|
The Color Purple |
Old Mister / Ol' Mister |
2023 |
|
Imaginary Friends |
|
2023 |
|
Sidney |
Self |
2022 |
|
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers |
Self - Lakers Fan |
2022 |
|
Kingdom Business |
Jeremiah |
2022 |
|
FRO Thizzle Reviews |
Self |
2022 |
|
Three Months |
Benny |
2022 |
|
African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey |
Self |
2022 |
|
Not to Forget |
Pastor John |
2021 |
|
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age |
Self |
2021 |
|
The Reason |
Pastor Jim |
2020 |
|
Canaan Land |
Talk Show Guest |
2020 |
|
Foster Boy |
Judge George Taylor |
2020 |
|
The Cuban |
Luis Garcia |
2019 |
|
Watchmen |
Will Reeves |
2019 |
|
Supervized |
Pendle |
2019 |
|
The Gang Activists |
Himself |
2019 |
|
Hal |
Himself / Self |
2018 |
|
Breaking Brooklyn |
Miles Bryant / Miles |
2018 |
|
Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart |
Self |
2017 |
|
Undercover Grandpa |
Mother |
2017 |
|
The Good Fight |
Carl Reddick |
2017 |
|
Double Play |
Coco |
2017 |
|
King of the Dancehall |
The Bishop |
2017 |
|
Maya Angelou And Still I Rise |
Self - Actor / Himself |
2016 |
|
Come to the Garden |
God |
2016 |
|
Hap and Leonard |
Bacon |
2016 |
|
Boiling Pot |
Detective Haven |
2015 |
|
The Spoils Before Dying |
Duke Webster |
2015 |
|
The Book of Negroes |
Daddy Moses |
2015 |
|
The Miracle of Tony Davis |
God |
2014 |
|
Madam Secretary |
Father Laurent Vasseur |
2014 |
|
The Nicole Barrett Show |
Self - Guest |
2014 |
|
Extant |
Quinn |
2014 |
|
Pride of Lions |
Lou Jones |
2014 |
|
A Fighting Man |
Cubby |
2014 |
|
And the Oscar Goes to... |
Self |
2014 |
|
Miracle at Gate 213 |
Roy Peddington |
2013 |
|
Cinerockom |
Self - Winner |
2013 |
|
The Queen Latifah Show |
Self - Guest |
2013 |
|
The Red Booth |
Self |
2013 |
|
Celebrity Page |
Self |
2013 |
|
Jewtholic |
Narrator |
2013 |
|
Breaking at the Edge |
Floyd |
2013 |
|
Home & Family |
Self |
2012 |
|
Teens Wanna Know |
Self - Guest |
2012 |
|
Smitty |
Mr. Smith |
2012 |
|
The 84th Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Audience Member |
2012 |
|
The Undershepherd |
Bishop Redford |
2012 |
|
Dog Jack |
Grown up Jed |
2011 |
|
What's Up Orange County |
Self |
2011 |
|
The Lamp |
Charles Montgomery III |
2011 |
|
Dish Nation |
Self |
2011 |
|
Half in the Bag |
Self |
2011 |
|
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Audience Member |
2011 |
|
The Grace Card |
George Wright |
2010 |
|
Hawaii Five-0 |
Lou's Father |
2010 |
|
Boardwalk Empire |
Oscar Boneau |
2010 |
|
Why Did I Get Married Too? |
Porter |
2010 |
|
The Perfect Game |
Cool Papa Bell |
2010 |
|
Celebrity Close Calls |
Self |
2010 |
|
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots |
(voice) |
2010 |
|
In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber |
Self |
2009 |
|
Life After |
Self |
2009 |
|
Shannon's Rainbow |
Max Donovan |
2009 |
|
The 81st Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Audience Member |
2009 |
|
The Least Among You |
Samuel Benton |
2009 |
|
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy |
Self |
2009 |
|
Let Freedom Sing: How Music Inspired the Civil Rights Movement |
Narrator |
2009 |
|
Delgo |
King Zahn (voice) / King Zahn |
2008 |
|
Celebrity Ghost Stories |
Himself |
2008 |
|
The Black List: Volume One |
Himself / Self |
2008 |
|
The 80th Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Audience Member |
2008 |
|
Pioneers of Television |
Self |
2008 |
|
Stories USA |
Doc (segment "Club Soda") |
2007 |
|
Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush |
Self |
2007 |
|
Cover |
Detective Hicks |
2007 |
|
ADHDtv: With Lew Marklin |
Self - Celebrity Guest, Self - Guest |
2007 |
|
The 79th Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Audience Member |
2007 |
|
Daddy's Little Girls |
Willie |
2007 |
|
Manufacturing Dissent |
Self - 75th Annual Academy Awards |
2007 |
|
Psych |
Lloyd Marr |
2006 |
|
Solar Attack |
President Ryan Gordon |
2006 |
|
All In |
Caps |
2006 |
|
Left Behind III: World at War |
President Geral Fitzhugh / President Gerald Fitzhugh |
2005 |
|
TV Land Confidential |
Self - Interviewee |
2005 |
|
The 77th Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Audience Member |
2005 |
|
Lackawanna Blues |
