leaked information that cost more than 100 people their lives, veteran operative Henry Pelham is assigned to ... view
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Vick Wallinger
2021
This comedic retrospective mixes archival footage and scripted sketches as it revisits all the dread — and occasional delight — that 2021 had to o ... view
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Narrator (voice)
2021
Plagued by strange memories, Neo's life takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself back inside the Matrix. ... view
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Morpheus (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dec 2021 (first aired)
After rotting in prison for over a decade, America's ultimate hero and uber patriot MacGruber is finally released. His mission: to take down a mysteri ... view
Character:
General Barrett Fasoose (8 ep.)
Sep 2021 (first aired)
As he enters his eighth decade in the movies, Warner Bros. celebrates this cinematic icon - actor, producer, director, master filmmaker - with 9 new d ... view
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Self (9 ep.)
Aug 2021 (first aired)
Taking inspiration from the comic books of the same name, each episode of this animated anthology series questions, revisits and twists classic Marvel ... view
Character:
Dr. Bill Foster / Goliath (voice) (1 ep.)
Bill Foster / Goliath (voice) (1 ep.)
2021
After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, an ice road driver must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save th ... view
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Goldenrod
2021
After a crushing defeat ended their prior season, everyone counted the Abilene Eagles out of title contention. Facing doubts and personal challenges b ... view
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Harold Christian
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 mean they don't have a ... view
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Narrator (voice)
Nov 2020 (first aired)
Investigates a wide range of historically compelling topics and the mysteries surrounding each including the Titanic, D.B. Cooper, Roswell, John Wilke ... view
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Self - Host (98 ep.)
2020
Ricky Powell boasts a quintessential New York story, rising to fame as a street photographer in the 80’s and 90’s and touring with the Beastie Boy ... view
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Self
2020
In this hysterical and deeply moving play, a group of old friends find themselves at Harlem's Ortiz Funeral Home to mourn the death of a beloved nun f ... view
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Rooftop
Apr 2020 (first aired)
Iraq war veteran Rayshawn takes shelter in his apartment building after being set up by New Orleans police on a drug deal. Amid a police standoff and ... view
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Steven Poincy (15 ep.)
Dec 2019 (first aired)
Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. ... view
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Regis (8 ep.)
Sep 2019 (first aired)
Rainbow Johnson recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the ‘80s and the constant dilemmas they had to face over whether to ass ... view
Character:
Pops Johnson (1 ep.)
2019
Dylan Burke attempts to move on from his former life as a criminal with his true love Maria. He soon realizes that his past will continue to haunt him ... view
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Daniel Calvin
2019
A leader of a drug cartel sends his two toughest henchmen to investigate why a shipment was botched. ... view
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The Man
2019
When architect-turned-recluse Bernadette Fox goes missing prior to a family trip to Antarctica, her 15-year-old daughter, Bee, goes on a quest with Be ... view
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Paul Jellinek
2019
Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member o ... view
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Bowery King
2018
Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. ... view
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Special Agent in Charge
Oct 2018 (first aired)
A unique portrait of how art and activism for black people in film are indivisible from race and cinema. ... view
Character:
Self (3 ep.)
2018
Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into ... view
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Dr. Bill Foster
Jan 2018 (first aired)
Zoey Johnson heads to college and begins her hilarious journey to adulthood but quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the ... view
Character:
Pops Johnson (3 ep.)
2017
Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry, Sal and Richard reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Mar ... view
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Reverend Richard Mueller
May 2017 (first aired)
Explore what it will be like to be human one million years into the future. Today’s brightest futurists, scientists, scholars and notable science fi ... view
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Narrator (6 ep.)
2017
John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood o ... view
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Bowery King
Feb 2017 (first aired)
A dramatization of Nelson Mandela's struggle to overturn apartheid in South Africa. ... view
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Nelson Mandela (3 ep.)
2016
A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passe ... view
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Gus Mancuso
2016
Based on the award-winning book by Ezra Jack Keats. Peter goes on a magical, snowy walk to his Nana's house to bring home their Christmas Eve dinner. ... view
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Narrator (voice)
May 2016 (first aired)
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants. ... view
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Alex Haley (4 ep.)
