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Dorian Harewood

Dorian Harewood

Birthday: 1950-08-06 | Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2015
The Right Girl

as    James Cline

2011
Mayor Cupcake

as    Albert Peach

2008
Grave Misconduct

as    Baxter Kyle

2007
Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure

as    Older Irwin (voice)

2006
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

as    Jim Monroe

2003
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation

as    Claude St. Claire

2003
Gothika

as    Teddy Howard

2002
The Christmas Shoes

as    Dalton Gregory

2002
Framed

as    George Adams

2001
The Triangle

as    Captain Louis Morgan

2000
Hendrix

as    Al Hendrix

1998
Evasive Action

as    Luke Sinclair

1997
12 Angry Men

as    Juror 5

1996
1995
The Savage Dragon

as    Frank Darling (voice)

1995
Sudden Death

as    Matthew Hallmark

1994
Shattered Image

as    Hardy

1993
Biker Mice from Mars

as    Modo (voice)

1992
Capitol Critters

as    Moze (voice)

1991
ProStars

as    Michael Jordan (voice)

1990
Pacific Heights

as    Dennis

1990
Polly: Comin' Home!

as    Doctor Shannon

1990
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

as    Hank Mitchell

1989
Polly

as    Doctor Shannon

1989
Kiss Shot

as    Kevin Merrick