Ol'lem Taylor |
2005 |
|
Black in the 80s |
Self |
2005 |
|
The Batman |
Lucius Fox |
2004 |
|
The 76th Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Audience Member |
2004 |
|
A Century of Black Cinema |
Self |
2003 |
|
Jasper, Texas |
R.C. Horn |
2003 |
|
Momentum |
Raymond Addison |
2003 |
|
The 75th Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Past Winner |
2003 |
|
Half & Half |
Ray Willis |
2002 |
|
Gylne tider |
Self |
2002 |
|
The Dead Zone |
Pastor David Lewis |
2002 |
|
Deceived |
Col. David Garrett |
2002 |
|
The 73rd Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Audience Member |
2001 |
|
Lifestyle Magazine |
Self |
2001 |
|
Dr Lucille: The Lucille Teasdale Story |
David Mulera |
2001 |
|
Resurrection Blvd. |
Ezekiel 'Zeke' Grant |
2000 |
|
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story |
Lou Hastings |
2000 |
|
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence |
Frank |
2000 |
|
The Highwayman |
Phil Bishop |
2000 |
|
Y2K |
Morgan |
1999 |
|
Family Guy |
Drill Sargent |
1999 |
|
The Inspectors |
Inspector Frank Hughes |
1998 |
|
Hercules |
Chiron |
1998 |
|
The 70th Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Past Winner |
1998 |
|
Legend of the Mummy |
Corbeck |
1998 |
|
The View |
Himself - Guest |
1997 |
|
Stargate SG-1 |
Gerak |
1997 |
|
In His Father's Shoes |
Frank Crosby / Richard |
1997 |
|
The Wall That Heals |
Narrator |
1997 |
|
The Great War: 1914-1918 |
W.E.B. Du Bois |
1996 |
|
Early Edition |
Jim Matthews |
1996 |
|
Promised Land |
Anderson Walker |
1996 |
|
Inside |
Questioner |
1996 |
|
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story |
Bob Kersee |
1996 |
|
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story |
James Mink |
1996 |
|
Managua |
Paul |
1996 |
|
E! True Hollywood Story |
Himself |
1996 |
|
The 68th Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Audience Member |
1996 |
|
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts |
Self |
1995 |
|
Iron Eagle on the Attack |
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair / Chappy Sinclair |
1995 |
|
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies |
Self |
1995 |
|
Zooman |
Rueben Tate |
1995 |
|
A Father for Charlie |
Walter Osgood |
1995 |
|
Touched by an Angel |
Anderson Walker |
1994 |
|
ER |
Leo Malcolm |
1994 |
|
Flashfire |
Ben Durand |
1994 |
|
Curse of the Starving Class |
Ellis |
1994 |
|
Extra with Billy Bush |
Self (archive footage) |
1994 |
|
A Good Man in Africa |
Prof. Sam Adekunle / Adekunle |
1994 |
|
Ellen |
Sgt. Timko |
1994 |
|
Blue Chips |
Father Dawkins |
1994 |
|
Return to Lonesome Dove |
Isom Pickett |
1993 |
|
Late Night with Conan O'Brien |
Himself - Guest |
1993 |
|
Monolith |
Capt. MacCandless |
1993 |
|
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations |
Leonard Clay |
1993 |
|
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II |
Reader |
1992 |
|
Picket Fences |
Rick Jennings |
1992 |
|
Diggstown |
'Honey' Roy Palmer |
1992 |
|
Aces: Iron Eagle III |
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair / Chappy |
1992 |
|
Keeper of the City |
Detective James Dela |
1991 |
|
Carolina Skeletons |
James Bragg |
1991 |
|
One on One with John Tesh |
Self - Guest |
1991 |
|
Toy Soldiers |
Dean Parker / Dean Edward Parker |
1991 |
|
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Audience Member |
1991 |
|
The Josephine Baker Story |
Sidney Williams |
1991 |
|
Cover-Up |
Lou Jackson |
1991 |
|
Sudie and Simpson |
Simpson |
1990 |
|
Captain Planet and the Planeteers |
Cmdr. Clash |
1990 |
|
El Diablo |
Van Leek |
1990 |
|
The Punisher |
Jake Berkowitz |
1989 |
|
Gideon Oliver |
Gideon Oliver |
1989 |
|
The Pat Sajak Show |
Self - Guest |
1989 |
|
The Arsenio Hall Show |
Himself - Guest |
1989 |
|
Roots: The Gift |
Fiddler / Fiddler Reynolds |
1988 |
|
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July |
Big John Creed |
1988 |
|
Iron Eagle II |
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair / Chappy |
1988 |
|
American Experience |
Self - Narrator |
1988 |
|
The 60th Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Audience Member |
1988 |
|
The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards |
Self - Presenter |
1988 |