2016
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, ... view
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Perry White
2016
A troubled veteran gets a chance at redemption by protecting a girl from an assassin after she witnesses a murder. Holding a shotgun with a single she ... view
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Sade
2015
An in depth feature length piece on the creative efforts to approach the Hannibal television series' third season "reboot" of the Red Dragon arc. ... view
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Self
Oct 2015 (first aired)
Comedian and former Tonight Show host Jay Leno shares his passion for motor vehicles. Jay and guests drive cars, motorbikes and anything that moves al ... view
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Self (2 ep.)
Sep 2015 (first aired)
The Muppets return to primetime with a contemporary, documentary-style show. For the first time ever, a series will explore the Muppets’ personal li ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
Sep 2015 (first aired)
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclect ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
2015
Featuring archive interviews with Sean Connery from over 50 years in the business. Friends, actors and directors including Robert Carlyle, Dougray Sco ... view
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Self
2015
Unprecedented access to Wilson’s theatrical archives, rarely seen interviews and new dramatic readings bring to life his seminal 10-play cycle chron ... view
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Self
2014
A grieving father in a downward spiral stumbles across a box of his recently deceased son's demo tapes and lyrics. Shocked by the discovery of this un ... view
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Del
Sep 2014 (first aired)
A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood. ... view
Character:
Pops Johnson (88 ep.)
2014
On a road trip, Nic and two friends are drawn to an isolated area by a computer genius. When everything suddenly goes dark, Nic regains consciousness ... view
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Dr. Wallace Damon
2014
For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game jun ... view
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Omar
2013
Watch the movie with Zack Snyder as he shares the incredible journey to re-imagine Superman. ... view
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2013
A half-striped zebra is blamed for the drought and leaves his herd in search of his missing stripes. He is joined on his quest by an overprotective wi ... view
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Seko (voice)
2013
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he w ... view
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Perry White
2013
Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than natur ... view
Character:
Briggs
Apr 2013 (first aired)
A journey through the world of classic and contemporary cinema. ... view
Character:
Perry White (1 ep.)
Apr 2013 (first aired)
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham i ... view
Character:
Jack Crawford (39 ep.)
2012
A documentary that recounts the many ways in which American slavery persisted as a practice many decades after its supposed abolition. ... view
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Narrator
2011
At age 82, Mitch Albom's former rabbi Albert Lewis wants the famous Detroit sportswriter to give his eulogy when the time comes. Albom makes a visit t ... view
Character:
Henry Covington
Character:
Self
2011
As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control t ... view
Character:
Ellis Cheever
2011
A wonderful retrospective supplement that features much of the primary cast cast as well as Writer/Director John Singleton looking back at the picture ... view
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Self
2011
This one-man play stars Laurence Fishburne in his Tony-nominated performance as Thurgood Marshall, the remarkable Civil Rights lawyer and Supreme Cour ... view
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Thurgood Marshall
Nov 2010 (first aired)
Hosts Tanner Foust, Adam Ferrara and Rutledge Wood embark on adventures as they test cars in extreme stunts, intense challenges and first-person revie ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Nov 2010 (first aired)
A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien. ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2010
Moments of Extraction is an animated short film shows what each character of Predators movie was doing when they were captured by the Predators. Creat ... view
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Noland (voice)
2010
A group of cold-blooded killers find themselves trapped on an alien planet to be hunted by extraterrestrial Predators. ... view
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Noland
2010
Created as part of the marketing campaign for Predators, the film sheds a little more light on the individuals captured by the Super Predators and tak ... view
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2010
Join photographer turned public access guru Ricky Powell in this collection of clips from his influential NY TV show, Rappin' With The Rickster. ... view
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Self
2009
A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist against their own company. Armed with ... view
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Baines
2009
THE BLACK LIST: VOL. 2 profiles some of today's most fascinating African-Americans. From the childhood inspirations that shaped their ambitions, to th ... view
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Self
2008
The lives of rival gang members, a teacher, a TV news crew and other intertwine in the city of Los Angeles. ... view
Character:
Mr. Stafford
2008
A mobster orders an undercover FBI agent to torture an accountant. ... view
Character:
Archie Green
Jul 2008 (first aired)
Renowned film critic and television/radio personality Elvis Mitchell interviews various actors and directors to find out what has influenced them and ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
2008
Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine ... view
Character:
Cole Williams
2007
A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hosta ... view
Character:
Tad Gruzsa
2007
The Fantastic Four return to the big screen as a new and all powerful enemy threatens the Earth. The seemingly unstoppable 'Silver Surfer', but all is ... view
Character:
Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer (voice)
2007
After coaching the Oakland Raiders to the AFC Championship game in 2000, Jon Gruden was traded by the Raiders to Tampa Bay in the Spring of 2002. In ... view
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Narrator
2007
After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei ... view
Character:
Narrator (voice)
2007
The New York Giants hadn't won an NFL championship in 30 years before Bill Parcells' led them to two Super Bowl victories in five years. In 1986 the G ... view
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Narrator
2007
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War documents the work Martin Luther King did in attempting to bring peace to people during the turmoil of the Vietnam ... view
Character:
Self
Nov 2006 (first aired)
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions is an annual documentary series created by NFL Films (broadcast on the NFL Network and CBS). Each of its 55 ( ... view
Character:
Narrator (voice) (5 ep.)
