Personal Info
Known Credits
64
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1950-08-06 (75 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Also Known For
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 r ...
Known For
Acting
2015 --
The Making of the Wiz Live!
| Self - Narrator
2015 --
The Right Girl
| James Cline
2011 --
Mayor Cupcake
| Albert Peach
2008 --
Grave Misconduct
| Baxter Kyle
2008 --
Crime Wave: 18 Months of Mayhem
| Narrator
2007 --
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
| Self
2007 --
Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure
| Older Irwin (voice)
2006 --
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
| Mister Man (voice)
2006 --
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
| Jim Monroe
2005 --
A History of God
| Self - Narrator
2005 --
Assault on Precinct 13
| Gil
2004 --
Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.!
| Lead Agent (voice)
2003 --
Gothika
| Teddy Howard
2003 --
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
| Claude St. Claire
2003 --
Levity
| Mackie Whittaker
2003 --
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
| Tombstone (voice)
2002 --
The Christmas Shoes
| Dalton Gregory
2002 --
Framed
| George Adams
2001 --
Glitter
| Guy Richardson
2001 --
The Triangle
| Captain Louis Morgan
2001 --
Walter and Henry
| Pete Horton
2000 --
The Last Debate
| Brad Lily
2000 --
Hendrix
| Al Hendrix
1998 --
Archibald the Rainbow Painter
| Archibald Wright
1998 --
Change of Heart
| Dr. Lewis Franklin
1998 --
Evasive Action
| Luke Sinclair
1997 --
12 Angry Men
| Juror 5
1997 --
When The Cradle Falls
| Lt. Harlan Dugger
1996 --
Space Jam
| Monstar BUPKUS (voice)
1996 --
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
| Ron Troupe (voice)
1996 --
Siegfried and Roy: Masters of the Impossible
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1995 --
Sudden Death
| Matthew Hallmark
1994 --
The Pagemaster
| Jamaican Pirates (voice)
1994 --
Shattered Image
| Hardy
1992 --
Solar Crisis
| Borg
1992 --
Getting Up and Going Home
| Ted Owens
1990 --
Polly: Comin' Home!
| Doctor Shannon
1990 --
Pacific Heights
| Dennis
1990 --
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
| Stretch
1990 --
The Knife and Gun Club
| Dr. Jack Ducette
1990 --
The Easter Story
| (voice)
1989 --
Polly
| Doctor Shannon
1989 --
Kiss Shot
| Kevin Merrick
1988 --
God Bless the Child
| Calvin Reed
1987 --
Full Metal Jacket
| Eightball
1987 --
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
| Lenell Geter
1985 --
Dirty Work
| Lt. Jack Hill
1985 --
The Falcon and the Snowman
| Gene
1984 --
The Jesse Owens Story
| Jesse Owens
1984 --
Tank
| Sergeant Tippet
1984 --
Against All Odds
| Tommy
1984 --
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
| Black Soldier
1982 --
I, Desire
| Detective Jerry Van Ness
1982 --
The Ambush Murders
| Ray Ellsworth
1981 --
Looker
| Lt. Masters
1981 --
God's Trombones
| Himself - Narrator (segment "The Prodigal Son") (segment "Go Down Death")
1980 --
High Ice
| Lt. Zack Hawkins
1979 --
An American Christmas Carol
| Matt Reeves
1978 --
Siege
| Simon
1978 --
Gray Lady Down
| Fowler
1977 --
Panic in Echo Park
| Michael Stoner
1976 --
Sparkle
| Levi
1975 --
Foster & Laurie
| Gregory Foster