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Dorian Harewood

Acting · Born August 6, 1950 · Dayton, Ohio, USA

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.

Movies with Dorian Harewood

• Full Metal Jacket (1987) — Eightball
• Space Jam (1996) — Monstar BUPKUS (voice)
• Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) — Gil
• Sudden Death (1995) — Matthew Hallmark
• 12 Angry Men (1997) — Juror 5
• The Pagemaster (1994) — Jamaican Pirates (voice)
• Pacific Heights (1990) — Dennis
• Kubrick's War: The Making of Full Metal Jacket — Self - Eightball, Full Metal Jacket
• Against All Odds (1984) — Tommy
• Gothika (2003) — Teddy Howard
• Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible (1996)
• The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) — Gene

TV shows with Dorian Harewood

• 7th Heaven (1996) — Morgan Hamilton
• Viper (1994) — Julian Wilkes
• Biker Mice from Mars (1993) — Modo (voice)
• Boomtown (2002) — Captain Ronald Hicks
• Roots: The Next Generations (1979) — Simon Haley
• Iron Man (1994) — War Machine (voice)
• Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996) — Jax (voice)
• Capitol Critters (1992) — Moze (voice)