|
Straight Up |
Cosmo |
1988 |
|
The Father Clements Story |
Father George Clements |
1987 |
|
The Principal |
Jake Phillips |
1987 |
|
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood |
Self |
1987 |
|
A Gathering of Old Men |
Mathu |
1987 |
|
Biography |
Self |
1987 |
|
The 59th Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Audience Member |
1987 |
|
Firewalker |
Leo Porter |
1986 |
|
Nightlife |
Self |
1986 |
|
The 58th Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Presenter |
1986 |
|
Iron Eagle |
Chappy / Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair |
1986 |
|
Enemy Mine |
Drac / Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan |
1985 |
|
American Masters |
Self - Actor |
1985 |
|
The Guardian |
John Mack |
1984 |
|
Finders Keepers |
Century |
1984 |
|
Sadat |
Anwar al-Sadat |
1983 |
|
Wheel of Fortune |
Self - Celebrity Contestant |
1983 |
|
Jaws 3-D |
Calvin Bouchard |
1983 |
|
The 55th Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Winner |
1983 |
|
The Powers of Matthew Star |
Walt Shepherd / Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai), Walt Shepherd / Julian / Walter "Walt" Shepherd (D'Hai) |
1982 |
|
An Officer and a Gentleman |
Sgt. Emil Foley / Sergeant Emil Foley |
1982 |
|
I Love Liberty |
Self |
1982 |
|
An Evening at the Improv |
Himself |
1982 |
|
Palmerstown, U.S.A. |
Fredrick Douglas Jackson |
1980 |
|
The Toni Tennille Show |
Self - Guest |
1979 |
|
The Lazarus Syndrome |
Dr. MacArthur St. Clair |
1979 |
|
Backstairs at the White House |
Houseman Levi Mercer / Levi Mercer, Houseman |
1979 |
|
Lawman Without a Gun |
Tom Hayward |
1978 |
|
The Lazarus Syndrome |
Dr. MacArthur St. Clair |
1978 |
|
The Choirboys |
Calvin Motts |
1977 |
|
The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards |
Self - Winner & Presenter |
1977 |
|
The Deep |
Henri Cloche |
1977 |
|
Roots |
Fiddler |
1977 |
|
Little Ladies of the Night |
Russ Garfield |
1977 |
|
Visions |
Rex |
1976 |
|
J.D.'s Revenge |
Rev. Elija Bliss |
1976 |
|
The River Niger |
Dr. Dudley Stanton |
1976 |
|
Saturday Night Live |
Various / Self - Host |
1975 |
|
Caribe |
David Wallace |
1975 |
|
The Jeffersons |
Wendell Brown |
1975 |
|
Black Bart |
Black Bart |
1975 |
|
Petrocelli |
District Attorney Kurt Olson, Kurt Olson, DA |
1974 |
|
The White Dawn |
Portagee |
1974 |
|
Lucas Tanner |
Bobby Koball |
1974 |
|
Little House on the Prairie |
Henry Hill |
1974 |
|
The Rockford Files |
Marcus Aurelius 'Gabby' Hayes, Marcus Aurelius Hayes / O'Brien |
1974 |
|
Sidekicks |
Jason O'Rourke |
1974 |
|
It's Good to Be Alive |
Sam Brockington |
1974 |
|
Good Times |
Donald Knight, Uncle Wilbert |
1974 |
|
The Six Million Dollar Man |
O'Flaherty |
1974 |
|
The Laughing Policeman |
Larrimore / Insp. James Larrimore SFPD |
1973 |
|
Police Story |
Det. Virgil Barnes, Freddie |
1973 |
|
Harry O |
Cleon Jackson |
1973 |
|
Travels with My Aunt |
Wordsworth |
1972 |
|
The Rookies |
Toby Jones |
1972 |
|
Skin Game |
Jason O'Rourke / Jason |
1971 |
|
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law |
Lt. Carl Fellows |
1971 |
|
Longstreet |
Sergeant Cory |
1971 |
|
Alias Smith and Jones |
Joe Sims |
1971 |
|
The Partridge Family |
Sam Simon |
1970 |
|
The Young Rebels |
Isak Poole |
1970 |
|
The Landlord |
Copee / Copee Johnson |
1970 |
|
McCloud |
Dewey Justin |
1970 |
|
Love, American Style |
Freddy (segment "Love and the Mystic") |
1969 |
|
The Bill Cosby Show |
Hurricane Smith |
1969 |
|
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors |
Dr. Karnes |
1969 |
|
The Bushbaby |
Tembo |
1969 |
|
The David Frost Show |
Self - Guest |
1969 |
|
Companions in Nightmare |
Lt. Adam McKay |
1968 |
|
Mod Squad |
Smitty, Lloyd, Charley Jameson |
1968 |
|
Cowboy in Africa |
Fulah, Joseph Hemera |
1967 |
|
The Invaders |
Ollie |
1967 |
|
Daktari |
Mkono |
1966 |
|
East Side/West Side |
Martin Powers |
1963 |
|
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson |
Himself, Himself - Guest |
1962 |
|
The Doctors and the Nurses |
William Taylor |
1962 |
|
A Raisin in the Sun |
George Murchison (as Louis Gossett) / George Murchison |
1961 |
|
Bonanza |
Buck Walter |
1959 |
|
The Big Story |
Mac |
1949 |
|
The Ed Sullivan Show |
Himself - Singer / Dancer |
1948 |
