77th Annual Academy Awards BS

RECENT CREDITS
Scream 2009 (TV)  Oct. 27, 2009
Prom Night in Mississippi (TV)  Jul. 20, 2009
The 2009 ESPY Awards (TV)  Jul. 19, 2009
Maiden Heist (FILM)  May. 29, 2009
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards (TV)  Feb. 8, 2009
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HIGHLIGHTS
2008 Returned to Broadway in a Mike Nichols directed revival of Clifford Odets's play "The Country Girl"
2008 Cast as an assassin in the comic book adaptation, "Wanted"
2008 Reprised role as Lucius Fox opposite Christian Bale in the sequel, "The Dark Knight"; again directed by Nolan
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Invictus  2009 -Nelson Mandela
Actor, Executive Producer
Film


Blues Divas   -Himself
Actor
Film


Red (Summit Entertainment)  2010 -Cast
Actor
Film


Remembering Venice  
Producer
Film


Rendezvous With Rama   -Cast
Producer, Actor
Film


Roses are Red   -Alex Cross
Producer, Actor
Film


Moses Taite's War   -Moses Taite
Producer, Actor
Film


The Jazz Ambassadors   -Duke Ellington
Producer, Actor
Film


The Last Full Measure   -Jimmy Burr
Actor
Film


The Long Ride   -Cast
Actor
Film


The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle   -Cast
Producer, Actor
Film


Circle William  
Producer, Actor
Film


Islands in the Stream   -Cast
Actor
Film


Long Walk to Freedom   -Nelson Mandela
Actor
Film


Harry and the Butler   -Cast
Actor
Film


Scream 2009  2009 -Cast
Actor
TV


Prom Night in Mississippi  2009 -Cast
Actor
TV


The 2009 ESPY Awards  2009
Narrator
TV


Maiden Heist  2009 -Charles
Producer, Actor
Film


The 51st Annual Grammy Awards  2009 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors  2008 -Honoree
Actor
TV


The Dark Knight  2008 -Lucius Fox
Actor
Film


Wanted  2008 -Sloan
Actor
Film


African American Lives 2  2008 -Himself
Actor
TV
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The Bucket List  2007 -Carter
Actor
Film


Gone Baby Gone  2007 -Jack Doyle
Actor
Film


Feast of Love  2007 -Harry Stevenson
Actor
Film


Evan Almighty  2007 -God
Actor
Film


10 Items Or Less  2006 -Him
Actor, Executive Producer
Film


Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters  2006 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Lucky Number Slevin  2006 -The Boss
Actor
Film


The 78th Annual Academy Awards  2006 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards  2006 -Presenter
Actor
TV


2005 Black Movie Awards  2005 -Performer
Actor
TV


An Unfinished Life  2005 -Mitch Bradley
Actor
Film


War of the Worlds  2005 -Narrator
Actor
Film


March of the Penguins  2005 -Narrator
Actor
Film


Batman Begins  2005 -Lucius Fox
Actor
Film


Unleashed  2005 -Sam
Actor
Film


The 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards  2005 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope  2005 -Cast
Actor
TV


Million Dollar Baby  2004 -Eddie ScrapIron Dupris
Actor
Film


The Hunting of the President  2004 -Narrator
Actor
Film


America Beyond the Color Line  2004 -Himself
Actor
TV


The Big Bounce  2004 -Walter Crewes
Actor
Film


Bruce Almighty  2003 -God
Actor
Film


Levity  2003 -Miles Evans
Actor, Executive Producer
Film


Dreamcatcher  2003 -Colonel Abraham Curtis
Actor
Film


The Sum of All Fears  2002 -DCI William Cabot
Actor
Film


High Crimes  2002 -Grimes
Actor
Film


Independence Day 2001  2001
Actor
TV


AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills  2001 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


The 2001 Essence Awards  2001
Actor
TV


Along Came A Spider  2001 -Alex Cross
Actor, Executive Producer
Film


The 73rd Annual Academy Awards  2001 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows  2000 -Narration
Narrator
TV


Under Suspicion  2000 -Captain Victor Benezet
Actor, Executive Producer
Film


Nurse Betty  2000 -Charlie
Actor
Film


Canned Ham: Nurse Betty  2000 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


72nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation  2000 -Presenter
Actor
TV


