Dorian Harewood
Acting • Born 1950-08-06
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dorian Harewood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
140 credits
Full Metal Jacket
Movie • 1987
Eightball
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
Movie • 1996
Ron Troupe (voice)
Pacific Heights
Movie • 1990
Dennis
Tank
Movie • 1984
Sergeant Tippet
Sparkle
Movie • 1976
Levi
Against All Odds
Movie • 1984
Tommy
The Christmas Shoes
Movie • 2002
Dalton Gregory
Gray Lady Down
Movie • 1978
Fowler
12 Angry Men
Movie • 1997
Juror 5
Sudden Death
Movie • 1995
Matthew Hallmark
Framed
Movie • 2002
George Adams
Evasive Action
Movie • 1998
Luke Sinclair
The Pagemaster
Movie • 1994
Jamaican Pirates (voice)
Levity
Movie • 2003
Mackie Whittaker
Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure
Movie • 2007
Older Irwin (voice)
Kiss Shot
Movie • 1989
Kevin Merrick
Shattered Image
Movie • 1994
Hardy
An American Christmas Carol
Movie • 1979
Matt Reeves
Polly
Movie • 1989
Doctor Shannon
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation
Movie • 2003
Claude St. Claire
Change of Heart
Movie • 1998
Dr. Lewis Franklin
A History of God
Movie • 2005
Self - Narrator
Glitter
Movie • 2001
Guy Richardson
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
Movie • 2006
Jim Monroe
The Easter Story
Movie • 1990
(voice)
I, Desire
Movie • 1982
Detective Jerry Van Ness
Siege
Movie • 1978
Simon
Siegfried and Roy: Masters of the Impossible
Movie • 1996
Archibald the Rainbow Painter
Movie • 1998
Archibald Wright
The Jesse Owens Story
Movie • 1984
Jesse Owens
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
Movie • 1987
Lenell Geter
Panic in Echo Park
Movie • 1977
Michael Stoner
Grave Misconduct
Movie • 2008
Baxter Kyle
When The Cradle Falls
Movie • 1997
Lt. Harlan Dugger
Polly: Comin' Home!
Movie • 1990
Doctor Shannon
Assault on Precinct 13
Movie • 2005
Gil
Getting Up and Going Home
Movie • 1992
Ted Owens
Gothika
Movie • 2003
Teddy Howard
The Falcon and the Snowman
Movie • 1985
Gene
The Ambush Murders
Movie • 1982
Ray Ellsworth
Hendrix
Movie • 2000
Al Hendrix
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
Movie • 2006
Mister Man (voice)
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Movie • 1984
Black Soldier
Mayor Cupcake
Movie • 2011
Albert Peach
The Triangle
Movie • 2001
Captain Louis Morgan
God Bless the Child
Movie • 1988
Calvin Reed
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man
Movie • 2003
Tombstone (voice)
Solar Crisis
Movie • 1992
Borg
Crime Wave: 18 Months of Mayhem
Movie • 2008
Narrator
The Last Debate
Movie • 2000
Brad Lily
Walter and Henry
Movie • 2001
Pete Horton
Looker
Movie • 1981
Lt. Masters
Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.!
Movie • 2004
Lead Agent (voice)
The Making of the Wiz Live!
