|
American Dreamer |
|
2024 |
|
The Naughty Nine |
Santa Claus |
2023 |
|
Double Soul |
Michael Tedeschi |
2023 |
|
I'm a Virgo |
Weatherman |
2023 |
|
Press Play |
Cooper |
2022 |
|
African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey |
Self |
2022 |
|
The Inspirational Sounds Holiday Special |
Self - Guest |
2022 |
|
A Night in the Academy Museum |
Self / Himself |
2021 |
|
Inspirational Sounds |
Self - Guest |
2021 |
|
Truth to Power |
Self |
2021 |
|
How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? |
Self |
2021 |
|
Soul of a Nation |
Self |
2021 |
|
The Drummer |
Mark Walker |
2020 |
|
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man |
Narrator |
2020 |
|
After Fact |
Self |
2020 |
|
Jumanji: The Next Level |
Milo |
2019 |
|
Always in Season |
Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
2019 |
|
The Curse of Buckout Road |
Dr. Lawrence Powell / Dr. Powell |
2019 |
|
The Last Black Man in San Francisco |
Grandpa Allen |
2019 |
|
Strive |
Mr. Rose |
2019 |
|
The Dead Don't Die |
Hank Thompson |
2019 |
|
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story |
Josiah Henson |
2019 |
|
The Robeson Effect |
Self |
2019 |
|
Q 85: A Musical Celebration For Quincy Jones |
Self |
2018 |
|
Christmas Break-In |
Ray |
2018 |
|
Death Race 4: Beyond Anarchy |
Baltimore Bob |
2018 |
|
The Old Man & the Gun |
Teddy |
2018 |
|
Sorry to Bother You |
Langston |
2018 |
|
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey |
Mr. Ocean |
2018 |
|
Hollywood Insider |
Self |
2018 |
|
Come Sunday |
Quincy / Gilbert Pearson |
2018 |
|
Survivors Guide To Prison |
Himself / Self |
2018 |
|
49th NAACP Image Awards |
Self |
2018 |
|
Proud Mary |
Benny |
2018 |
|
Union Time: Fighting for Workers' Rights |
Narrator |
2018 |
|
The Christmas Train |
Max Powers |
2017 |
|
Spielberg |
Self - Segment "The Color Purple" |
2017 |
|
The Good Catholic |
Victor |
2017 |
|
Tour de Pharmacy |
Slim Robinson / Slim Robinson Present Day |
2017 |
|
Cold Case Files |
Narrator / Narrator (voice), Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice), Narrator (voice) |
2017 |
|
Extortion |
Constable Haagen / Detective Constable Haagen |
2017 |
|
Monster Trucks |
Mr. Weathers |
2016 |
|
Almost Christmas |
Walter |
2016 |
|
Pushing Dead |
Bob |
2016 |
|
Complete Unknown |
Roger |
2016 |
|
Sr. Pig |
Ambrose |
2016 |
|
Gridlocked |
Sully |
2016 |
|
The American West |
Self - Actor, 'Silverado' |
2016 |
|
Back in the Day |
Eddie 'Rocks' Travor |
2016 |
|
93 Days |
Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri |
2016 |
|
Waffle Street |
Edward Collins |
2016 |
|
Dark Web |
The Boss |
2016 |
|
About Scout |
Red Freston / Red |
2016 |
|
Agents of Change |
Himself / Self |
2016 |
|
Dirty Grandpa |
Stinky |
2016 |
|
Diablo |
Benjamin Carver |
2016 |
|
Andron |
Chancellor Gordon |
2015 |
|
No Sleep TV3 |
Paul D. |
2015 |
|
Checkmate |
Elohim |
2015 |
|
Caffeinated |
Coffee Lover |
2015 |
|
Consumed |
Hal Westbrook |
2015 |
|
We Are Many |
Himself / Self |
2015 |
|
Bad Asses on the Bayou |
Bernie Pope |
2015 |
|
The Shift |
Floyd |
2015 |
|
Mississippi Inferno |
Narrator |
2015 |
|
Toxin |
Dr. Locke |
2015 |
|
Beyond the Lights |
Captain Nicol |
2014 |
|
Day of the Mummy |
Carl |
2014 |
|
Yellowbird |
Darius (voice) / Darius |
2014 |
|
Black-ish |
Uncle Norman |
2014 |
|
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee |
Self |
2014 |
|
2047: Sights of Death |
Sponge |
2014 |
|
Supremacy |
Mr. Walker |
2014 |
|
Ninja Immovable Heart |
Ex Director Matthew Reynolds |
2014 |
|
