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.
Awards & recognition
- Theatre World Award · 1975
Filmography50+ titles
Getting Up and Going Home
Siegfried and Roy: Masters of the Impossible
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Walter and Henry
Batman: The Animated Series
Criminal Minds
Stargate SG-1
Spider-Man
9-1-1
Grey's Anatomy
Batman Beyond
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Gargoyles
Full Metal Jacket
The Jesse Owens Story
The Batman
Static Shock
Animaniacs
The Ambush Murders
Freakazoid!
Bel-Air
12 Angry Men
The Practice
Superman: The Animated Series
Pinky and the Brain
Legion of Super Heroes
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Private Practice
China Beach
Murder, She Wrote
Sparkle
Darkwing Duck
Roots: The Next Generations
Beauty and the Beast
The Equalizer
Big Sky
Kojak
Las Vegas
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Sonic the Hedgehog
Matlock
Kyle XY
When The Cradle Falls
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
God Bless the Child
Earth: Final Conflict
Space Jam
Bruno the Kid
Iron Man