2006
In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman, hotel manager, lounge singer, busboy, beautician and others intersect in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy's assas ... view
Character:
Edward Robinson
2006
Martijn, an idealistic Dutch pianist, travels to Morocco to help start a food program for malnourished children. Within moments of his arrival, howeve ... view
Character:
Ahmat
2006
11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classm ... view
Character:
Dr. Larabee
2006
Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, ... view
Character:
Theodore Brassel
2006
The Making of Event Horizon, a five-part documentary: Into the Jaws of Darkness, The Body of the Beast, Liberate Tutume Ex Infernis, The Scale to Hell ... view
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Self
2005
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along wi ... view
Character:
Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
2005
An informative archival behind-the-scenes featurette of "Rumble Fish", featuring raw footage from the pre-production process. Also included are short ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2005
Ashes and Snow, a film by Gregory Colbert, uses both still and movie cameras to explore extraordinary interactions between humans and animals. The 60- ... view
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Narrator (voice)
2005
On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and crim ... view
Character:
Marion Bishop
Jan 2005 (first aired)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regul ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2004
An hour long discussion on the philosophical concepts that inspired, and are presented in the trilogy. This is one of the two feature-length documenta ... view
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Morpheus
2004
The making of The Matrix Reloaded: Go to the middle movie's furthest reaches via five documentary paths revealing 21 featurettes. ... view
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Self
2004
The making of The Matrix Revolutions: The cataclysmic final confrontation chronicled through six documentary pods revealing 28 featurettes ... view
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Self
2004
This thirty-minute documentary follows the Wachowski sisters and the film's crew through production on the film's famed highway chase sequence. We get ... view
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Self
2004
Documentary on the making of 'Mystic River'. ... view
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Self
2004
The making of Matrix Revolutions, The (2003) is briefly touched on here in this documentary. Interviews with various cast and crew members inform us h ... view
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Self
2003
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing t ... view
Character:
Morpheus
2003
Clint Eastwood's film 'Mystic River' (2003) is discussed by the director himself, screenwriter Brian Helgeland, the novel's author Dennis Lehane, and ... view
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Self
2003
This making-of piece offers the standard mix of movie snippets, behind the scenes materials, and interviews from cast and crew on the making of the fi ... view
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Self
2003
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy. ... view
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Whitey Powers
Sep 2003 (first aired)
The Blues (2003) is a seven-part documentary series produced by Martin Scorsese that explores the history and influence of blues music. Each episode, ... view
Character:
Self - Narrator (1 ep.)
