Bill Duke

Bill Duke

Acting

Born February 26, 1943 · Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

54 films as director · Active 1978–2024

William Henry "Bill" Duke, Jr. (born February 26, 1943) is an American actor and film director. Known for his physically imposing frame, Duke's acting work frequently dwells within the action/crime an…

Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Lost

Lost

2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Cold Case

Cold Case

2003

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

1976

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

1982

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

2004

Kojak

Kojak

1973

Directed(54)

2024The Journey

Created Equal

2017Created Equal★ 6.0

Light Girls

2015Light Girls★ 10.0

Preying for Mercy

2014Preying for Mercy

Dark Girls

2011Dark Girls★ 6.8

Not Easily Broken

2009Not Easily Broken★ 6.3

Prince Among Slaves

2008Prince Among Slaves★ 6.0

Cover

2007Cover★ 5.1

Deacons for Defense

2005Deacons for Defense★ 6.4

Partners of the Heart

2002Partners of the Heart★ 7.0

DMX: Angel

2001DMX: Angel★ 10.0

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

2000The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery★ 8.5

Hoodlum

1997Hoodlum★ 6.5

America's Dream

1996America's Dream★ 6.7

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit★ 6.4

The Cemetery Club

1993The Cemetery Club★ 5.5

Deep Cover

1992Deep Cover★ 6.8

A Rage in Harlem

1991A Rage in Harlem★ 5.4

A Raisin in the Sun

1989A Raisin in the Sun★ 7.0

The Meeting

1989The Meeting★ 8.0

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

1986Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI★ 6.5

The Killing Floor

1984The Killing Floor★ 8.0

—Redd Foxx Biopic

Acting(75)

2022GaslitCharles Anderson

2022Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in HollywoodSelf

2022In Search of TomorrowSelf - Interviewee

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2021The VandalHarold

2021No Sudden MoveAldrick Watkins

2019In Search of the Last Action HeroesSelf

2019Hollow PointSenior Guard James

2019High Flying BirdSpence

2018MandyCaruthers

2018Black LightningAgent Percy Odell

2018Clipped Wings, They Do FlyD.A. Adam Stevenson

2017American SatanGabriel

2016Restored MeOfficer Brantley

2014Bad CountryJohn Nokes

2013A Fuller LifeSelf - Reader (segment "Freelance")

2013BattledogsPresident Donald Sheridan

2012Celebrity Crime FilesSelf

2012Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a PimpSelf

2012Freaky DeakyWendell Robinson

2011The Big BangDrummer

2010Henry's CrimeFrank

2009Directors on DirectingSelf

2006YellowMiles Emory

2006X-Men: The Last StandTrask

2006The Seven Spiritual Laws of SuccessSelf

2005Get Rich or Die Tryin'Levar

2005The Boondocks

2004Battlestar GalacticaPhelan

2004LostWarden Harris

2003Karen SiscoAmos Andrews

2003Cold CaseGrover Boone

2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self

2003National SecurityLieutenant Washington

2002Red DragonPolice Chief

2002FastlaneCapt. Bob Parish

2002Love and a BulletMysterious Voice on Phone

2001Justice LeagueDetective (voice)

2001Exit WoundsChief Hinges

2001Never AgainEarl

2001Predator: Character DesignSelf

2001Predator: Classified ActionSelf

2001Predator: Old PainlessSelf

2001Predator: The Life InsideSelf

2000If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'Self

2000Who Killed Atlanta's Children?Sheriff Chirumenga Jenga

1999The LimeyHead DEA Agent (uncredited)

1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitEd Pastrino

1999FeverDetective Glass

1999FoolishStudio Producer

1999PaybackDet. Hicks

1998Susan's PlanDetective Scott

1998Always OutnumberedBlackbird Wills

1997Frank Capra's American DreamSelf

1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitMr. Johnson

1993Menace II SocietyDetective

1990Bird on a WireAlbert Diggs

1989Street of No ReturnLieutenant Borel

1988Action JacksonCapt. Earl Armbruster

1987No Man's LandMalcolm

1987PredatorMac Eliot

1986Dallas: The Early YearsSeth Foster

1985CommandoCooke

1982American PlayhouseFBI Agent #2

1980Palmerstown, U.S.A.Luther Freeman

1980American GigoloLeon James

1978Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air ForceSgt. Langford

1978Love Is Not Enough'Happy' Jordan

1976Car WashDuane – Abdullah

1976Charlie's AngelsDavid Pearl

1975Starsky & HutchOfficer Dryden

1975Santiago's AmericaMr. Sands

1972Santiago's ArkMr. Sands

Scavenger HuntJoe

Predator: The Unseen ArnoldSelf