A Home For the Holidays  1999
Actor
TV


Mutiny  1999
Executive Producer
TV


The 30th NAACP Image Awards  1999 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Deep Impact  1998 -President Tom Beck
Actor
Film


The 29th NAACP Image Awards  1998 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Hard Rain  1998 -Jim
Actor
Film


Amistad  1997 -Joadson
Actor
Film


Kiss the Girls  1997 -Alex Cross
Actor
Film


The Long Way Home  1997 -Narration
Narrator
Film


The Screen Actors Guild Awards  1997 -Presenter
Actor
TV


National Geographic's Inside the White House  1996 -Narration
Narrator
TV


Chain Reaction  1996 -Paul Shannon
Actor
Film


Moll Flanders  1996 -Hibble
Actor
Film


Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial  1996 -of Edward G Robinson
Voice
TV


Seven  1995 -William Somerset
Actor
Film


Outbreak  1995 -General Billy Ford
Actor
Film


The Promised Land  1995 -Narration
Narrator
TV


Concert of the Americas  1994
Actor
TV


The Shawshank Redemption  1994 -Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding
Actor
Film


Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Awards  1994 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards  1994 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Bopha!  1993
Director
Film


Volga, The Soul of Russia  1993 -Narration
Narrator
TV


The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation  1993 -Presenter
Actor
TV


American Heroes & Legends  1992 -Narration
Narrator
TV


Unforgiven  1992 -Ned Logan
Actor
Film


Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories  1992 -Narration
Narrator
TV


The Power of One  1992 -Geel Piet
Actor
Film


Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves  1991 -Azeem
Actor
Film


Celebration of Country  1991
Actor
TV


The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards  1991 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The Bonfire of the Vanities  1990 -Judge White
Actor
Film


In Search of the Dream  1990
Actor
TV


The Civil War  1990 -of Frederick Douglass
Voice
TV


The 44th Annual Tony Awards  1990
Actor
TV


Night of 100 Stars III  1990
Actor
TV


The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation  1990 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Driving Miss Daisy  1989 -Hoke Coleburn
Actor
Film


Johnny Handsome  1989 -Lieutenant A Z Drones
Actor
Film


Lean on Me  1989 -Joe Clark
Actor
Film


Glory  1989 -Rawlins
Actor
Film


Clean & Sober  1988 -Craig
Actor
Film


Clinton and Nadine  1988 -Dorsey Pratt
Actor
TV


Fight For Life  1987 -Dr Sherard
Actor
TV


Street Smart  1987 -Fast Black
Actor
Film


Resting Place  1986 -Luther Johnson
Actor
TV


The Execution of Raymond Graham  1985 -Warden Pratt
Actor
TV


The Gospel at Colonus  1985 -Messenger
Actor
TV


That Was Then...This Is Now  1985 -Charlie Woods
Actor
Film


MARIE: A True Story  1985 -Charles Traughber
Actor
Film


The Atlanta Child Murders  1985 -Ben Shelter
Actor
TV


Teachers  1984 -Lewis
Actor
Film


Harry & Son  1984 -Siemanowski
Actor
Film


The Marva Collins Story  1981 -Clarence Collins
Actor
TV


Eyewitness  1981 -Lt. Black
Actor
Film


Brubaker  1980 -Walter
Actor
Film


Palmerstown U.S.A.  1980 -Mailman Jackson
Actor
TV


Attica  1980 -Hap Richards
Actor
TV


Hollow Image  1979 -Ralph Simmons, Sweet Talk
Actor, Actor
TV


Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry  1978 -Uncle Hammer
Actor
TV