2003
Cast and crew offer up a nice overview piece, discussing the picture's authenticity, real life in the time of "Boyz n the Hood," the parallels between ... view
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Self
2003
Actor Obba Babatundé hosts this biopic showcasing the life of acclaimed African-American singer and actress Dorothy Dandridge, who overcame racism an ... view
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Self
2003
Wim Wenders looks at the dramatic tension in the blues between the sacred and the profane by exploring the music and lives of three of his favorite bl ... view
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Self - Narrator
2003
The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the abi ... view
Character:
Morpheus
2003
In this MTV short film parody of The Matrix Reloaded, Justin Timberlake and Seann William Scott must navigate their way through the world of The Matri ... view
Character:
Morpheus (archive footage)
2003
A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son, this is the story of Manuel Galloway, also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle club ... view
Character:
Smoke
Jan 2003 (first aired)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC. ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
2003
Andres Serrano (born August 15, 1950 in New York City) is an American photographer and artist who has become notorious through his photos of corpses a ... view
Character:
Self
Sep 2002 (first aired)
The show follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas coun ... view
Character:
CSI Dr. Ray Langston (1 ep.)
2002
An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the bl ... view
Character:
Verification Hand (voice) (uncredited)
2001
The film goes behind the scenes of the 1999 sci-fi movie The Matrix. ... view
Character:
Self - Morpheus
2001
Back in the day day, I did this crazy documentary across the world entitled “Spooge”. This documentary would not have been possible without Direc ... view
Character:
Self
2001
A white blood cell policeman, with the help of a cold pill, must stop a deadly virus from destroying the human they live in, Frank. ... view
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Thrax (voice)
2000
A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood... ... view
Character:
Laurence Fishburne
2000
Two estranged half-brothers, Billy and Torch, reconnect during a brief jail stay. 20/20 Mike concocts a scheme in which the two of them will steal dop ... view
Character:
20 / 20 Mike
Oct 2000 (first aired)
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and findin ... view
Character:
Raymond Langston (60 ep.)
2000
A spoof created for the 2000 MTV Movie Awards, combining The Matrix and "Sex in the City". ... view
Character:
Morpheus (archive footage)
2000
This documentary showcases basketball player Michael Jordan's awe-inspiring moves, providing behind-the-scenes and on-the-court action, including foot ... view
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Narrator (voice)
1999
A promotional making-of documentary for the film The Matrix (1999) that devotes its time to explaining the digital and practical effects contained in ... view
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Self
1999
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful co ... view
Character:
Morpheus
Jun 1998 (first aired)
The Magic Hour is an American talk show hosted by basketball player Earvin "Magic" Johnson. The series aired in syndication from June to September 199 ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1998
An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More importantly he touches the lives of many of his neighb ... view
Character:
Socrates Fortlow
1997
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Har ... view
Character:
Bumpy Johnson
1997
In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its ... view
Character:
Miller
Aug 1997 (first aired)
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discu ... view
Character:
Self (4 ep.)
1997
The true story of the US Government's 1932 Tuskeegee Syphilis Experiments, in which a group of black test subjects were allowed to die, despite a cure ... view
Character:
Caleb Humphries
Jul 1996 (first aired)
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture. ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)
1996
During a routine prison work detail, convict Piper is chained to Dodge, a cyberhacker, when gunfire breaks out. Apparently, the attack is related to s ... view
Character:
Piper
1995
The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic. ... view
Character:
Othello
Oct 1995 (first aired)
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox. ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1995
During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. ... view
Character:
Hannibal Lee
1995
A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific ... view
Character:
Sheriff Tanny Brown
1995
CIA operative Nelson Crowe is tasked with a deadly assignment: infiltrate a highly secret industrial espionage firm. Once inside, he teams with Margar ... view
Character:
Nelson Crowe
1995
African-American student Malik is on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will ... view
Character:
Professor Maurice Phipps
Aug 1994 (first aired)
James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews. ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1993
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer. ... view
Character:
Vinnie
1993
Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike. ... view
Character:
Ike Turner
Mar 1993 (first aired)
TriBeCa was a television drama anthology series created by David J. Burke and co-produced with Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal for TriBeCa Productio ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (7 ep.)
