Dorian Harewood

Actor Aug 6 (age 75) Dayton, Ohio, USA 1954–2022 (68 year career)

6.6 avg rating

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 r…

Known For

Film

Full Metal Jacket

Eightball

Film

Space Jam

Monstar BUPKUS (voice)

Film

Gothika

Teddy Howard

Film

12 Angry Men

Juror 5

Film

Assault on Precinct 13

Gil

Film

The Pagemaster

Jamaican Pirates (voice)

Film

Sudden Death

Matthew Hallmark

Film

Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure

Older Irwin (voice)

Filmography

Acting (143)

Movies (65)

The Right Girl

2015

as James Cline

5.9

The Making of the Wiz Live!

2015

as Self - Narrator

Mayor Cupcake

as Albert Peach

Grave Misconduct

as Baxter Kyle

Crime Wave: 18 Months of Mayhem

2008

as Narrator

Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure

2007

as Older Irwin (voice)

7.5

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

2007

as Self

4.3

The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

2006

as Mister Man (voice)

6.1

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

2006

as Jim Monroe

6.4

Assault on Precinct 13

2005

as Gil

6.2

A History of God

2005

as Self - Narrator

Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.!

2004

as Lead Agent (voice)

4.1

Gothika

2003

as Teddy Howard

6.1

Hollywood Wives: The New Generation

as Claude St. Claire

Levity

as Mackie Whittaker

Daredevil vs. Spider-Man

as Tombstone (voice)

The Christmas Shoes

as Dalton Gregory

Framed

as George Adams

Glitter

as Guy Richardson

The Triangle

as Captain Louis Morgan

Walter and Henry

as Pete Horton

Hendrix

as Al Hendrix

The Last Debate

as Brad Lily

Change of Heart

1998

as Dr. Lewis Franklin

4.8

Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste

1998

Evasive Action

1998

as Luke Sinclair

6.3

Archibald the Rainbow Painter

1998

as Archibald Wright

12 Angry Men

1997

as Juror 5

7.7

When The Cradle Falls

1997

as Lt. Harlan Dugger

6.0

Space Jam

1996

as Monstar BUPKUS (voice)

6.8

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

1996

as Ron Troupe (voice)

7.1

Siegfried and Roy: Masters of the Impossible

Sudden Death

as Matthew Hallmark

The Pagemaster

as Jamaican Pirates (voice)

6.4

Shattered Image

1994

as Hardy

3.0

Getting Up and Going Home

1992

as Ted Owens

Solar Crisis

as Borg

The Easter Story

as (voice)

Pacific Heights

as Dennis

Polly: Comin' Home!

as Doctor Shannon

The Knife and Gun Club

1990

as Dr. Jack Ducette

2.0

Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II

as Stretch

Polly

as Doctor Shannon

Kiss Shot

as Kevin Merrick

God Bless the Child

as Calvin Reed

Full Metal Jacket

as Eightball

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

1987

as Lenell Geter

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985

as Gene

6.4

Dirty Work

1985

as Lt. Jack Hill

Tank

as Sergeant Tippet

Against All Odds

as Tommy

The Jesse Owens Story

1984

as Jesse Owens

7.9

Don't Ask Me, Ask God

1984

as Black Soldier

I, Desire

1982

as Detective Jerry Van Ness

The Ambush Murders

as Ray Ellsworth

Looker

as Lt. Masters

God's Trombones

as Narrator (voice)

High Ice

1980

as Lt. Zack Hawkins

5.8

An American Christmas Carol

as Matt Reeves

Gray Lady Down

as Fowler

Siege

as Simon

Panic in Echo Park

as Michael Stoner

Sparkle

as Levi

Foster & Laurie

as Gregory Foster

Miss Moffat

as Morgan Evans

Television (78)

Bel-Air

2022

as Judge Robertson

7.7

The Equalizer

2021

as General Franklin Knight

Big Sky

as Roman Cobb

9-1-1

as Rupert

Outlaw

as Actor

The Spectacular Spider-Man

2008

as Doc Bromwell (voice)

8.6

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

as Dr. Boyd Sherman

Private Practice

as Duncan Stinson

Tyler Perry's House of Payne

2007

as Larry Shelton

7.6

The Land Before Time

2007

as Mr. Thicknose (voice)

6.3

Handy Manny

2006

as Coach Johnson (voice)

6.3

Kyle XY

2006

7.0

Legion of Super Heroes

2006

as Dr. Mar Londo (voice)

Grey's Anatomy

as Charles Webber

Criminal Minds

as Fred Kirkman

Little House on the Prairie

2005

as Dr. Tan

8.2

The Batman

2004

as Martian Manhunter (voice)

8.0

Kevin Hill

2004

as Professor Lincoln Mathis

Las Vegas

as CIA Contact

Boomtown

as Captain Ronald Hicks

6.2

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

2002

as Narrator

6.0

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

2001

as Burrito/News Reporter (voice)

8.1

Static Shock

2000

as Warden (voice)

8.0

Christianity: The Second Millennium

2000

as Himself - Narrator

Batman Beyond

as Jim Tate (voice)

The Hoop Life

Stargate SG-1

as Thoran

The Practice

as Jerry Cochran / Dr. Cochran

7.6

Earth: Final Conflict

1997

as Herman Forrester

6.8

The New Batman Adventures

1997

as Judge (voice)

8.0

The Legend of Calamity Jane

1997

as Additional Voices (voice)

6.4

7th Heaven

1996

as Morgan Hamilton

6.4

Superman: The Animated Series

1996

as Ron Troupe (voice)

7.6

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

as Officer (voice)

The Incredible Hulk

Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm

as Jax (voice)

Bruno the Kid

Freakazoid!

as Deep Voiced Singer (voice)

Pinky and the Brain

The Watcher

The Savage Dragon

as Frank Darling (voice)

7.5

Gargoyles

1994

as Boreas/Talos (voice)

Spider-Man

as Tombstone (voice)

Duckman

as Booming Voice in Auditorium (voice)

Viper

as Julian Wilkes

Viper

as Julian Wilkes

Iron Man

as War Machine (voice)

6.6

Animaniacs

1993

as Spike / Danny G. (voice)

8.0

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993

as Sgt. Zachary Carver

Sonic the Hedgehog

as Ari (voice)

Biker Mice from Mars

as Modo (voice)

Batman: The Animated Series

as Dan Riley (voice)

Goof Troop

as Buster (voice)

Capitol Critters

as Moze (voice)

Darkwing Duck

I'll Fly Away

ProStars

as Michael Jordan (voice)

4.8

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

1990

as Hank Mitchell

5.2

New Kids on the Block

1990

as Maurice Starr (voice)

3.8

The California Raisin Show

China Beach

Amerika

as Jeffrey Wyman

Beauty and the Beast

as Jason Walker

Matlock

as Edward Kramer

Murder, She Wrote

as Sheriff Claudell Cox

Glitter

as Earl Tobin

Trauma Center

as Skate Baylor

Hotel

Matt Houston

as Jerry 'The Rock' Lennox

6.2

Strike Force

1981

as Sergeant Paul Strobber

7.3

Beulah Land

1980

as Floyd

7.0

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

as Simon Haley

7.5

Roots: The Next Generations

as Simon Haley

Eight Is Enough

The Swiss Family Robinson

Kojak

as Jake Riley

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

5.4

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Dr. Shannon

7.8