Unsung Hollywood |
Self |
2014 |
|
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses |
Bernie Pope / Bernie |
2014 |
|
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama |
|
2014 |
|
Mozart in the Jungle |
Mayor |
2014 |
|
From Above |
William Ward |
2014 |
|
Rage |
Det. Peter St. John / Detective St. John |
2014 |
|
Legalize It |
Self |
2014 |
|
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight |
Thurgood Marshall / Justice Thurgood Marshall |
2013 |
|
Ironside |
Frank Ironside |
2013 |
|
Celebrity Page |
Self |
2013 |
|
Extraction |
Harding |
2013 |
|
Tula: The Revolt |
Shinishi |
2013 |
|
American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs |
Self |
2013 |
|
A Way Back Home |
Charlie Shuffleton |
2013 |
|
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth |
Self |
2013 |
|
Space Warriors |
Commander / Commander Phillips |
2013 |
|
Highland Park |
Ed |
2013 |
|
The Bouquet |
Reverend John |
2013 |
|
LUV |
Arthur |
2013 |
|
The New Environmentalists |
Narrator |
2013 |
|
The Children's Republic |
Dubem |
2012 |
|
Casting By |
Self |
2012 |
|
The Lighthouse |
Duncan |
2012 |
|
Occupy Los Angeles |
Self |
2012 |
|
Shadows of Liberty |
Self |
2012 |
|
Hannah's Law |
Isom Dart |
2012 |
|
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America |
Count Basie |
2012 |
|
Sins |
Father Leonard |
2012 |
|
Touch |
Arthur Teller / Professor Arthur Teller, Professor Arthur Teller |
2012 |
|
Long Day Journey |
|
2012 |
|
Mysteria |
Investigator |
2011 |
|
Rise Like Lions |
Self (Occupy Oakland) |
2011 |
|
Donovan's Echo |
Donovan Matheson |
2011 |
|
Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories |
Himself - Award Winning Actor (archive footage) |
2011 |
|
Save the Farm |
Self - Actor & Activist |
2011 |
|
Age of the Dragons |
Ahab |
2011 |
|
Son of Morning |
Gabriel Peters |
2011 |
|
Mooz-Lum |
Dean Francis |
2011 |
|
Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up? |
|
2010 |
|
I Want to Be a Soldier |
School Director |
2010 |
|
Down for Life |
Mr. Shannon |
2010 |
|
Alpha and Omega |
Winston (voice) / Winston |
2010 |
|
I'm Still Here |
Danny Glover / Himself |
2010 |
|
Legendary |
Harry 'Red' Newman |
2010 |
|
Dear Alice |
Franzis Namazi / Franzis |
2010 |
|
Death at a Funeral |
Uncle Russell |
2010 |
|
Act of Vengeance |
Marcus |
2010 |
|
Human Target |
Client |
2010 |
|
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots |
(voice) |
2010 |
|
The People Speak |
Self |
2009 |
|
2012 |
President Thomas Wilson |
2009 |
|
Mark at the Movies |
Self |
2009 |
|
Nite Tales: The Series |
Jeremiah |
2009 |
|
PoliWood |
Self |
2009 |
|
The Harimaya Bridge |
Joseph Holder |
2009 |
|
Night Train |
Miles |
2009 |
|
Moving Pictures Live! |
Self |
2009 |
|
Leverage |
Charlie Lawson |
2008 |
|
Saw V |
David Tapp |
2008 |
|
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare |
Walter Tortoise (voice) / Walter Tortoise |
2008 |
|
The Garden |
Himself / Self |
2008 |
|
The Truth with Jeff Johnson |
Self - Panelist |
2008 |
|
Blindness |
Man with Black Eye Patch |
2008 |
|
Sex: The Revolution |
Self |
2008 |
|
Be Kind Rewind |
Mr. Fletcher |
2008 |
|
Gospel Hill |
John Malcolm |
2008 |
|
Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday |
Self - UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador |
2008 |
|
Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action |
Self |
2008 |
|
Back at the Barnyard |
Miles the Mule |
2007 |
|
Honeydripper |
Tyrone Purvis |
2007 |
|
Battle for Terra |
President Chen (voice) / President Chen |
2007 |
|