Movie • 2015
Self - Narrator
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
Movie • 1990
Stretch
God's Trombones
Movie • 1981
Narrator (voice)
The Right Girl
Movie • 2015
James Cline
Space Jam
Movie • 1996
Monstar BUPKUS (voice)
Dirty Work
Movie • 1985
Lt. Jack Hill
The Knife and Gun Club
Movie • 1990
Dr. Jack Ducette
Foster & Laurie
Movie • 1975
Gregory Foster
High Ice
Movie • 1980
Lt. Zack Hawkins
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
Movie • 2007
Self
Miss Moffat
Movie • 1974
Morgan Evans
Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste
Movie • 1998
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Sheriff Claudell Cox
Duckman
TV • 1994
Booming Voice in Auditorium (voice)
Batman Beyond
TV • 1999
Jim Tate (voice)
Kyle XY
TV • 2006
Boomtown
TV • 2002
Captain Ronald Hicks
Static Shock
TV • 2000
Warden (voice)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
TV • 1996
Tigari (voice)
The Batman
TV • 2004
Martian Manhunter (voice)
Pinky and the Brain
TV • 1995
Gargoyles
TV • 1994
Boreas/Talos (voice)
China Beach
TV • 1988
Las Vegas
TV • 2003
CIA Contact
Beauty and the Beast
TV • 1987
Jason Walker
Capitol Critters
TV • 1992
Moze (voice)
Sonic the Hedgehog
TV • 1993
Ari (voice)
Darkwing Duck
TV • 1991
Biker Mice from Mars
TV • 1993
Modo (voice)
Hotel
TV • 1982
Legion of Super Heroes
TV • 2006
Dr. Mar Londo (voice)
Kojak
TV • 1973
Jake Riley
The Practice
TV • 1997
Jerry Cochran / Dr. Cochran
Private Practice
TV • 2007
Duncan Stinson
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
TV • 1993
Sgt. Zachary Carver
Stargate SG-1
TV • 1997
Thoran
Eight Is Enough
TV • 1977
7th Heaven
TV • 1996
Morgan Hamilton
I'll Fly Away
TV • 1991
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
TV • 1996
Jax (voice)
The Incredible Hulk
TV • 1996
The Swiss Family Robinson
TV • 1975
Glitter
TV • 1984
Earl Tobin
Kevin Hill
TV • 2004
Professor Lincoln Mathis
The Watcher
TV • 1995
ProStars
TV • 1991
Michael Jordan (voice)
Strike Force
TV • 1981
Sergeant Paul Strobber
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
TV • 1990
Hank Mitchell
Roots: The Next Generations
TV • 1979
Simon Haley
The Hoop Life
TV • 1999
Trauma Center
TV • 1983
Skate Baylor
The California Raisin Show
TV • 1989
The Savage Dragon
TV • 1995
Frank Darling (voice)
Gargoyles
TV • 1994
Little Anton (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series
TV • 1996
Ron Troupe (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
TV • 1992
Dan Riley (voice)
The New Batman Adventures
TV • 1997
Judge (voice)
Batman Beyond
TV • 1999
Big Jim Tate / Armory (voice)
Freakazoid!
TV • 1995
Deep Voiced Singer (voice)
Freakazoid!
TV • 1995
Singer #4 (voice)
Freakazoid!
TV • 1995
Singer #1 (voice)
Little House on the Prairie
TV • 2005
Dr. Tan
Bel-Air
TV • 2022
Judge Robertson
The Legend of Calamity Jane
TV • 1997
Additional Voices (voice)
Christianity: The Second Millennium
TV • 2000
Himself - Narrator
China Beach
TV • 1988
Major Melvin P. Otis
Amerika
TV • 1987
Jeffrey Wyman
Beulah Land
TV • 1980
Floyd
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Viper
TV • 1994
Julian Wilkes
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
TV • 2008
Dr. Boyd Sherman
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
TV • 1996
Officer (voice)
Iron Man
TV • 1994
War Machine (voice)
Spider-Man
TV • 1994
Tombstone (voice)
Matlock
TV • 1986
Edward Kramer
Big Sky
TV • 2020
Roman Cobb
Matt Houston
TV • 1982
Jerry 'The Rock' Lennox
Earth: Final Conflict
TV • 1997
Herman Forrester
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Fred Kirkman
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
TV • 2002
Narrator
New Kids on the Block
TV • 1990
Maurice Starr (voice)
Bruno the Kid
TV • 1996
Handy Manny
TV • 2006
Coach Johnson (voice)
The Spectacular Spider-Man
TV • 2008
Doc Bromwell (voice)
The Land Before Time
TV • 2007
Mr. Thicknose (voice)
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
Dr. Shannon
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Charles Webber