Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/6/1950
Place of Birth
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Dorian Harewood
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 role as jazz/blues saxophonist Clarence "Cool Papa" Charleston on the NBC drama series I'll Fly Away....
Known For
I, Desire
as Detective Jerry Van Ness
The Triangle
as Captain Louis Morgan
Solar Crisis
as Borg
Looker
as Lt. Masters
Full Metal Jacket
as Eightball
12 Angry Men
as Juror 5
Sparkle
as Levi
Framed
as George Adams
Against All Odds
as Tommy
Levity
as Mackie Whittaker
Tank
as Sergeant Tippet
The Falcon and the Snowman
as Gene
The Right Girl
as James Cline
The Pagemaster
as Jamaican Pirates (voice)
Glitter
as Guy Richardson
An American Christmas Carol
as Matt Reeves
Grave Misconduct
as Baxter Kyle
The Christmas Shoes
as Dalton Gregory
Siege
as Simon
The Ambush Murders
as Ray Ellsworth
Career Timeline
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1998
1997
1996
Space Jam
as Monstar BUPKUS (voice)
Bruno the Kid
Role unknown
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
as Jax (voice)
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
as Ron Troupe (voice)
The Incredible Hulk
Role unknown
Superman: The Animated Series
as Ron Troupe (voice)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Tigari (voice)
7th Heaven
as Morgan Hamilton
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Officer (voice)
Siegfried and Roy: Masters of the Impossible
Role unknown