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation |
Priest - friend of Sam Nujoma / Father Elias |
2007 |
|
The History Channel Presents: The Civil War |
|
2007 |
|
Shooter |
Colonel Isaac Johnson |
2007 |
|
Poor Boy's Game |
George |
2007 |
|
Rwanda Rising |
Father Aime Rukanika |
2007 |
|
Dreamgirls |
Marty Madison |
2006 |
|
Read You Like a Book |
|
2006 |
|
Brothers & Sisters |
Isaac Marshall |
2006 |
|
Barnyard |
Miles the Mule (voice) / Miles the Mule |
2006 |
|
Psych |
Mel Hornsby |
2006 |
|
Bamako (The Court) |
Cow-boy |
2006 |
|
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit |
Brer Turtle |
2006 |
|
The Shaggy Dog |
Ken Hollister |
2006 |
|
Deal or No Deal |
Self |
2005 |
|
Made in Hollywood |
Self |
2005 |
|
Criminal Minds |
Hank Morgan |
2005 |
|
The Peace! DVD |
Himself / Self |
2005 |
|
My Name Is Earl |
Thomas |
2005 |
|
Aristide and the Endless Revolution |
Self |
2005 |
|
Manderlay |
Wilhelm |
2005 |
|
American Dad! |
Minstrel Krampus |
2005 |
|
Black in the 80s |
(archive footage) |
2005 |
|
The Exonerated |
David / David Keaton |
2005 |
|
P.N.O.K. |
Col. Weldon |
2005 |
|
Missing in America |
Jake Neely / Jake Neeley |
2005 |
|
Earthsea |
Ogion |
2004 |
|
The Paul O'Grady Show |
Himself - Guest |
2004 |
|
Saw |
Detective David Tapp |
2004 |
|
The Insider |
Himself, Himself (archive footage) |
2004 |
|
The Cookout |
Judge Crowley |
2004 |
|
Tavis Smiley |
Self - Guest |
2004 |
|
Conakry Kas |
|
2004 |
|
A Century of Black Cinema |
Self |
2003 |
|
Real Time with Bill Maher |
Self - Guest |
2003 |
|
The John Garfield Story |
Self |
2003 |
|
Jimmy Kimmel Live! |
Himself - Oscars |
2003 |
|
Good Fences |
Tom Spader |
2003 |
|
XXI Century |
Self - Actor |
2003 |
|
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election |
Self |
2002 |
|
The Wayne Brady Show |
Self - Guest |
2002 |
|
The Real Eve |
Narrator |
2002 |
|
The Royal Tenenbaums |
Henry Sherman |
2001 |
|
Inside Base Camp |
Self |
2001 |
|
3 A.M. |
Hershey |
2001 |
|
Boesman and Lena |
Boesman |
2000 |
|
Bàttu |
|
2000 |
|
Courage |
Self - Host |
2000 |
|
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration |
Self |
2000 |
|
Freedom Song |
Will Walker |
2000 |
|
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong |
Narrator |
1999 |
|
Independent Lens |
Self - Narrator, Narrator |
1999 |
|
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later |
host / Narrator |
1999 |
|
ESPN SportsCentury |
Self - Guest |
1999 |
|
Our Friend, Martin |
Train Conductor (voice) / Train Conductor |
1999 |
|
The People vs. Shintech |
Character |
1999 |
|
The Prince of Egypt |
Jethro (voice) / Jethro |
1998 |
|
Classified X |
Self |
1998 |
|
Beloved |
Paul D / Paul D. Garner |
1998 |
|
Antz |
Barbatus / Barbatus (voice) |
1998 |
|
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson |
Himself - Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator |
1998 |
|
How Stella Got Her Groove Back |
(scenes deleted) |
1998 |
|
Lethal Weapon 4 |
Roger Murtaugh |
1998 |
|
Soldier Child |
Narrator |
1998 |
|
Buffalo Soldiers |
Sgt. Washington Wyatt |
1997 |
|
The Rainmaker |
Richter Tyrone Kipler / Judge Tyrone Kipler |
1997 |
|
Switchback |
Bob Goodall |
1997 |
|
Wild America |
Bigfoot the Mountain Man / Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited) |
1997 |
|
Gone Fishin' |
Gus Green |
1997 |
|
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II |
Self (segment "Liberian Girl") |
1997 |
|
Harriet the Spy |
Cop |
1996 |
|
Mundo VIP |
Self |
1996 |
|
E! True Hollywood Story |
Himself |
1996 |