May 1992 (first aired)
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1992
Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian fo ... view
Character:
Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull
1991
A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filmi ... view
Character:
Self
1991
In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre ... view
Character:
Furious Styles
1991
A liberal activist lawyer alienated his daughter Maggie years ago when she discovered his many affairs. Now a conservative corporate lawyer, Maggie ag ... view
Character:
Nick Holbrook
Character:
Self
1990
A cantankerous widower (Garner) who is virtually living the life of a recluse is forced to rejoin his community when his Godchild (Skaggs) gets in tro ... view
Character:
Michael Waring, DOD Man
1990
As punishment for drunken, rebellious behavior, a young white soldier is thrown into a stockade populated entirely by black inmates. But instead of fa ... view
Character:
Roosevelt Stokes
Sep 1990 (first aired)
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. ... view
Character:
Sgt. Louis Douglas / Samuel Jess / Various (voice) (9 ep.)
1990
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and ... view
Character:
Jimmy Jump
1988
Pee-wee Herman and pals are celebrating Christmas in the Playhouse in their own creative ways: Pee-wee makes a list for Santa Claus 1.5 miles long, te ... view
Character:
Cowboy Curtis
Sep 1988 (first aired)
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 spo ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1988
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord w ... view
Character:
Lt. Stobbs
1988
Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend. ... view
Character:
Vaughn 'Dap' Dunlap
1987
When successful businessman Sam Treadwell finds that his android wife, Cherry model 2000 has blown a fuse, he hires sexy renegade tracker E. Johnson t ... view
Character:
Glu Glu Lawyer
1987
At Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in combat. Unable ... view
Character:
Sgt. Flanagan
1987
A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their ... view
Character:
Max
Sep 1986 (first aired)
Join Pee-Wee Herman and his friends Chairry, Miss Yvonne, Cowboy Curtis, Jambi the Genie and others as they play around in Pee-Wee's magical Playhouse ... view
Character:
Cowboy Curtis (45 ep.)
1986
An Indian Vietnam veteran trains five street punks in the Everglades to fight vice in Miami. ... view
Character:
Cream
1986
Jack Casey used to be a hot-shot stock market whiz kid. After a disastrous professional decision, his life in the fast lane is over. He loses his nerv ... view
Character:
Voodoo
1985
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After ... view
Character:
Swain
Sep 1985 (first aired)
Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1985 (first aired)
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as ... view
Character:
Casey Taylor (1 ep.)
1984
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide. ... view
Character:
Bumpy Rhodes
Sep 1984 (first aired)
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership o ... view
Character:
Prison Guard Keller (1 ep.)
1983
Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare. ... view
Character:
Midget
1983
This film is the true story of Medgar Evers, a successful insurance agent who moves to Jackson, Mississippi to direct the regional headquarters of the ... view
Character:
Jimbo Collins
1983
Moments before being surprised at an anniversary garden party thrown by her husband and their family and friends, Carol Sherwood shocks him by saying ... view
Character:
Hank Johnson
1982
Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles. ... view
Character:
Cutter
Jan 1981 (first aired)
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1980 (first aired)
Miniseries based on the 1977 autobiography by Philip Caputo about his service in the United States Marine Corps in the early years of American involve ... view
Character:
Lightbulb (2 ep.)
1980
Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — become friends after a thought-provoking screening ... view
Character:
High School Student
Apr 1980 (first aired)
The Six O'Clock Follies is an American military sitcom that aired on NBC from April 24, 1980 to September 13, 1980. ... view
Character:
Robby Robinson (6 ep.)
Sep 1979 (first aired)
Trapper John, M.D. is an American television medical drama and spin-off of the film MASH, concerning a lovable doctor who became a mentor and father f ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1979
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." ... view
Character:
Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
1979
David Greene is a New York basketball enthusiast, who wants to coach. He is then offered the coaching job at a small Nevada college. He brings along s ... view
Character:
Street Kid
1975
The unintentional shooting by police of a star basketball player has profound personal, political and community repercussions in this acclaimed adapta ... view
Character:
Wilford Robinson
1972
Life in a black ghetto isn't easy for 14-year-old Billie Jean Sims, who has a father in jail, a blind grandmother, and a brother with a drug habit. Gr ... view
Character:
Fish
Sep 1972 (first aired)
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, th ... view
Character:
Corporal Dorsey (1 ep.)
Apr 1956 (first aired)
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards ... view
Character:
Self - Presenter (2 ep.)
Mar 1953 (first aired)
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuett ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)
Dec 1951 (first aired)
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christo ... view
Character:
Michael Waring (1 ep.)