About
Dorian Harewood
Overview
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.
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Known for
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| 2015 | The Making of the Wiz Live! | Actor | Self - Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2015 | The Right Girl | Actor | James Cline | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Mayor Cupcake | Actor | Albert Peach | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Grave Misconduct | Actor | Baxter Kyle | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Crime Wave: 18 Months of Mayhem | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure | Actor | Older Irwin (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2006 | The Adventures of Brer Rabbit | Actor | Mister Man (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall | Actor | Jim Monroe | 59 Average |
| 2005 | A History of God | Actor | Self - Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2005 | Little House on the Prairie | Actor | Dr. Tan | 71 Good |
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Actor | Gil | 61 Fair |
| 2004 | Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.! | Actor | Lead Agent (voice) | 57 Average |
| 2003 | Gothika | Actor | Teddy Howard | 60 Fair |
| 2003 | Hollywood Wives: The New Generation | Actor | Claude St. Claire | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Levity | Actor | Mackie Whittaker | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Daredevil vs. Spider-Man | Actor | Tombstone (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2002 | The Christmas Shoes | Actor | Dalton Gregory | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years | Actor | Narrator | 69 Fair |
| 2002 | Framed | Actor | George Adams | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Glitter | Actor | Guy Richardson | 55 Average |
| 2001 | The Triangle | Actor | Captain Louis Morgan | 57 Average |
| 2001 | Walter and Henry | Actor | Pete Horton | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Christianity: The Second Millennium | Actor | Himself - Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | The Last Debate | Actor | Brad Lily | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | Hendrix | Actor | Al Hendrix | 59 Average |
| 1999 | The Hoop Life | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1998 | Archibald the Rainbow Painter | Actor | Archibald Wright | N/A N/A |
| 1998 | Change of Heart | Actor | Dr. Lewis Franklin | 58 Average |
| 1998 | Evasive Action | Actor | Luke Sinclair | 58 Average |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Men | Actor | Juror 5 | 66 Fair |
| 1997 | When The Cradle Falls | Actor | Lt. Harlan Dugger | N/A N/A |
| 1996 | Space Jam | Actor | Monstar BUPKUS (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 1996 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | Actor | Jax (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 1996 | Superman: The Last Son of Krypton | Actor | Ron Troupe (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 1996 | Siegfried and Roy: Masters of the Impossible | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1995 | Sudden Death | Actor | Matthew Hallmark | 59 Average |
| 1995 | The Savage Dragon | Actor | Frank Darling (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 1994 | The Pagemaster | Actor | Jamaican Pirates (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 1994 | Iron Man | Actor | War Machine (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 1994 | Shattered Image | Actor | Hardy | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Biker Mice from Mars | Actor | Modo (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 1992 | Solar Crisis | Actor | Borg | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Getting Up and Going Home | Actor | Ted Owens | N/A N/A |
| 1992 | Capitol Critters | Actor | Moze (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 1991 | ProStars | Actor | Michael Jordan (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 1990 | Polly: Comin' Home! | Actor | Doctor Shannon | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Pacific Heights | Actor | Dennis | 60 Fair |
| 1990 | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Actor | Hank Mitchell | 68 Fair |
| 1990 | Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II | Actor | Stretch | 58 Average |
| 1990 | The Knife and Gun Club | Actor | Dr. Jack Ducette | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | The Easter Story | Actor | (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Polly | Actor | Doctor Shannon | 59 Average |
| 1989 | The California Raisin Show | Actor | 68 Fair |
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| 1989 | Kiss Shot | Actor | Kevin Merrick | 58 Average |
| 1988 | God Bless the Child | Actor | Calvin Reed | 59 Average |
| 1987 | Full Metal Jacket | Actor | Eightball | 80 Very good |
| 1987 | Amerika | Actor | Jeffrey Wyman | 67 Fair |
| 1987 | Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story | Actor | Lenell Geter | N/A N/A |
| 1985 | Dirty Work | Actor | Lt. Jack Hill | N/A N/A |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman | Actor | Gene | 60 Fair |
| 1984 | Glitter | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1984 | The Jesse Owens Story | Actor | Jesse Owens | 59 Average |
| 1984 | Tank | Actor | Sergeant Tippet | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Against All Odds | Actor | Tommy | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Don't Ask Me, Ask God | Actor | Black Soldier | N/A N/A |
| 1983 | Trauma Center | Actor | Skate Baylor | 69 Fair |
| 1982 | I, Desire | Actor | Detective Jerry Van Ness | 58 Average |
| 1982 | The Ambush Murders | Actor | Ray Ellsworth | 59 Average |
| 1981 | Strike Force | Actor | Sergeant Paul Strobber | 69 Fair |
| 1981 | Looker | Actor | Lt. Masters | 59 Average |
| 1981 | God's Trombones | Actor | Himself - Narrator (segment "The Prodigal Son") (segment "Go Down Death") | N/A N/A |
| 1980 | Beulah Land | Actor | Floyd | 69 Fair |
| 1980 | High Ice | Actor | Lt. Zack Hawkins | 59 Average |
| 1979 | An American Christmas Carol | Actor | Matt Reeves | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Actor | Simon Haley | 71 Good |
| 1978 | Siege | Actor | Simon | 58 Average |
| 1978 | Gray Lady Down | Actor | Fowler | 59 Average |
| 1977 | Panic in Echo Park | Actor | Michael Stoner | 59 Average |
| 1976 | Sparkle | Actor | Levi | 59 Average |
| 1975 | Foster & Laurie | Actor | Gregory Foster | N/A N/A |