Directed credits
51
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Bill Duke
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.1
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 21Directed series: 30All crew credits: 51
TMDB ID: 1103
IMDb ID: nm0004886
Known for: Acting
Born: February 26, 1943
Age: 82
Place of birth: Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1973 - 2022
Years active: 50
Average TMDB rating: 6.62
Wikidata: Q722312
Also known as
William Henry Duke Jr.
Frequent jobs
Director (51)
Biography
William Henry "Bill" Duke, Jr. (born February 26, 1943) is an American actor and film director. Known for his physically imposing frame, Duke's acting work frequently dwells within the action/crime and drama genres but also includes comedy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Duke , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Bill Duke.
6.0
Created Equal
Director
2017 Movie
10.0
Light Girls
Director
2015 Movie
Preying for Mercy
Director
2014 Movie
6.8
Dark Girls
Director
2011 Movie
6.3
Not Easily Broken
Director
2009 Movie
6.0
Prince Among Slaves
Director
2008 Movie
5.0
Cover
Director
2007 Movie
6.2
Deacons for Defense
Director
2005 Movie
6.0
Partners of the Heart
Director
2002 Movie
DMX: Angel
Director
2001 Movie
8.3
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Director
2000 Movie
6.4
Hoodlum
Director
1997 Movie
6.4
America's Dream
Director
1996 Movie
6.4
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Director
1993 Movie
5.3
The Cemetery Club
Director
1993 Movie
6.8
Deep Cover
Director
1992 Movie
5.4
A Rage in Harlem
Director
1991 Movie
The Meeting
Director
1989 Movie
6.7
A Raisin in the Sun
Director
1989 Movie
5.0
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Director
1986 Movie
7.3
The Killing Floor
Director
1984 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Bill Duke.
6.2
Miracle's Boys
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.4
Fastlane
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.5
Strong Medicine
Director • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.0
Legacy
Director • 2 eps
1998 Series
7.1
New York Undercover
Director • 2 eps
1994 Series
7.5
The Outsiders
Director • 3 eps
1990 Series
5.5
Gideon Oliver
Director • 1 eps
1989 Series
6.6
A Man Called Hawk
Director • 2 eps
1989 Series
2.3
HeartBeat
Director • 1 eps
1988 Series
8.1
Tour of Duty
Director • 1 eps
1987 Series
6.5
Amen
Director • 1 eps
1986 Series
8.0
Crime Story
Director • 2 eps
1986 Series
6.9
Starman
Director • 2 eps
1986 Series
7.1
Matlock
Director • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.7
Spenser: For Hire
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
5.0
Hell Town
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
5.0
Berrenger's
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.1
Hunter
Director • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.5
Miami Vice
Director • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.5
Call to Glory
Director • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.0
Emerald Point N.A.S.
Director • 2 eps
1983 Series
5.0
Trauma Center
Director • 1 eps
1983 Series
7.0
Cagney & Lacey
Director • 2 eps
1982 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Bill Duke.
7.5
Predator
as Mac Eliot
1987 Movie
7.5
Menace II Society
as Detective
1993 Movie
7.2
American Satan
as Gabriel
2017 Movie
7.0
Red Dragon
as Police Chief
2002 Movie
6.8
Payback
as Det. Hicks
1999 Movie
6.8
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
as Levar
2005 Movie
6.8
Deep Cover
Director
1992 Movie
6.7
Commando
as Cooke
1985 Movie
6.5
The Limey
as Head DEA Agent (uncredited)
1999 Movie
6.4
X-Men: The Last Stand
as Trask
2006 Movie
6.4
Hollow Point
as Senior Guard James
2019 Movie
6.4
No Sudden Move
as Aldrick Watkins
2021 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Bill Duke.
8.2
Battlestar Galactica
as Phelan • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.2
Justice League
as Detective (voice) • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.2
The Boondocks
1 eps
2005 Series
8.1
Tour of Duty
Director • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Ed Pastrino • 2 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Lost
as Warden Harris • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Grover Boone • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
Director • 2 eps
1981 Series
7.5
Miami Vice
Director • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
as Officer Dryden • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.1
Kojak
as Sylk • 1 eps
1973 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Bill Duke.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Bill Duke.
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Ed Pastrino • 2 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Lost
as Warden Harris • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.5
Miami Vice
Director • 1 eps
1984 Series
8.2
Battlestar Galactica
as Phelan • 1 eps
2004 Series
6.8
Dallas
Director • 1 eps
1978 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Grover Boone • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
5.5
Falcon Crest
Director • 7 eps
1981 Series
6.7
Charlie's Angels
as David Pearl • 1 eps
1976 Series
7.5
Strong Medicine
Director • 1 eps
2000 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
6.8
Knots Landing
Director • 10 eps
1979 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Bill Duke.
8.0
Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as Self
2022 Movie
6.7
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2022 Movie
5.4
The Vandal
as Harold
2021 Movie
6.4
No Sudden Move
as Aldrick Watkins
2021 Movie
6.9
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
as Himself
2019 Movie
6.4
Hollow Point
as Senior Guard James
2019 Movie
5.7
High Flying Bird
as Spence
2019 Movie
6.2
Mandy
as Caruthers
2018 Movie
7.2
American Satan
as Gabriel
2017 Movie
10.0
Restored Me
as Officer Brantley
2016 Movie
5.5
Bad Country
as John Nokes
2014 Movie
6.6
A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "Freelance")
2013 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Bill Duke.
6.8
Gaslit
as Charles Anderson • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.9
Black Lightning
as Agent Percy Odell • 21 eps
2018 Series
Celebrity Crime Files
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.2
The Boondocks
1 eps
2005 Series
8.2
Battlestar Galactica
as Phelan • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.9
Lost
as Warden Harris • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.0
Karen Sisco
as Amos Andrews • 10 eps
2003 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Grover Boone • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
6.4
Fastlane
as Capt. Bob Parish • 5 eps
2002 Series
8.2
Justice League
as Detective (voice) • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Ed Pastrino • 2 eps
1999 Series