Another World  1964 -Guest Role
Actor
TV


Edison   -Ashford
Actor
Film


The True Story of 'Glory' Continues   -Narration
Narrator
Film


The Code   -Ripley
Actor
Film


The Contract   -Frank Carden
Actor
Film


Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow   -Afro
Actor
Film




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Highlights

2008 Returned to Broadway in a Mike Nichols directed revival of Clifford Odets's play "The Country Girl"
2008 Cast as an assassin in the comic book adaptation, "Wanted"
2008 Reprised role as Lucius Fox opposite Christian Bale in the sequel, "The Dark Knight"; again directed by Nolan
2007 Reprised his role as God in "Evan Almighty," the sequel to "Bruce Almighty" starring Steve Carell in the lead role
2007 Played a Boston Police Chief in Ben Affleck's feature directing debut "Gone, Baby, Gone"
2006 Played 'The Boss' opposite Josh Hartnett in the thriller, "Lucky Number Slevin"
2006 Cast as a nameless actor in Brad Silberling's low-budget feature "10 Items or Less"
2005 Cast as former Wayne Enterprises board member, Lucius Fox opposite Christain Bale's Bruce Wayne/Batman in Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins"
2004 Co-starred with Owen Wilson in "The Big Bounce"
2004 Cast as Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris opposite Hilary Swank in "Million Dollar Baby"; directed by Clint Eastwood who also co-starres; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor
2003 Starred as the villian in "The Dreamcatcher"; adapted from a Stephen King novel
2003 Played God in the feature "Bruce Almighty"
2002 Reteamed with Ashley Judd in "High Crimes"
2002 Portrayed the director of the CIA in "The Sum of All Fears"; adapted from the Tom Clancy best-seller
2001 Reprised role of Alex Cross in "Along Came a Spider"
2000 With Gene Hackman, co-executive produced and co-starred in "Under Suspicion"
1999 Debut as an exective producer with the NBC TV-movie "Mutiny"; based on the real-life Port Chicago Mutiny
1998 Portrayed the US President coping the imminent destruction of Earth by an oncoming meteor in "Deep Impact"
1997 Portrayed police detective Alex Cross in "Kiss the Girls"; film is based on James Patterson's novel; Ashley Judd co-starred
1997 Tapped by Steven Spielberg to portray an abolitionist in "Amistad"
1996 Played the enigmatic project head in "Chain Reaction"
1996 Formed Revelations Entertainment with Lori McCreary
1995 Co-starred with Brad Pitt as homicide detectives in David Fincher's "Seven"
1994 Earned second Best Actor Oscar nomination as inmate Ellis 'Red' Redding in "The Shawshank Redemption"; film was adapted from a short story by Stephen King
1993 Feature directorial debut, "Bopha!"
1992 Cast opposite Clint Eastwood's gunslinger William Munny in the Oscar-winning Best Picture "Unforgiven"
1991 Portrayed Azeem, the Moor and friend to the title character in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"
1990 Cast as the Judge in "Bonfire of the Vanities"; Brian De Palma's screen version of Tom Wolfe's novel
1989 First starring film role, as New Jersey high school principal Joe Clark in "Lean on Me"
1989 Co-starred as a Union soldier in an all-black unit in "Glory"
1989 Reprised the role of chaffeur Hoke, opposite Jessica Tandy in "Driving Miss Daisy," the film version of the award-winning play; received Best Actor Academy Award nomination
1987 Earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for turn as the pimp Fast Black in "Street Smart"
1986 Originated role of the black chauffeur hired to take around an elderly Jewish woman in the Pulitzer-winning, Off-Broadway hit "Driving Miss Daisy"
1985 Had featured role in the CBS drama "The Atlanta Child Murders"
1984 Originated role of the Messenger in the Off-Broadway staging of "The Gospel at Colonus"; reprised role in the 1985 PBS TV adaptation
1980 Appeared in support of Robert Redford in "Brubaker"
1980 Co-starred in the ABC movie "Attica"
1978 Had featured role in the Broadway play "The Mighty Gents"; received rave reviews and a Tony nomination, but play closed after nine performances
1978 Acted in the ABC miniseries "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry"
1971 Film acting debut as Afro in "Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow?"
1971 - 1977 Played Easy Reader on TV's "The Electric Company" (PBS)
1970 Played the title role in "Purlie!" when it was staged by the American National Theater Academy in New York
1968 Broadway debut as Rudolph in all-black "Hello, Dolly!" with Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway at the St James Theatre
1967 Off-Broadway debut as Creampuff opposite Viveca Lindfors in "The Niggerlovers"
1965 Worked as an extra on the feature film, "The Pawnbroker"
1955 - 1959 Turned down a partial scholarship in drama from Jackson State University to serve in the Air Force
1949 Won a statewide drama competition at age 12
1945 Played the lead role in a school play at age eight
Performed on a radio show in Nashville, TN, while in high school
Lived in New York, where he danced at the 1964 World's Fair; also lived in San Francisco, where he joined the Opera Ring musical theater group
Left the Opera Ring when he was asked to play an Indian who waves a flag at the end of a production of "Little Mary Sunshine"
Acting debut in the touring company of Peter Shaffer's "The Royal Hunt of the Sun"


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