Birth Day: 1948-12-21
Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the second highest-grossing actor of all time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide". Jackson started his career on stage making his professional theatre debut in Mother Courage and her Children in 1980 at The Public Theatre. From 1981 to 1983 he originated the role of Private Louis Henderson in A Soldier's Play Off-Broadway. He also originated the role of Boy Willie in August Wilson's The Piano Lesson in 1987 at the Yale Repertory Theatre. He returned to the play in the 2022 Broadway revival playing Doaker Charles. Jackson early film roles include Coming to America (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Patriot Games (1992), Juice (1992), True Romance (1993), and Jurassic Park (1993), Menace II Society (1993), and Fresh (1994). His collaborations with Spike Lee led to greater prominence with films such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Oldboy (2013), and Chi-Raq (2015). Jackson's breakout role was in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994) which earned him a BAFTA Award win and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He further collaborated with Tarantino, acting in Jackie Brown (1997), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). He's known for having appeared in a number of big-budget films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The Negotiator (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000) and its reboot (2019), XXX (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003), Coach Carter (2005), Snakes on a Plane (2006), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Glass (2019). He also gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), later voicing the role in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and the video game Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011). With his permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury; he subsequently played Fury in 11 Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with a cameo appearance in Iron Man (2008), as well as guest-starring in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He will reprise this role in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion, which is set to premiere on June 21, 2023. Jackson has provided his voice for several animated films, documentaries, television series, and video games, including Lucius Best / Frozone in the Pixar films The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018).
Credits
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As Vic (voice)
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As Dan Lawson
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As Alfie
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As Gordon
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As Self - 'Nick Fury'
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As Nick Fury
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As Self
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As Jimbo (voice)
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Nick Fury (archive footage)
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Moody
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As Marcus Banks
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As Self
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As Self
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As Darius Kincaid
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Commentator
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As Dash Bracket
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As Joe Morris
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As Takoda
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As Presenter
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As Self
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As Self
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As Self (uncredited)
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As John Shaft
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As Nick Fury
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As Nick Fury
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As Mace Windu (voice)
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As Nick Fury
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As Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
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As Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
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As Self
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As Self
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As Nick Fury (uncredited)
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As Commentator
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As Darius Kincaid
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As Reader - Declaration of Independence
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As Agent Augustus Gibbons
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As Self - Actor (archive footage)
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As Self
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As Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
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As Narrator (voice)
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As Host
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As The Salesman
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As George Washington Williams
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As Barron
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As Thomas 'Tom' McCourt
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As Self
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As Self
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As US President William Alan Moore
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As Dolmedes
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As Nick Fury
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As Self
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As Hardman
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As Self
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As Major Marquis Warren
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As Nick Fury
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As Lieutenant Karl Aker
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As Valentine
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As Clinton Davis
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As Self
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As Self
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As Self
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As Pat Novak
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As Whiplash (voice)
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As Chaney
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As Self
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As Nick Fury
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As Self
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As Self
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As Stephen
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As Richie
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As Tendai (voice)
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As (archive footage)
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As Self
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As Foley
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As Self
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As Narrator (voice)
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As Narrator
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As Black
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As Narrator (voice)
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As Nick Fury
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As Rufus
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As Self
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As Nick Fury (uncredited)
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As Logan
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As Nick Fury
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As Fear (voice)
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As Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
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As P.K. Highsmith
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As Self
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As Narrator
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As Self
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As Zog (voice)
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As Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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As Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice)
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As Narrator
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As Himself
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As Self
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As Paul
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As Octopus
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As Self
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As Nick Fury (uncredited)
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As Louis Hinds
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As Abel Turner
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As Paul Malcolm
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As Roland
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As Mace Windu (voice)
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As Champ
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As Gerald Olin
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As Narrator (voice)
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As Narrator
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As Tom Cutler
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As Himself
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As Jules Winnfield / Rufus (archive footage)
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As Self
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As Neville Flynn
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As Narrator
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As Lazarus
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As Self
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As Lorenzo Council
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As William Marsh
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As Derrick Vann
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As Himself
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As Agent Augustus Gibbons
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As Self
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As Frozone (commentary voice)
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As Mace Windu
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As Ken Carter
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As Presenter/Self
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As Self
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As Officer Frank Tenpenny (voice) (uncredited)
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As Self
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As Jack Johnson (voice)
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As Langston Whitfield
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As John Mills
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As Rufus
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As Self
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As Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
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As Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
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As Sgt. Nathan West
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As Self
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As Agent Augustus Gibbons
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As Doyle Gipson
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As Self
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As Self - Narrator
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Mace Windu
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As Jack Friar
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As Host
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As Self
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As Self
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As Self
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As Romulus
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As Self
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As Elmo McElroy
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As Col. Terry L. Childers
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As Elijah Price
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As Willie Nutter
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As John Shaft
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As Self
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As Mace Windu
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As Narrator, Host
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Self
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As Russell Franklin
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As Turner (voice)
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As Self
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As Lt. Danny Roman
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As Charles Morritz (Montréal)
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As Hejirah Henry (uncredited)
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As Dr. Harry Adams
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As Jimmy
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As Trevor Garfield
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As Ordell Robbie
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As Louis Batiste
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As Narrator
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As Carl Lee Hailey
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As Mitch Henessey
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As Wendell
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As Rev. Fred Sultan
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As Narrator (voice)
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As Colonel Ron
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As Rumbo (voice)
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As Himself/Host
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As Zeus Carver
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As Calvin Hart
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As Kadar Lewis
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As Richard Greener
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As Dale Deveaux
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As Jules Winnfield
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As Sam
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As Mailman
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As Jamaal
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As Wes Luger
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As Ray Arnold
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As Big Don
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As Andrew Sterling
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As Tat Lawson
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As Trip
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As Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
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As Marshall
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As Greg Meeker
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As Gator Purify
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As Monroe
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As Everett Hatcher
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As Mr. Simpson
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As B-Bop
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As Stacks Edwards
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As Ulysses
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As Minister Garth
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As Rev. Bob McClair
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As Dream Blind Man (uncredited)
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As Nate Cabot
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As The Janitor
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As Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey)
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As Madlock
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As Calvin Fredricks
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As Black Guy
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As Mister Señor Love Daddy
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As Self
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As Leeds
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As Hold-Up Man
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As George
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As Bum
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As Eddie's Uncle
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As Gang Member No. 2
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As Extra (uncredited)
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As Johnson Whittaker
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As Sulk
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As Stan
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As President
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As Text How Big
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As Doaker Charles
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As St. Christopher
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As Walter