|
America's Dream |
Silas (segment "Long Black Song") |
1996 |
|
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities |
Himself / Self |
1995 |
|
Operation Dumbo Drop |
Capt. Sam Cahill |
1995 |
|
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies |
Self |
1995 |
|
Empire of the Censors |
Self |
1995 |
|
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child |
King |
1995 |
|
ER |
Charlie Pratt Sr. |
1994 |
|
Extra with Billy Bush |
Self |
1994 |
|
Angels in the Outfield |
George Knox |
1994 |
|
Inside the Actors Studio |
Self - Guest |
1994 |
|
Maverick |
Bank Robber |
1994 |
|
The 36th Annual Grammy Awards |
Self - Presenter |
1994 |
|
Great Railway Journeys |
Self - Presenter |
1994 |
|
The Untold West |
Narrator |
1993 |
|
The Saint of Fort Washington |
Jerry |
1993 |
|
Bopha! |
Micah Mangena |
1993 |
|
Late Night with Conan O'Brien |
Himself - Guest |
1993 |
|
Fallen Angels |
Philip Marlowe |
1993 |
|
Queen |
Alec Haley |
1993 |
|
The Talking Eggs |
Narrator |
1993 |
|
HBO First Look |
Self |
1992 |
|
The 46th Annual Tony Awards |
Self - Presenter |
1992 |
|
Lethal Weapon 3 |
Roger Murtaugh |
1992 |
|
Grand Canyon |
Simon |
1991 |
|
Pure Luck |
Raymond Campanella / Campanella |
1991 |
|
Lonesome Dove: The Making of an Epic |
Self |
1991 |
|
A Rage in Harlem |
Easy Money |
1991 |
|
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Presenter |
1991 |
|
Flight of the Intruder |
Commander Frank Camparelli / Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli |
1991 |
|
Magic Johnson: Always Showtime |
Narrator |
1991 |
|
Predator 2 |
Lieutenant Mike Harrigan |
1990 |
|
To Sleep with Anger |
Harry |
1990 |
|
Captain Planet and the Planeteers |
Professor Apollo |
1990 |
|
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Presenter |
1990 |
|
Rabbit Ears: How the Leopard Got His Spots |
Narrator |
1989 |
|
Lethal Weapon 2 |
Roger Murtaugh |
1989 |
|
Dead Man Out |
Dr. Alex Marsh |
1989 |
|
Lonesome Dove |
Joshua Deets |
1989 |
|
The Arsenio Hall Show |
Himself - Guest |
1989 |
|
Bat*21 |
Captain Bartholomew Clark / Capt. Bartholomew Clark |
1988 |
|
P.O.V. |
Self |
1988 |
|
The 60th Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Presenter |
1988 |
|
Mandela |
Nelson Mandela |
1987 |
|
Scared Straight! 10 Years Later |
Host |
1987 |
|
Biography |
Self |
1987 |
|
Lethal Weapon |
Roger Murtaugh |
1987 |
|
The Oprah Winfrey Show |
Paul D |
1986 |
|
The Color Purple |
Albert / Albert Johnson |
1985 |
|
American Masters |
Narrator, (archive footage) |
1985 |
|
Tall Tales & Legends |
John Henry |
1985 |
|
Silverado |
Mal / Malachi 'Mal' Johnson |
1985 |
|
Witness |
McFee |
1985 |
|
And the Children Shall Lead |
William |
1985 |
|
Places in the Heart |
Moze |
1984 |
|
Iceman |
Loomis |
1984 |
|
Memorial Day |
Willie Monroe |
1983 |
|
Chiefs |
Marshall Peters |
1983 |
|
American Playhouse |
Lester, Walter Lee Younger |
1982 |
|
Out |
Jojo / Roland |
1982 |
|
Gimme a Break! |
Bill |
1981 |
|
Entertainment Tonight |
Self |
1981 |
|
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash |
Morgan |
1981 |
|
The Greatest American Hero |
Vice Officer |
1981 |
|
Hill Street Blues |
Jesse John Hudson |
1981 |
|
Palmerstown, U.S.A. |
Harley |
1980 |
|
Escape from Alcatraz |
Inmate |
1979 |
|
B.J. and the Bear |
Mac Thomas, TV Reporter |
1978 |
|
Lou Grant |
Leroy |
1977 |
|
Live from Lincoln Center |
Self |
1976 |
|
Saturday Night Live |
Roger Murtaugh |
1975 |
|
Sesame Street |
Self |
1969 |
|
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson |
Himself - Guest |
1962 |
