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Biography

Bill Duke is an American actor, director and producer born February 26, 1943 in Poughkeepsie, New York. He started taking acting lessons while a…more

Born

2/26/1943, Poughkeepsie New York

Birth Name

William Henry Duke Jr.

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (2)

Role
- Palmerstown, U.S.A.
  Luther Freeman
  - S 2: Ep 10 Crossroads
    6/9/81
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Suitor
    6/2/81
  - S 2: Ep 8 Dry Hole
    5/19/81
  - S 2: Ep 7 Roadhouse
    5/5/81
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Threat
    4/21/81
  - + 12 More Credits
- Karen Sisco
  Amos Andrews
  - S 1: Ep 10 He Was a Friend of Mine
  - S 1: Ep 9 No One's Girl
  - S 1: Ep 7 Nobody's Perfect
    11/12/03
  - S 1: Ep 6 Dear Derwood
    11/5/03
  - S 1: Ep 5 Nostalgia
    10/29/03
  - + 6 More Credits
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Fastlane
  Captian Bob Parish
  - S 1: Ep 22 Iced (2)
    4/25/03
  - S 1: Ep 17 Simone Says
    3/14/03
  - S 1: Ep 14 Offense (2)
    2/7/03
  - S 1: Ep 9 Get Your Mack On
    12/11/02
- Fastlane
  Captain Bob Parish
  - S 1: Ep 5 Ryde or Die
    11/13/02
Guest Star (13)

Role
- Chaos
  General Margolis
  - S 1: Ep 8 Core Fortitude
    6/18/11
- Cold Case
  Grover Boone (2005/2008)
  - S 6: Ep 10 Street Money
    11/30/08
- Lost
  The Warden
  - S 3: Ep 4 Every Man for Himself
    10/25/06
- Battlestar Galactica
  Phelan
  - S 2: Ep 14 Black Market
    1/27/06
- Miracle's Boys
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Miracle's Boys: The Making of a Mini-Series
    12/17/04
- Fastlane
  Capt. Parish
- Justice League Unlimited
  Detective
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Brave and the Bold (1)
    3/10/02
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 149 May 10, 1991
    5/10/91
- Benson
  Mad Dog
  - S 3: Ep 2 The Grass Ain't Greener
    11/13/81
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 178 June 6, 1980
    6/6/80
- Charlie's Angels
  David Pearl
  - S 2: Ep 25 Angels on the Run
    5/3/78
- Starsky And Hutch
  Officer Dryden
  - S 3: Ep 19 Hutchinson: Murder One (a.k.a. Hutchinson for Murder One)
    2/22/78
- The ABC Afterschool Special
  Mr. Sands
  - S 3: Ep 6 Santiago's America
    2/19/75
  - S 1: Ep 3 Santiago's Ark
    12/6/72
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- The Boondocks
  Detective
  - S 2: Ep 3 Thank You for Not Snitching
    10/22/07
Writer (1)

Role
- Good Times
  Writer
  - S 6: Ep 23 Cousin Raymond
Director (32)

Role
- Miracle's Boys
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 5 Miracle's Song
    2/19/05
- MISSING
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 11 Mr. Nobody
    10/9/04
- Fastlane
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 19 Overkill
    3/28/03
- Strong Medicine
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 5 Compassionate Release
    8/18/02
- Nero Wolfe (2001)
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Golden Spiders
    3/5/00
- Legacy
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Search Party
    11/13/98
  - S 1: Ep 5 Emma
    11/6/98
- New York Undercover
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 2 Pilot
    9/15/94
- Gideon Oliver
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 5 Kennonite
    5/22/89
- A Man Called Hawk
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Divided Child
    2/25/89
  - S 1: Ep 4 Passing the Bar
    2/18/89
- Blue Skies (1988)
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 6 Fathers
    7/18/88
- Tour of Duty
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 18 Short Timer
    3/19/88
- Miami Vice
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 14 Baseballs of Death
    2/19/88
- Spenser: For Hire
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 11 The Siege
    1/10/88
- Crime Story
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 4 Atomic Fallout
    10/27/87
- Knots Landing
  Director
  - S 8: Ep 23 Nightmare
    3/5/87
  - S 6: Ep 21 The Deluge
    2/28/85
  - S 6: Ep 18 Fly Away Home
    2/7/85
  - S 6: Ep 16 Out of the Past
    1/24/85
  - S 5: Ep 24 Yesterday, It Rained
    3/22/84
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Twilight Zone (1985)
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 14 The Junction
    2/21/87
- Amen
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 12 Frye for the Defense
    1/10/87
- Starman
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 12 The System
    1/9/87
  - S 1: Ep 10 Fever
    12/5/86
- Matlock
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Professor
    12/2/86
- Fame
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 15 Double Exposure
    2/22/86
- Hell Town
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 6 I Will Abide
    10/23/85
- Berrenger's
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 6 Dangerous Ground
    2/9/85
- Hill Street Blues
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 7 Blues for Mr. Green
    11/15/84
  - S 4: Ep 4 Death by Kiki
    11/3/83
- Hunter
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Hot Grounder
    10/5/84
- Cagney & Lacey
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 4 The Bounty Hunter
    4/23/84
  - S 2: Ep 18 Chop Shop
    3/14/83
- American Playhouse
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 9 The Killing Floor
    4/10/84
- Emerald Point N.A.S.
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    10/17/83
- Dallas
  Director
  - S 6: Ep 17 Crash of '83
    2/4/83
  - S 6: Ep 15 The Reckoning
    1/14/83
- Falcon Crest
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 10 Confrontations
    12/10/82
  - S 2: Ep 8 Choices
    11/26/82
  - S 2: Ep 6 Home Away From Home
    11/12/82
  - S 2: Ep 4 Murder One
    10/22/82
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Arrival
    10/8/82
  - + 1 More Credits
- Flamingo Road
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 14 Double Exposure
    2/23/82
  - S 2: Ep 11 To Catch A Thief
    2/2/82
- Trauma Center
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 12 Win or Lose
- Robbery Homicide Division
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 12 Vamonos, Chica

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- He is very close to actor Laurence Fishburne.
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- Bill studied dramatic arts at Boston University, New York University's Tisch School of Arts and the American Film Institute.
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- He is 6'4" tall.
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